Adrian E. Bracy, MBA, CPA President and CEO Adrian Bracy & Associates, LLC

Adrian E. Bracy, MBA, CPA, is an Amazon Best Selling author, business and personal coach, consultant, and motivational speaker. She retired as Chief Executive Officer of YWCA Metro St. Louis where she served for nearly 12 years.

After spending 18 years in senior financial management with the National Football League (The Miami Dolphins, St. Louis Rams, and the Arizona Cardinals), Bracy transitioned to the non-profit sector to follow her passion—that is, “to inspire and make a difference in the lives of women and girls.” After retiring from the YWCA Metro St. Louis, she accepted a position as Executive Director of The Steward Trust, aka The Steward Family Office.

Bracy has received numerous awards throughout her career including Black Enterprise 50 Most Powerful Blacks in Sports; Black Enterprise 50 Most Powerful Women in Business; St. Louis Business Journal’s Most Influential Business Women.

Bracy graduated from Morgan State University in Baltimore with a degree in accounting and from Nova Southeastern University with a master’s in business administration. Bracy is a certified John Maxwell Coach, Trainer and Speaker, and is certified through the CaPP Institute (Coaching and Positive Psychology). Adrian is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and The Links, Incorporated.  She is a lifetime member of the National Association of Black Accountants and the National Black MBA Association.

Bracy and her husband Vernon have one son, Donovan, and are members of Shalom Church (City of Peace).

Kathy Lambert is a transformational leader who leads with her heart and inspires others to do the same. Over 20 years ago, she was the founder of Dress for Success Midwest and then co-founder of Connections to Success, both successful nonprofits. Kathy is now the CEO of KBL Impact Partners where she works with nonprofits giving them the tools and resources to achieve their maximum impact. Kathy is a coach, speaker, and passionate advocate for personal and professional growth. With 30 years of experience in leadership development, Kathy has a unique ability to help individuals and organizations reach their full potential. She uses a holistic approach to support clients in achieving their goals, developing their leadership skills, and discovering their inner strengths. Kathy has a powerful message that motivates and inspires audiences to take action and create positive change. She is an engaging speaker who connects with people from all walks of life. Her inspiration is sparked through stories, insights, and practical tools that tug at the heartstrings. 

Christi Reiter is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Cass Information Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASS), a global expense management and payment services company. As head of the HR function, she is a member of the company’s policy committee and leadership council and works with business unit leaders to support and drive the company’s business goals and strategies. Christi oversees all aspects of human resources for Cass and its subsidiaries from global talent acquisition, employee relations, training and development, compensation, HR operations and technology, benefits, and corporate communications. In addition, she established and is a member of the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) committee and serves on the company’s charitable contributions committee and ESG committee.

Christi has nearly 20 years of human resources experience and is very active in the St. Louis community. She is a board member for the HR Executive Network of St. Louis and is a Corporate Council member for the MO Botanical Gardens.

Christi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Missouri - Columbia and a Master of Arts in Human Resources Management from Lindenwood University.

Ana Sarg-Abernathy started her career journey at Mastercard Worldwide 24 years ago in customer operations, supporting Latin America Accounts. Ana is currently a Director in Technology Account Management and supports three of their largest group service providers and processors for the Mastercard North America Market and is a proud member of their PRIDE Business Resource Group, InSolidarity Projects, a Volunteer at Operation Food Search Inc, an advocate for Stray Rescue STL. and a Mentor for American Corporate Partners (ACP) helping Veterans make a seamless transition from military to the civilian workforce.

Ana understands first-hand the value of mentoring and sponsorships, crediting her successful career climb at Mastercard Worldwide, to her hard-work and supporting casts of mentors and sponsors along the way. Ana started her career as a Customer Support Representative and held various roles, which was instrumental in building her business acumen and therefore created a substantive well rounded view and understanding of the financial technology industry, all of which led to her being identified and selected to participate in Mastercard’s high performing top 25 leader’s program.

Ana is well-traveled, not only has her career journey afforded her the opportunity to travel throughout the U.S., Latin America and throughout Europe, Singapore, and India, she’s an avid marathon runner and has completed several half-marathons and ran a full one in Paris, France.

Ana is the proud mother of twins, Keileb, and Piper. She enjoys reading, traveling, working out, and long meals with loved ones.  She is passionate about paying forward the many blessings she's received in her personal and work life.