President – Lynne Hilderbrand
Bio: Lynne is a founding member of BARC and has been heavily involved in animal welfare since 1997. She has fostered and placed hundreds of animals (including three baby tigers). Lynne created and has administered our year-round, low-income spay/neuter program since 2003 (which has subsidized over 79,000 free or low-cost spay/neuter surgeries).
Lynne has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Fontbonne University and was most recently a Senior Manager in her 40+ year career at Anheuser-Busch. When Lynne isn’t preaching the spay/neuter gospel, she loves hanging out at Lake of the Ozarks with her wonderful husband Markie.
Board Member – Laurie Fromm
Bio: Laurie is a big proponent of spay/neuter and volunteerism. She has had several pets over the years that remain very near and dear to her heart. Laurie has served on the board of directors for Hillsboro R3 Little League, Architectural Woodwork Institute National and the Greater St. Louis Chapter for many years. Laurie is President of Classic Woodworking, Inc where she has enjoyed a 40+ year career. In her free time, she loves traveling with her husband to far off destinations to see Dave Matthews in concert.
Board Member – Karen Korn
Bio: Coming soon!
Board Member – Ashlyn Ponzar
Bio: Ashlyn is a life-long dog lover, and she is especially fond of Frenchies. She has volunteered at BARC events since she was old enough to talk and call the winning raffle numbers. Ashlyn is working on her master’s degree at Maryville University and works full time as an Operations & Event Coordinator at Ameren. In her free time, Ashlyn enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling, cheering on the Blues, and taking her furry kids to Bar K.
Board Member – Bonnie Nowak
Bio: Bonnie has loved animals her entire life and has always cared for their well-being. She owns a cleaning business (Fresh N Clean with Bonnie) and enjoys traveling with her husband, family and friends.
Advisory Council – Erin Runnels & Ann Hein