Ms. Schroeder is an experienced social worker who focuses time and energy in efforts that follow NASW ethical standards, including work to improve social conditions to meet basic human needs. She holds a both a Master’s and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and has worked in government, non-profit, healthcare, and corporate settings. She is currently employed at Washington University.
Senator McCreery, a former businesswoman and lifelong community activist, served in the Missouri Senate from District 24 in St. Louis County. From 2015 to 2023, she served the 88th District in the Missouri House of Representatives. She has spent more than a decade working in Missouri state government in the executive and legislative branches, often assisting constituents with consumer-related issues. She is also on the board of Family Care Health Centers, and volunteers with Olivette In Bloom.
Yolanda Redd ((Sikeston, MO) is a Homeless Project Contract Specialist with nearly 24 years of experience supporting community housing development and homeless services. Her passion for ending homelessness drives her work in policy, research, and innovative service delivery. Since joining DAEOC in 2022, she has partnered with agencies across six counties to promote outcome-driven, needs-based services. Yolanda brings expertise in project management, public service delivery, and HUD-funded program support, along with lived experience of homelessness. She holds a Dual Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Southeast Missouri State University, and is committed to empowering individuals toward stability and self sufficiency.
Ms. Armstrong is a founding member of Consumers Council of Missouri and its predecessor, the Utilities Consumer Council of Missouri. She retired from the board in 2023 and is the first Consumers Council board member to be awarded the status of “board member emeritus.” A fearless advocate, she was the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri for 26 years. She has served on the board of the Great Rivers Environmental Law Center, and was a founding member and secretary/treasurer of the St. Louis Beacon, an on-line newspaper.
