OUR TEAM
The work of LS Associates is guided by its Founding Principal and Lead Consultant, Leslie Scheuler, PhD, with project management and data services provided by Becky Welge. LS Associates also partners with other organizations and consultants (especially those with specialized skills and experience relevant to community needs) in providing collaborative services to their clients.
Leslie Scheuler, PhD
President
Becky Welge
Evaluation Specialist/Project Management
Leslie Scheuler
PhD, President
Leslie has worked as a consultant, trainer and researcher with nonprofit organizations, educational and arts/cultural institutions, grant-makers and businesses for more than 25 years to support them in positive impacts for clients, other stakeholders, and communities. With degrees in music, social work and social science research, Leslie’s work has been funded by the Missouri Foundation for Health, the Incarnate Word Foundation, the Jefferson Memorial Community Foundation, the Regional Arts Commission, the St. Louis County Children’s Services Fund, the Missouri Arts Council, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Ford Foundation, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (among others). Her international experience includes projects in Cameroon, South Africa, Honduras, the Philippines, Thailand, Azerbaijan, Macedonia, Israel, Morocco, and Indonesia.
Leslie received her PhD in social science research as well as her MSW from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. In addition to human services, public health and community change, Leslie’s special interests include community-based arts and outreach, arts education, and cultural exchange/arts diplomacy.
Becky Welge
Evaluation Specialist/Project Management
Becky comes to LS Associates with two decades of project management experience in the corporate sector. Through her tenure with a nationwide telecommunications company (where she earned multiple awards for excellence in customer service) and an engineering manufacturing and consulting firm, Becky developed expertise in data systems, data management, customer communications, workshop/professional development planning and evaluation, software systems and business management. Becky’s interests include health and nutrition, family support, and beekeeping.