GASA Leadership
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Reona Wise BS, MPA
Chief Executive Officer
Matthew LeDuc
Chief Impact Officer
Kirsten Brauch BA, MA
Senior Director of Development
Samantha Simpson MSW, LCSW
Senior Director of Programs
Gyvonne Dawkins MHRD
Senior Director of Operations
Dr. Tango Walker
Director of Early Childhood Education
Anna Kappel
Graceful Guardians Program Coordinator
RaNisha Thomas
Social Stability Coordinator
Ayanna Pierce
Board Chair
Vice President, Benefits and Talent Relations, Mercy
Amy Murray
Vice Chair
Director, Strategy Operations, ICF
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
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
