Leadership

Leadership for a thriving region

Staff

Yemi Akande-Bartsch, Ph.D.
Yemi Akande-Bartsch, Ph.D.
President & CEO
(314) 657-4019
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Beth Casagrand
Beth Casagrand
Leadership Program Manager
(314) 657-4026
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Kayla Dix
Kayla Dix
Recruitment & Alumni Engagement Manager
(314) 657-4020
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Shalia Ford
Shalia Ford
Director of Leadership Programs
(314) 657-4021
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Becky Rasmussen
Becky Rasmussen
Director, Marketing & Communications
(314) 657-4027
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Michelle Stevens
Michelle Stevens
Director, Development
(314) 657-4029
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Executive Committee

Ed Bryant
Edward Bryant
Heartland Coca-Cola
Board Chair
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Matt Blakely
Matthew Blakely
RGA Reinsurance Company
Executive Vice Chair
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Missy Kelley
Missy Kelley
Anders
Vice Chair
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John McClelland
John McClelland
Acropolis Investment Management
Treasurer
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Sara Stock
Sara Stock
Stock Legal & Legal Back Office
Secretary
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Stephen Lee
Stephen Lee
Ameren Corporation
Member-at-Large
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Directors

Joseph Balnner
Joseph Blanner
McCarthy, Leonard & Kaemmerer
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Emily Brasel
Emily Brasel
BJC Health System
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Rebecca Brown
Rebecca Brown
Washington University in St. Louis
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Ginny Burns
Ginny Burns
MOHELA
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Jason Chretien
Jason Chretien
Rice University
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Darryl Collins
Darryl Collins
Commerce Bank
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Vanessa Cooksey
Vanessa Cooksey
Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis
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Lauren Daming
Lauren Daming
UB Greensfelder
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Ja'Net Daniels
Ja’Net Daniels
AssuredPartners
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Ruth Durrell
Ruth Durrell
Less Annoying CRM
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David Erickson
David Erickson
Ascension Investment Management
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Yinka Faleti
Yinka Faleti
Ascend Venture Capital
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Barry Falke
Barry Falke
American Red Cross
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Dawn Gipson
Dawn Gipson
Centene Corporation
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Sara Govero
Sara Govero
Govero Asset Management
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Reggie Hill
Reggie Hill
University of Missouri - St. Louis
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Jackie Janus
Jackie Janus
FleishmanHillard
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LaTonya Keaton
LaTonya Keaton
CoBank
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Melissa Lackey
Melissa Lackey
Standing Partnership
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Eric Madkins
Eric Madkins
Regions Bank
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Christina Moore
Christina Moore
Saint Louis University
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Kathy O'Neill
Kathy O’Neill
CommunityAmerica Credit Union
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Sekhar Prabhakar
Sekhar Prabhakar
CEdge, Inc.
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Jody Sowell
Dr. Jody Sowell
Missouri Historical Society
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Dr. Alisa Warren
Dr. Alisa Warren
Missouri Commission on Human Rights
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Youth Members

Asmaa Osman
Asmaa Osman
St. Louis Internship Program / Rockwood Summit High School
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Reed Shah
Reed Shah
St. Louis University High School
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