Melba R. Moore is currently the Commissioner of Health for the City of St. Louis Department of Health. She has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Psychology from Webster University and a Master of Science (MS) degree in Health Management from Lindenwood University. She has a certificate of completion in Management from the John F. Kennedy School of Government for State and Local Executives. In addition, she has taught a course entitled, “Investment in Success” to undergraduate students at Sanford Brown Business College. She serves on Webster University’s Arts and Sciences Advisory Board, Community Wellness Project Board, FAIR Foundation; Liver Disease and St. Louis Connect Care’s Board of Directors. She has also served on the Regional Health Commission. Ms. Moore just recently returned from New Dehli, India where she was one of twenty delegates representing the American Public Health Association and the People to People International Program to New Dehli on an educational tour of the medical care and public health system.

She has over 20 years experience in management and executive leadership in the public sector. Her areas of focus include program assessment, program development, quality assurance and policy development. In addition, she has experience in budget development and administration; public/community/media outreach and relations; sales and marketing of programs and projects; staffing; and acting as a daily team builder and catalyst, capable of starting and sustaining new relationships and organizations. She also possesses advanced knowledge of health administration, with a particular sensitivity to policy issues of concern to public health, children and minorities.