Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School Announces Next Board Chair

This article is provided by Sapna Jos, the communications manager at Villa Duchesne, and reprinted in its entirety.

The Board of Trustees of Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School is pleased to announce Elizabeth A. Lenke as the next Board Chair. Lenke held positions in outpatient upper management and physician network development with BJC Health System before retiring and has served on our board since 2006, most recently as Vice Chair.

She also led the search committee this school year to identify our next Head of School, Elizabeth Miller. Lenke has extensive board experience having served The Magic House, Shooting Star Productions, Learning Disability Association, and Washington University Health Administration Program Alumni Association. We look forward to her leadership of our Board of Trustees beginning July 1, 2013.

On her appointment, Lenke stated, "Leading the Board of Trustees, as we support the advancement of our Sacred Heart mission, is a challenge I am humbled and honored to begin."

The Board is very grateful to John J. Hanichak, a retired executive with Anheuser-Busch International, for his four years as Board Chair and look forward to his continued service as Secretary of the Board.

 The Board of Trustees is indebted to him for his dedication to Sacred Heart education and his commitment to a seamless transition in leadership.

The Board has also appointed Eloise E. Schmitz, President of Adreon Investments and retired EVP and Chief Financial Officer for Charter Communications, as Vice Chair and Tony S. Waskiewicz, VP of Treasury & Chief Investment Officer for Mercy Health, as Treasurer.