Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Administrative Position: Senior Advisor to the President
Joe Eckelkamp, president and chief executive officer of
Eckelkamp & Associates, CPAs (E&A), has over 20 years of diverse financial experience.
Eckelkamp & Associates, CPAs recieved the 2009 St. Louis Accountants Award from the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA), E&A's second consecutive award. USLBA states only 1.4% of 2008 recipients repeated in 2009 and the repeat honors "is a reflection of hard work, of not only yourself, but of many people that supported your business and contributed to the subsequent success of your organization."
Mr. Eckelkamp served as a trustee in the capacity of Treasurer on the Board of Trustees for Club Vertical Volleyball, LLC (CVV) junior national boys and girls volleyball club program and offers his assistance to help the Club continue to be solvent as a senior advisor the president's top tier administrative team.
Mr. Eckelkamp also served as the Chair of the Budget & Appropriations Committee of CV and is a senior advisor to the president.
Earlier in his career, he held positions as Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance or Controller at several companies, including financial institutions, a data services company, and a technology company. Mr. Eckelkamp also was associated with a "Big 4" CPA firm.
Mr. Eckelkamp is accomplished in the areas of taxation, contract negotiation support, interim management, revenue enhancement, cost reduction, and systems design and integration as well as having global business experience as chief financial officer, he also gained valuable knowledge of human resources, strategic planning and acquisition issues. In fact, helping business owners in acquisition and disposition transactions has become a major part of his role at E&A.
Mr. Eckelkamp earned BSBA and MBA degrees from St. Louis University (SLU) and attended executive education programs at Harvard. He graduated magna cum laude earning his Bachelor of Science in business and administration. In addition, he has received several special awards, including the 2001 SBA Accountant Advocate for Small Business Award for a four state region and the prestigious Mercantile Bancorporation Inc. Chairman’s Award.
He currently serves on the boards of directors of Gateway Bank and the Crime Victim Advocacy Center and served on the Board of Directors for Financial Executive Institute’s St. Louis Chapter. He remains an active member of the Missouri Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs, having served as Chairman of the MSCPA’s Business Consulting Services Committee.
He is also the author of several articles and is a regular speaker on financial topics. Joe's been quoted in numerous publications, including
Fortune and other professional publications. He has served as an adjunct accounting professor for several local colleges and universities, including St. Louis University.
During his spare time, he enjoys time with his children and relaxing pursuits: billiards, travel, model railroading, Legos and anything else with his children, and his collectible Corvette. Joe is married to the former Cathy Ryan for 25 years.
The St. Louis, Missouri native, and St Louis University High (SLUH) alum and his family reside in St Louis South County, Missouri.