1899 BEQUEST SOCIETY
Stephen
Minardi '86
Since graduating from the University
of Florida in the early
1990s, Stephen Minardi ’86
has had a very successful corporate
career.
It started right there in Gainesville,
where he embarked on 20
years in Finance with Energizer,
Inc. It included stints in El Paso,
Texas, and St. Louis, the company’s
global headquarters, where he became
VP of Finance for the battery
division.
In 2008 he uprooted the family
Energizer in 2013 and returned to
with a London-based tech company.
Now, back in Missouri, Minardi
is Senior VP of Integration and
Human Resources with Maxcess, a
web handling specialist.
Throughout the long and winding
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mitment and raising two children
traced back to his Jesuit roots. He
recalls the deep mark the school
made on him before he ever enrolled
on Himes Ave.
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ed Jesuit in the ’70s, passed away
from a brain tumor at the age of
17,” Minardi said. “The outpouring
of support my family received and
the impact it had on our family was
A foundation was established in
Joseph Anthony Minardi’s name,
and years later, when Stephen
Minardi attended high school, the
bonds of his youth developed into
the unique Jesuit brotherhood that
transcends a lifetime.
“My dearest friends are the ones
I developed from Christ the King
and Davis Islands where I grew
up,” Minardi said. “These relationships
grew to a level beyond what
is explainable with that Class of
For information about Jesuit’s 1899 Bequest
Society please contact Nick Suszynski ’98 at
(813) 877-5344, ext. 704.
other during marriage, raising
children, adoptions, divorce, and
death.
“When I got married to my wife
Donna, my friends welcomed her
with open arms. She had never
experienced true friendships like
this and to this day she calls them
expects anything in return, these
relationships have no strings at-
For Minardi, giving back to Jesuit
comes naturally. Among the ways
he has supported the school is
through the 1899 Bequest Society,
whose members have indicated
in writing that they have made
provisions for Jesuit in their will or
estate plans.
“I included Jesuit in my estate
real planning,” said Minardi, whose
father, Charles Minardi ’46, and
brother David Minardi ’80 also
are Jesuit alumni. “The key for me
was to repay Jesuit for the value I
received and the lifetime of friendships
and experiences … to allow
other children that do not have the
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nity to attend Jesuit.
“I always felt that Jesuit deserved
credit for who I am today.”
These relationships (at
Jesuit) grew to a level
beyond what is explainable
with that Class of 1986. We
have supported each other
during marriage, raising
children, adoptions, divorce,
and death.