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COCA’s highly trained teaching artists and staff members work tirelessly to provide students with the nurturing environment they need to grow as artists.

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Board Officers

Jesse Hunter, President – Executive VP, Executive Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions & Chief Strategy Officer, Centene
Bill Carson, Co-Chair of Development – Vice President, Community Impact Strategy, 
US Bank Community Development Corporation
Hazel Donald, Co-Chair of COCAedu – Community Volunteer
Shereen Fischer, Co-Chair of Development – Community Volunteer
Brendan Freeman, Co-Chair of Board Development – Community Volunteer
Carolyn Gold, Create our Future Steering Committee – Community Volunteer
Diedre Gray, Chair of Human Resources, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer, Post Holdings
Lauren Herring, Co-Chair of Board Development – CEO, IMPACT Group
Kristin Johnson,Create our Future Steering Committee – Principal – BOA Talent Acquisition & Performance, Edward Jones Trade Operations
Tom Minogue, Secretary – Chairman, Thompson Coburn
Shannon Sock, Treasurer and Chair of Finance Committee – Executive Vice President of Strategy & CFO, Mercy Health System
Kent Turner, Co-Chair of Facility Planning – Principal, K Turner Advisory LLC

Board Members

Rhonda Carter Adams, Corporate Diversity Lead, Illinois American Water
Phyllis Anderson, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Express Scripts
Chad Bockert, Vice President Business Development and Marketing, World Wide Technology
Bill Bradley, Vice President of Community Affairs, Anheuser-Busch
Hunter Brown, Partner, Certified Financial Planner, Moneta
Stacey Goldman, Chief Strategist, Cannonball Agency
Bart Holtzman, President/CEO, Holtzman Enterprises, Inc.
Suzanne Johnson, Community Volunteer
Kim Kuehner, Community Volunteer
Geralynn Lord, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Ameren
Elizabeth Mannen, Managing Director, Investments at Mannen Financial Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
Kory Mathews, Vice President, Program Manager, Phantom Works, The Boeing Company
Melissa Merlin, Litigation Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP
Ricky Nix, Jr., President at Butler’s Pantry
Ken Olliff, Vice President for Research, Saint Louis University
Kanika Pandey, Performing Artist, Indian Classical Vocalist
Jane Peacock, Community Volunteer
Eddie Queen, Director of Digital Investing, Wells Fargo Advisors
Dana Redwing, Esq., Partner, Fox Galvin, LLC
Patti Thorp, Community Volunteer
Sherri Tichenor, Global Financial Planning and Analysis Lead, Monsanto
Elizabeth Tucker, Publisher, ALIVE Magazine
Lisa Tuteur, Community Volunteer
Todd Weaver, Chief Executive Officer TW Constructers
Susan Werner, Designer & Consultant, Before & Again

Life Members

Barbara Archer, Managing Director & Partner, HighTower St. Louis Wealth Advisors
Richard D. Baron, Chairman and CEO, McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc.
Tom Hillman, FTL Capital Partners, LLC.
Steven Hochberg, Icon Industries LLC
Cheryl Holman, Community Volunteer
Cynthia J. Kohlbry, Managing Director, Conley & Company
Karey Witty, Executive Vice President & CFO, Valitas Health Services

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