Monica Beemer
Monica Beemer walks in the 2009 Martin Luther King Day Nonviolence Celebration, which highlights the human rights work of Dr. King. The annual event is hosted by Sisters of the Road.
View Slideshow »Sisters of the Road’s “Personalist Center.” The design of this space was heavily influenced by Sisters customers and won a citywide design award in 2008.
View Slideshow »The kitchen crew hard at work. Sisters works to provide sustainable, organic, and healthy food for its customers. Each day, the two to three delicious entrée options include one vegan choice.
View Slideshow »Former Sisters staff member Domingo Garza enjoys a delicious meal inside the café.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Beemer shows her support for people experiencing homelessness and extreme poverty.
View Slideshow »Beemer takes 5 (or maybe 10?) with Aldo Doggett, the loyal companion of one of the Sisters volunteers.
It was 2001, and the troubled organization—an advocacy group for the homeless that runs a café serving low-cost nutritional meals—was losing $100,000 each year. To save Sisters, Beemer spent hours in her office fundraising. By 2005, when she became the executive director of Sisters, Beemer had helped double revenue and had tripled the number of donors. But the accomplishment that means the most to her is also her most recent: Sisters’ board of directors gave her the highest grade possible in building a relationship with customers. “I’m really proud of that one,” she says, “because relationships are primary, here and everywhere.” Find out more about the organization with our web exclusive slideshow.
Published: November 2009
