The Advisory Council advises the members of the Executive Leadership Consortium. It is not a governing body. It provides a program framework, focusing on policies; implementation and evaluation. It advises the Director and Executive Fellows in planning, development and marketing.

The Council meets quarterly; March, June, September and December. When it is necessary members work in small committees. There are two co-chairs: an Advisory Council member and the Institute Director.

Responsibilities Include:

• Help to resolve issues, e.g.: strategy implementation.
• Serve as a bridge between the university and the business community.
• Serve as external ambassadors and engages in public relation.
• Bring resources to the Institute.
• Help identify workforce needs.

The members of the Advisory Council are:

• Steve Burrows – Interim Director, International Business Institute, Executive Fellow, UMSL Executive Leadership Consortium
• Karen Carroll - President and CEO, KCI Enterprises, Inc., Executive Fellow, UMSL Executive Leadership Consortium
• Betty Davidson - Area Coordinator, The Visual Impairment/Blind and the Orthopedic Impairment/Traumatic Brain Injury Program, Special School District St .Louis County
• Diane J. Davis – (co-chair ) former Vice President & COO, Edward L. Bakewell, Inc.
• Elizabeth Desrosiers - Management Lead, IT Portfolio, IT Strategy & Operations, Monsanto Company
• Terrence Hardin - Auto Section Manager, State Farm Insurance Companies, Central Zone Claim Resolution Team (CRT)
• Malaika Horne, Ph.D. (Co-Chair) Director - Executive Leadership Consortium, University of Missouri–St Louis
• Gary Lee - President, Space Tek, Executive Fellow, UMSL Executive Leadership Consortium
• Shannon Moore, Senior Vice President, Corporate Training, Enterprise Holdings
• Robert S. Muldoon - President, R.S. Muldoon & Associates, International Business Consulting
• Janet Y. Murray, Ph.D. - E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor, Development of Women & Entrepreneurs in International Business, University of Missouri- St. Louis 
• Richard A. Navarro - Senior Lecturer, College of Business Administration, University of Missouri – Saint Louis, retired Boeing executive
• Rafael Nun-Marin - President/CEO, NunBetter Corp., St. Charles , Missouri
• Nicole Rose, Manager, Planning and Acquisition, Commerce Bank
• Sylvan Schulz - Senior Vice President, Global Customer Care and Business Management, Savvis, Inc.
• Yvonne Sparks - Senior Manager, Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Blanche Touhill, Ph.D. - Chancellor Emeritus, University of Missouri - St Louis

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