Women's Conference

Elizabeth Peuster

Liz Peuster (Poy-Ster), CAE, is an accomplished association professional with more than 20 years of experience in communications, membership, and technology integration. As the Chief Communications Officer at the South Carolina Association of CPAs, she promotes association initiatives, tells inspiring member stories, and participates in SCACPA's advocacy initiatives. Liz has led the Association's team through its adoption of AI tools to boost operational efficiency and provide additional value to the membership. She has shared her passion for AI with hundreds of professionals, showcasing the power of AI in driving value and finding time. Her superpower is demystifying AI by highlighting real-world applications that boost productivity and eliminate boredom. 
Liz's career highlights include significant membership growth and retention achievements, innovative technology initiatives, and strategic leadership roles across several prominent associations. A Certified Association Executive (CAE), Liz is dedicated to driving organizational success and pioneering technology-driven advancements in the association sector. Her work and insights have been featured in publications like Sidecar's Ascend and Association Chat Magazine and highlighted on podcasts including The AI Dude and The Association 4.0 Podcast. Liz is also the recipient of the Association Women Technology Champions award. She's a mom of two, a wife, a shameless Disney fanatic, and a 32-time half marathoner.

Karli Auble

Karli Auble | Life & Labor

Karli is a mother, wife, life & labor coach, engineering manager, positive psychology enthusiast, and lover of life. 

Nancy Droesch

Nancy Droesch co-founded WILLO LLC in 2016 to pursue her passion to help companies reap the benefits of fostering gender diversity. Ms. Droesch brings the same practical results-oriented skills to her clients that she used as a partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Ms. Droesch developed WILLO’s Facilitated Peer Coaching program for younger women to help them gain the skills needed to navigate the business world.

Ms. Droesch launched her career in the early eighties when women were first joining the public accounting profession in equal numbers as their male peers. She was the first woman partner in the St. Louis office of Deloitte. Ms. Droesch served as Partner in Charge of the Deloitte’s Women’s Initiative (WIN) in the St. Louis office in its inaugural years. WIN was established to promote the advancement and retention of women at Deloitte. As the WIN leader, she identified issues and developed responsive programs in connection with the national WIN Program.

Ms. Droesch retired from Deloitte & Touche LLP in 2014 after 33 years in progressively responsible roles culminating as an Audit Partner. Her client service roles included leading multi-disciplinary teams delivering audit, tax and consulting services and reporting directly to her client’s Board of Directors in a variety of industries. As Partner in Charge of the St. Louis Audit Department for seven years, she was responsible for recruitment, retention and deployment of highly talented professionals, growth initiatives and operational excellence. As a leader in Deloitte’s India audit collaboration, Ms. Droesch’s engagements were used as prototypes for how to integrate Indian resources into US health care audits. In 2013 and 2014, she was the India Champion for the Health Care Provider sector responsible for expanding the integration of Indian teams into the US teams.

Speaking Experience
> WILLO speaker on leadership topics
> Guest speaker on various topics related to the advancement and development of women at other companies while a partner at Deloitte
> Frequent instructor at Deloitte training sessions on technical and business skill topics
> Guest speaker at Deloitte India WIN
> Facilitator for workshops on strategic direction, and board governance for not-for-profits

Community Involvement
> Council on Accreditation, Treasurer and Board member
> Emmaus Homes, Inc., Treasurer and Board member
> Emmaus Resident Trust Foundation, former Treasurer and Board member
> Partnership for Downtown St. Louis (now known as Downtown STL, Inc.), former Treasurer and Board member
> Edgewood Children’s Center (now known as Great Circle), former Chair of the Board
> Confluence St. Louis (now known as FOCUS St. Louis), former Chair of the Board
> American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, member
> Missouri Society of Public Accountants, member
> St. Louis Forum, member
> St. Louis Business Journal Forty Under Forty award recipient, class of 1997

Education
> Washington University, Masters in Business Administration
> Miami University of Ohio, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
> Certified Public Accountant

Angela Minges

Angie Minges was elected as the 106th president of the Missouri Athletic Club in January. That’s noteworthy because she’s the first woman elected president of the 118-year-old club. Her one-year term begins in May. Angie works in Strategic Planning at Nestle Purina and has been a member of the MAC since 2015. She previously served a stint as the chair of the MAC women’s initiative group and is on United Way’s Women’s Leadership Society Cabinet. The Mizzou marketing and communications major also has an MBA from Washington University. An avid sports fan, Angie can be seen around St. Louis cheering on her hometown teams.