Our Team

Full-time Team

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Charli Cooksey

Founder & CEO

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Yoni Blumberg

Vice President of Community Wealth Building

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Camille Greer

Director of Organizational Sustainability

Edgar Payano

Edgar Payano

Entrepreneur Development and Outreach Lead

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Alicia Alexander

Vice President of Development

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Amina Abdul-Malik

Director of Investments

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Kate Keator

Director of Data & Data Strategy

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Nikki Peterson

Changemaker Program Manager

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Coral Bello-Martinez

Economic Justice Organizer, STL

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Antoine White

Lead Economic Justice Organizer, ESTL

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Luke Melton

Director of Political Strategy

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Roo Yawitz

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Claudia Mendoza

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Crystal Martin

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Abdul-Kaba Abdulla

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April Fulstone

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Ryan Strode

PARTNERS

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Leadership for Educational Equity

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Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being

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National Conference for Community and Justice of Metropolitan St. Louis

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Urban Strategies

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Catholic Campaign for Human Development

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East St. Louis Center

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Missouri Foundation for Health

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Black Futures Lab

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St. Louis Promise Zone

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Incarnate Word Foundation

MEMBERSHIP

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St. Louis Equity in
Entrepreneurship Collective

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MOVE

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