YWCA Names Bracy as CEO

The YWCA Metro St. Louis board of directors has named Adrian E. Bracy as the organization’s chief executive officer. Bracy previously worked in St. Louis for more than a decade as an executive for the St. Louis Rams. She returns to the St. Louis community to begin her new role as YWCA chief executive. She began on Mon., Aug. 17.
Bracy, 49, has served as chief financial officer for the Arizona Cardinals Football Club since 2007. She was previously vice president of finance for the St. Louis Rams football franchise for 12 years, and prior to that, vice president of finance and administration for the Joe Robbie Stadium/Miami Dolphins.

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YWCA Announces 2009 Leader Lunch Honorees

The 2009 Leaders of Distinction honorees have been announced. They are Joyce Aboussie, president, Telephone Contact, Inc., chief executive officer, Aboussie and Associates; Katherine Button Bell, vice president and chief marketing officer, Emerson; Darcella Craven, executive director, Veterans Business Resource Center; Mary Caola Kullman, chief governance officer & corporate secretary, Laclede Gas Company; Consuelo Madere, president, vegetable seeds division, Monsanto Company; Krista Joi Mosby, regional manager of executive recruitment, Kohl’s Department Stores; Agnès Rey-Giraud, president international operations, Express Scripts, Inc.; Mary Elizabeth Nelson , director, Boards and Commissions for Governor Nixon; the 2009 Racial Justice Leader is Billie Mayo, Ed. D. , principal, Educational Equity Consultants, LLC; and the 2009 Future Leader is Laura Coghlan, senior, Francis Howell High School.

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YW-Teens Future Entrepreneurs

by Pricellious Burruss
Communications Intern


“I thought running a business was all about being organized and orderly,” said 15-year-old Aja Philpot, “I didn’t know it was so creative.” Philpot was just one of the 19 high school girls attending a week-long YW-Teens Summer Entrepreneurship Academy, July 6-10. The program, in its second year, is designed to bolster the rise of future women business owners.

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Connect and Build a Network

More than 60 people attended a “Connect and Build a Network,” a “meet and greet” of sorts that was recently sponsored by the YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Heritage Center. The luncheon was hosted for Locust Business District business owners to get to know one another as well as learn about the amenities of the center, located at 2711 Locust in midtown St. Louis.
 

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Phyllis Wheatley Legacy Fund is Established

A YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Legacy Fund endowment has been established to support and sustain the operations of the Phyllis Wheatley Heritage Center and the Phyllis Wheatley Apartments. And as a meaningful way to acknowledge the many contributions of recently retired CEO Joy C. Burns, a fund has been established within the Legacy Fund in her name.

Pictured are St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and Joy Burns at her retirement celebration on Aug. 4. Click here to view event photos.

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Leverage Your Leader Lunch Sponsorship

Did you know you can customize your Leader Lunch sponsorship to fit your organization? Leadership comes in all shapes and sizes, as do the many companies that comprise the St. Louis business community. So, while it is important to recognize the vital role women’s leadership plays in the success of your business, how that recognition occurs may vary.

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Volunteer Round Up

Citi and Rebuilding Together Team Up For Housing Program

On July 18, more than 100 volunteers came together to make a difference for women in the Transitional Housing Program (THP). THP is operated within YWCA headquarters, at 3820 West Pine on the Saint Louis University campus.

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New Mission Statement is Approved

The YWCA General Assembly voted by a 91 percent approval margin on May 3, 2009, to revise the organization’s mission statement. Utilizing the local affiliation’s name, the new mission states:

YWCA Metro St. Louis is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

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