Joyce Aboussie
| Joyce Aboussie | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | USA |
| Occupation | Political Consultant |
| Employer | Aboussie & Associates (Owner) |
| Home town | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 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 |
Joyce Aboussie (born 1957) is the President and Owner of Aboussie & Associates, a public relations firm in St. Louis, Missouri. She is founder of Telephone Contact Inc., a voter contact, telemarketing and direct mail firm.
Joyce Aboussie was the National Vice Chair of Congressman Dick Gephardt’s Presidential Campaign and previously served as his National Political Director.[1] She worked with Congressman Dick Gephardt at the top of his political organization for nearly 30 years.
In 2006, the St. Louis Business Journal honored Joyce as one of the “Most Influential Business Women."[2] Joyce Aboussie is "respected by top Republicans as well as Democrats as someone with the technology and staff at her fingertips to reach thousands...in one night's time," read the 8/18/96 St. Louis Post-Dispatch article on the "25 Most Influential St. Louisans". She has been named by both St. Louis Magazine and St. Louis Business Journal as one of "40 people under 40" who make a difference in St. Louis.
In 1983, Joyce was the youngest person ever elected to the National Board of Directors and Governors of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In 2006, Joyce was elected as the first woman Chairperson of the ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Board of Directors and Governors. St. Jude, based in Memphis, Tennessee is now the largest health care charity in the nation, and was founded by the late entertainer, Danny Thomas.
En route to a speaking engagement in mid-Missouri, former President Bill Clinton enjoyed lunch with some prominent local Democrats at the Ladue home of Joyce Aboussie, a prominent political activist and fundraiser. St. Louis Beacon 2011
Joyce Aboussie, Owner of Aboussie and Associates, a public relations and corporate consulting firm, co-hosted President of the United States, Barack Obama on October 5,2011 in St. Louis, MO. Joyce Aboussie, CEO of Aboussie and Associates, co-hosts President Barack Obama in St. Louis, MO.
[edit] References
- ^ "Joyce Aboussie". St. Louis Business Journal. 2000-01-28. http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2000/01/31/focus2.html. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ Johnson, Julia M. (2006-08-11). "Joyce Aboussie". St. Louis Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2006/08/14/focus13.html. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
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