FOCUS St. Louis® has selected 29 talented early-career professionals for the Fall 2024 cohort of Emerging Leaders. This civic leadership program provides participants with an increased sense of engagement in the region, as well as the tools to take an active role as the next generation of St. Louis regional leaders.
Since its launch in 2012, FOCUS Emerging Leaders has trained more than 700 young professionals from across the public, private and nonprofit sectors. During the four-month program, participants meet with area leaders to gain a better understanding of the inner workings of St. Louis, explore their personal, professional and civic leadership styles and gain a diverse network of peers. Upon graduation, participants become part of the FOCUS network of more than 11,000 leadership program alumni.
The Emerging Leaders program is presented with support from Ameren Missouri, Big League Impact, Dierbergs Markets, Kwame Charitable Foundation, the Asian-American Chamber of Commerce – St. Louis, and RGA Foundation.
Learn more about Emerging Leaders and the other FOCUS civic leadership programs at www.focus-stl.org.
Fall 2024 Emerging Leaders Class
Nicole Alexander
HCV Director
County Housing
Tony Ballard
Assistant Manager
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Tamara Beasley
Director of Operations
The Leadership School
Rohan Biscuitwala
Data Analyst
Caleres
Aariq Clark
Marketing Associate
Enterprise Bank & Trust
Ruth Durrell
CRM Coach
Less Annoying CRM
AJ Foster
Technical Project Associate
Digital Promise
Sophia Garcia
Neighborhood Transformation Manager
St. Louis Development Corporation
Dr. Mesha Garner
Chief Operating Officer
Dear Diary, Inc.
Jake Haggmark
Aviation & Transportation Planner
HOK
Robyn Harvey
Quality Analyst
Veterans Evaluation Services
Holly Hicks
Corporate and Foundation Relations Officer
Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Lashonda Hill
Special Education
Believe Academy
Dominic Jackson
Director of Student Engagement
Harris-Stowe State University
James Jackson
Supplier Diversity / Community Outreach
McCarthy Builders Inc.
Erin LoRusso
City Planner
City of Maryland Heights
Kenny Miller
Intake Coordinator
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Cassandra Moore
Quality Control Scientist
MilliporeSigma
Mary Petropoulos
Senior Office Manager
GadellNet Consulting Services
David Piskulic
Clinic Lead – Physical Therapy
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Tyler Rogers
Institutional Relationship Manager
Moneta
Jordan Rothrock
Research & Data Analyst
Concordance
Sara Ruby
Operations Specialist
Promise Community Homes
Vince Rug
VP, Commercial Relationship Officer
UMB Bank
Toni Stovall
Community Resource Specialist
Mission St. Louis
Elmina Tasic
Assistant Manager
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Deveny Trautman
Senior Consultant
World Wide Technology
Allie Wargel
Business Resilience Manager
Edward Jones
Sidney Williams
Innovation Portfolio Manager
MilliporeSigma