Youth In Need Announces New Board Members

Youth In Need announces that it has named new members to its Board of Directors.

• Rod Arends is the Vice President of Service Center Operations at World Omni Financial Group.
• Amy Bricker is the Vice President, Pricing & Supply Chain Resource at Express Scripts, Inc.
• Michael Gibbons is the Vice President of F-15 Programs at McDonnell Aircraft/Boeing.
• Jan Jacobs-Brown is the Strategic Sourcing Analyst – Safety and Supply Chain at Ameren Corporation.
• Da’Vione Johnson is the Program Facilitator at Wyman Center.
• Michael Kraus is the Director of IT, Corporate Information Systems at Centene Corporation.
• Ray Riddle is the Director, Transmission & Distribution Design at Ameren Missouri.
• Patrick Walker is an Associate Professor, Nonprofit Administration & Law at Lindenwood University.

Youth In Need is an eastern Missouri regional agency serving more than 13,000 children, teens and families each year with residential programs, homeless street outreach, education, counseling and support groups, foster care case management and infant, child and family development programs. The agency has been voted one of the best places to work in St. Louis for three consecutive years and is a proud member of the United Way of Greater St. Louis.

Youth In Need’s mission is to build on the strengths of children, youth and families so they find safety, hope and success in life. Youth In Need’s programs and services are funded, in part, by its 2015 Children’s Partners, including JM Family Enterprises, Inc., as the Principal Partner.