Public Policy Committee
Hilda Andres
Hilda brings with her twelve years of experience in art museums. Before joining the Foundry Art Centre, Hilda was Director of Community Engagement and Education for the Swope Art Museum in Terre Haute, IN; a role connecting the museum with the community through relevant programs, outreach, fund-raising, and collaboration. She is an advocate for the arts believing it improves the quality of life, community, and economic development in the city. She was named one of the top “Women in Business” by Terre Haute Living in 2019.
Previous roles included Education and Program Coordinator for the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, VA, Museum of Contemporary Art Educator, and Director of Development for the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art.
She led major initiatives with community arts leaders and The City of Terre Haute to obtain the Art and Cultural Designation for Downtown Terre Haute through the Indiana Arts Commission.
Hilda has her Master in Leadership Development from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an Art History Minor from Indiana University Herron School of Art and Design.








Mike Burk
Meisler Trailer Rentals is dedicated to finding the solution that serves your unique storage, cartage, and over the road trailer needs. Meisler proudly serves the trailer, transportation and service needs of customers throughout Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.
Carolyn Carpenter-Hawkins
Carolyn Carpenter-Hawkins started our brokerage company in 2006 as Rental Source Property Management LLC, and later added our DBA of Key Cornerstone Realty, after owning the successful Rental Source Inc. for 13 yrs. prior. Rental Source Inc. still specializes in running background checks for landlords and employers all over the United States. After realizing the overwhelming need for the company to help individuals find rental properties and educate them to eventually become buyers, Ms. Carpenter stepped into the real estate brokerage realm. Learning everything she could regarding the real estate market and what it takes to manage and sell a single family home or apartment complex successfully, and learning what it takes to be a top agent/broker she brought to our company the knowledge and expertise of all real estate transactions ranging from Managing properties to helping investors Buy more investment homes and commercial properties, to showing renters how to become first time home buyers. She also brought with her the expertise on buying and selling land, short sales, foreclosures, HUD homes, commercial properties, and lease purchase contracts.
Our mission is to help you with any of your real estate needs by building a relationship that will last a lifetime and gaining your trust as the professionals that our agents are.
Here is a personal letter to you from our Broker…
My business ties me strongly to my valued clients and my goal is to continue to extend you a level of service and attention that is not dependent on whether you are prepared to do a transaction. I appreciate the opportunity to serve you. Please browse our site and see all the valuable resources that can assist you in your goals, hobbies, and living. Please call us with any questions you may have in real estate. If you know of someone that may be interested in making the exciting decision to buy or sell a home, I would be honored to provide the same level of superior service. I greatly appreciate your support!
SFR Certified
Registered HUD Agent










Jane Grayson
Jane Grayson is a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor for QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop. Jane is also an Enrolled Agent, enrolled to practice in front of the IRS. With Jane's unique perspective of accounting and tax experience, your books will be clean and ready to go at year end.



Key Cornerstone Realty
Carolyn Carpenter-Hawkins started our brokerage company in 2006 as Rental Source Property Management LLC, and later added our DBA of Key Cornerstone Realty, after owning the successful Rental Source Inc. for 13 yrs. prior. Rental Source Inc. still specializes in running background checks for landlords and employers all over the United States. After realizing the overwhelming need for the company to help individuals find rental properties and educate them to eventually become buyers, Ms. Carpenter stepped into the real estate brokerage realm. Learning everything she could regarding the real estate market and what it takes to manage and sell a single family home or apartment complex successfully, and learning what it takes to be a top agent/broker she brought to our company the knowledge and expertise of all real estate transactions ranging from Managing properties to helping investors Buy more investment homes and commercial properties, to showing renters how to become first time home buyers. She also brought with her the expertise on buying and selling land, short sales, foreclosures, HUD homes, commercial properties, and lease purchase contracts.
Our mission is to help you with any of your real estate needs by building a relationship that will last a lifetime and gaining your trust as the professionals that our agents are.
Here is a personal letter to you from our Broker…
My business ties me strongly to my valued clients and my goal is to continue to extend you a level of service and attention that is not dependent on whether you are prepared to do a transaction. I appreciate the opportunity to serve you. Please browse our site and see all the valuable resources that can assist you in your goals, hobbies, and living. Please call us with any questions you may have in real estate. If you know of someone that may be interested in making the exciting decision to buy or sell a home, I would be honored to provide the same level of superior service. I greatly appreciate your support!
SFR Certified
Registered HUD Agent



Mark Matthiesen - State Representative District 107
Brad Markel


Meisler Trailer Rentals
Meisler Trailer Rentals is dedicated to finding the solution that serves your unique storage, cartage, and over the road trailer needs. Meisler proudly serves the trailer, transportation and service needs of customers throughout Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.
Sandra Meranda





Representative Wendy Hausman for Missouri







Jessie Tallo
We are a local St. Charles Roofing & Contracting company with a dedicated staff who work closely together using decades of experience to find the best solution to any of your property concerns.
Guaranteed Roofing & Contracting is focused on delivering the best quality customer experience, along with high quality products and workmanship customized to fit every homeowner’s needs. We believe in thorough communication, attention to detail, and a service-minded attitude from start to finish.

Scott Tate
Scott has served as President & CEO of the St. Charles Regional Chamber since December 2004.
He is currently a board member for St. Charles Crime Stoppers & Vision St. Charles County Leadership; a member of St. Charles Rotary and the Frenchtown Revitalization Task Force; and by ordinance, represents the Chamber and is Chair of the Convention & Visitors Bureau Commission. Scott also serves on the St. Charles County Workforce Development Board and is a Senator with the US Jaycees.
Scott graduated from Hannibal-LaGrange University in 1995 with a BS in Business Administration / Marketing and is a 2016 graduate of the US Chamber Foundation's Southeast Institute for Organization Management (IOM).
He enjoys bicycling, hiking, camping, volunteering, traveling, technological gadgets, craft beer, and hanging with friends & family.
The Behavior Helper, LLC

Vails Brothers Shrimp Chicken & Fish


Velta Technology
Velta Technology is comprised of multi-disciplinary industrial manufacturing and critical infrastructure experts. We understand the differences between industrial and IT infrastructures, as well as the toolsets required to secure them.
Our experience and partnerships with the world's leading solution providers in the industrial space allow us to integrate cybersecurity solutions with existing technologies. We bridge the gap in expertise and understanding from industrial assets on the plant floor across to the enterprise.

Terri Violet
-Military Advisor & Chaplain at City of St. Peters Veterans Memorial Commission
-Former Executive Board Member at The St. Charles County Municipal League
-Alderman, Ward 3 at City of St. Peters, Missouri, 2012-2023
-Founding member & former Executive Board member of the St. Charles County Veterans Museum
-Sr. Team leader at Former CCFR's REHAB 95 Volunteer, 2016-2022
-Volunteer at American Red Cross of Missouri, 2009-2012
-Yeoman in the United States Navy, 1981-1987

John Wiemann
John Wiemann has thirty years experience in the private sector working for small, medium, and large companies in both the healthcare and insurance industries. The last fifteen years, John was an entrepreneur running an insurance brokerage company that specialized in medical malpractice. In addition to his business experience, from 2014 to 2022, John served as a State Representative in the Missouri House, where he was elected twice to serve as Speaker Pro Tem. During his tenure in the General Assembly, Speaker Wiemann passed several important pieces of legislation and received numerous awards from business groups like the Missouri Chamber, for his conservative leadership. Recently, John Wiemann resigned from the Missouri House, to join St. Charles Community College as their new Vice President of Workforce and Strategic Initiatives.
John and his wife Yvette, live in O’Fallon with their two sons, Blake and Clayton. John and his family have lived in St. Charles County for twenty-six years, where they have built a home, started a business and raised their children. John is active in his church and in the community. He is a member of numerous civic organizations like the Chamber of Commerce for O’Fallon and Cottleville-Weldon Spring, National Federation of Businesses, Knights of Columbus, and the Lewis & Clark Pachyderm Club.