OUR TEAM

MR. MARVIN J. STEELE, SR.

CEO & FOUNDER

Marvin Steele is the President and CEO of the Heartland St. Louis Black Chamber of Commerce. He has a commitment to the betterment of Black Owned Businesses in and around the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area.

Marvin is the Founder and Manager of Urban Testing Labs, a clinical diagnostic laboratory. His corporate experience began in the early 1970s working with Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA). He began as sales engineer and quickly progressed to managing accounts totaling over $40 million in sales.

MR. DENALE A. POWELL

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Denale brings over 20 years of entrepreneurship experience to the Chamber. Denale holds over 20 years of professional marketing, graphic design, web design, sales and business development experience, including owning www.mrnetworksays.com, and www.readwritinghoodbooks.com. Currently work for the largest Black owned insurance Broker the Conley Financial Group. (Business Development Manager). Powell Oversee All operations, programming, events, interns, strategic partnerships, business consulting, mentorship, lunch & learns, networking events, special events, build Black and Brown Entrepreneurs #letsgetit #letsbuild

MS. LYNDA ANDERSON

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO
CHIEF OPERATING ADMINISTRATOR

Ms. Lynda Anderson is a native of Saint Louis, Missouri. Currently living and working alongside community leaders. Ms. Anderson completed her education at Lindenwood

University, Bachelor of Science in Corporate Communications, and Master of Business

Administration, focus on Management. She has over 25+ years of corporate experience and 10+ years as a private business owner. Ms. Anderson’s area of concentration is

Coaching and Counseling new business owners.

MR. GERALD GRIER

CHEIF INFORMATION OFFICER

Experienced Technical Project Manager, fostering collaboration with business partners and stakeholder and product teams, proficient planning, developing and delivering business solutions. Owner of BCX

MRS. KIM ST. CLAIR

SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR

Kim Handles All special external events for HBCSTL, for the concept to completion.

Owner of Doc Dash, as an Inventor

CEO | FOUNDER | INVENTOR | SPEAKER

DOC DASH, LLC , is public safety platform that works to create safe spaces between police officers and civilians. Our mission is to reduce fatalities and create positive experiences during police and civilian interactions . I welcome partnerships

Federally PATENTED communication system designed to create layers of safety during traffic stops and adds efficiency during medical emergencies.