I am very excited to join Empower Missouri as the Chief of Policy Staff. I moved to Missouri fifteen years ago to join Legal Services of Eastern Missouri to lead a newly formed medical-legal partnership to address the health-harming legal needs of patients in local hospitals and clinics. One of my first community presentations was...Lee mas

As an organization dedicated to securing basic human needs for all Missourians through policy change, Empower Missouri supports living wages for our state’s workers. On November 5th Missourians will have the opportunity to vote on Proposition A, the Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative. Proposition A would increase the minimum wage to $15...Lee mas

I am so honored to have the opportunity to work on food security policies as the second Food Security Policy Manager with the Empower Missouri Team. I intend to help further the incredible work Empower Missouri has been doing for over 120 years.  I started my work in food security before I knew what food...Lee mas

You hear from us often about the complexities of poverty and the need for a variety of policy solutions to address the housing crisis, food insecurity, access to justice, and the inaccessibility of adequate healthcare. Poverty and its effects are far-reaching and impact nearly every aspect of a person’s life, at every phase of life....Lee mas