Joyce Aboussie Explained

Joyce Aboussie
Employer:Aboussie & Associates, Telephone Contact Inc.
Occupation:CEO
Boards:National Board of Directors and Governors of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Board of Directors and Governors

Joyce Aboussie (born 1957) is the founder and CEO of Aboussie & Associates, a consulting firm in St. Louis, Missouri.[1] She is also the founder and CEO of Telephone Contact Inc., a consulting, research and data management firm.[2]

Career

Aboussie has a B.A. in political science from Saint Louis University.[3] She was the national vice chair of Congressman Dick Gephardt's 1988 presidential campaign[4] and previously served as his National Political Director. Aboussie served on the national finance boards for the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama,[5] Hillary Clinton[6] and Joe Biden.[7]

In 1983, Aboussie was elected to the National Board of Directors and Governors of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.[8]

In 2006, the St. Louis Business Journal named Aboussie one of the "Most Influential Business Women."[9] In 1995, she was named by the St. Louis Business Journal as one of "40 people under 40" who make a difference in St. Louis.[10]

Also in 2006, she was elected as the first woman Chairperson of the ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Board of Directors and Governors.[11]

In 2015, Aboussie was inducted under the category of Small Independent Entrepreneurship into the Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Most Influential St. Louisans. 2020-11-30. www.bizjournals.com.
  2. Web site: Joyce Aboussie. 2020-11-30. www.bizjournals.com.
  3. Web site: Loyal Aboussie Aids Gephardt. 2020-11-30. Roll Call. en.
  4. Web site: 2011-12-09. Joyce Aboussie raises $1.1 Million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in St. Louis, MO. 2020-11-30. St. Louis Women Leaders in Action. en.
  5. Web site: Most Influential St. Louisans. 2020-11-30. www.bizjournals.com.
  6. Web site: 2019-11-14. Missouri's position — and importance — in 2016 presidential contest up in the air. 2020-11-30. KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts.. en.
  7. Web site: 2020-06-05. Jill Biden And Hillary Clinton Campaign Virtually In Missouri For Joe Biden. 2020-11-30. St. Louis Public Radio. en.
  8. Web site: Boards of Directors and Governors. 2020-11-30. www.stjude.org. en.
  9. News: Johnson. Julia M.. 2006-08-11. Joyce Aboussie. St. Louis Business Journal. 2007-08-03.
  10. Web site: 40 under 40 Class of 1995. 2020-11-30. www.bizjournals.com.
  11. http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=e3f8c5df324e4210VgnVCM1000001e0215acRCRD&cpsextcurrchannel=1 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Board of Directors and Governors
  12. News: Shareholder Alumni Magazine Fall 2015: The Entrepreneur of Entrepreneurship by Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - issuu . 2019-11-27 . 3.