Rachel D'Souza-Siebert, MPPA
Founder & Principal, Gladiator Consulting

Rachel is a proud life-long resident of St. Louis. Born to parents who immigrated to the U.S.A from India, Rachel has always been passionate about bridging differences and celebrating what’s possible when we collaborate from a mindset of abundance, learning and risk-taking.

Rachel is the founder of Gladiator Consulting, a boutique consultancy with a holistic approach to nonprofit organizational development. Through Gladiator, Rachel has combined her knowledge of Organizational Culture & Fund Development with her deep personal commitment to centering community, seeking justice and creating belonging for those who have been disenfranchised or targeted by institutions, systems and policy. 

Julia Ho
Founder, Solidarity Economy St. Louis

Born and raised in Lubbock, TX and with deep roots in Taiwan, Julia has been living and organizing in St. Louis since 2011 and has been heavily involved in dozens of campaigns, coalitions, and organizations in the region throughout that time. Her passion for community stems first and foremost from her early experiences with TreeGrace Farms, a certified organic farm founded by her mother and named after her grandfather. Throughout the Ferguson Uprising, she was a lead organizer with Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE), providing movement support and developing campaigns for racial justice and municipal court reform. All of these experiences and passions have served as a foundation for the development of Solidarity Economy St. Louis and STL COVID Mutual Aid.

Erika Fiola
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Interim Director of Grants, Regional Arts Commission

Erika Fiola joined the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis (RAC) as the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Community Partnerships in June 2018. In that role, Erika oversees the Gyo Obata Fellowship, the Downtown STL Public Art Initiative, the St. Louis Teaching Artist Institute, and the Community Arts Training (CAT) Institute, an innovative program centered on the belief that art has the power to be an agent for positive social change. In November 2019, her role expanded as she also became the Interim Director of Grants. In that role, Erika oversees RAC’s organizational and individual artist grantmaking programs.

Elizabeth George
Director of Community Investment, St. Louis Community Foundation

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Trisha Gordon
United Way of Greater St. Louis

Currently, as Vice President of Community Investment with United Way of Greater St. Louis, Trisha provides strategy, insight, and leadership to a team of portfolio managers, responsible for proving oversight and performance monitoring to 161 nonprofit partner agencies, with a combined portfolio of over $40 million throughout United Way’s 16-county footprint. Trisha’s immediate efforts are focused on implementing the organization’s refined Community Investment model, focused on aligning community investment with its regional community needs assessment. Trisha’s background includes 25 years in the nonprofit, government, and public sector, designing, providing oversight, and implementing community and outcome-based programs.