{"id":841,"date":"2013-02-01T17:34:27","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T17:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barcstl.org\/?page_id=841"},"modified":"2026-01-16T00:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:17:28","slug":"who-is-barc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/barcstl.org\/?page_id=841","title":{"rendered":"BARC Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

President<\/strong><\/span> –<\/strong> Lynne Hilderbrand<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bio:<\/strong>\u00a0 Lynne is a founding member of BARC and has been heavily involved in animal welfare since 1997.\u00a0 She has fostered and placed hundreds of animals (including three baby tigers and a bobcat).\u00a0 \u00a0Lynne created and has administered our year-round, low-income spay\/neuter program since 2003 (which has subsidized over 80,000 free or low-cost spay\/neuter surgeries).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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.\u00a0 \u00a0When Lynne isn’t preaching the spay\/neuter gospel, she loves babysitting her grandson and hanging out at Lake of the Ozarks with her wonderful husband Markie.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Board Member<\/u><\/span><\/strong> – Laurie Fromm<\/p>\n

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Bio<\/strong>:\u00a0 Laurie is a big proponent of spay\/neuter and volunteerism.\u00a0 She has had several pets over the years that remain very near and dear to her heart.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Laurie is President of Classic Woodworking, Inc where she has enjoyed a 40+ year career.\u00a0 \u00a0In her free time, she loves traveling with her husband to far off destinations to see Dave Matthews in concert.<\/p>\n

Board Member<\/strong> – Karen Korn<\/p>\n

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Bio:<\/strong> Karen is a pet lover and a proponent for helping low-income families with services such as supplemental food, scholarships for college and day camps, and emergency services as well as access to spay and neuter programs. She is retired from Maritz where she was the Senior Vice President of Finance in the Maritz Motivation business. \u00a0She has a bachelor\u2019s degree from University of Missouri St. Louis and is a CPA with over 30 years of experience in business. Karen is also the Treasurer on the Circle of Concern Food Pantry Board of Directors. In her free time, she spends time with her grandchildren and loves boating and relaxing at the Lake of the Ozarks with her husband.<\/p>\n

Board<\/u><\/span><\/strong> Member<\/strong><\/u><\/span>\u00a0– Ashlyn Ponzar<\/p>\n

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Bio:<\/strong>\u00a0 Ashlyn is a life-long dog lover, and she is especially fond of Frenchies.\u00a0 She has volunteered at BARC events since she was old enough to talk and call the winning raffle numbers.\u00a0 Ashlyn is working on her master’s degree at Maryville University and works full time as an Operations & Event Coordinator at Ameren.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

Board Member –\u00a0<\/strong>Bonnie Nowak<\/p>\n

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Bio:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Bonnie has loved animals her entire life and has always cared for their well-being.\u00a0 She owns a cleaning business (Fresh N Clean with Bonnie) and enjoys traveling with her husband, family and friends.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Advisory Council<\/span> – <\/strong>Erin Runnels & Ann Hein<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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