Board of Advisors

The advisory board of Living Well Foundation has individuals who offer knowledge and experience in their specific area of expertise as needed for our mission. They act as a sounding board for new ideas and give expert advice when needed. They make recommendations to the staff and board of directors as necessary.

Sarah Badahman — CEO HIPPATrek
John Beuerlein — General Partner Edward Jones
Brenda and Brad Bradshaw — Owners Brad Bradshaw M.D., J.D., LC
Jeremy Brenner — Spencer Fane LLP Partner
Bill and Tina Capraro — Founders Cap Capital
Maria Cavallini — Owner, I Create LLC
Sessions Cole M.D. — Chief Medical Officer, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Kelly Eiden Ph.D., R.D., L.D., CNSD — Director Nutrition Services at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois
Caldwell Esselstyn M.D. — Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute, New Your Times Best-Selling Author and one of the doctors featured in the 2011 documentary, Forks Over Knives
Joel Fuhrman M.D. – Director of Nutritional Research Foundation, New Your Times Best-Selling Author and PBS host on being a “Nutritarian”
Merlene Gilb Ed.D. – Associate Professor St. Louis University School of Education (Retired)
Oscar Goldberg CPA — Owner Massie, Fudemberg, Goldberg LLC
John B. Greenberg — Member Lewis Rice LLC
Michael Greger M.D. — Physician, NutritionFacts.org
Alice S. Handelman (1943 – 2022) — President Emerita at Women of Achievement
Craig Hollander D.D.S. — Dentist Sunset Pediatrics
Joseph Kahn — President Mercy Kids (retired)
Samuel Klein M.D. — Director of the Center of Human Nutrition and Chief of the Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science at WashingtonUniversitySchool of Medicine
Mike Lodes — Edward Jones Advisor
David G. Loseman — Partner Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Jacklyn Malt P.T, M.S., Ph.D — Adjunct Professor Maryville University Exercise Science
Aaron Mottern — Founder and CEO of AGOGIE
John Oeltjen CPA — Director of Corporate Renewal Services, Risk Advisory Services, and Manufacturing and Distribution Services
Rev. Jerry Paul — Deaconess Foundation Emeritus (1949-2015)
Richard N. Priest (1931 -2019) — VP New York Stock Exchange and VP of Richfield Oil (Retired)
Rex Reed — YouthBridge Community Foundation (retired executive director)
Mark Rust — Office Managing Partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP
John Shea — Owner Shea Construction & Design
Rick Stein Ph.D. — Associate Professor of Medicine and Behavioral Director for The Weight Management Program at Washington University School of Medicine
Neil H. White M.D., C.D.E. — Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine and Co-Leader of Pediatric and Patient-Oriented Research Unit at Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital