Dan Brouillet and Melissa Nehrt are new members of the Brentwood School Board, according to the district. Also on the board for 2016-2017 are Joseph Hembree, Keith Rabenberg, Kerry Trostel, Johanna Winfield and Mark Womer. There were no board elections on April 5; no seats were contested.
Chris Jones and Regina Gahr retired from the board. Jones served for 12 years and Gahr for 21.
Dan Brouillet (new member; term expires 4/2017)
Dan Brouillet, along with his wife Kirsten and their three children, moved to St. Louis, and Brentwood, in January 2006. Dan is a graduate of the EMBA program at Washington University in St. Louis, and has worked at Express Scripts for the past six years in product development. This is Dan’s first foray into public service, although he has spent time on a local pre-school board, acting as president of the Board for two consecutive years. With children ages 13, 11, and 6, much of Dan’s time is spent enjoying the outdoors with his family, heading to sports practices, and raising their family, while thinking about and planning for the future.
Joseph Hembree (term expires 4/2017)
Joe Hembree has served on the Brentwood Board of Education for more than ten years. He joined the Board in 2002 and served until 2011 and then rejoined the Board again in 2014. During that time, Joe has served as both Board treasurer and Board secretary. As the initial Board liaison on the District’s African American Academic Achievement Committee, Joe is proud of the leadership BSD took to ensure high achievement for all students and to build meaningful and lasting relationships with all of the students in the district. Joe has also been a parent volunteer throughout the years, helping raise funds for the elementary, middle, and high school parent organizations to provide enrichment opportunities for students.
Melissa Nehrt (new member; term expires 4/2019)
Melissa Nehrt is a Washington University graduate with degrees in both elementary education and psychology. Melissa has been an elementary teacher, and currently works as an administrator in a Spanish immersion school in Richmond Heights. Melissa and her husband, Tim, have one student enrolled in the district and two younger children.
Keith Rabenberg (term expires 4/2017)
Keith Rabenberg has been a member of the Brentwood School Board since 1996. He is the managing partner at Senniger Powers, an intellectual property law firm in St. Louis. Keith and his wife, Kathy, have lived in Brentwood since 1986. They have two children: Michael is in graduate school, and Audrey (BHS 2008) is in law school.
Kerry Trostel (term expires 4/2019)
Kerry Trostel is currently on the Brentwood School Board as secretary. She has been involved in public education in Brentwood for six years. Kerry began volunteering in classes and assisting room parents, later becoming a room parent and coordinating numerous programs and events. She has served the McGrath Elementary PTO as president (2012-2014) and currently as treasurer. In 2014, Kerry worked on the district-wide committee for the CI3T Model of Prevention: Supporting Academic, Behavioral, and Social Development of Students. In 2013, she worked on the campaign committee in support of Proposition K. Kerry and her husband, Kurt, have two children enrolled at McGrath Elementary. Prior to this Kerry was director of physician recruitment at Medical Employment Directory.
Johanna Winfield (term expires 4/2018)
Johanna Winfield moved to Brentwood when her daughter entered kindergarten based on the reputation of the community and its schools. She is honored to be serving her second (non-consecutive) term on the Brentwood School Board. Johanna currently works as an Account Executive at The Cornerstone Insurance Group. She has previously worked for two major school publishers developing and marketing K-6 curriculum, develop- ing afterschool programs for the USAF, and as an actor/director. She has one daughter, Zoe, who is entering BHS this fall.
Mark Womer (term expires 4/2018)
Mark Womer is an experienced public servant and financial analyst. He currently works at Washington University, where he provides decision support to the dean of the School of Medicine. Prior to this role, he founded two companies — GreenBridge, which aimed to reduce the use of vital and limited resources in the production of electricity, and LaborVoices, which sought to empower factory workers and improve supply chain processes. As reflected in the companies he founded and his prior work in the public and political sectors, Mark passionately believes that one can make the world a better place while making everyone financially better off.