Ashanti Tate

Ashanti Tate began her career in addiction beginning at age 19. She completed her undergraduate degree at Wichita State University, where she majored in social work. She also earned a Master of Social Work and a Master of Instructional Leadership in Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She currently serves as the Regional Director at Heartland Center for Behavioral Change, a nonprofit organization that helps people begin a new life – free of alcohol and drugs.

Tate believes we were created for two sole purposes: to love God and love His people. She exercises her beliefs by mentoring at-risk youth through the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization and also through various community involvements with her sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho, Inc. Tate also serves on the board for the Missouri Credentialing Board.

In 2020, she was selected as one of the top 40 professionals under the age of 40 by Springfield’s Business Journal. In 2021 she was voted the best-dressed female by 417 Magazine.