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SUMMARY:North County Chapter Meeting - Tenacity in Leadership
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” css_params=””] \nGUEST SPEAKER: Meredith Knopps\nTOPIC: Tenacity in Leadership\nWHERE: Cugino’s: 1595 N Hwy 67 Florissant\, MO 63031\nWHEN: Thursdsay April 24\, 2025 – 11:30AM-1:00PM CST\n\n\nMeredith Knopp is a US Army Veteran and International Best-Selling author\, who today is responsible for making sure nearly 500\,000 people in eastern Missouri and southwestern Illinois are fed each year. As President and CEO of the St. Louis Area Foodbank\, Knopp oversees an organization that provides more than 50 million meals annually for individuals facing food insecurity. \nBefore joining the Foodbank\, Knopp was the Senior Vice President of Programs and Operations at The Mission Continues. During her six and a half years there\, she helped design and launch new programs to empower more than 25\,000 veterans to leave a lasting impact on their communities in addition to awarding 2\,000 community service fellowships to post-9/11 veterans nationwide. \nPrior to her role at The Mission Continues\, Knopp served as Senior Vice President for Junior Achievement of St. Louis. Her four years of nonprofit leadership there followed five years as a General Manager in large-format retail. She also served seven years with the United States Army during which time she rose through the ranks to become Captain\, Company Commander and Senior Project Officer. \nWith the dedicated partnership of nearly 600 hunger-relief programs and local agencies – including soup kitchens\, food pantries\, shelters\, and residential programs – we are responding to hunger in communities across 26 counties in Missouri and Illinois – last year distributing over 52 million meals in the bi-state region.\nSince opening in 1975\, and with the tremendous support and generosity of this community\, the St. Louis Area Foodbank has grown to become our region’s largest food distribution charity dedicated to feeding those in need. Together\, we are feeding people and working to address the root causes of hunger for lasting impact every day. Our Vision is simply A nutritionally secure Missouri and Illinois and our mission is: Building a stronger bi-state region by nourishing people\, empowering communities\, and transforming systems.\nThe St. Louis Area Foodbank was honored to receive the BBB Torch Award for the first time in 2019. In late 2020\, Meredith was named one of the top 25 Most Influential Businesswomen in St. Louis. In 2022 the Foodbank was recognized by Feeding America for Excellence in Community Building and by FOCUS St Louis during their “What’s Right with the Region” awards for Demonstrating Innovative Solutions. In both 2023 and 2024 Meredith was named a St Louis TITAN 100 Leader in recognition of her contributions to the community and was inducted into the St Louis TITAN Hall of Fame on April 24\, 2025. The Foodbank recently received awards from both Pathfinder Church as a 2023 the “Light of St Louis” winner and Feeding America for “Living our Values” as part of the Midwest Region Disaster Cohort. They are also a winner of the “Best in Bridgeton” award for the past 3 years (2021-2023). Most recently they received a National award from Feeding America for the innovation and partnerships locally with Amazon\, that translated into creating a National program\, benefitting food banks across the country. \nMeredith was born and raised outside Detroit\, Michigan\, and today lives outside St. Louis with her husband of over 21 years\, Ken and their daughter\, Abigail. \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css=”” css_params=””] \nContact the Speaker Directly:\nMeredith Knopp: President & CEO of St. Louis Area Foodbank\nEMAIL: mknopp@stlfoodbank.org \nPHONE: 314.292-5394[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text] \nAll chapter meetings are FREE for anyone to attend.  YES!  You read that right. \n\n(We just ask that if a chapter meeting is at a restaurant location\, that you purchase a meal to support the location that is so graciously hosting our event. Don’t forget to tip your server a little extra as most restaurants are struggling with staffing issues and we want to make sure they know how much we appreciate them!) \nEnjoy a proven\, structured system that embraces the building of relationships which in turn will grow your business efficiencies\, sales\, exposure\, and business processes. \nCome meet and learn from panelists\, experts\, and local women in your WEW chapter.  You will also find allies who want to help with your success and are ready to share their resources and expertise to help you take that next step in your personal and professional life. \nFor information about this chapter\, please contact our corporate team at hello@wewnational.com. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://wewnational.com/event/north-county-chapter-meeting-4-24-2025/
LOCATION:Cugino’s\, 1595 N Hwy 67\, Florissant\, 63031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Meeting
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