Deaconess Foundation is proud to work with the following administrative partners in support of our work:
Executive Committee
Patrick R. Brown
Chairperson
Dolores J. Gunn, MD
Member at Large and Racial Equity Committee Chairperson
Rev. Bethany Johnson-Javois
President & CEO
Ciearra (CJ) Walker
Financial Stewardship Committee Chairperson
Karissa Anderson Whitted
Vice Chairperson
Rev. Jay Wiesner
Secretary
Trustees
Robert Berger
Partner, Tax, Anders CPA
Patrick R. Brown
Chief of Staff, Strategic Initiatives,
& External Affairs
Ameren Missouri
Dolores J. Gunn, MD
Emergency Medicine,
Union County Hospital
Family Medicine, Southern Illinois
Health Care Foundation
Rev. Bethany Johnson-Javois
President & CEO, Deaconess Foundation
Pastor, Monument of Faith
Bishop Deon K. Johnson
Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Missouri
Reverend Daketta Marshburn
Property & Casualty Adjuster,
Farmers Insurance
Rev. Laura Mignerone
Pastor, St. John UCC - St. Clair
Elizabeth Noonan
Principal, Elizabeth Noonan
Consulting, LLC
Rev. Norma J. Patterson
Pastor, Good Shepard of Faith
United Church of Christ
Reverend Carol Shanks
Associate Dean of Students and
Contextual Education (Retired),
Eden Theological Seminary
Ciearra (CJ) Walker
President & CEO, St. Louis Community
Health Worker Coalition
Karissa Anderson Whitted
Community Organizer & Entrepreneur
Rev. Jay Wiesner
Senior Pastor, Zion United
Church of Christ
Senator Brian Williams
14th Senatorial District,
Missouri State Senate