This year, 286 leaders - from high school students to CEOs - graduated from a FOCUS program.
While we couldn't have predicted how this program year would turn out, we couldn't be prouder of all our FOCUS graduates and the resilience, adaptability and leadership they have demonstrated. Please join us in welcoming them to the FOCUS alumni community of more than 10,000 graduates!
Diego Abente, President & CEO, Casa de Salud
Katie Adastra, Executive Director - Growth + Strategy, North Highland
Barb Anderson-Kerlin, Principal / Sr. Project Manager, HOK
Laura Arnold, Councilmember, City of Webster Groves
Nicholas Ayling, Investor, Azuka Capital Investments
Dana Ballinger, Director - Case Management/Population Health, BJC/Christian Hospital
Lashanda Barnes, Vice President, Compliance Product Officer – Independent Compliance Risk Management, Citi
Mike Booker, Corporate Talent Development Manager, Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Billy Brennan, Director of Public Relations and Government Affairs, Saint Louis Zoo
Derrick Brooks, Senior Vice President, Consumer Business Digital Strategy Leader, Commerce Bank
Sandy Brooks, Executive Director, St. Louis Arts Chamber of Commerce
Amita D. Chinnadurai, Business Risk & Control Senior Manager, Programs & Reporting Leader, Wells Fargo Advisors
Tiffany Lacy Clark, Chief Operating Officer, Behavioral Health Response, Inc.
Justen Coleman, Senior Manager of Business Development, Centene Corporation
Ronald R. Coleman, Neighborhood Improvement Specialist, City of St. Louis
Lucrecia “Lucky” Cordoń-Springer, Controller, Twain Financial Partners
Donna L. Davis, Chief, Strategy and Policy Analysis (TCJ6), U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
William Davis, Director, Energy Solutions, Ameren Missouri
Amber Donnelly, Vice President or Early Childhood & Parenting Initiatives, ARCHS
Julie Dubray, Co-owner, Goodnight St. Louis // Skip to My Lou, LLC
Jessica Erfling, CEO, Covenant House Missouri
Julie Fickas, Campus President & Chief Academic Officer, St. Louis Community College – Forest Park
Shawntelle L. Fisher, Founder/CEO, The Soulfisher Ministries
Alison Freiman, Operations Flight Commander, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
Kim Gamel, Owner, Contained Beauty
Zellipah Githui, Entrepreneur
Sam Gladney, Attorney, Gladney Law Group, LLC
Lynn Grimshaw Maitz, Organizational Development/Human Resources, Saint Louis University
Jacob R. Gutshall, Director, Walker Scottish Rite Clinic at Maryville University
Lena Haas, General Partner, Edward Jones
Darren Hillis, Vice President Operations, US Medical Management
Jackie Janus, Senior Vice President and Partner, FleishmanHillard Inc.
Janelle Jenkins, COO, KIPP St. Louis Public Schools
Chris Langhorne, Director, Strategic Planning-Global Strategic Business Unit, Nestlé Purina PetCare
Mark Lawson, Director of Treasury Management, Enterprise Bank and Trust
Yvette LeGear Hartsfield, Managing Director of Development, Missouri Historical Society
Lisa Liebschutz, Director, Marketing & Communications, Stern Brothers
Carson Maricle, Officer, Greensfelder Hemker & Gale
Gayle L. Mercier, Vice Chair Real Estate Practice Group, Thompson Coburn LLP
Xanthe Meyer, Parkway Spark! Program Director, Parkway School District
Anthony Meyers, Pastor - Community Development, The Crossing
Jenna Mihm, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Ascension
Dr. Miranda Ming, Associate Principal, Jennings High School
Dr. Kim Morton, Director, TRiO: Student Support Services/Manager of Operations, Washington University in St. Louis
Jessica Niehaus, Community Volunteer
Peter Palermo, Executive Director, The Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries
Jason Dale Pierce, Architectural Discipline Director, JACOBS
Julie Pole, Executive Director, Food Outreach
Kianna Reed, VP, Client Engagement, Object Computing (OCI)
Matt Schindler, Executive Director, Gateway Greening
Christopher J. Schmidt, Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Yusef Scoggin, Director – Office of Family & Community Services, Saint Louis County Department of Human Services
Tasha Scott-Wagoner, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Rabo Agrifinance
Jason Shinn, CIO, Enterprise Bank and Trust
Kama Tate Gregory, Community Volunteer
Vish Tripathi, Client Engagement Director, Daugherty Business Solutions
Diana Wittig, Principal, Edward Jones
Jim Wright, Director of Public Works, City of St. Charles
Ellen Barnidge, Associate Professor, St. Louis University
Jami Dolby, Director Of Development, Maryville University
April Foster, Center for Women in Transition
Thomas Grant, Senior Vice President/Director of the Concordance Employment Agency, Concordance Academy of Leadership
Jarrett Kendall, Director of Employment Services, Fathers' Support Center, St. Louis
Dawn Kotva, Vice President of Operations, MTM
Mardy Leathers, Director, Workforce Development, State of Missouri
Erin Magner, Manager, St. Louis County Libraries
Mardriana McClure, Lead Life Transformation Coach, Connections to Success
Michael McCoy, Co-Manager, Managed Work Services / Ticket to Work, Employment Connection
Jennifer Richert, Manager, Talent Acquisition, Schnuck Markets, Inc.
Carlos Ross, Corporate Security Supervisor, Ameren Missouri
Haley Shoaf, Vice President of Impact, The Launchcode Foundation
Alnita Smiley, Jobs and Financial Readiness Resource Manager, Community Impact Network
Gwen Smith, Bail Disruptor, The Bail Project
Douglas Swanson, University of Missouri - St. Louis
Latrice Tate, ReEntry Coordinator, Missouri Department of Corrections
Leslie Tolliver, St. Louis Board of Education Special Administrative Board
Anishika Ward, The Soulfisher Ministries
Josh Wilson, CEO / Executive Director, Mission: St. Louis
Chyna Bowen, Regional Director, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Debra Cannamore Lee, Supervisor, Provider Services NIA Clinical and Service Ops, Magellan Health Services
Shawna Collier, Senior Loan Officer, Justine Petersen
Jessica Enghauser, Project Management Group Manager, SVP, Citi
Jacqueline Frick-Hulsey, Senior Manager - Information Systems Internal Audit, Edward Jones
Maggie Friedhoff, Wealth Management Associate, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Chekaya Glaspie, Clinical Study Manager, Isto Biologics
Lisa Gray, Teacher, Normandy School District
Kimberly Hohenstein, Principal Consultant, Slalom Group
Schalene Houston, Video Production Supervisor, STL TV
Jessica Miller, Sr. Principal R&D Engineer, Cardinal Health
Nancy Muturi, Technical Business Analyst, Lumeris
June Naphakorn, Manager Software Engineer, Ameren Missouri
Veronica Powell, Operations Analyst, Bayer Crop Science
Patricia Rice, Office Manager, St. Louis Children's Hospital
Sandi Straetker, Director of Development, Clayton Education Foundation
Treena Thompson, Program Officer, Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis
Jessica Williams, Senior Manager, Pricing & Revenue Management, Energizer Holdings Inc.
Stacy Wilson, Manager of Case Management, SSM St. Joseph Hospital St. Charles
Crystal Allen Dallas, Owner/Chief Creative Strategist, Excel Business Concepts
Jennifer Baer Lotsoff, Director of Family and Young Adult Engagement, Jewish Federation of St. Louis
Katrina Brown, PHASE Program Coordinator, St. Louis University
Elizabeth Crabtree, Director, The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, McKendree College
Sara Davis, Centene Corporation
Jennifer Dunn Stewart, Consultant, Gladiator Consulting
Nicole Fordson, Facilitator, Wells Fargo Advisors
Natasha Goodman, Manager of Onboarding, Twain Financial Partners LLC
Shakia Gullette, Manager, Local History Initiative, Missouri Historical Society
Yetunde Janski-Ogunfidodo, Equity Facilitator & Creative Consultant
Mareka Jones, Community Initiatives Coordinator, Ameren Missouri
Kayla Kromer
Jessie McCoy, Senior Manager, Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA)
Rosetta Okohson, Managing Partner, MO Political Consulting
Minaxi Patel, Sr. IT Analyst, Technical Module Leade for SAP FI/CO, MilliporeSigma
Crystal Patterson, United States Probation Officer, United States Probation Office -Eastern District of Missouri
Linda Schulte, Director of Development, Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Manorama Tripathi, Productino Supervisor, MilliporeSigma
Jamal Bailey, CEO, J.E. Bailey Non-Profit Consulting Firm
Malerie Brenston, Executive Realtor Assistant, Coldwell Banker - Gundaker Real Estate
Nicholas Catanzaro, Consultant, Buck
Jana Clemens, Ops Support Sr. Supervisor, Citi
Lisa Cohn, Program Manager, Transformative Workforce Academy, Saint Louis University
Rachel Condra, Internal Communication Specialist, Commerce Bank
Ashlee Cooksey, Project Engineer, Kwame Building Group Inc.
Josh Cornier, Development Associate, ACLU of Missouri
Michael Degnan, Continuous Improvement Adviser, SSM Health
Jessica Duneman, Director of Retail Operations, National Council of Jewish Women
Kiana Fleming, Communications Manager, City of Olivette
Miranda Gibson, MacArthur Safety + Justice Challenge Grant Manager, St. Louis County Department of Justice Services
Ronnice Hamm, Dispatch Supervisor, Spire
Jayson Hill, Senior Staff Accountant, Enterprise Accounting
Kelsey Johnston, Training Team Lead and Principal Trainer, Epic1 Project, Washington University
Ana Kent, Policy Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Kaleigh Lawrence, Senior Program Manager, St. Louis Public Schools Foundation
Anna Lin-Schweitzer, Communications Director, Missouri Coalition for the Environment
KiMonyca McCoggle, Staff Accountant, CPA, RubinBrown
Triná Owens, Director of Accounting, Eden Tehological Seminary
Ellen Prinster, Transmission Line Engineer, Ameren Missouri
Kathryn Redmond, Associate Attorney, Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Stacy Sedlack, Performance Excellence Consultant, St. Louis Children's Hospital
Andrew Serkes, Vice President, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Sarah Small, Senior Product Engineer, Emerson
Sarah Elizabeth Stoeckl, Clinical Research Coordinator & Clinical Data Coordinator, Washington University in St. Louis
Cheryl Tao, Senior Counsel, Emerson
Michael Thompson, Business Developer & Marketing, Kwame Building Group Inc.
Amber Walker, Bail Disrupter/Client Advocacy Coordinator, The Bail Project
Jessica Weissert, GIS Analyst II, Spire
Carrington Wentz, Corporate Development Analyst (Mergers & Acquisitions), Centene Corporation
Shreya Ahuja, R&D Scientist, MilliporeSigma
Joan Alvarez, Community Engagement Manager, Great Circle
Krysti Baker, Talent Development Analyst, Spire
Jeremy Brok, Youth Programs Director, Cutural Leadership
Amanda Colón-Smith, Executive Director, Dutchtown South Community Corporation
Samantha Dailey, Mortgage Loan Officer, Bank Of America
Caressa Davis, Director of Development, Maryville University
Vance Dickerson, Senior Consultant, Express Scripts Inc.
Maggie Farrell, Human Resources Manager, S. M. Wilson & Co.
Julianna Fellows, Development Director, The Oasis Institute
Monica Fleisher, Precollegiate Program Coordinator, University of Missouri - St. Louis
Dart Ford, Community Financial Service Officer, Enterprise Bank and Trust
Kathleen Fortune, Associate Creative Director, Notion
Elaina Hardy, Vice President/ Compliance Business Control Senior Manager, Citi
Lauren Hunt, Account Manager, Matchbox Design Group
Samantha Hurrell, Senior Interior Design Professional, HOK
Gabriel Jones, Public Relations Manager, H&L Partners
Jonathan Keating, Operations Officer, Values First Consulting
Ashya Majied, Assistant Director of Residential Education, Washington University in St. Louis
Emily McDowell, Centralized Scheduler, St. Joseph's Hospital
Michael Morgan, Project Graduation Coordinator, The Little Bit Foundation
Fridaouss Nabine, Business Development and Marketing - Talent Solution, Engagedly Inc
Hallie Nolan, Architectural Designer, Trivers
Elizabeth Pack, Associate Attorney, Greensfelder Hemker & Gale
Michael Poletti, Regional Marketing Manager, SSM HealthCare - St. Louis
Stephanie Raabe, Coordinator, Executive Support and Equitable Operations, Teach For America - St. Louis
Alexandra Radosh, Program Leader, Edward Jones
Natalie Schicker, Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions, Missouri Baptist University
Catherine Schwarz, Independent Consultant
Marco Tipton, Community Development Specialist, Ameren Missouri
Ethan Todd, Vice President, Barklage Company, Inc.
Nancy Wild, Global Commodity Manager Semiconductors, Emerson
Winston Wright, Administrative Fellow, BJC HealthCare
Nick Albers, Barat Academy
Lauren Barrett, Barat Academy
Nina Du, Barat Academy
Ryan Graham, Barat Academy
Ian Billiot, Bishop DuBourg High School
Kalan Harwell, Bishop DuBourg High School
Kira Jean-Gilles, Bishop DuBourg High School
Kathy Nguyen, Bishop DuBourg High School
Kendall Ausmer, Chaminade College Preparatory School
John Edwards, Chaminade College Preparatory School
Ryan Gray, Chaminade College Preparatory School
Akash Nandakumar, Chaminade College Preparatory School
Terrell Saddler, Chaminade College Preparatory School
Grace Homann, Clayton High School
TJ Raet, Clayton High School
Isaac Sullivan, Clayton High School
A'nya Thigpen, Clayton High School
Manny Vidal, Clayton High School
Amma Bromley-Perry, Crossroads College Preparatory School
Courtnee Martin, Crossroads College Preparatory School
Erin Ryan, Crossroads College Preparatory School
Harbor Wolff, Crossroads College Preparatory School
Rachel Kibangula, Gateway STEM High School
Go Khan Lam, Gateway STEM High School
Moses Tha Ceu, Gateway STEM High School
Anya Cook, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
Emaline Edson, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
Adrian Smith, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
Melea Smith, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
Christina Yepez, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
Nyla Burns, Grand Center Arts Academy
Zadie Connell, Grand Center Arts Academy
Nyariah Edwards, Grand Center Arts Academy
Laurencia Meyers, Grand Center Arts Academy
Malaijah Douglas, Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls
Hannah Green, Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls
Fatima Muhammad, Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls
Andrew Fruend, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Sarah Suffian, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Essete Workineh, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
John Yeldham, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Shamia Banks, Lift for Life Academy
Brina Butts, Lift For Life Acdamey
Shyne Tucker, Lift for Life Academy
Tanesha Brandon, McCluer North High School
Nicholas Bush, McCluer North High School
Brianna Gregory, McCluer North High School
Temyra Johnson, McCluer North High School
Genesis Jones, McCluer North High School
Matt Patterson, McCluer North High School
Maddy Pinkston, McCluer North High School
Josh Rayford, McCluer North High School
Ariy'anna Rogers, McCluer North High School
Imani Tomlin, McCluer North High School
Sarah Brinkmann, Nerinx Hall High School
Clara Hasemeier, Nerinx Hall High School
Greta Padberg-White, Nerinx Hall High School
Taja Glover, Normandy High School
Na'Kwon Johnson, Normandy High School
Aaliyah Vence, Normandy High School
Jae Cauldwell, Pattonville High School
Mya Harris, Pattonville High School
Tyler Buganski, Saint Louis Priory
Michael Rashford, Saint Louis Priory
Brayden Schnurbusch, Saint Louis Priory
Brody Whalen, Saint Louis Priory
Ericka Coleman, Soldan International Studies High School
Nyssa Jones, Soldan International Studies High School
Margaret Mills, Soldan International Studies High School
Destiny Sanders, Soldan International Studies High School
Noah Apprill-Sokol, St. Louis University High School
Carter Fortman, St. Louis University High School
Casimir Magruder, St. Louis University High School
Ocean Okohson-Reb, St. Louis University High School
Sam Ruyle, St. Louis University High School
Daniell Salcedo, St. Louis University High School
Alex Tarlas, St. Louis University High School
Sam Tarter, St. Louis University High School
Cody Cornell, St. Mary's High School
Chris Garcia, St. Mary's High School
Tyler Menendez, St. Mary's High School
David Trujillo, St. Mary's High School
Lawson Barnard, University City High School
Stella Cordes, University City High School
Nevaeh Daniels, University City High School
Tania Lopez-Reyna, University City High School
Dariyana Pointer, University City High School
Frannie Benoist, Ursuline Academy
Maria Cavato, Ursuline Academy
Annie Ganninger, Ursuline Academy
Michaela Reitinger, Ursuline Academy
Grace St. Louis, Ursuline Academy