Update (as of 3/29/24):

Newly welcoming to the Cornerstone CDC Board of Directors in 2024:

Dart Ford

Seth Fankhauser

Jeanette Arnold-Jackson

We are honored to have our Board grow, especially with such committed, faith-inspired leaders. More information will be posted shortly.

Jeremy Moore, Board President, Jeremy came to St. Louis in 2010 for graduate school at WashU and moved to the West End in 2014. Jeremy loves spending time with his wife and two kids, all are members of New City Fellowship. He enjoy baseball having spent years playing, coaching, umpiring, and watching the game. He also enjoy cooking and playing anything from yard games to board games. “One thing that I love about the West End, I love the community that my family has been able to experience living in this neighborhood. I also enjoy learning about the history and architecture of the neighborhood” —Jeremy M.

Lisa Potts— Lisa Potts joined the St. Louis Mental Health Board as Project Director of Community Mental Health Services.  She manages a portfolio of 21 projects who have the collective mission to improve the quality of life for city residents by providing a coordinated system of social and behavioral services to build an equitable, thriving community. Ms. Potts has 27 of experience in community building and partnership development in the St. Louis area. Her experience includes community organizing, neighborhood stabilization; developing and managing homeless prevention and affordable housing programs; and directing youth development and employment programs for underserved and gang involved youth. She holds a masters’ degree in Public Administration from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, with a minor is sociology and political science. Lisa has always had a love for community - in addition to serving on the Cornerstone Board, she also serves on the Board of the Monsanto YMCA and was a founding Board Member for Park Place Housing & Economic Development Organization, serving Fountain Park & Lewis Place neighborhoods. “I love the individual character of the homes in the West End. I love the proximity to 'everything' of cultural significance - the park, the loop, the metro, the trolley, the museums, small businesses. That's what brought me there - what's keeping me is the neighbors and institutions like Cornerstone - that have God driven purpose to uplift the community and help it prosper” —Lisa Potts

Paul Savage— Paul is a transplant from North Carolina and has been calling St. Louis since 1998. From the very beginning he appreciated St. Louis's urban neighborhoods – the Central West End, Skinker Debauliver and West End. In the years sense moving to St. Louis he has stayed close to the city neighborhoods and their evolution. Paul has a passion for community and believes people and local organizations can make the most effective change together. Cornerstone is a place that has always looked at each person as an individual and recognizes how one person, in one place in their home can be empowered to impact their own future and the future of others through community.

Treena Thompson, Program Officer at the Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis— For more than 20 years, Treena has devoted her career to assisting impactful non-profit organizations with securing resources to help them fulfill their missions more effectively and efficiently.  A native of Greenville, Mississippi, Treena currently resides in the West End neighborhood with her husband, Duane, and two sons, Matthias and Nathaniel. “I love the diversity in the West End.  It is home to dynamic leaders, creative thinkers, passionate citizens, and a broad range of ages and life experiences—all contributing to the tapestry that makes the West End a special place to live, work and play” Treena T.

Nakischa Joseph, Community Mortgage Loan Officer at Simmons Bank. Nakischa is an experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in the banking  industry. She is skilled in Management, Lending, Sales, Accounting, Sales Management and  Team Building. She is a strong business development professional with more than 15 years in  the financial industry. Nakischa is an active volunteer with the Urban League and her local  church. She also serves as the Secretary/Parliamentarian for Urban League Guild of  Metropolitan St. Louis, board member of Cornerstone STL & PEACE Weaving Wellness. Nakischa believes firmly in giving back and reaching back. Nakischa holds a Bachelor’s Degree  focused in Biology from LeMoyne-Owen College and is affectionately known as “The Scientist Banker”. In her free time Nakischa enjoys spending it with family and friends, mentoring young  girls with her Women’s Empowerment Group G.A.B (God’s Anointed Beauties), and singing and  acting throughout the country. By profession she is a Mortgage Loan Officer. By devine  assignment she is a licensed evangelist in the Church of God in Christ for 19 years and a  founding member of Christian Believers STL under the leadership of Administrative Assistant  Shaun Williams. 

Cynthia D. Williams is the Assistant Dean for Field Education and Community Partnerships, Washington University in St. Louis. Cynthia Williams has made it her personal mission to empower those who feel marginalized or powerless to find their voice. Since graduating from the Brown School’s Masters of Social Work program, Cynthia has served as an integral member of the School for nearly 33 years. As Assistant Dean for Field Education and Community Partnerships, Cynthia is well known for her patience, intelligence, and ability to find solutions that unify people while respecting individual voices. Cynthia oversees the Brown School’s relationships with over 400 nonprofit organizations, and she is responsible for over 170,000 hours of student service to our community each year. Her close working relationship with students, agency instructors, and faculty is remarkable; where Cynthia senses a need, she finds a way to fill it. Cynthia also serves as the District Missionary for WE Turner District of Eastern First Jurisdiction Church of God in Christ.

Gail Montgomery-Edwards is the Chief Operating Officer of Betty Jean Kerr Peoples Health Centers. Gail joins Cornerstone CDC will extensive experience serving the West End footprint in the realm of public health as a nurse and compliance officer in critical organizations leading the community health system.