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March 4, 2025

Leon Sharpe Named As FOCUS 2025 Legacy Alumni Award Honoree

At the 28th Annual What’s Right with the Region Awards Celebration on May 15, FOCUS St. Louis will honor Leon Sharpe, Founder and Principal of The Praxis Group, with its 2025 Legacy...
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February 28, 2025

More Than 60 FOCUS Alumni Named to St. Louis Business 500

Congratulations to all our FOCUS alumni and board members were named to St. Louis Magazine‘s St. Louis Business 500. The special feature recognizes some of the metro area’s most influential, impactful, and...
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February 20, 2024

Valerie Patton Named As FOCUS Legacy Alumni Award Honoree

At the 27th Annual What’s Right with the Region Awards Celebration on May 9, FOCUS St. Louis will honor Valerie E. Patton, Greater St. Louis, Inc’s Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer...
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March 27, 2023

Vin Ko Named As Emerging Alumni Award Honoree

At the 26th Annual What’s Right with the Region Awards Celebration on May 11, FOCUS St. Louis will honor Emerging Leaders alum Vin Ko, Director of Team Operations for St. Louis CITY...
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November 28, 2022

How You Can Support FOCUS This GivingTuesday (and All Year-Round)

As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, FOCUS St. Louis depends on the support of our members, donors and community partners to continue our work of educating and connecting leaders and facilitating the important conversations....
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February 23, 2022

Neal Richardson Named As Emerging Alumni Award Honoree

At the 25th Annual What’s Right with the Region Awards Celebration on May 12, FOCUS St. Louis will honor Emerging Leaders alum Neal Richardson, Executive Director of St. Louis Development Corporation, with...
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March 2, 2021

FOCUS To Honor Kathy Lambert with Legacy Alumni Award

At the 24th Annual What’s Right with the Region Awards Celebration on May 13, FOCUS St. Louis will honor Leadership St. Louis alum Kathy Lambert, Co-founder of Connections to Success, with its...
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October 30, 2020

Your Vote Matters

At FOCUS, we believe that informed and engaged civic leaders are essential for our region to thrive. Voting is one opportunity to support your community and have a say in its future. If...
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March 3, 2020

FOCUS Names Deborah Patterson and Antoinette Carroll as Alumni Award Honorees

At the 23rd Annual What’s Right with the Region Awards Celebration on May 7, FOCUS St. Louis will recognize two alumnae of its civic leadership programs: 2020 FOCUS St. Louis Legacy Alumni...
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March 12, 2019

Christine Chadwick and Blake Strode Named As Inaugural FOCUS Alumni Award Recipients

At the 22nd Annual What’s Right with the Region Awards, FOCUS will introduce two new awards to honor graduates of FOCUS’ civic leadership programs. 2019 FOCUS St. Louis Alumni Award Christine Chadwick...
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