Meet the Team
Helping to Make a Difference in the Lives of Our Students!
Lee Metcalf
Lee is leveraging more than 35 years of government, industry and non-profit experience. He culminated his 34 year career in the US Navy with the rank of Rear Admiral as Commander Navy Region Midwest overseeing over $3 billion in Navy assets across the 16 midwestern states. Upon leaving active duty in 1982, and concurrently with his Navy Reserve career, he joined McDonnell-Douglas serving in key positions in both the US and Australia, supporting the production of the F-15 and F-18. Always looking to try new things and stretch, Lee established Metcalf Group and providing performance and process consulting to clients as diverse as Anheuser-Busch, Toledo Public School System, University of Bucharest, Earthgrains and the City of St. Louis, before rolling back under a corporate umbrella as the director for organizational development for Sara Lee Corporation. He was called back to active duty full-time in 2005 as the inaugural Director of the National Office of Global Maritime Situational Awareness, reporting to the Navy, Coast Guard and White House. He joined Daugherty Business Solutions in 2010, where he continues today as a key executive in support of their business and community outreach goals. Over the past three decades, Lee has been deeply involved in giving back to the miliary and the community. He was selected by the Secretary of Defense and served for six years as the Chairman of Employer Support for Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for the state of Missouri. He help grow one of the most successful job placement non-profits for both military members and their spouses and continues as Chairman of the Board of that entity: VetJobs.
He currently serves as the Vice Chair of the St. Louis County Workforce Development Board and is a current member of the Board of Trustees of the St. Louis Science Center. He is a past member of the Board of Trustees for Webster University, as well as of the Research & Development Advisory Board for University of Missouri – Columbia. His deep commitment to building and supporting STEM related talent development programs over the past two decades, naturally lead him to partner with Ron Daugherty in building this far more comprehensive and power approach called Access Point. Lee holds a Bachelor of Journalism Degree from the University of Missouri and an MA in Organizational Development from Webster University.
Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board
Bill Mitchell
For the past 22 years, Bill Mitchell has worked in secondary education, post-secondary education, various business settings, business development, in non-profit engagements, and in human resources. In each of these roles he focused on creating a strong team building environment. He has devoted his life to improving DEI in the workforce and in education. As an educator Bill has worked to strengthen community partnerships between School Districts, Chambers of Commerce, and non-profit agencies, helping to enhance fundraising opportunities while building strong internship and apprenticeship programs. He has been instrumental in the creation of scholarship models within local universities. As a CTE leader in Silicon Valley Bill helped to build internships and apprenticeships with global tech giants such as Cisco and Juniper Networks.
In 2017 he left his role as educator and brought his unique blend of professional and life experiences to the conception and design of ScholarPath, a technology company which developed the first engagement app for high school students to assist them in their 12th grade transition to the workforce or post-secondary education. He also founded Chiron Enterprises where he serves as a political consultant for organizations involved in education. Bill worked with the military to improve recruitment through career pathway development.
Bill’s public service roles include Director of Development and board member at Northwest Chamber of Commerce in St. Louis, board member of Milpitas Chamber of Commerce in San Jose, board member of Covenant House STL, board member of Men of Code, Race and Opportunity Lab, Steering Committee member for HomeGrown STL at Washington University, and CTE Advisory Board member at Pattonville High School. Bill holds a BA in Business Administration and Marketing with an emphasis in finance and an MA in School Leadership, both from Lindenwood University.
Executive Director
Maurice Mahone
Maurice Mahone is a senior IT leader and champion for creating and sustaining pipelines into IT for people of color and women. He has the breadth and depth of experience and relationships that allow him to facilitate partnerships between community, corporate, and education leaders. These relationships and partnerships form the Ecosystem that supports people of color and women to get into IT and be successful.
Maurice is currently the National Program Director for Access Point and was pivotal in helping build the STEM Ecosystem that supports Access Point students.
Maurice was recognized for his creation of a sustainable IT workforce development pipeline in St. Louis and had the honor to be part of a panel with former Vice-President Biden to discuss IT workforce development and what it means to President Obama’s Science, Technology, and Innovation programs. Additionally, in 2021, The St. Louis Business Journal recognized Maurice as one St. Louis’ Champions for Diversity and Inclusion.
Maurice leads the Corporate Advisory Council for the Black Data Processors Association’s (BDPA) St. Louis Chapter and is an Executive Member of the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF). He also serves as a member on the Business Advisory Board for Harris Stowe University and serves on the boards of Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), the Sheldon Art Gallery, the Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition, and the Metro Theatre Company. Maurice holds a BA in Business Administration from Fontbonne University.
National Program Director
Amy Guenther
Amy is an organizational Leader with deep knowledge in the Ed Content/Tech space with over 20 years as a passionate and innovative STEM educator, collaborating directly with district administration in the development, implementation and evaluation of STEM initiatives and curriculums. She has experience balancing strategy and execution to achieve business goals across operations, while driving strategic change and growth in the educational space.
In her Access Point role, Amy engages stakeholders at all levels to improve processes and programming for student success, facilitating interactions and communications with more than 60 school districts in multiple states. She also leads a team responsible for managing physical assets such as laptops and textbooks as well as the recruitment of students, and the management of the student dual enrolment process.
Amy has served on tech advisory boards for the St. Louis Public School system and the Ferguson-Florissant School System. She holds a BA in Elementary/Middle School from Bradley University as well as certifications in several technology related disciplines.
National K-12 Engagement Director
Christy Miller
Christy is the National Director of Hypercare for Access Point. Her primary role is leadership of full cycle client case management: intake, 1:1 assessment, enrollment, course registration, student accounts and retention. A pivotal component of the case management is Hypercare; a full holistic wrap-around support services approach coordinated to eliminate barriers to success. Christy serves as a strategic partner to senior executives within the organizations of Access Point’s corporate clients. She is also charged with the strategic development of community partnerships.
Prior to joining Access Point, she served as the Communications Associate for Advantage Capital and has held community outreach positions at corporations such as US Bank, The St. Louis Rams, and Better Family Life, Inc – the latter for over a decade. Christy also serves as a Strategic Advisory Board Member for the Salvation Army’s Ferguson Community Empowerment Center (FCEC).
Christy received her Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations from Lindenwood University.
National Director of Hypercare
Jayson Vincent
Jayson brings nearly twenty years of experience working for Global Information Technology companies. He loves the experience of teams coming together to pursue excellence and deliver high value through the application of problem-solving skills, information technology, and leadership. As an educator and as a team leader, he is passionate about helping one person at a time to succeed.
Jayson has 16 years of experience in providing software architecture and engineering for commercial, military, and space customers for the Boeing company; 3 years as National Director of Technology for Access Point; and 2 years as a Division Leader of Daugherty’s Software Architecture & Engineering organization where he was responsible for 80 direct reports. He has 2 years as an STLCC Information Systems Adjunct Professor.
Jayson holds a bachelor’s in computer science with cognate in business from Michigan State University where he played two years of varsity basketball for Hall of Fame Coach Tom Izzo.