We’re in, of, and for St. Louis. What does that mean? The St. Louis Initiative working group will build out the St. Louis Compact (now the Commitment) to ensure that we have a coordinated set of programs and initiatives that advance the St. Louis region while strengthening the university in its missions of teaching, research, and patient care.
Working Group Chairs

Nicole Hudson
Assistant Vice Chancellor

Hank Webber
Executive Vice Chancellor for Civic Affairs and Strategic Planning
Working Group Members
- Eva Aagaard
Senior Associate Dean of Education, Medical School; C & J Loeb Prof of Medical Education - Monica Allen
Vice Chancellor and General Counsel - Peter Boumgarden
Koch Family Professor of Practice in Family Enterprise - Sheretta Butler Barnes
Associate Professor of Social Work - Mary Campbell
Associate Vice Chancellor for Real Estate - Bill Carson
U.S. Bank, Vice President & Business Development Officer - Heather Corcoran
Vice Provost and Interim Dean of University College; Halsey C. Ives Professor - Rosalind Early
Features Editor, Public Affairs - Jason Hall
Chief Executive Officer, Greater St. Louis, Inc. - Mackenzie Hines-Wilson
Undergraduate student, Arts & Sciences - John Inazu
Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law - Bethany Johnson-Javois
Chief Executive Officer, St. Louis Integrated Health Network - John Kemper
CEO of Commerce
- Jane Kojima
Director of Communications, Facilities Planning and Management - Pam Lokken
Vice Chancellor of Government & Community Relations - Alicia McDonnell
Trustee - Brian Phillips
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Washington University Medical Center - Jason Purnell
Vice President, Community Health Improvement at BJC Healthcare; Associate Professor, Brown School - Ignacio Sanchez Prado
Jarvis Thurston and Mona Van Duyn Professor in the Humanities - Sophie Scott
Undergraduate student, Arts & Sciences - Kurt Summers
Gephardt National Council member - Lauren Todd
Subject & Instruction Librarian, Engineering - Ronné Turner
Vice Provost of Admissions & Financial Aid - Adia Harvey Wingfield
Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor of Arts & Sciences - Heather Woofter
Director, College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design; Sam and Marilyn Fox Professor
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