Deaconess Foundation is proud to work with the following administrative partners in support of our work:

Board of Trustees

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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