Communities Forward

Episode 22-12, part 1: Cassandra Kaufman, St. Louis Mental Health Board


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This week’s guest is Cassandra Kaufman. Cassandra brings more than 25 years of experience in nonprofit management and leadership in health and human services. She is currently the executive director of the St. Louis Mental Health Board.

Prior to being appointed as executive director, she served as MHB’s deputy director, overseeing strategic investments of the Community Mental Health and Community Children’s Services Funds. Before working at MHB, she served as vice president in the Community Investment Division at the United Way of Greater St. Louis.

Cassandra holds a BA in Communications from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as well as a MSW and Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership from the University of Missouri—St. Louis.

In part one of our two-part interview with Cassandra, she discusses some of the leadership experiences that have shaped her, as well as what the Mental Health Board is and how it seeks to serve the residents of the City of St. Louis.

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Communities ForwardBy Terrell Carter