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Joyce Aboussie

Joyce Aboussie is the founder and CEO of Aboussie & Associates, a consulting firm in St. Louis, Missouri. She is also the founder and CEO of Telephone Contact Inc., a consulting, research and data management firm.

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Joyce Aboussie
Joyce Aboussie, CEO Aboussie & Associates
OccupationCEO
Employer(s)Aboussie & Associates, Telephone Contact Inc.
Board member of
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
Websitewww.joyceaboussie.com

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 campaign4 and previously served as his National Political Director. Aboussie served on the national finance boards for the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama,5 Hillary Clinton6 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

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References

  1. "Most Influential St. Louisans". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  2. "Joyce Aboussie". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  3. "Loyal Aboussie Aids Gephardt". Roll Call. 25 March 2003. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  4. "Joyce Aboussie raises $1.1 Million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in St. Louis, MO". St. Louis Women Leaders in Action. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  5. "Most Influential St. Louisans". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  6. "Missouri's position — and importance — in 2016 presidential contest up in the air". KCUR 89.3 - NPR in Kansas City. Local news, entertainment and podcasts. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  7. "Jill Biden And Hillary Clinton Campaign Virtually In Missouri For Joe Biden". St. Louis Public Radio. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  8. "Boards of Directors and Governors". www.stjude.org. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  9. Johnson, Julia M. (2006-08-11). "Joyce Aboussie". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  10. "40 under 40 Class of 1995". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  11. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Board of Directors and Governors
  12. "Shareholder Alumni Magazine Fall 2015: The Entrepreneur of Entrepreneurship by Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - issuu". p. 3. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
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