The Board of Directors for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri (GSEM) has announced Dr. Natissia Small, as its new CEO, effective April 17, 2023. Dr. Small is succeeding Bonnie Barczykowski, who was recently named CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA.
Lisa Morgan joins Midwest BankCentre as vice president of community and economic development. She is responsible for helping revitalize St. Louis communities by providing banking and lending services to underserved groups through partnerships with community organizations & nonprofits. Wi…
St. Louis Equity Fund, Inc. announced the promotion of Cleo Miller, Sr. from construction manager to director of construction management. Since joining SLEFI in 2020, he has become a valuable resource to the Equity Fund’s developer partners, government agencies and community service organiza…
Theta Kappa Honor Society will recognize six college presidents with the Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction during PTK Catalyst 2023, the society’s annual convention in Columbus, Ohio, April 20-22. Among those to be honored will be Feliccia Moore-Davis, Ph.D., president and chief academi…
Shaughnessy Daniels has been appointed Great Rivers Greenway director of civic engagement. Daniels joined the public agency in 2018 as civic engagement manager. As director, she will lead all efforts to engage the community with the organization’s mission, vision and projects. This includes …
Juanita Shaw, a sixth-grade teacher at Westview Middle School was named the Riverview Gardens School District Teacher of the Year. Shaw has served as a teacher at Westview Middle for four years. She earned a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Harris-Stowe State University. She ha…
Raven Stanton has been named executive assistant for Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS). Stanton brings more than 10 years of for-profit and not-for-profit experience with ARCHS, Bridge 2 Hope, Grayson Co., and IKEA. She has an associate's degree in science specializing…
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis President Flint Fowler has been recognized as a 2023 St. Louis Titan. The Titan 100 program recognizes St. Louis’s Top 100 CEOs & C-level executives who are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in their industry using criteria that in…
The Office of Advocacy in the U.S. Small Business Administration announced Darcella Craven has been appointed Region 7 Advocate. Representing Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, Craven will help Advocacy reach the midwestern states and ensure that small business in the heartland have their…
E. Paulette Isaac-Savage, professor of adult education, recently received UMSL’s E. Paulette Isaac-Savage Black Excellence in Service and Leadership award (which was named after her) that will be given each year to a BFSA member. Isaac-Savage is the inaugural recipient of the award, given by…
Places for People has welcomed Rodney B. Lacy to the board of directors. He is a strategic human resources business leader at Green Street Real Estate Ventures with expertise in engagement, development, performance, recruitment, and satisfaction. As a proactive catalyst for change, he excels…
Kristol Simms has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president of Clean Energy Transition, Economic, Community and Business Development for Ameren Illinois. In this newly created position, the functions responsible for energy efficiency, beneficial electrification, and econo…
Latonya Yarbro, senior producer at KMOV-TV, was recently elected president of the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists. Prior to joining KMOV in St. Louis, Yarbro was a producer at Fox59 in Indianapolis. Yarbro has a bachelor of arts degree in broadcast journalism from Indiana …
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis announced two new board members and a board chair who will assist in achieving the mission of inspiring and enabling all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.…
Operation Food Search (OFS) welcomed Beverly Isom as Director of Policy and Advocacy. Isom will develop and implement OFS’s policy platform aimed at decreasing child hunger and family food insecurity in Missouri. She will oversee government and community relations, grassroots advocacy, polic…
Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) has appointed Dr. Kelvin Adams as the associate dean and Regents’ Distinguished Professor for the College of Education. Former superintendent of Schools for the St. Louis Public School District, Adams will join Harris-Stowe on April 3. As Associate Dean, …
Stephen Lewis was named to the board of directors of Missouri Foundation for Health. Lewis is a vice president and national architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry leader, affiliated with Segal’s Chicago office. He leads consulting efforts to expand Segal’s services to the …
Maurice Allen has been appointed to executive board chair for Rise Young Professionals (YP) board of directors. Started in 2013, the Rise YP Board is a volunteer-run, working board, which consists of 25 to 30 young professionals. The primary mission of the board is to raise awareness of Rise…
Urban Strategies, Inc. (USI) has promoted Ebonie Reed to vice president of compliance and legal affairs. She serves as the primary source of legal counsel and is responsible for ensuring that USI follows federal, local and/or private grant requirements. Reed brings expertise in compliance ca…
Lincoln University of Missouri has selected Misty Nunn as executive director of university and alumni relations. A member of the LU Class of 2000, Nunn has a long history as a Blue Tiger, first as a student, earning a degree in journalism, and later as a staff member, serving as director of …
St. Louis Public Radio (STLPR) has selected Ashley Lisenby to serve as the station’s next news director. Lisenby will supervise and support STLPR’s local newsroom of 28 reporters, producers, and editors. Lisenby was most recently news producer/editor at Weekend Edition for NPR, where she pit…
Former Jennings superintendent Tiffany Anderson was recently awarded the 2023 Woman Superintendent in School Leadership award from the American Association of School Administrators. Anderson is currently superintendent of Topeka (Kansas) 501 USD.
Shantay N. Bolton, executive vice chancellor and chief administrative officer at Washington University in St. Louis, was selected for the 2023 St. Louis Titan 100 cohort for her contributions to the growth of the university through high-level leadership. Bolton joined the university in July …
LaShanda Johnson has been selected as the next principal of Parkway’s Wren Hollow Elementary, effective July 1. Johnson is currently the head principal at Koch Elementary in the Riverview Gardens School District, where she has served for five years. Prior to this position, she served as a m…
Zakiya Luna, a Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholar and associate professor of sociology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named the 2023 Distinguished Feminist Lecturer Award winner by Sociologists for Women in Society. She was recognized at the org…
Tara Spates Tucker has recently been named chief operating officer for Novus. Spates Tucker joined NOVUS health in May 2021 as the director of wellness. In this role, she implemented protocols that improved efficiency in the clinic and has frequently been recognized for outstanding performan…
Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) welcomed Lorie Jackson-Fuller on as the director of human resources. Jackson-Fuller is responsible for executing the university’s strategic plan as it relates to Human Resources. In this role, she is responsible for instilling a workplace culture and prac…
Charles K. Poole recently returned to St. Louis in a new role as vice president, digital communications with Equifax Workforce Solutions. Prior to this role, Poole served as chief communications officer/VP marketing and public relations at Prospect Medical Holdings, as well as a variety of p…
LaVonda Henderson has been promoted to director of LinkStL, Inc., a Hyde Park non-profit organization which builds community through enrichment programs for youth and families. Henderson has been a North St. Louis resident all of her life and always brings community with her in everything sh…
St. Louis Commercial REALTORS® welcomed its 2023 president, Brandon K. Smart, CCIM on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Smart was installed as the Commercial Board's president at Armory STL, surrounded by fellow incoming board members and business colleagues. As president, Smart and the association…
Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) recently appointed Dr. Marrix Seymore as the dean of the University’s College of Education. Dr. Seymore joined HSSU in early January. As dean of the College of Education, Dr. Seymore will lead all functions of planning, directing, and executing programs p…
Daniel Isom, recently the interim director of public safety for the City of St. Louis, joins Ameren Feb. 13 as vice president of corporate safety, security and crisis management. In his new role, Isom will lead a team of professionals focused on comprehensive safety and security programs and…
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis welcomed Deneen Busby to the team as vice-president, marketing and communications. Busby is no stranger to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis. As a member of the Tony Scott & the Breakfast Crew Morning Show and as host of a pop…
Dr. Nina Caldwell, MBA, Ed. D, vice president for student life at Maryville University will be appointed to the role of vice president for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, effective June 1, 2023.
The Anheuser-Busch School of Business (ABSB) at Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) has named Kristy Daniels Jackson, Ed.S. as director of the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE). As CIE director, Jackson is responsible for management of The Center for Innovation and Entrepre…
Operation Food Search (OFS) welcomed Kitty Castilleja-Cutts as their new human resources manager. Castilleja-Cutts will lead all aspects of the human resources team, including attracting and hiring top talent, providing positive employee relations support to managers and employees, administ…
Riverview Gardens School District announced the appointment of Tiffany Patton, Ed.D. as the new professional development coordinator. Patton will oversee the district’s initiatives to develop and revise the curriculum to align with state standards and district goals for student achievement. …
Emily Pitts, chief diversity officer for Lindenwood University, was recently named to the board of the United Way of the Greater St. Louis. She became the first African American woman General Partner at Edward Jones, a Fortune 500 financial services firm. During her 25-year career with Edwar…
Dana Redwing has been appointed as county counselor where she will oversee all civil law business of St. Louis County government and its departments. Redwing is an experienced litigator who most recently served as the Associate General Counsel at Bi-State Development Agency where her focus w…
The Anheuser-Busch School of Business (ABSB) at Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) has named Brandi Brooks, M.S. as director of the Minority Entrepreneurship Collaborative Center for Advancement (MECCA). As MECCA director, Brooks will partner with the CIE director to develop, plan, impleme…
Nathan Ivy was named the new executive director of Episcopal City Mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri. Most recently, Ivy served as a project director with Vision for Children at Risk in St. Louis, promoting the wellness of young children in the St. Louis metropolitan area. He has a…
Kwame Building Group (KWAME) has added Stan Richardson as senior project manager. Richardson has 15 years of industry experience in new construction and renovation for healthcare, K-12 and higher education facilities as well as transportation and public works projects. He is overseeing the C…
Michael Kennedy, Jr., CEO of KAI Enterprises and The UP Companies (UPCO), has been named a 2023 St. Louis Titan 100 – a program recognizing the area’s most accomplished C-level executives for their exceptional leadership, vision and passion. As CEO of KAI (architecture, engineering and const…
The School District of University City announced the appointment of Lawndale Thomas as the District’s athletic director starting July 1, 2023. Thomas will replace current athletic director D. Matthew Brooks, who is retiring after 26 years with the District. Prior to joining the district in …
Opal M. Jones, president & CEO at DOORWAYS, has been named a 2023 St. Louis Titan 100. With an established career as an inspiring visionary and leader in dynamic environments, Jones became the second president and chief executive officer of DOORWAYS in 2012. As the key executive, she o…
Dr. Aramide Ayorinde will join Family Care Health Centers (FCHC) as CEO on January 17, 2023 succeeding Dr. Robert Massie who is retiring after serving 28 years as CEO. FCHC is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving over 20,000 patients in the St. Louis area.
Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) has named Dr. Stacy Gee Hollins interim associate provost of academic affairs. Dr. Hollins will remain dean of the Anheuser-Busch School of Business. She will help to develop and enhance the academic resources, programs, and support services that the inst…
COCA has officially announced Indigo K. Sams as its new President & CEO. She brings more than 30 years of experience in nonprofit management, youth development, facilities operations, resource development, and human resources to COCA. Sams becomes just the third person to helm the organi…
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis promoted Jackie Martin to group vice president in the treasury division. The St. Louis Bank serves most of eastern Missouri and southern Illinois. Martin has been with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis for more than 15 years. She holds a BS degree in…
Travis Cummings made his TV anchor debut filling in on New Year’s Eve. Cummings is a multi-skilled journalist at 5 On Your Side. He joined the 5 On Your Side team in December 2021 from WRCB in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he worked for two years as a reporter and fill-in anchor. During his …
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