St. Louis Steering Committee:

• The Rev. Tommie Pierson Sr., Co-Chair, Greater St. Mark Family Church
• Lisa D’Souza, Attorney
• Kevin Fitzgerald, Retired Insulators Local 1
• Sherman George, FIRE Retirees
• Don Giljum, St. Louis Workers’ Education Society
• Percy Green, ACTION Reunion
• Chris Guinther, Empower Missouri
• Cynthia Holmes, Interfaith Partnership
• Denise Lieberman, MO Voter Protection Coalition
• Professor Allan MacNeill, Webster University
• Evangelist Stanley McCoy, 2nd Chance Freedom Foundation
• Ben Senturia, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center
• Joan Suarez, Bread and Roses Missouri

St. Louis Members:

• The Very Rev. Kathie Adams Shepherd, Christ Church Cathedral
• Professor James Allen Jr., Saint Louis University
• Ellen Alper, National Council of Jewish Women – St. Louis
• The Rev. Dr. Emmett Baker, Beth-El Baptist Church
• Laura Barrett, SIEU Health care
• Pastor Paul Beins, Retired Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
• Rabbi James Bennett OP, Congregation Shaare Emeth
• Joan Beuckman, Retired KMOX
• John Bowman Sr., NAACP St. Louis County
• The Rev. Rodney Bozeman, Hopewell MB Church of Wentzville
• Garrett Broshuis, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center
• The Rev. Charles Brown, Mt. Airy Missionary Baptist Church
• Deborah Burris, University of Missouri-St. Louis
• The Rev. Rodrick Burton, New Northside MB Church
• Mo Costello, Mokabe’s Coffeehouse
• Philip Deitch, Jews United for Justice
• Pat Dougherty, Catholic Charities of St. Louis
• Kari Estes, Missouri NEA
• Jim Faul, Attorney
• Jon Fenderson, Organization for Black Struggle
• Rabbi Randy Fleisher, Jews United for Justice
• The Rev. Robert Franklin Jr., Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
• Bukky Gbadegesin, Organization for Black Struggle
• The Rev. David Gerth, Metropolitan Congregations United
• Sonja Gholston-Byrd, United Way of Greater St. Louis
• Anna Ginsburg, St. Louis Anti-Racism Organizing Collective
• Rabbi Andrea Goldstein, Congregation Shaare Emeth
• Rabbi James Goodman, St. Louis Rabbinical Association
• Lara Granich
• The Rev. Darryl Gray, MO Missionary Baptist State Convention
• Imam Muhamed Hasic, Islamic Community Center
• Ann Haubrich, Bread and Roses Missouri
• Bernie Hayes, St. Louis American Newspaper
• Professor Dan Hellinger, Webster University
• Deborah Henry, St. Louis Community College
• Jerry Hochsztein, Jews United for Justice
• The Rev. Audrey Hollis, Greater St. Mark Family Church
• Clarence Jackson, Ecumenical Leadership Council of Missouri
• The Rev. Dr. Sammie Jones, Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
• Jerry King, Assisi House
• Glenn Koenen, Circle of Concern
• The Rev. Jeff Lindgren, Gethsemane Lutheran Church
• Rhona Lyons, Jews United for Justice
• Professor Michael Mancini, Saint Louis University
• Larry Mass, Attorney
• Margo McNeil, Hazelwood School District
• Tom Mendelson, Attorney
• The Rev. Mark Miller, Westminster Presbyterian Church
• Mark Moreland, Attorney
• Jeanette Mott Oxford, Epiphany United Church of Christ
• Lew Moye, CBTU, St Louis
• Friar Ed Mundwiller, St. Anthony of Padua
• Virginia Nesmith, Retired National Farm Worker Ministry
• Tom Nolan, Catholic Charities of St. Louis
• Jay Ozier, CBTU, St. Louis
• The Rev. Dr. Rudy Pulido, Baptist General Convention of Missouri
• Bill Quick, Attorney
• The Rev. Rebecca Ragland, Episcopal Diocese of Missouri
• Professor Mark Rank, Washington University
• Professor Gerda Ray, University of Missouri-St. Louis
• Robert Reinhold, Attorney
• The Rev. B.T. Rice, New Horizon 7th Day Christian Church
• Jamala Rogers, Organization for Black Struggle
• Professor Rebecca Rogers, Educators for Social Justice
• Jim Roos, Sanctuary in the Ordinary
• Jake Rosenfeld, Washington University
• Tim Rowden, Labor Tribune
• Rob Russell, University of Missouri
• The Rev. Sherrie Saunders, Washington Metropolitan, AME
• Father Jack Schuler, St. Cronan Catholic Church
• Mary Anne Sedey, Attorney
• Roz Sherman-Voellinger, Worker’s Institute for Health & Safety
• John Slosar, Saint Louis University
• Les Sterman, Jewish Community Relations Council
• Pastor Carleton Stock, Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy
• Sister Carla Mae Streeter, Aquinas Institute of Theology
• Elder C. Jessel Strong, St. Louis Metropolitan Clergy Coalition
• Abbe Sudvarg, Peace Economy Project
• Doug Swanson, University of Missouri Labor Extension
• Robert Swearingen, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
• Rabbi Susan Talve, Central Reform Congregation
• Natalie Teague, Attorney
• Nikki Weinstein, FOCUS St. Louis
• Roseann Weiss, Bread and Roses Missouri
• Robert Wilcox, Art Critic
• Bronwen Zwirner, Bread and Roses Missouri

Kansas City Steering Committee

• The Rev. Dr. Donna Simon, Chair, Mark Hope and Peace Lutheran
• Rabbi Doug Alpert, Congregation Kol Ami
• Patricia Jones-Macklin, AFT National
• The Rev. Mary Lou Kegler, Swope Parkway United Christian Church
• Kevin Kuritz, Iron Workers Local 10
• The Rev. Holly McKissick, Peace Christian Church UCC
• Representative Judy Morgan
• The Rev. Dr. Tex Sample, MORE^2

Kansas City Members:

• Judy Ancel, Cross Border Network
• The Rev. Rick Behrens, Grandview Park Presbyterian Church
• The Rev. Ron Bowen
• John Boyd, Attorney
• The Rev. Dr. Ron Brooks, The Lazarus Project
• Deacon AJ Byrd, Communities Creating Opportunity
• Sherwin Carroll, SEIU Local 1 – Missouri Division
• Gina Chiala, Stand Up KC
• The Rev. Dave Culver, Liberty Christian Church
• Lewis Diuguid, KC Association of Black Journalists
• Sister Barb Doak
• Mark Dugan, Attorney
• Peter Eaton, University of Missouri-Kansas City
• The Rev. Lloyd Fields, Greater Gilgal Bible Baptist Church
• Margaretha Finefrock, The Learning Project
• Professor Ile Haggins, University of Missouri-Kansas City
• The Rev. Dr. Vernon Howard Jr., The Historic St. Mark Church
• The Rev. Ed Kail, Communities Creating Opportunity
• Edward Emmett Keenan
• Kathleen Kennedy, Bishop Sullivan Center
• Doug Langer, HOPE FAITH
• Deacon Michael Lewis, Parish of Saint Patrick
• The Rev. Susan McCann, Communities Creating Opportunity
• Bob Minor, The Fairness Project
• Bishop Eric Morrison
• Brian Noland, Attorney
• Mary O’Halloran, O’Halloran Communication
• Melissa Patterson-Hazley
• Jessica Piedra, Attorney
• Juan Rangel, Donnelly College
• Raymond Rico, Garcia Immigration Law Firm
• Brother Louis Rodemann, Holy Family Catholic Worker House
• Kris Ross, Overland Park Luthern Church
• The Rev. Dr. R. Stan Runnels
• Heather Schlozman, Attorney
• The Rev. Sarah Schofeld-Wimberley, Independence Ministerial Alliance
• The Honorable John Sharp, Former City Councilman
• Bette Tate-Beaver, National Association for Multicultural Education
• The Rev. Jennifer Thomas, Communities Creating Opportunity
• Mary Vincent, James Catholic Church
• The Rev. Stevie Wakes, Communities Creating Opportunity
• Charles Wheeler, Former Kansas City Mayor
• Fred Wickham, Attorney
• Angie Williams, Attorney
• The Rev. Dr. Rodney Williams, NAACP Kansas City

Springfield-Ozarks Region Steering Committee

• David Derossett, Drury University
• Callie Gibson, Drury University
• Christina Ryder, Missouri State University
• The Rev. Jenn Simmons, National Ave Christian Church

Springfield-Ozarks Region Members

• The Rev. Emily Bowen-Marler
• Peter Browning
• LeeAnn Camey
• Cheryl Clay, Springfield NAACP
• Michelle Creed
• Gene Davison
• Valerie Eastman
• Kellie Freeman-Rohrbaugh
• Kelly Johnson
• Janice Lancaster
• Yolanda Lorge, Grupo Latinoamericano
• Vickie Luttrell
• Tim McPhail, Teamsters Local 245
• Robin Miller
• Krista Moncado
• Jeff Munzinger
• Dee Ogilvy
• Jaye Owens
• Miles Pearson
• Ashley Quinn, National Ave Church
• Jimbo Riley
• The Rev. Susan Schmalzbauer
• Julie Schulze
• John Shaughnessy
• Stacy Sherrod
• Ray Smith, Retired Missouri NEA
• Tony Smith
• Mary Utley