About Us

Welcome to the St. Louis Business Travel Association. We are an enthusiastic group of business travel professionals striving to maintain an influential network of travel vendors and buyers for the St. Louis Metropolitan area.

STLBTA officers are:

President - Kelly Christner, Strategic Sourcing Travel Consultants

Vice President - Gerri Lashley, The Switch-Liberate Your Brand

Secretary - Julie Matheny-Executive Travel

Treasurer - Sharon Gajewski, St. Louis University

Membership - Bob Baker, Gwins Travel

Chairman - Doris Middleton, Energizer Corporation

All board members serve the same two-year term. The current board serves the full calendar years of 2012 and 2013. Our next elections take place at the September 2013 chapter meeting.

Our committee heads are:

Education Chair - Paige Burton, Dollar-Thrifty

Communications Chair - Jennifer Walker, Embassy Suites, St. Louis-Downtown

Political Action Committee Chair - Bill Stultz, Enterprise Holdings

Ways and Means - Bill DeRoze, Edward Jones; Diane Osterholt, Barry-Wehmiller

Direct Membership - Cathy Simmons, Scottrade; Valerie Nyemchek, Scottrade

Scholarship - Myra Kellerman, Barry-Wehmiller

PR and Marketing - Michael Jacques, Michael Jacques & Associates, LLC

Town Hall Socials and Holiday Open House - Toni Garrison, Passport Health

Golf Tournament - Jamie Michaels, St. Louis Marriott West; Chuck Weleck, Enterprise Holdings