Get started on those 2025 career resolutions!
We’re teaming up with the Missouri Athletic Club for a morning of speed mentoring, offering attendees the unique opportunity to connect with a number of civic and professional leaders and tap into their insights and wisdom. Whether you’re looking to take the next step in your career, expand your professional network, increase your community engagement or are dealing with a leadership challenge, you’ll gain the benefit of multiple new perspectives and years of collective experience. Bring your questions for this fun and fast-paced session!
This event is aimed at young professionals and those in the early-to-mid stages of their careers. Space is limited, so register early.
Cost
Free for Members of FOCUS St. Louis or the Missouri Athletic Club
Non-members – $20 (or join today!)
Mentors
This year’s mentors will include:
- Carrie Burggraf, Senior Business Consultant, Wide Awake Business (Women In Leadership 2024)
- Angie Carr, Vice President & Chief Impact Officer, Nine PBS (Leadership St. Louis 2023)
- Jason Carter, Founder & CEO, UNCOMN (Leadership St. Louis 2023)
- LaKricia Cox, Executive Director, Girls In The Know (Women In Leadership 2021)
- Suvir Dhar, Managing Partner, Dhar Legal Group (Leadership St. Louis 2018)
- Molly Elrick, Ph.D., Director, Clinical Imaging Biomarkers, Bayer (Leadership St. Louis 2021)
- Michael England, President, St. Mary’s South Side Catholic High School (Leadership St. Louis 2019)
- Mary Fernandes, Ph.D., President & Co-founder, Solis Agrosciences (Women In Leadership 2021)
- Deanna Finch, Executive Director, United 4 Children (Women In Leadership 2022 & Leadership St. Louis 2024)
- Lauren Hieger, Senior Director of Internal Communications & Culture, ACERTUS
- Stacy Gee Hollins, Ph.D., Interim Associate Provost of Academic Affairs & Dean, Anheuser-Busch School of Business, Harris-Stowe State University (Women In Leadership STEM 2019)
- Simon Huang, Chief Technology Officer, City of St. Louis (Leadership St. Louis 2016)
- Lydia Huston, Executive Director, Kwame Building Group Inc. (Leadership St. Louis 2024 & Women In Leadership 2022)
- Frances Levine, Ph.D., Principal Owner, FRL Consulting LLC (Experience St. Louis 2015)
- Al Li, Founder & Managing Director, ARTIS Commercial Capital (Leadership St. Louis 2022)
- Nalini Mahadevan, Principal Attorney, MLO Law (Leadership St. Louis 2014)
- Amal Mansuri, Senior Communications Strategist, Edward Jones (Leadership St. Louis 2005)
- Mindy Mazur, Managing Director, Lents & Associates (Leadership St. Louis 2019)
- Jason Dale Pierce, Director of Architecture, Jacobs (Leadership St. Louis 2020)
- Karlos Ramirez, Vice President of Latino Outreach, International Institute of St. Louis (Leadership St. Louis 2012)
- Angie Schaefer, Corporate Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Safety National (Women In Leadership 2012 & Diversity Leadership Fellowship 2014)
- Natalie Self, Senior Vice President, Equitable Economic Impact, Cortex Innovation Community (Emerging Leaders 2012 & Leadership St. Louis 2022)
- Shuntae Shields Ryan, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, United Way of Greater St. Louis (Women In Leadership 2014)
- Sherry Sissac, Client Relationship Marketing Lead, Accenture
- Muriel Smith, Executive Director, St. Louis Area Diaper Bank (Leadership St. Louis 2018)
- Matt Temple, Senior Account Executive, United HealthCare Services, Inc. (Leadership St. Louis 2023)
- Christine Thurber, Executive Director, St. John’s Community Care (Leadership St. Louis 2024)
- April Waugh, Director, Insights & Marketing Legal, & North America Pro Bono Cluster Head, Citi (Women In Leadership 2021)
- Sarah Wendt, Chief People Officer, NISA Investment Advisors LLC (Leadership St. Louis 2019)
- Kristen Wild, President & CEO, Operation Food Search (Leadership St. Louis 2022)
- Josh Wilson, Executive Director & CEO, Mission: St. Louis (Impact Fellows 2020)
- Jennifer Yackley, City Manager, City of Olivette (Leadership St. Louis 2018)
