Megan is a social worker striving to address the systems that drive inequality.  After graduating with her BSW, she first worked at a drop-in center in Portland, OR, that provided services for people who were unhoused. She came back to St. Louis to pursue her MSW with the goal of gaining more skills, knowledge, and relationships to address systems change.

After earning her MSW, Megan worked with a private foundation in nonprofit funding, which gave her a high level view of the nonprofit sector in St. Louis. She also built many relationships and worked collaboratively with communities and organizations that aim to address food insecurity, systemic racism, and poverty. Serving now as the organization's first Executive Director, she is utilizing her experience in direct service and systems work to lead the organization in its mission to provide affordable housing.

Lindsey’s work has encompassed a variety of things – from working with people experiencing homelessness in case management and a day shelter to accompanying adults with developmental disabilities in daily activities to fighting for justice as a community organizer on housing and criminal justice campaigns, and most recently she worked as a chaplain (in training) in the emergency room. In each role, she has found that her vocation is rooted in affirming the goodness of each person, resisting oppression and its narratives, and accompanying folks on their journey to thrive. Lindsey holds a master’s degree in social justice. In her free time, she makes a mean cup of joe, loves to read, and write, and enjoys animals and being barefoot in the sunshine.

Darlene Mims-Simpkins, RN, QMHP, has now been living in the St. Louis area for 19 years. She is a wife, mother, and has been a nurse for 33 years. Some of her nursing experience includes Substance Abuse, Behavioral Health, (which she absolutely loves), and Infectious Disease (HIV). She has worked with the homeless for 15 years and behavioral health for 25 years.