First Bank, Girls Inc. Celebrate Business Academy Program
First Bank, has partnered with Girls Inc. St. Louis to expose local young women, in grades 8 through 12, to business and entrepreneurial curriculum, opportunities and professionals. The Girls Inc. Entrepreneurship and Business program will engage a small cohort of young women for five years with programming, hands-on learning, internships, and college-preparation workshops. Cheryl Jones, president and CEO of Girls Inc. St. Louis welcomed Ellen Dierberg Milne, vice chairwoman of the board at First Bank to meet the girls on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Ellen spoke about the advice she would give to her 12-year-old self.