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 innovative leaders across an array of industries, from health care to hospitality, accounting to aerospace, restaurants to real estate.

Arts, Sports & Leisure

Kirven Douthit-Boyd (Leadership St. Louis 2022)
Ron Himes (Leadership St. Louis 1986)
Shayn Prapaisilp (Youth Leadership St. Louis 2005 / FOCUS Board Member)

Banking & Finance

Marilyn Bush (Impact STL 2000/ Leadership St. Louis 2003)
David Erickson (FOCUS Board Member)
Penny Pennington (Leadership St. Louis 2008/ESL 2009)
Howard Smith (Leadership St. Louis 2004)
Stephen Westbrooks (Leadership St. Louis 2018)

Community Builders

Diego Abente (Leadership St. Louis 2020)
Cynthia Chapple (Women In Leadership STEM 2018)
Cindy Owens (Leadership St. Louis 2012)
Yusef Scoggin (Leadership St. Louis 2020)

Education

Simone Cummings (Leadership St. Louis 2004)
Kristin Sobolik (Experience St. Louis 2017)

Government & Economic Development

Karen Branding (Impact STL 1994)
Rodney Crim (Experience St. Louis 2003)
Pat Kelly (Leadership St. Louis 2006)
Linda Ogbah Faas (Women In Leadership 2025)
Tim Nowak (Leadership St. Louis 2011)
Neal Richardson (Emerging Leaders 2018)
Susan Trautman (Women In Leadership 1991)

Healthcare

Andrew Bagnall (Experience St. Louis 2022)
Laura Kaiser (Leadership St. Louis 2002)
Richard Liekweg (Experience St. Louis 2010)

Leading Industries

Nina Leigh Krueger (Leadership St. Louis 2003)
Kathleen Mazzarella (Leadership St. Louis 2004)
Sue McCollum (Leadership St. Louis 2002/ Women In Leadership 1989)
Donn Rubin (Leadership St. Louis 2001)

Living Legends

Anna Crosslin (Leadership St. Louis 1986)
Nancy Kranzberg (Leadership St. Louis 1996)
Marylen Mann (Leadership St. Louis 1980)
Kathy Osborn (Leadership St. Louis 1995)
Tom Schlafly (Leadership St. Louis 1989)
Colleen Starkloff (Women In Leadership 1993)
Tony Thompson (Leadership St. Louis 1997)

Nonprofit

Mark Arens (Leadership St. Louis 2011)
Vanessa Cooksey (Leadership St. Louis 2005)
Barry Falke (Experience St. Louis 2024)
Neosha Franklin (Women In Leadership 2021)
Leslie Gill (Youth Leadership St. Louis 1993)
Blake Hamilton (Emerging Leaders 2015/ Leadership St. Louis 2019)
Lesley Hoffarth (Women In Leadership 2004)
Andwele Jolly (Leadership St. Louis 2022)
Wendell Kimbrough (Leadership St. Louis 2008)
Julie Lock (Leadership St. Louis 2020)
Kimberly McKinney (Leadership St. Louis 2004)
Laurel Pickering (Experience St. Louis 2024)
Kristen Slaughter (Leadership St. Louis 2024)
Muriel Smith (Women In Leadership 2014/ Leadership St. Louis 2018)
Kristen Sorth (Leadership St. Louis 2014/Women In Leadership 2013)
Jody Sowell (FOCUS Board Member)
Blake Strode (Youth Leadership St. Louis 2004/ Leadership St. Louis 2019)
Wendy Sullivan (Leadership St. Louis 2003)
Michelle Tucker (Leadership St. Louis 2010)
Kristen Wild (Leadership St. Louis 2022)

Professional Services

Ryan Davis (Leadership St. Louis 2022)
Melissa Lackey (Leadership St. Louis 2006 / FOCUS Board Member)
Mindy Mazur (Leadership St. Louis 2019)
Amy Mistler (Leadership St. Louis 2017)

Real Estate

Joe Brinkmann (Leadership St. Louis 2010)
Steve Emer (Leadership St. Louis 2010)
Jassen Johnson (Leadership St. Louis 2024)
Mike Konzen (Impact STL 1995)
Tyler Meyr (Leadership St. Louis 2013)

Technology

Gina Bremehr (Leadership St. Louis 2015)
Sekhar Prabhakar (Leadership St. Louis 2021 / FOCUS Board Member)