Staff
Cultural Leadership is currently seeking a full-time executive director.
You can email the interim executive director at executivedirector@culturalleadership.org
Jeremy Brok, MA, Program Director
jbrok@culturalleadership.org
Jasmine S. Pickens, MBA, Development Director
jpickens@culturalleadership.org
Lauren Carmack, UMSL MSW Practicum student
Dr. Phil Hunsberger, Lead Facilitator
Angela Lewis, High School Leadership Program Facilitator
Dr. Kaylan Holloway, Parent & Guardian Facilitator
Stephanie Briggs, Facilitator
Nawadir “Nosa” Ali, High School Leadership Program Junior Facilitator
Board of Directors
Jan Baron – Teacher and Community Volunteer
Doug Collinger – Admiral Consulting, LLC (Class 10 & 16 parent)
Jittaun Dill – Husch Blackwell
Anitra Mahari – Simply Mahari (Class 14 parent)
Rev. Wes Mullins (Secretary) – Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis
Cynthia Ross (Treasurer) – Nestle Purina PetCare Co.
Dr. Ryia Ross Peterson (Chair) – Mercy Clinic Pediatrics
Erika Sandiford – Independent Sales/Stylist (Class 9 parent)
Rabbi Scott Shafrin – Congregation Kol Rinah
Jill Silverstein – SilversteinWolf, LLC (Class 12 parent)
Jeff Singer – HealthCare Infection Control Solutions (HCICS)
Frieda Smith (Vice Chair) – data2insight LLC
Peggy Tedder – Ameren
Jenna Unnerstall – Express Scripts
Scott Unnerstall – KPMG
Rodney White – Nestle Purina PetCare Co.
Advisory Council
Dr. Kelvin Adams – St. Louis Public Schools
Cheryl Adelstein – Jewish Community Relations Council
Karen Aroesty – Anti-Defamation League of St. Louis
Christopher Cantu – Bank of America
Margaret W. Cohen, Ph.D. – Retired, University of Missouri St. Louis
Armeta Cotten – Attorney, Private Practice
Rabbi Randy Fleisher – Central Reform Congregation
Suzanne Gellman – University of Missouri Extension
Rebecca Goldstein – Medtronic
Dr. Sharonica Hardin-Bartley – School District of University City
Amy Hunter – Boeing
Michael Litwack – Retired Exec and Community Volunteer
Mary Ann McLaughlin – World Wide Technology, Inc.
Nancy Novack – JE Novack Construction
Steve Parks – Diversity Awareness Partnership Board Liaison
Maharat Rori Picker Neiss – Jewish Community Relations Council
Patti Rosenthal – University of Missouri – St. Louis
Booker Shaw – Thompson Coburn
Karen Sher – Jewish Federation of St. Louis
Frieda Smith – Cultural Leadership Vice Chair
Nancy Solomon Desloge – St. Louis University
Susan Stith – Express Scripts
Rabbi Susan Talve – Central Reform Congregation
Hank Webber – Washington University in St. Louis