Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life

Staff and Advisory Board

 

Vivian Eveloff, Institute Founder and Director
Vivian Eveloff has been the director of the Institute for Women in Public Life at the University of Missouri-St. Louis since its creation in 1996. Prior to assuming this position, she was a public policy professional at Washington University, the Monsanto Company and in her own consulting firm. She was also Director, Spokesmanship for Monsanto and provided professional speakers training to other corporations and non-profit organizations.

In the St. Louis community, Vivian was a founder of the Metro St. Louis Women's Political Caucus and went on to Chair the organization at the local and state levels. She also helped launch the Missouri Women's Action Fund which helped to elect more Missouri women at the state and federal levels. She has worked with local governments and advocacy groups for diverse issues from the arts to daycare and zoning as part of her commitment to enhancing the quality of life in the area.

Dayna Stock, PhD, Manager
For the past 14 years, Dayna Stock has been the manager of the Institute and director of the 21st Century Leadership Academy.  From 2003-2010, she was the public member on the State Board of Optometry, and served as the Board’s first public member president from 2005-2006.  Dayna is one of two national delegates representing Missouri at the Vision 2020 "American Conversation about Women in Leadership," a project of Drexel University College of Medicine's Institute for Women's Health and Leadership.  In addition, Dayna serves on the executive committee of the Board of Directors for the United Way of Greater St. Louis, and is a member of the Community Advisory Council for the Missouri State University Department of Communications. 

Stock earned a PhD in political science and a master’s in public policy administration from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and a B. S. in Communications from Missouri State University.  Her research agenda focuses on American politics with an emphasis on gender and political institutions, women’s roles in politics, and political ambition, specifically as it relates to college women.  She has been a lecturer in political science at Washington University and UM-St. Louis, and is a sought-after speaker on the topics of women in politics, women’s leadership and electoral campaigns.

Michelle Landers-Ochsner
Michelle is the editor of the Institute’s website and coordination assistant for the Institute's programs. She earned her bachelor's in Political Science at Truman State University, and graduated from the Leadership Academy in 2008. After Truman, Michelle completed her Master's in Public Policy Administration at University of Missouri-St. Louis in August, 2012. Prior to joining the Institute, Michelle was a policy intern at the City of St. Louis Department of Health, Bureau of Children’s and Environmental Health.

 

St. Louis Advisory Board

Dr. Sheilah Clarke-Ekong 
Hon. Nancy Greenwood
Dr. Malaika Horne-Wells
Hon. Monica Huddleston
Ms. Susan Kendig
Ms. Jane Klieve
Hon. Skip Mange
Dr. Julia Muller
Mr. Erv Switzer
Hon. Anne Tolan
Hon. Gerry Welch