Shira Berkowitz, Maxine Clark, Donn Rubin and Michael Staenberg are just four of the 50+ featured in St. Louis Magazine’s People Working Toward Solutions in St. Louis. 

Berkowitz, senior director of public policy and advocacy of PROMO Missouri, pushed back against state lawmakers when they tried to pass legislation that would ban transgender girls from competing in girls’ sports at school. 

Clark is the founder of Delmar Divine, a $100 million mixed-use project that will feature both a nonprofit hub and 150 affordably priced apartments to support community development and improvement. 

Rubin is founding president and CEO of BIOSTL, which has supported hundreds of startups, attracting more than $2.7 billion in capital to the region. 

Staenberg is leaving his imprint everywhere west of Olive/Clarkson on Highway 40. The president of The Staenberg Group, he is converting Chesterfield Mall into a walkable downtown complex and has converted the Chesterfield Outlet Mall into The District entertainment venue. Staenberg was installed Aug. 30 as the president of the Jewish Light Board of Trustees.