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

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

Greetings Empower Missouri Community, I am delighted to introduce myself as the new Operations Director at Empower Missouri, and I am thrilled to be a part of this incredible community dedicated to addressing poverty and inequality in our state. In my role, I will be focusing on streamlining processes within our organization to ensure efficiency...Lee mas

I am thrilled to join the Empower Missouri Team and support the organization’s mission as Communications Manager. I was born in St. Louis and found my way back to Missouri in 2013; since then, I have become deeply invested in my community here. Taking on this new role is an amazing opportunity to help build...Lee mas

Hello!  My name is Eric and I am extremely excited to be joining the Empower Missouri team as the Community Justice Intern. In this role, I will support the Criminal Justice Policy Manager in achieving goals set forth for the Community Justice Coalition, Clean Slate Initiative, and other policy priorities regarding community justice in Missouri. ...Lee mas

Hi, my name is Janessa Riehle and I’m honored to spend my second-year practicum atEmpower Missouri as an Advocacy Intern. I’m a current student working towards my Masters ofSocial Work at the University of Kansas, with Kansas City being home for me and my family.I started my career in nonprofit development and event coordination, and...Lee mas

I’m excited to join the Empower Missouri team as Lead Policy Strategist! In my new role with the organization I’ll be partnering with our policy managers to advance state-level policy priorities related to food and nutrition security and affordable housing. My accidental love affair with public policy started 12 years ago when I accepted a...Lee mas