OVERVIEW 

Although making a good living as a lawyer and partner in a law firm, I struggled with being a  single working mom with no child support or relatives in St. Louis. I leaned on friends through the village  method (co-parenting neighbors), using St. Louis University college girls as my daughter’s  mentors/babysitters, and friends. Thus, I was able to create a supportive and loving environment. My intent  is to help others who are not as fortunate as myself and my daughter with respect to resources.  

CAREER HISTORY 

I bring legal, business, facilitative, and leadership experience to Child Care Aware ®. This  experience includes being a practicing lawyer since 1983, representing small and medium-sized  businesses, a thirty-year partner in the same law firm, providing twenty-three years of service as a Board  Member of the Associated Industries of Missouri (“AIM”), and finally, being a creator and facilitator of three business owner/peer advisory boards (composition approximately 9 business owners) since 1994.  

BOARD SERVICE AND EDUCATION

The only Board I have served on since my daughter was born 30 years ago, is AIM. Prior to  that I was on six Boards, which are not relevant here. Received many awards for being active in the  community, and those awards can be found on my Firm’s website. https://dannamckitrick.com/ruth-a binger/ Legal credentials include having a JD in Law and licensed to practice in Missouri and Illinois. Reside  in Ladue, Missouri for the last 35 years.