Leadership

Learn more about our leadership members by clicking on their photos.

Reona Wise BS, MPA

Chief Executive Officer

Matthew LeDuc

Chief Impact Officer

leducm@gasastl.org

Kirsten Brauch

BA, MA

Senior Director of Development

brauchk@gasastl.org

Samantha Simpson

MSW, LCSW

Senior Director of Programs

simpsons@gasastl.org

Gyvonne Dawkins MHRD

Senior Director of Operations

dawkinsg@gasastl.org

Dr. Tango Walker

Director of Early Childhood Education

walkert@gasastl.org

Jennifer Cranny

Child Development & Education Coordinator

crannyj@gasastl.org

Anna Kappel

Graceful Guardians Program Coordinator

kappela@gasastl.org

RaNisha Thomas

Social Stability Coordinator

thomasr@gasastl.org

Shamyah Noble

HR Generalist

nobles@gasastl.org

Guardian Angel Board Members

Ayanna Pierce

Board Chair

Vice President, Benefits and Talent Relations, Mercy

TBD

Vice Chair

Dave Heger

Finance Chair

Equity Analyst, Edward Jones

Bill Hinderer

Secretary

Retired

Lynn Davis – Chief of Staff, RubinBrown

Sr. Mary Catherine Dunn – Daughters of Charity

Hon. Ellen Wyatt Dunne – Associate Circuit Judge, St. Louis County Circut Courts

Rachel Hensold – Crowne Center for Senior Living Client Services Director

Warren Holmes – Principal, COO & CCO, Conway Investment Research

Jimmie Howlett – Impact Capital Manager, AVP, US Bankcorp Community

Edward Hussman – Sr. Director Finance Operations, Copeland

Anwar Lee – Commercial Credit Analyst II, People’s National Bank

Jessica Meyer – BJC HealthCare Manager, Operations & Administration, Community Health Improvement

Amanda McClerren – Senior Vice President and Head of Plant Biotechnology, Bayer

Amy Murray – Director of Business Operations, ICF’s Disaster Management Division

Mary Beth Portuese – Associate Vice President, Market Internal Communications, Ascension

Joe Solari – Vice President, Customer Experience, Ameren

Christopher Sullivan – University of Missouri-St. Louis E. Desmond Lee Professor and Department Chair