About Us

THE EXPLORERS CLUB

St. Louis, Missouri

The St. Louis Chapter of The Explorers Club was founded in 1988 by Audrey Spafford Jung who also served as our first Chairman. Audrey, a cave explorer, was one of the first women admitted as a member of The Explorers Club.

Our current Chairman is Tom Schlafly, Esq. MN18

Our illustrious past Chairmen have been:

1) Audrey Spafford Jung
2) Robert Stupp
3) Carol M. Perkins*
8) Marguerite P. Garrick MN03

 

We meet for speaker dinner programs from September through May, and often plan a chapter adventure in the summer months.

*deceased

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2022

Chair: Tom Schlafly, Esq. MN18

Vice Chair: Dr. Bruce Chalker FN18

Co-Secretary: Shirley Graham FN15

Co-Secretary: Robbie Hart FN11

Treasurer: John Hume FN09

Membership Chair: Mabel Purkerson MD99

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Benjamin Hulsey, Chairman Emeritus

Mabel Purkerson, Chairman Emerita

Lotsie Holton, Chairman Emerita

Cynthia Peters, Chairman Emerita

Explorers Club St. Louis members visit the Solar Impulse

Contact Us

The Explorers Club Saint Louis
c/o Thomas Schlafly
Thompson Coburn LLP
One US Bank Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63101
tschlafly@thompsoncoburn.com