Board Members

Melody Meiners – Founder, President and Conference Chair
Melody is a freelance writer, editor and SEO practitioner who owns her own media consulting business and is an active participant in Social Media. Among many other places, you can find her online at MrsSmartyPants.com.

Pamela Raymond – Vice President, Conference Co-Chair
Pamela Raymond is a New Orleans native and MBA graduate from Maryville University St. Louis. She is a media practitioner who moonlights as the Associate Editor of Girls Guide To The Galaxy, Business Commentary eXaminer for St. Louis, and writes XXRay Vision for ALIVE Magazine’s blog posse.

Julia Bollman – Executive Chair at Large, Membership Committee Chair, Conference Content Co-Chair
Julia Bollman is the publisher and founder of St. Louis Kids magazine the Metro St. Louis Guide to Smart Parenting.

Melanie Bernds- Secretary, Advisory Board Member
Melanie Bernds is a St. Louis native and public relations manager at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Previously she worked for a nationally-ranked public relations and marketing agency. Her passion is working with the media on a local and national scale to create effective messaging and enticing stories. When she is not blogging for work or scanning twitter(@STLMelB) for PR tips and news, she trains for half-marathons.

Allyson Mace – Advisory Board Member
Allyson, a native New Yorker and University of Missouri, St. Louis alum, created & financed Sauce Magazine from her South City apartment to help elevate the culinary community she had worked in for many years prior to the inception of the magazine. She launched Sauce in print in 2001 with her (former) partner and in February 2010, Allyson became the sole owner of Sauce Magazine and all its respective trademarks under her company, Bent Mind Creative Group, LLC.  In June 2011, Allyson was named to the “Most Influential Women In Business” list by the St. Louis Business Journal. Allyson is also an avid photographer and a fan and supporter of the local arts community. She enjoys great wine, conversation and road trips in her 1966 Airstream with friends and her dog, Winnifred.

Danielle Hohmeier – Advisory Board Member, Events Committee Chair
Danielle Hohmeier is the social media and online marketing pro at local branding and design firm, Atomicdust. On her personal blog, Another Blog from Danielle, she dabbles in everything from daily outfits posts to reviews of local St. Louis eateries (and drinkeries too). She’s a sucker for good beer, good food and good GIFs.

Michele Coen-Racanelli – Advisory Board Member, Membership Committee
Michele, is a St. Louis native, with over 15 years in the Event planning and Public Relations industry. She has worked on numerous special events for community, fundraising and the arts in the St. Louis area such as Venus Envy, Taste of St. Louis, University City Centennial, Macklind Days and Loop in Motion. She has a degree and experience in communications, and her company, V. Catering and Events, is a full-service, sustainable, community conscious catering and event planning company creating relationships and quality events in the St. Louis area.