Check out our Q&A with Affordable Housing Policy Manager Vee Sanchez below. Congratulations on 4 years with Empower Missouri, Vee! What does “People-Powered Policy Change” mean to you? It means ordinary people growing our capacity to cogovern. It means our communities set and advance the people’s agenda and are not merely spokespersons, but leaders and...Lee mas

Check out our Q&A with Criminal Justice Policy Manager Gwen Smith-Moore below. Congratulations on 4 years with Empower Missouri, Gwen! What does “People-Powered Policy Change” mean to you? It means that those who are often left out of the policy-making process are centered and uplifted. In our Community Justice Coalition, many members are formerly incarcerated...Lee mas

Check out our Q&A with Operations Director Tina Mahtani below. Congratulations on 1 year with Empower Missouri, Tina! What part of Empower Missouri’s work do you feel most passionate about, and why? What I care about most is that Empower never loses sight of the people behind the issues we work on. The policy work...Lee mas

Check out our Q&A with Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty (MADP) Executive Director Heidi Moore below. Thank you for your partnership and incredible advocacy work, MADP! What does “People-Powered Policy Change” mean to you? To me, People-Powered Policy Change means that regular people have the ability to create real change by getting involved in...Lee mas

Check out our Q&A with Food Security Policy Manager Christine Woody below. Congratulations on 20 years with Empower Missouri, Christine! How did you first hear about Empower Missouri, and what inspired you to get involved? In 2002, I was volunteering with an organization in St. Louis called Let’s Start, a non-profit support process for women...Lee mas

Check out our Q&A with Advocacy Director Sarah Owsley below. Congratulations on 8 years with Empower Missouri, Sarah! What part of Empower Missouri’s work do you feel most passionate about, and why? I seeded Empower Missouri’s Affordable Housing Coalition and in a big way affordable housing policy will always be a passion for me. I...Lee mas

Check out our Q&A with Director of Advancement Amber Foster-Hobart below. Congratulations on 4 years with Empower Missouri, Amber! How did you first hear about Empower Missouri, and what inspired you to get involved? I spent the early years of my career working in education, fundraising and marketing for schools that were filling urgent needs...Lee mas

PURPOSE The Training Intern/Practicum Student will assist Empower Missouri’s Advocacy Director in expanding and enhancing the organization’s statewide education and outreach efforts. Interns/Practicum Students will help identify and research speaking opportunities, build contact lists, support training logistics, and, when appropriate, deliver brief presentations. The ideal candidate will be well-organized, capable of self-direction, and comfortable communicating...Lee mas