Staff Directory
The staff of Saint Louis University's Center for Social Action has a combined 60+ years of experience working in the community, organizing high-impact service opportunities, stimulating community-based learning and research, and educating students on ways to enact social change.
We encourage you to contact any member of our team with questions or for more information about how we can help.
Bobby Wassel, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Social Action
bobby.wassel@slu.edu
314-977-2041
Ask me about: Getting connected to service opportunities, 1818 Community Engagement Grants, Community Partners Database, Community Service Federal Work Study, University-Community partnerships
Leah Sweetman, Ph.D.
Director of community-engaged learning
leah.sweetman@slu.edu
314-977-4214
Ask me about: Service learning, Faculty development for community-engaged learning, Community-based research
Jessica Trout
Assistant director of advocacy and civic engagement
jessica.trout@slu.edu
314-977-4587
Ask me about: Advocacy and justice programming, Policy Pods, Education and training around social action, Voter engagement
Nia Duke
Program coordinator, Clay Institute of Civic Engagement and Economic Justice
nia.duke@slu.edu
314-977-5790
Ask me about: the Clay Institute, Voter Engagement, Pathways to Progress, Civic Engagement Immersions
Katie Heckel
AmeriCorps VISTA
katherine.heckel@slu.edu
314-977-3881
Ask me about: Campus Kitchen, Billiken Bounty, and Billiken 2 Billiken