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Austin Bristow
Business Intelligence ConsultantAustin Bristow is a husband and father of five, an Indiana native, and parishioner of St. Peter Parish is Kirkwood. He and his wife, Caitlin, help lead the parish's Witness to Love marriage prep program, and their children provide weekly in-mass entertainment for anyone sitting within earshot of their pew. He spent the first 13 years of his career with Fairlife, LLC in various marketing, sales, and analytics roles, finishing his time there as the Director of Business Intelligence. He recently left the corporate world and stepped out on his own to work as an independent consultant, helping companies implement their own analytics solutions.
Heather Wessels
Principal at Independent Brokers AgencyHeather Wessels began her career at IBA in early grade school when she learned how to alphabetize files and has been part of the insurance world ever since! After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis and trying her hand at many endeavors (including the successful launch of the artisanal chocolate company Kakao), Heather realized that a career in the insurance industry combined her love of high autonomy and high responsibility with her desire to solve problems, work toward solutions, and protect business and people. She enjoys the challenge of working with her clients to tailor the best solutions for their risk management needs. Outside of work, Heather spends her time hanging with her family (Mike, who is also part of IBA, and their daughter and son), cooking (she loves eating!), reading (she is far more introverted than usually suspected), and singing.
Martin Buckley
Attorney at Buckley & Buckley, LLC.Martin Buckley is a lawyer and founding member of Buckley & Buckley, LLC. He defends people, companies, and other entities in civil trials and represent insurers in coverage litigation. He received both his undergraduate and law degrees from St. Louis University. Over the past 37 years he has tried over 110 jury trials throughout the state of Missouri, as well as in the United States District Court. He has handled matters in the Missouri Court of Appeals, the Missouri Supreme Court, the Illinois Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He served on the Finance Council of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in the 1990s and on the Archdiocesan Board of Education in the early 2000s. Marty and his wife of 36 years, Catherine, are proud parents to four wonderful daughters.
Shane Gregoire
Law Student at Washington University School of LawShane Gregoire, originally from New Jersey, graduated from WashU Law this May and has served as the Director of Evangelization for YCP for the past year; his role with YCP has been to strengthen the organization's connections with other young adult ministries and help grow its membership base. Shane earned his B.A. in Economics from Boston College, and in keeping with his interest and research in financial markets, has been a long-term investor in and staunch advocate of bitcoin for over 5 years. He has run his own LSAT tutoring business for several years and, pending his passing of the Missouri Bar Exam on July 30-31 of this year, intends to open his own STL-based estate planning law firm in October. Shane intends to start by investing his time and energy in assisting young adults, especially those with young families, in constructing affordable and thoughtful estate plans.