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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

Anajah Philogene is the Executive Director of Teach For America Greater Chicago–Northwest Indiana. A 2010 Teach For America–St. Louis alumna and former middle school English teacher, Anajah has dedicated her work to developing and supporting teacher leadership. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from DePauw University, a Master’s Degree in Secondary Education and Teaching from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis, and a MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

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.