Leadership Missouri announces 2024 class

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry has selected 26 leaders from across the state to participate in the Leadership Missouri program.

Founded in 1990, Leadership Missouri identifies current and emerging leaders with a focus on enhancing their leadership skills and deepening their knowledge of the state. On May 21, the 2024 class will convene in St. Louis for the first of seven, multi-day sessions in locations across Missouri. Each session will explore unique aspects of the state’s economy, infrastructure and political system, while participants are immersed in the culture of different communities across Missouri. In addition to visiting St. Louis, the 2024 class will spend time in Springfield, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Jefferson City and Perryville, before concluding in Hermann in November.

The 26 leaders selected for the program represent a broad cross section of the state’s private industries and public sector employers.

“Leadership Missouri is designed to foster strong leadership skills in individuals in order to build stronger communities across Missouri,” said Dan Mehan, the Missouri Chamber’s president and CEO. “Missouri needs leaders who can work across industries and regions to unite our state. That is exactly what Leadership Missouri provides, and it is the reason this program has remained vital in Missouri for more than 30 years. I congratulate this year’s class on being selected for this exclusive program, and I look forward to seeing their growth over the next seven months.”

Learn more at mochamber.com/workforce/leadership-missouri.

2024 PARTICIPANTS

• Amy Berendzen, Missouri Department of Economic Development, Jefferson City
• Cathy Brown, Center for Hearing & Speech, St. Louis
• Don Chenevert, Jr., SRC Holdings Corporation, Springfield
• Sarah Clubine, City of Brunswick, Brunswick
• Alex Earls, Missouri Department of Corrections, Jefferson City
• Matthew Hankins, Missouri Department of Labor & Industrial Relations, Jefferson City
• Michelle Heiliger, Sellenriek Construction, Inc., Jonesburg
• Shan Howard, Southeast Missouri State University-Sikeston, Sikeston
• Marvetta Johnson, Evergy, Kansas City
• Jordan Kadosh, Anti-Defamation League, St. Louis
• Melanie Keeney, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla
• Becky Lohmann, Catalyst, Kansas City
• Jonathan Lorenz, Ameren, Jefferson City
• Brandon McElwain, State Technical College of Missouri, Linn
• Kamera Meaney, University Health Truman Medical Center, Kansas City
• Katlin Owens, CPKC, Kansas City
• Robin Phillips, Child Care Aware of Missouri, St. Louis
• Whitney Quick, Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, Cape Girardeau
• Justin Quinn, Emergence Funds and Holdings; Lore Technology Company, West Sacramento, CA
• Jennifer Robinson, Centene, Chesterfield
• Russell Scanlan, CoxHealth, Springfield
• Robyn Schelp, Kids Win Missouri, Columbia
• Michael Vestweber, Covanta Environmental Solutions, Lee’s Summit
• Jasmine Wells, ITG Brands, Washington, D.C.
• Becky Willard, Hawthorn Foundation, Jefferson City
• Olivia Wilson, Husch Blackwell Strategies, Jefferson City