Dave Steward Named Chairman of Concordance

By Emily Wofford | June 5, 2024
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Dave Steward, Founder and Chairman of World Wide Technology and Chair of Concordance’s First Chance campaign, has graciously agreed to assume the role of Chairman of Concordance’s Board of Directors while Danny Ludeman, Concordance’s Founder, takes time to focus on his health. Danny, who will remain an executive advisor to enable continuity, announced earlier this…

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Concordance Announces CEO Transition

By Emily Wofford | May 17, 2024
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The Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Concordance, Danny Ludeman, shared a personal health update with the Board of Directors on May 14, 2024. He has been diagnosed with early-stage pancreatic cancer and has begun a treatment plan in coordination with his medical team at Johns Hopkins. To prioritize his health at this…

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Wells Fargo to Provide up to $60 Million to Concordance National Expansion Efforts

By Emily Wofford | August 3, 2023
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is supporting a national expansion of Concordance, a nonprofit with a proven record of reducing repeat criminal offenses from individuals returning to the community. The company plans to donate up to $60 million to help focus on advancing financial health and stability for Concordance participants. The new funding is “transformative,” according…

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Concordance Names Susan Stith to Its Board of Directors 

By Emily Wofford | June 5, 2023
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Concordance, a CARF-accredited re-entry non-profit headquartered in St. Louis, announced that Susan Stith, former Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Cigna and President of the Cigna Foundation, has joined the organization’s board of directors. “I am thrilled that Susan has joined our board of directors,” said Danny Ludeman, Concordance Chairman & CEO. “Susan’s immense…

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Concordance Names Eric Brunngraber to Its Board of Directors 

By Emily Wofford | February 15, 2023
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Concordance, a CARF accredited, re-entry non-profit headquartered in St. Louis, announced that Eric Brunngraber, Chairman & CEO of Cass Information Systems, Inc., has joined the organization’s board of directors. “I am humbled that Eric has joined our board of directors,” said Danny Ludeman, Concordance Chairman & CEO. “Eric’s deep roots to the St. Louis community…

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Emerson Donates Former Conference Center to Concordance for Residential Treatment Facility 

By Emily Wofford | January 3, 2023
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Emerson today announced the donation of 250 acres of property it owns near Winfield, Missouri, including its former corporate conference center facility, to Concordance, a St. Louis-based re-entry nonprofit that provides essential services and support for individuals released from prison so they can successfully re-enter society and the workforce. Emerson’s in-kind donation was made in…

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Concordance Names Dr. Roderick Nunn to Its Board of Directors

By Emily Wofford | October 25, 2022
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Concordance, a CARF accredited, re-entry non-profit headquartered in St. Louis, announced today that Dr. Roderick Nunn, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SSM Health and former Executive Vice President, Head of Education & Employment at Concordance, has joined the organization’s board of directors. “I am so humbled to have Rod join our board…

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