Join the Leadership Circle
The Richard Baron Leadership Circle (RBLC) is a remarkable group of COCA’s most generous supporters. Named for COCA’s founder Richard Baron, whose foresight and perseverance created a unique cultural resource in St. Louis, the RBLC helps COCA accomplish its most ambitious goals and ensures that COCA stands as a house of the people where everyone can participate.
Membership in the RBLC starts at $1,500 per year and helps to provide nearly $450,000 in individual scholarships and arts education programs. Throughout the year, RBLC members receive invitations to engage in COCA programs and connect with COCA artists and leadership. RLBC Members gather every year to celebrate at FLAME°, COCA’s annual RBLC appreciation event.
Levels of Support
$1,500 Annually
- Two complimentary tickets to FLAME°, COCA’s annual appreciation event for the Richard Baron Leadership Circle
- Recognition on signage and in COCA playbills and the annual Impact Report
- Invitations to special member events, including gallery openings and behind-the-scenes tours
- Early access to registration for COCA classes and Summer Arts Camps
- Early access to purchase COCApresents performance tickets
- Opportunities to take special behind-the-scenes tours
Provides scholarship support for three children to experience two weeks of COCA Summer Arts Camp
$2,500 Annually – Visionary Partner
- All benefits listed above
- Opportunity to rent COCA spaces at 10% discount, based on availability
Provides a year-long scholarship and support services for an elementary age student in COCA’s Pre-Professional Division
$5,000 Annually – Sponsor a Student Partner
- All benefits listed above
- An invitation to an exclusive champagne preview of the COCApresents season
- The opportunity to sponsor a student and shadow their development at COCA
- The opportunity to attend a private dance class led by a COCA teaching artist with your friends—and complete with cocktails
Provides ACT tutoring for students in COCA’s Pre-Professional Division
$10,000 Annually
- All benefits listed above
- The opportunity to rent COCA spaces at 25% discount, based on availability
Provides a semester-long COCA arts residency in two elementary school classrooms
$25,000 Annually
- All benefits listed above
- Complimentary use of the Millstone Gallery or Dierbergs Kitchen at COCA for a private event
Provides a year of van transportation for students who otherwise couldn’t participate in classes at COCA
Engage at COCA
Contact Virginia Howell, Director of Individual & Corporate Engagement, with any questions about joining the Richard Baron Leadership Circle.
Richard Baron Leadership Circle Members
COCA gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following Richard Baron Leadership Circle members.
List as of 2/1/2022
Hope & Kirill Abramov
Rhonda & Carlton Adams
Keith Alper
Tina Anderson
Barbara & Steve Archer
Carolyn Auffenberg
Nancy Barnes-Ault & Ken Ault
Mary Ann & Michael Beatty
Margaret Beckerle
Renee & Andrew Bell
Christina & Vince Bennett
Elizabeth Mannen Berges & James Berges
Marion Black
Lee Bohm
Ramsey & Mark Botterman
Joanne & Scot Boulton
Lisa & Greg Boyce
Tiffany & Bill Bradley
Claudia Brodie & Kevin Twellman
Chrissy & Lee Broughton
Betsey & Hunter Brown
Barbara Bryant
Julie & Bob Burmeister
Barb & Steve Burrows
David Butler & Lance Licht
Jennifer & Jonathan Campbell
Lisa Caplan & Shane Hieronymus
Lisa & Tom Carnahan
Amy Drummond & Bill Carson
Christy & Gian Cavallini
Juliet Chayat & Peter Czajkowski
Mary & Bob Ciapciak
Molly & Chris Danforth
John Davis
Hazel & Arnold Donald
Kay Drey
Kim & Tim Eberlein
Hillary Anger Elfenbein & Dan Elfenbein
David C. Farrell
Alison & John Ferring
Linda & Steve Finerty
Shereen & Michael Fischer
Beth Fisher & Amit Shah
Debbie & Art Fitzgerald
Gretta Forrester
Lotta & Jeff Fox
Marilyn & Ambassador Sam Fox
Merle Fox
Nancy & Steven Fox
Angela & Brendan Freeman
Wendy & Mark Gellman
Nancy & Michael Georgen
Sue & Norm Gilbert
Erica & Edward Glanz
Gregory Glore
Carolyn Gold
Stacey Goldman & Tim Greenwald
Abby & Michael Goldstein
Susan & Robert Goldstein
Barbara B. Goodman
Diedre & Michael Gray
Nancy & Randy Green
Jennifer & Cap Grossman
Sharon & Marc Gunter, MD
Patricia & Kit Heffern
Signa & Bob Hermann, Jr.
Lauren Herring & Ted Disabato
Jennifer & Tom Hillman
Cheri Hoffman
Pam & Ben Holman
Cheryl Holman
Patti & Bart Holtzman
Suzanne & Thomas Hough
Linda & Jesse Hunter
Bettie S. Johnson
Suzanne & Jim Johnson
Kristin & P.K. Johnson
Sally Johnston
David Joyner & Bill Lawton
Karen & Raymond Kalinowski
Karen Kalish
Peggy & Lee Kaplan
Lauren Weissman Kerner & Kyle Kerner
Ms. Pauline Kim & Mr. Philip Lee
Pauline Kim & Philip Lee
Janet Knight
Beverly & Steve N. Knight
Karen & Larry Kotner
Beth Kovaly Willis
Sarah Kramer
Nancy & Ken Kranzberg
Kim Kuehner
Kate & Mike Kupstas
Gail & Carl Lang
Amy Lefton
Sally & Ned Lemkemeier
Mont & Karen Levy
Sheila Little-Forrest & Jeff Forrest
Laurie & Sean Lock
Pam & John Mandelker
Kathy Manganaro
Sharon Buchanan-McClure & Richard McClure
Anne & Kevin McCormack
Margot McMahon Monser & Ed Monser
Melissa & Rob Merlin
Terese Messman
Colleen & Robert Millstone
Becky & Tom Minogue
Gwen & Steven Mizell
Sandra & Eric Moore
Anne & David Morgan
Laura & Cameron Murray
Noémi & Michael Neidorff
Elizabeth & Richard Nix, Jr.
Heidi & Kenneth Olliff
Lynne & Brooks Parriott
Jane & Dave Peacock
Penny Pennington & Mike Fidler
Carrie & Bill Polk
Kelly & Mitch Pollock
Stephanie & Anthony Randall
Kanika Pandey & Shrikant Ramachandran
Sue & Joe Rechter
Jeana & Buddy Reisinger
Lisa & Andy Remack
Stephanie Riven & Roger Goldman
Jamie & Jeff Ryan
Susie & Jonathan Sachs
Dana & Barry Sandweiss
Stephanie & Mark Schnuck
Mary Schoolman
Susan & Michael Scully
Glenda & Jim Seldin
Rachel & Jermal Seward
Terry Moore Shepley
Jane & Ted Simmons
Wendi & Shannon Sock
Amy Soper
Carol & Michael Staenberg
Marilyn & Ken Steinback
Jarona & Bill Stevens
Mary & Thomas Stillman
Mary Strauss
Donald M. Suggs
Susan & Greg Sullivan
Caryl & Alan* Sunshine
Eliot & Richard Tao
Debbie Tarlow
Jaime & Brian Thomas
Patti & Holden Thorp
Sherri & James Tichenor
Sarah H. Trulaske
Steve Tschudy
Kathleen & Kent Turner
Lisa & Andrew Tuteur
Susan & Peter Tuteur
Christy Beckmann & Jim Vykopal
Ellen & John Wallace
Stacey Wehe & Paul Jorjorian
Josephine & Richard Weil
Laurie Garland & Michael Weisman
Linda & Peter Werner
Susan & Joe Werner II
W. Jack Wichmann*
Orrin Sage Wightman IV
Michelle & Grant Williams III
Linda & James Yust
Susie & Stuart Zimmerman
Risa Zwerling & Mark Wrighton
*deceased
COCA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and does not receive United Way support. Contributions to COCA are eligible for tax deduction to the limit allowable by law.
