Appendix A:
Emerson Park Development Corporation Board Members, July 2001 – July 2006
Emerson Park Development Corporation
BOARD MEMBERS
2002
PRESIDENT,
Richard M. Suttle,
Sr. was born in East
St. Louis
and was raised in Belleville until the age of nine. He then returned to East St. Louis and presently lives at 1121 Lake Avenue where he has resided since 1968. Mr. Suttle
has one brother and two sisters. He has one son and one granddaughter. He is a
member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church and the Class of 1952 of Lincoln High School. He owned a trucking company and car wash until 1967. In
1968 he attended Belleville Area College and graduated after two years with an Associates Degree in
Life Insurance Underwriter Training LUTC/CLU. He retired in 1988 and has been
involved with the Emerson Park Development Corporation since 1990. He also sits
on the boards of East St. Louis Community Action Network (ESLCAN), New Spirit
Organizing Office, and the Urban Resources Partnership Program.
Occupation: Retired
Insurance Broker
VICE-PRESIDENT, Henry Peete, is a thirty-five year resident of the Emerson Park
Neighborhood, and resides at 918 Lynch Avenue, East St. Louis, IL 62205. He has been employed by the Fairmont Racetrack since 1965.
He and his wife Jean are the parents of seven daughters and the grandparents of
seven. He is a Deacon, Trustee, elder service volunteer and bus driver of the Christ Fellowship Church.
Occupation: Horse
Trainer
SECRETARY, Peggy Hume,
has been a life-long resident of East St. Louis and has lived in the Emerson Park Neighborhood for more
than twenty-five years. She is a member of the Ninth Street Church of God in
Christ. She graduated from East Side High School, is a Certified Nurse’s Aid and also attended Professional Business School in St.
Louis and the Metro Business College. She has had computer training from Bits and Bytes
Computers in Belleville. She has one son attending Lincoln College on a golf scholarship in Jefferson City, Missouri. Currently she is employed at The Mental Health Center in East St. Louis as an Administrative Aid for Child and Adolescent Services.
She also works part-time at Grandpa Pigeons in Collinsville as a cashier. Peggy’s skills include shorthand and typing
and she has extensive computer experience and good interpersonal skills.
Occupation: Case
Worker
TREASURER, Cathy Tucker, is a twenty-nine year resident of 1117 Winstanley
Avenue
in the Emerson Park neighborhood. She graduated from Venice High School and moved to East St. Louis with her husband Charles. They have raised three children
in the neighborhood. Cathy has been an employee of Sterling catering services for more than fifteen years and worked at
the American Steel Foundry prior to her position there. She has been an active
member of the Emerson Park Development Corporation since 1985 and has served on
the Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House Board prior
to becoming an EPDC Officer.
Occupation: Caterer
Mrs. Geraldine Brewer, 1709
Winstanley Avenue, is a homemaker and has been a homeowner in the
neighborhood for over ten years. She works on the EPDC Crime and Public Safety
Committee. She is actively working with the neighborhood facilitator preparing
for the “Smoke-Out” next month.
Occupation: Retired
Mr. Louis Courtland, 1320
Lake Avenue,
and his wife are active members in EPDC. He built a new home in the
neighborhood valued at $185,000 in 1999. He owns and operates a construction company.
Mr. Courtland attends Church of God In Christ, a church within the neighborhood that is preparing to
build a new sanctuary.
Occupation: Contractor
Mr. James Hall, 1118
Lake Avenue
is an original member of EPDC. He has actively participated in the neighborhood
since the organization was created. He worked during the “blitz build” of the
new homes built by the Neighborhood Faith-based Housing Program. He is retired,
and works part-time as a seasonal farm hand.
Occupation: Retired
Farm Hand / Burner
Mrs. Mildred Hopson, 1108
Natalie Avenue,
is a domestic worker; she does upholstery and sewing from her home. She is a
homeowner who actively works on the Crime and Public Safety Committee. She is
eager to do what is needed to rid the neighborhood of crime.
Occupation: Domestic
Worker / Upholsterer
Ms. Lori McKinney, 1108 Exchange Avenue, is employed by School
District 189 as a
teacher’s aide; she is also a precinct committeewoman in the Emerson Park neighborhood. Her family owns a trucking business in the
city. Her family has resided in the neighborhood for over forty years. She
works with city government to get needed public works and funds for the
neighborhood. She has also been instrumental in recruiting residents to
participate in EPDC.
Occupation: Teacher’s
Aid / Precinct Committeeperson
Ms. Gwendolyn Moore, 1329 Winstanley, is a lifetime
resident. She is a single mother and works as a Certified Nurse’s Assistant.
She is the proud owner of one of the first homes built by the Neighborhood
Faith-based Housing Program. She regularly attends the meetings and is
genuinely concerned about the future of the neighborhood.
Occupation: Nursing
Technician
Rev. Leon Peterson is a retired Army Sergeant that pastors at the Fifteenth Street Baptist Church within the neighborhood. He and his wife are active
neighborhood participants. He recruits members of his congregation to get
involved in redevelopment of Emerson Park. He was part of the group of residents to go to the
governor’s office to request services and funds for the neighborhood. He works
on the Demolition Committee. His church provides a food pantry and feeds the
hungry within the neighborhood.
Occupation: Minister
Mrs. Marinella
Travis, 1707 Winstanley, has been a homeowner for over twenty years. She
works at the local hospital and has actively participated in the neighborhood
meetings.
Occupation: Nurse
Ms. Pinkie Whittaker, 1204
North 18th Street, is a homemaker who has been active within the neighborhood
assisting the elderly residents on her block. She is a member of the Crime and
Public Safety Committee and was the group leader for the recent tire recycling
project within the neighborhood. The project was a great success.
Occupation: Housewife
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