2025: Erica Roberts
A Parent Educator and Doula with Parents as Teachers supports expectant mothers and promotes the role of doulas in health literacy and access.
2025: Yarima Lewis
Beyond Housing’s Spanish-Speaking Family Engagement Liaison uses her experience as an immigrant and educator to uplift non-English-speaking families.
2025: Teona McGhaw-Ward
Founder and executive director of The Mission Attempt, supporting North County residents and advocating for people with disabilities.
2024: Joey Saunders
Chief of Strategy and Institutional Advancement at Urban Sprouts, strengthens operations and builds the capacity of regional early education leaders.
2024: Dr. Lanor Payne
Principal of the Normandy Early Learning Center brings extensive experience and innovative leadership to early childhood education.
2024: Carrie Henderson
Beyond Housing’s Director of Youth and Family Programming leads its network of Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools.
2023: Legacy Jackson
The founder of Little Legacies Community Service Organization leads monthly projects that make community service fun for children.
2023: Mia Turner
A community health worker with Nurses for Newborns works to address gaps in services for Black women and babies in St. Louis.
2023: Marcia Hayes-Harris
A Beyond Housing Family Engagement Liaison and career educator supports families at the Normandy Early Learning Center.