Director – Build-A-Bear Foundation

SiSi Beltrán
Director
Elizabeth “SiSi” Beltrán Martí grew up in Puerto Rico and came to St. Louis in 2000 to attend Washington University in St. Louis. In 2004, SiSi graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the Olin Business School with majors in International Business, Marketing and Romance Languages. …...
Mike Early
Secretary
Mike Early is the Senior Managing Director and Head of Information Technology at Build-A-Bear Workshop, the iconic experiential retail and intellectual property company that specializes in helping guests create customizable furry friends worldwide. Mike joined the company in 2014 and is responsible for technology strategy and execution. He is responsible for leading the effort to grow…...
Dave Foltz
Director
Dave Foltz joined Build-A-Bear Workshop in September 2006 as District Manager of the New England Market. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Foltz was a District Manager with Wilson’s Leather and also held positions of increasing responsibility at companies including Timberland, Inc. and Britches Great Outdoors. Active in his community,…...
Marsha Fuchs
Director
Marsha joined Build-A-Bear as the Director of Real Estate in 2011. She is responsible for the strategic development and management of the North American real estate portfolio for the company. She also serves on the Finance Committee and the Beverly Fund Grant Review Board for the Foundation. Prior to joining…...
Chris Hurt
Director
J. Christopher Hurt joined Build-A-Bear Workshop in April 2015 as Chief Operations Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hurt was at American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. from 2002 to April 2015 in various senior leadership roles of increasing responsibility, including Senior Vice President, North America and Vice President/General Manager—Factory, Canada,…...
Anjali Khosla
Director
Anjali Khosla joined Build-A-Bear Workshop in March 2015 and currently oversees brand management and partnerships within the company as the Senior Manager of Brand Management. She also currently serves on the Diversity and Inclusion council for the Company. Prior to joining Build-A-Bear Workshop, Anjali was at Procter & Gamble working…...
Ray Mueller
Treasurer
Ray Mueller joined Build-A-Bear Workshop in January 2014 as Director of Tax and International Finance. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Mueller was at Spartech Corporation from 2009 to 2013 in a similar role. Before joining Spartech Corporation, Mr. Mueller held positions of increasing responsibility in various areas of the…...
Roger Parry
Director
Roger Parry joined Build-A-Bear Workshop in April 2006 as Managing Director for the UK and Europe. Prior to joining Build-A-Bear, Mr Parry was at Hamleys of London Limited, from 2000 to April 2006, initially as Business Development Manager for the Bear Factory brand, and finally as Retail Director from 2003…...
Arvetta Powell
Director
Arvetta Powell is the Director HR, Inclusion and Compensation for Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. She has more than 20 years of experience in retail Human Resources. She is responsible for the development, inclusion, recruiting and compensation initiatives. Prior to joining Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., Arvetta was a Senior Human Resources Director for…...
Voin Todorovic
Director
Voin Todorovic joined Build-A-Bear Workshop in September 2014 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Todorovic was employed at Wolverine World Wide, Inc., a leading global footwear and apparel company, where since September 2013 he served as the head of finance and operations for its Lifestyle Group,…...