Dedicated to sponsoring a thoughtful, inclusive and objective process – one based on the National Park Service and the City of St. Louis’s directives – the CityArchRiver 2015 Foundation is a sponsoring organization that is helping to see this project through its October 2015 completion.
The foundation members include a range of people who care deeply about the region, national parks, and architecture and design, including the Mayor of St. Louis, National Park advocates and the Park Superintendent. They and the jury will consult a technical advisory group of experts throughout the process.
Foundation Member Bios
Tom Bradley is the superintendent of Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (popularly known as the Gateway Arch) for the National Park Service. He began this assignment in April 2008 and has been with the National Park Service since 1972. During his career, Mr. Bradley has served in many distinguished roles, including superintendent at Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, assistant superintendent at Cuyahoga Valley National Park, assistant superintendent at the Statue of Liberty National Monument, and superintendent of Christiansted National Historic/Buck Island Reef National Monument. He participated in the restoration of Ellis Island, the National Park Service’s largest privately funded effort to date.
Bruce Lindsey is the Dean of the College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design at Washington University in St. Louis. He also serves on the university’s steering committee for the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability, I-CARES. Mr. Lindsey has worked on a number of environmentally sustainable projects across a variety of scales, including a design for the Pittsburgh Glass Center that earned a gold rating under the U.S. Green Buildings Council’s Leadership in Environmental & Energy Design (LEED) guidelines. The project also received a Design Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and was chosen as one of 2005’s top 10 green buildings by the AIA’s Committee on the Environment.
Lynn McClure is the Midwest Regional Director for the National Parks Conservation Association, America’s leading voice for our national parks. Ms. McClure was hired to launch NPCA’s Midwest office, covering 11 states and more than 50 national parks, in 2007. She is an award-winning strategic planning and public relations consultant who has worked on behalf of many conservation and environmental organizations, public park agencies and Fortune 500 companies. Ms. McClure is the 2005 recipient of the Edwin Shaughnessy Award for Quality of Life from the Publicity Club of Chicago and a Silver Anvil finalist from the Public Relations Society of America for her role in the campaign to reestablish $36 million for park and open space funding in Illinois.
Walter Metcalfe, Jr. is senior counsel at Bryan Cave, LLP in St. Louis, and former chairman of the firm. Mr. Metcalfe has been involved in numerous civic engagements representing sports franchises, including the New England Patriots National Football League franchise and St. Louis Blues National Hockey League franchise, and development of sports and convention facilities, including Scottrade Center and the Edward Jones Dome. He also represented the Missouri Botanical Garden, Monsanto Company, the University of Missouri and Washington University in the organization of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. He is a member of the board of directors of not-for-profit organizations including BJC HealthCare, Danforth Foundation, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University. He is a former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Deborah Patterson is the president of the Monsanto Fund and director of social responsibility for Monsanto Company, where she leads the company’s global contributions program and employee engagement programs. Prior to joining Monsanto, Ms. Patterson was Chief Executive Officer of the St. Louis Chapter American Red Cross. Her career includes 10 years of public service in St. Louis City government. She served as executive director of the St. Louis City Employment and Training Agency and the mayor’s top advisor for housing and economic development for the balance of her government career. Ms. Patterson currently serves as president of the Board-FOCUS St. Louis, on Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri-Presidents Council, and on the Executive Committee of United Way of Greater St. Louis.
Honorable Francis Slay, mayor of the City of St. Louis, is only the fourth St. Louis mayor to be elected to a third term. The Slay Administration and its public and private partners have received national and international recognition for St. Louis’s renaissance. In May 2007, downtown St. Louis’s revitalization was the subject of a Preserve America Presidential Award, the nation’s highest award for historic preservation. Billions of dollars have been invested in neighborhoods throughout the city, increasing the quality of life. Prior to being elected mayor in 2001, Mayor Slay served as a St. Louis Alderman for 10 years and then was president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen from 1995 to 2001. An attorney by trade, Slay joined the law firm of Guilfoil Petzall and Shoemake in 1981, where he practiced for 20 years and became a partner specializing in commercial law and corporate litigation.
Dr. Vaughn Vandegrift is the chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He came to SIUE from Georgia Southern University, where he served as provost, vice president for academic affairs, chief information officer and professor of chemistry. Dr. Vandegrift is a member of St. Louis Civic Progress and President of Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of University Park, SIUE, Innovate St. Louis, St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association, United Way of Greater St. Louis, the Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market and the Executive Council of The Alliance of Edwardsville-Glen Carbon.