{"id":15726,"date":"2026-08-27T09:46:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/?p=15726"},"modified":"2026-08-27T09:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:46:44","slug":"staff-spotlight-lets-celebrate-lucas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/staff-spotlight-lets-celebrate-lucas\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Spotlight: Let&#8217;s Celebrate Lucas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Check out our Q&amp;A with Chief of Policy Staff Lucas Caldwell-McMillan below<\/em>. <em>Congratulations on two years with Empower Missouri, Lucas!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How did you first hear about Empower Missouri, and what inspired you to get involved?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I learned about Empower long before I came to work here.. 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