Twenty years ago, Erin Linnenbringer’s mother suggested she start a genetic counseling program at Washington University in St. Louis. “I laughed it off as a crazy mom thing,” she says, “and then suddenly it wasn’t.” This fall, under Linnenbringer’s guidance, the program welcomed its first cohort of students.
Read MoreOn Friday, March 13, Cheryl Baehr ventured out to sample a new St. Louis restaurant as food critic of the Riverfront Times (RFT), a weekly alternative newspaper. A few days later, as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened, she was a casualty in a layoff that impacted most of the paper’s editorial staff. Baehr has since been rehired and continues to write about St. Louis’ diverse food scene.
Read MoreAbout 40 volunteers from MiddleTree Church in St. Louis join Pastor Brian Schmidgall and his wife, Mary, in delivering “Boxes of Hope” to community residents and their families who need practical food and supplies during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreTrained as a lawyer, Matt Homann’s entrepreneurial drive and need to innovate left him frustrated with the legal industry's stagnant business model. So he started Filament, LLC, which works with clients to design, facilitate and host in-person meetings that help people think and solve problems.
Read MoreCheree Berry honed her graphic design skills at Pentagram, Toth+Co and Kate Spade New York before moving back to St. Louis and opening Cheree Berry Paper in 2006. The firm, which designed Chelsea Clinton’s wedding invitation, continues to create invitations for special milestones and events.
Read MoreThrough the Catalyst program, Clayton High School business teacher Justin Hildebrand connects St. Louis-area high school students with authentic career experiences and opportunities. His goal is to guide students to be well-rounded individuals who use their intelligence, creativity and initiative to enrich the world.
Read MoreGrowing up in St. Louis, Shelley Niemeier spent hours immersed in the pages of Architectural Digest. But an opportunity to work in interior design and a chance encounter on Twitter changed both her career path and marital status. She now works as an interior designer and project manager at SPACE Architecture + Design.
Read MoreAs Director of Aviation – North America at Ross & Baruzzini, Mike Zoia leads a team of about 25 airport engineering specialists who focus on modernizing the security and technology infrastructure at airport terminals across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Read MoreFor the first several years of her architectural career, Yin “Penny” Pan, AIA, aspired to work on many different project types—from schools, to office buildings, to residential developments. That perspective changed in 2011 when she visited her 95-year-old grandfather at a Shanghai hospital after he broke a hip.
Read MoreMore than a century ago, Joe Spiegelglass maneuvered a pushcart through the streets of downtown St. Louis in search of work repairing the city’s storefronts. Today, his great-grandson, Tim Spiegelglass, continues that family legacy from the suburban offices of Spiegelglass Construction Company.
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