SAINT JOHN'S COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RENÉE ANDERSON
President & CEO
Ms. Anderson joined Saint John’s in 1996 as Director of Finance, was named Vice President in 2001 and was promoted to President and CEO in 2011. She is also President of Saint John’s Communities Foundation. Ms. Anderson serves on the Boards of LeadingAge Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Parasol Alliance and Industries for the Blind, and is a member of the Novare Consortium. She earned a Bachelor’s of Business Administration with a major in accounting from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. Ms. Anderson is a CPA and holds a Certificate of Achievement from the Department of Professional Development and Allied Studies, Programs on Aging and Long Term Care Nursing Administration from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Sara “Patsy” Aster
Foundation Director
Ms. Aster joined Communities’ Board in 1999 and co-chaired the building project completed in 2004, and in 2011 became a resident. Ms. Aster earned an AB from Hollins College in Virginia and worked in marketing in NYC and in medical research at Harvard Medical School. In 1970, she relocated to Milwaukee. Other board work included Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Faye McBeath Foundation, Planned Parenthood and University School.
She graduated in 1999 from the Medical College of Wisconsin with a master’s in Bioethics, is a member of Saint John’s Ethics Committee with past service to other ethics committees. She joined the Foundation Board in 2016 and is proud to be part of the effort to enrich the lives of Saint John’s residents and the community it serves.
Robinson "Boz" Bosworth III
Foundation Director
Mr. Bosworth is a resident who joined the Board in 2021. He spent most of his career as an investment counselor managing multi-asset portfolios for individuals, families and institutions. After graduation from Amherst College, cum laude in economics in 1963, he spent two years as a multi-industry research analyst with Standard & Poor’s Corporation in NYC, two years at the Amos Tuck School of Business earning his MBA in 1967 followed by three years as a securities analyst with a large Chicago investment counseling firm. He was recruited to MKE in 1970 to start Baird’s Investment Management division. Under his leadership for three decades, the division grew to over $5 billion. After his Baird retirement, he joined Red Granite Advisors with former associates; fully retiring in 2011. Mr. Bosworth is committed to stewardship management and fiduciary oversight of the Foundation.
Peter Larson
Foundation Director
Mr. Larson, a native of Chicago and the scion of many Lutheran pastors, graduated from Williams College and the Booth School at the University of Chicago. He worked in client advising and senior leadership at consulting and wealth management firms in Chicago, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee. He holds the CFA charter.
In retirement, he is a Docent at the Milwaukee Art Museum, where he served as Chief Docent and on the Board of Trustees. Peter is on the Investment and Finance Committees of the Diocese of Wisconsin, the Diocese’s Trustees of Funds and Endowments, and Holden Village.
Peter is active at St. Paul’s Church and lives with his husband Bill Fry and their wheaten terrier Lucy in Milwaukee. Upon “downsizing” from their house in Whitefish Bay to the Milwaukee condo, they say that their next move is to Saint John’s.
Judi Strout
Foundation Director
Ms. Strout joined the Foundation Board in 2023. She currently serves as the Director of Philanthropy for Aurora Behavioral Health Services, a position she has held since January 2012. Prior to working with the Aurora Health Care Foundation, Ms. Strout held the position of Vice President of Development at Eastcastle Place and Newcastle Place. Her duties included securing donations for all areas of both senior living communities. During her tenure with Aurora, she led a $1.5 million campaign to build two new buildings for the drug and alcohol recovery programs, and most recently surpassed a half million dollar goal to renovate the art room at the Kradwell School which is part of Aurora Behavioral Health Services in Wauwatosa.
Ms. Strout is excited to serve on the Saint John’s Communities Foundation Board and looks forward to sharing her fundraising knowledge while being dedicated to furthering the mission of Saint John’s.
Kirsten Hildebrand
Director and Foundation Board Liaison
Kirsten Hildebrand is the founder of Hildebrand Law Firm, LLC, which since 2001 has served clients through elder law, estate planning, probate, trust and estate administration, inheritance-related litigation, real estate, small business, and family law. She holds a BA from Trinity International University (‘91) in English and Journalism, a JD from The University of Wisconsin-Madison (‘96) and is slowly working towards a Certificate in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. Kirsten previously and currently serves on several educational and civic boards/committees. She is particularly passionate about educating and supporting people with their legal needs related to life’s transitions.