Rory Beelek

Director of Grants, STLCC

Rory Beelek has been Director of Grants at St. Louis Community College since October 2018. His role is to secure and steward federal, state and local funding for academic programs and workforce development. In his first two years at the college, grant funds have increased by $30 million through strategic outreach and new partnerships. Rory grew up in St. Louis County and attended classes at St. Louis Community College’s Meramec Campus before graduating from St. Louis University. He worked in non-profit development in New York City, including ten years with Environmental Defense Fund. Prior to returning to Missouri, Rory was Amtrak’s Senior Director of Grants from 2006 to 2018 where he led the office managing all federal and state grants supporting the national passenger rail system. Rory is an active member of the Grant Professionals Association, the National Grants Management Association and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.