ST. LOUISANS WITH STYLE
MARYLEN
MANN
Educator, activist and
philanthropist only begins to
describe the firecracker Marylen
Mann. She is passionate about
things St. Louisans care about,
including Lift for Life Academy
and OASIS, an organization she
founded in 1982 that focuses on
programs for older adults. She
tole Gazelle in a 2017 profile, “I’m
never in style, I’m never out of
style.” We have to say, “She’s
incredibly stylish.”
With husband Frank Jacobs
STEVE &
GWENDOLYN
MIZELL
They are among the community’s
top power couples involved with
nonprofits like Opera Theatre of Saint
Louis and Mathews-Dickey Boys’
& Girls’ Club. He was a longtime
executive at Monsanto, and will join
Merck as chief human resources officer
this fall; she’s the director of diversity
and inclusion at Ameren.
SAVVY I SOPHISTICATED I SASSY
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