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National Council

Dennis Hummel, St. Louis

President

Maritz Holdings

As president of Maritz Holdings, Dennis Hummel leads the ongoing effort to move Maritz from a centrally-led operating model to one that is business unit-centric.

Alumni

Matthew Aiken

Associate Counsel

The White House

Region: St. Louis, '10

As an associate counsel at The White House, Matthew credits his ability to embrace the challenge to his time teaching 9th grade math as a corps member.

Alumni

Brandon Brown

Senior Vice President

The Mind Trust

Region: St. Louis, '08

After holding leadership positions at both TFA–Indianapolis and the Indianapolis mayor’s office, Brandon now leads The Mind Trust as its CEO.

Alumni

Charli Cooksey

Founder and CEO

WEPOWER

Region: St. Louis, '09

Charli’s experience teaching in her hometown showed her what’s at stake—and what’s possible—when a great education hangs in the balance. As the co-founder of inspireSTL and current CEO of WEPOWER, she’s part of an incredible network of St. Louis leaders expanding opportunities for kids. 

Alumni

OJ Oleka, PhD

Senior Sales Consultant

Conduent

Region: St. Louis, '10

Teach For America alum OJ Oleka, PhD uses his college and corps experiences to start his own consulting company and assist with B2B sales.

Leadership

Anajah Roberts

Executive Director

TFA Greater Chicago-Northwest Indiana

Region: St. Louis, '10

Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Anajah Roberts’ personal experiences navigating the city’s public educational system shaped her lifelong conviction and commitment to educational equity.  For the past twelve years, Anajah has served in a variety of leadership roles at Teach For America.  She brings her experience leading teams to bold visions to her role as Executive Director of Teach For America Greater Chicago-Northwest Indiana. 

Executive Leadership

Dr. Nathalie Henderson

Executive Vice President, Corps Member & Alumni Leadership Development

Teach For America

Region: St. Louis, '03

Dr. Nathalie Henderson serves as the Executive Vice President, Corps Member and Alumni Leadership Development for Teach For America, where she leads the full scope of the programmatic work for corps members from preservice to alumnihood.

Alumni

Samantha Lurie Carroll

Nonprofit executive director

Show Me the World Project

Region: St. Louis, '08

Samantha Lurie Carroll, a St. Louis 2008 Teach For America alum, is helping to break down barriers for students by providing access to study abroad opportunities using the innovative model of Show Me The World Project.