September 2014– August 2015

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY

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2014–2015 Board of Directors

PRESIDENTKory Mathews

VICE PRESIDENTSBill CarsonKathryn CramerHazel DonaldBrendan FreemanCarolyn GoldLauren HerringJesse HunterKristin JohnsonAtul KamraGeorge PaceJane PeacockKent Turner

TREASURERShannon Sock

SECRETARYCarol Staenberg

MEMBERSRhonda Carter AdamsPhyllis AndersonLisa BoyceMolly DanforthDavid DienerCraig DowdyShereen FischerStacey GoldmanCatherine Greany MerkelKim HartmannGeralynn LordJohn MatherTom MinogueLynne ParriottJoshua RandallGreg SullivanSherri TichenorMichelle TrulaskePeter WarrenSusan WernerSteve Wisniewski

LIFE MEMBERSBarbara ArcherRichard D. BaronTom HillmanSteven HochbergCheryl HolmanCynthia J. KohlbryKarey Witty

“I just want to say how impressed and inspired I am listening to your presentation…It’s so easy as a community center to go broad, but you have gone deep as well. Thank you for doing this. You should be a model for many, many different organizations all over this country. I am very, very inspired.”

– Ranee Ramaswamy, Member, National Council on the Arts in response to the COCA presentation to National Council on the Arts meeting on October 30, 2014 in Washington D.C.

Cover: COCA Summer Musical, Bring it On, June 2015.

Inside: Antonio Douthit-Boyd and Kirven Douthit-Boyd teaching in COCA’s Emerson Studio. Antonio Douthit-Boyd learned to dance at COCA before becoming a principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In 2015, he returned home to serve as COCA’s Co-Artistic Director of Dance, along with his husband and fellow Ailey dancer, Kirven Douthit-Boyd.

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2014–2015 was a transformative year for COCA. The year was marked with major achievements toward expanding our arts programming in the

schools, taking a national stage to speak on arts education, adding top-tier talent to our leadership team, and building our financial sustainability.

With the generous support of The Boeing Company, COCAedu expanded our successful S.T.E.M. to S.T.E.A.M. initiative in local schools

throughout the region. Incorporating the Arts into S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) subjects is helping students develop

both right- and left-brain thinking—fueling creativity, collaboration and problem solving abilities.

In October, I had the opportunity to speak on this important topic and other COCA programs at the National Endowment for the Arts’ (NEA)

National Council on the Arts tri-annual public meeting in Washington, D.C. As one of only two organizations in the country asked to speak,

it was an honor to tell COCA’s story on this prestigious stage.

In addition to receiving the continued support and recognition from the NEA, COCA was fortunate to receive a pivotal contribution to

propel us forward. Long-time COCA supporters, Alison and John Ferring, pledged $5 million to our endowment, marking the single largest

gift in our history. Their investment in COCA’s future will help to ensure that future generations will have access to the life changing arts

opportunities that COCA provides.

The momentous announcement of the Ferring gift to COCA was celebrated along with the

news that Antonio and Kirven Douthit-Boyd were joining COCA as our new Co-Artistic Directors

of Dance. In August 2015, that news became reality when Antonio and Kirven completed their

international farewell tour with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and were welcomed to

COCA. Their leadership and talent will enrich an already very strong dance program and help

our students reach their full potential.

It was truly an incredible year. Thank you for being part of the COCA community. With the

continued generosity of our donors, Board members and volunteers, and with the deep

engagement and support of our students and patrons, we have set the foundation for

achieving ambitious and bold plans for the future.

Sincerely,

Kelly Pollock, Executive Director

D E A R F R I E N D S

Caption: (L to R) Christopher Page, COCA alumnus; Kelly Pollock, COCA Executive Director; Jane Chu, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts; Brooke Terry, COCA student; and Ayanna Hudson, Arts Education Director, Literature & Arts Education Division, National Endowment for the Arts, following the National Council on the Arts public meeting in Washington, D.C., on Friday, October 31, 2014.

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Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia brought Stella, Queen of the Snow. With

incredibly crafted puppets, familiar characters and stories, this show delighted

COCA’s early childhood audiences.

For more than 20 years, COCA Presents, COCA’s signature performance series,

has featured high-quality theatre productions for children and adults. The live performances

are comprised of shows produced by COCA, plus the best-in-class touring productions

from around the world.

2014–2015 Productions Kindur, Compagnia T.P.O., October 4–5

Nearly Lear, Susanna Hamnett, November 8

Stella, Queen of the Snow, Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, November 22–23

The Little Dancer: Celebrate St. Louis, Ballet Eclectica, December 12–14

Perpetual Motion, COCAdance and COCA Hip-Hop Crew, January 10–11

Continuing the Legacy, COCAdance, February 6–7

Walking the Tightrope, 24th Street Theatre, February 21–22

The Little Prince, COCA Theatre Company, March 6–14

COCA audiences were treated to a remarkable 24th

Street Theatre production of Walking the Tightrope.

With a beautiful story and two tremendous actors, this

play took a touching look at the loss of a grandparent.

C O C A P R E S E N T S

As part of the COCA Presents series, the COCA Theatre Company’s spring production of The Little Prince celebrated

COCA’s multidisciplinary approach to arts education. New York-based, equity actor Michael Beatty played the role

of the Aviator and COCA student Michael Harp starred as the Little Prince. Both children and adult audiences were

wowed by the performance and the animated digital scenery and whimsical costumes.

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LEAD SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Wells Fargo Advisors

SERIES SPONSORS: Mary Strauss The Mary Ranken Jordan and Ettie A. Jordan Charitable Foundation E. Reuben and Gladys Flora Grant Charitable Trust Aetna Missouri Arts Council

OFFICIAL HOTEL SPONSOR: The Cheshire

MEDIA SPONSOR: St. Louis Public Radio

CONTINUING THE LEGACY SPONSORS: Express Scripts Regions Bank Dentons Roanoke Construction Inc. Rosenblum Goldenhersh SIMMS Building Group

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Mixed media artist Nicole Lemkemeier’s Poetic Nature: Discovering the Audubon Center at Riverlands

showcased work inspired by her 2014 COCAedu Interchange residency with elementary students.

LEAD SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

PRESENTING SPONSOR: The Arthur and Helen Baer Charitable Foundation

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT: The Millstone Foundation Missouri Arts Council

“As an artist and mother, I am drawn to a child’s ability to observe the natural world in unexpected ways. This project has offered a complex artistic challenge in my desire to combine a child’s creative framing of a place with my own artistic voice.”

– Nicole Lemkemeier

COCA in Bloom, February 26, 2015. In partnership with The Garden Club of St. Louis and the

Ladue Garden Club, COCA hosted COCA in Bloom which showcased flower arrangements

inspired by the artwork created by Interchange students from Mason Elementary. After seeing

her artwork on display, one student artist brought back her parents and other family members

to see the gallery exhibit.

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The Millstone Gallery showcases contemporary art exhibitions by regional and nationally recognized artists. The gallery brings the community together to share and experience contemporary art, often paired with gallery talks, hands-on workshops and classes, lectures and demonstrations.

In GOODS, Summer 2015,

Jenny Murphy, founder of

Perennial, invited viewers to look

at common household items

through a radical lens and to

rethink, reuse and go shopping.

M I L L S T O N E G A L L E R Y

In The Signal and The Noise, Spring 2015, a series of graphite

drawings, Greg Edmondson used repetition of simple marks,

stacked upon themselves until they are pushed to the limit.

In Ten Years Telling Their Stories: A Community

Photography Project, Winter 2015, artist Mel Watkin

showcased the tenth anniversary of the Public

Policy Research Center Photography Project—her

collaboration with the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

The project put cameras into the hands of children

and adults throughout St. Louis in order to draw

attention to the diverse work and impact of St. Louis’

community organizations and social service agencies.

This marked the first time photos from throughout

the project’s duration were exhibited together.

P R E - P R O F E S S I O N A L D I V I S I O NCOCA’s Pre-Professional Division prepares young artists to succeed in dance, theatre and vocal

performance. The Pre-Professional Division consists of COCA’s five Student Companies, Talent

Identified Program (TIP) and Honors Program. Students receive rigorous and diverse arts training,

unforgettable public performance opportunities and individualized career guidance.

LEAD SPONSORS & SUPPORTERSMary Strauss

Glassberg Family Foundation

Monsanto Fund

PNC Arts Alive

Caleb C. and Julia W. Dula Educational and

Charitable Foundation

National Endowment for the Arts

Weissman’s Designs for Dance

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

ESCO Technologies Foundation

Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation

Nordstrom

The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust

The Strive Fund

Missouri Department of Economic Development

Youth Opportunities Program

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Honors ProgramCOCA’s Honors Program prepares high-potential students for professional careers in dance and

musical theatre and provides them with career counseling, master classes, ACT tutoring, audition

assistance, dancewear, transportation and scholarships. New to the program in 2014–2015 was

the musical theatre track, which had 12 participants who received resources and opportunities for

additional training in dance, voice and theatre—to become sought-after “Triple Threat” performers.

Talent Identified ProgramCOCA’s Talent Identified Program provides new dance students (ages 9–11) with scholarships,

dancewear, transportation and homework assistance.

Student CompaniesCOCA’s five Student Companies, in dance, voice and theatre, offer a nurturing path for every

student based on their own aspirations, ideas and perspectives—from training with professional

guest artists, to unforgettable performance opportunities, to individualized career guidance.

scholarships were given to students to participate in the Pre-Professional Division

145 career-oriented young artists participated in the Pre-Professional Division

THREEHUNDREDFIFTYONE

100% of Honors program participants graduated and went on to attend post-secondary schooling or training

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aspiring dancers came to COCA for

the Regional Summer 2015 Dance Intensive Auditions in January.

dance companies + schools and

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COCAdance also performed

in the 7th annual production

of Continuing the Legacy in

February 2015. This production,

conceived and directed by

COCA Alumnus Christopher

Page-Sanders, used dance, music

and vivid photography as vehicles

to take audience members on a

powerful journey through black

history—from slavery to the

jazz era, through the civil rights

movement, to modern times.

COCAdance is COCA’s advanced student

dance company that focuses on modern

and jazz disciplines. The company had the

pleasure of working with guest choreographer

Jeremy McQueen during his residency as

he set “Dreaming Wide Awake.” Students

were engaged in the process of dance

composition and storytelling, and their short

compositions were used within the piece.

The COCA Hip-Hop Crew is COCA’s student hip-hop company

that consists of students in elementary through high school and

select adult hip-hop performers from the St. Louis region. The

students had their first-ever residency with guest choreographer

“Phlex” as he set a commercial hip-hop piece with the First

and Apprentice members.

Ballet Eclectica, COCA’s student ballet company,

incorporates classical and contemporary

ballet to build its repertoire. The company was

excited to bring back two of COCA’s favorite

guest choreographers, Antonio and Kirven

Douthit-Boyd, as they set their piece “Solo for

Five.” Ballet Eclectica’s winter classic The Little

Dancer moved audiences as the performance

celebrated St. Louis’ 250th anniversary.

C O C A S T U D E N T C O M PA N I E S

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CTC closed the 2014–2015 season with the COCA Summer

Musical Bring It On at the Edison Theatre at Washington

University in St. Louis. Set in the world of competitive

cheerleading, CTC collaborated with the nationally ranked

Lindenwood cheerleaders to round out the cast. The Bring It On

cast included 49 students from 25 different middle schools,

high schools and colleges. The production was directed by

well-known St. Louis artist Joel P. E. King and for the 11th

consecutive year, the musical was choreographed by COCA

Alumnus Christopher Page-Sanders and musical direction was

provided by COCA Vocal Music Director Phil Woodmore.

P R E - P R O F E S S I O N A L D I V I S I O N

The COCA Theatre Company (CTC)

provides opportunities for young actors

to perform in professional productions of

thoughtfully selected plays and musicals.

In January 2015, CTC presented the musical

Mirette, a story of a young girl who wanted

to be a tightrope walker. The production

was directed by Christopher Limber with

musical direction by Phil Woodmore, and

featured age-appropriate casting and an

advanced score.

Allegro, COCA’s vocal ensemble, features the region’s best young vocalists who perform repertoire

ranging from pop to classical arrangements. Allegro saw tremendous growth in attracting talented

vocalists following the success of the musical Ragtime in summer 2014. Allegro also expanded its repertoire

to include contemporary a capella pieces to highlight the vocal talent of this growing ensemble.

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COCA’s classes and camps encourage people of all ages to discover their strengths,

embrace new ideas and take creative risks.

Our educational approach emphasizes the student-teacher relationship and values a

process-based approach in the studio. With more than 200 highly qualified teaching artists,

our teachers bring professional experience in their art forms and a depth of knowledge in

their respective fields. Our goal is to foster potential into reality, inspiring students to

develop their skills in the arts and explore new ways of thinking through the artistic

process and arts experiences.

2015 marked the summer of the zombie for COCA’s

Summer Arts Camps. Campers participated in Stage

Make-up, Zombie Crawl, Zombie Acting Technique

and Post-Apocalyptic Video Creation camps!

CAMP AND CLASS ENROLLMENTS

9,485

C L A S S E S & C A M P S LEAD SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

CLASS PRESENTING SPONSOR: Ameren

SUMMER ARTS CAMPS PRESENTING SPONSOR: Mercy Kids

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT: Dierbergs Markets, Inc. Jamba Juice PNC Arts Alive

COCA introduced First Musical: Disney’s The Junglebook

Kids, a two-week scripted musical theatre camp for campers

ages 9–10. The sold out camp provided a wonderful first step

for our youngest musical theatre students and culminated

with a performance of the show.

COCA’s educational approach is rooted in Studio Habits of Mind, a framework developed by a research team from

Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This framework helps to define quality teaching and

learning across disciplines, sites and programs, and provides a common language for COCA staff, faculty, students

and the community.

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“Prior to the program, when my students were asked about their future careers, most responded that they wanted to be a ‘movie star’ or an ‘athlete,’ and had no real understanding of what an ‘engineer’ was. Since the introduction of the Boeing STEAM project, 46% of my students now say they want to become engineers.”

– Amy Freet, Fourth Grade Teacher at Airport Elementary, Ferguson/Florissant School District

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Since 1992, COCAedu has provided arts programming to thousands of students and dedicated

educators throughout the St. Louis region, breaking through economic and social barriers.

C O C A e d u

InterchangeCOCAedu’s Interchange program encourages classroom educators to integrate the arts into

other core subjects in order to engage and inspire students in meaningful learning experiences.

In 2014–2015, Interchange brought together teaching artists, educators, and cultural

organizations, including Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, Metro Theater Company and

The St. Louis Poetry Center, to serve more than 1,200 students in area schools.

COCAedu also expanded its Interchange STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts,

Math) work thanks to lead support from The Boeing Company. In partnership with the

Sheldon Concert Hall and Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis, 14 classes of 4th grade

students participated in a year-long STEAM program.

100%In May 2015, COCA hosted a showcase of the arts at Mason Elementary School. More than 200 parents and

community stakeholders celebrated the students’ learning in and through the arts from the 2014–15 school year.

The Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis committed to support the 2014–2015 Interchange programs at Mason

Elementary School to fulfill their goal to support foreign-born populations.

RESULTS FROM THE STEAM PROGRAM INCLUDED

TEACHING ARTISTS REPORTED

IMPROVED

PROFICIENCY INTHEIR STUDENTS’ SCIENCE SKILLS

91% OF TEACHERS FELT THAT

STUDENTS EXPRESSED

THEMSELVES MORE CREATIVELY

AND INDEPENDENTLY

90%OF TEACHERS REPORTED GAINS

IN THEIR STUDENTS’ 21ST CENTURY

SKILLS, WITH THE STRONGEST

IMPROVEMENT IN CREATIVITY,

ENGAGEMENT AND MOTIVATION

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Arts Classes & Residencies COCAedu’s arts classes and residencies bring customized, multidisciplinary arts enrichment

programs to schools. Most residencies include visits to COCA’s Millstone Gallery for an

exhibition or COCA’s Founders’ Theatre for a performance.

In 2014–2015, COCAedu offered photography residencies based on Ten Years Telling Their

Stories in the Millstone Gallery and theatre residencies that drew inspiration from the COCA

Presents performance of The Little Prince.

A partnership with the Herbert Hoover Club of the Boys & Girls Club of America allowed

COCAedu to provide a variety of robust arts education classes for 120 students, ages 6–14,

as part of the “Summer Brain Gain” program at Ferguson Middle School.

Professional DevelopmentCOCAedu professional development provides teachers with the tools needed to develop

and implement arts-based strategies in their classrooms. In the summer of 2015, nearly 100

educators attended the 8th annual three-day Summer Arts Integration Institute taught by

COCA and Kennedy Center teaching artists. New to the Institute, was an intensive track

specifically for early childhood educators.

In 2014–2015, COCAedu also offered six professional development workshops on topics

ranging from using iPads in the classroom to examining trauma through expressive arts to

integrating both drama and dance into the classroom.

C O C A e d u

In 2014-2105, COCAedu established a partnership

with the brand new KIPP Victory Academy, and

provided 200 kindergarten and first grade

students with residencies in dance, creative drama

and movement.

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LEAD SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

PRESENTING SPONSOR: The Boeing Company

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT: Peabody EnergyCentene Charitable FoundationMissouri Arts CouncilRegional Arts CommissionLutheran Foundation of St. LouisMaritz

Norman J. Stupp Foundation – Commerce Bank Trustee

Eveland Family FoundationPhilpott Family FoundationSt. Louis Blues 14 FundEmployees Community Fund

of Boeing St. LouisMaxine Clark and Bob FoxMissouri Department of Economic Development

Youth Opportunities Program

COCAedu after-school arts classes extend learning beyond the school day, supporting and enhancing classroom curriculum.

These classes are offered in eight-week or longer sessions and are provided throughout the St. Louis metro area.

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Providing arts-based training, programming and consulting for business professionals, COCAbiz’s

unique approach fosters agility, the ability make bold decisions in the face of ambiguity and the

courage to risk creativity. Led by top teaching artists and facilitators, COCAbiz programs drive

participants to discover and nurture the skills they, their teams and organizations need to engage

with creative challenges and seize their business potential.

Start-UpsIn 2014–2015, as the entrepreneurial ecosystem in St. Louis continued to grow, COCAbiz was

able to provide customized programming for start-up cohorts, accelerators and incubators.

Whether participants wanted to incorporate design thinking into their products, improve their

pitch, or tell the story of their organization, COCAbiz was a valuable resource.

COCAbiz CLIENTSATD - Association for Talent Development

BJC Healthcare

CI Select

Monsanto

Nestlé-Purina

Saint Louis University

Sigma-Aldrich

Special School District

IMPACT Group

U. S. Bancorp Community

Development Corporation

Washington University in St. Louis

Wells Fargo Advisors

Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) St. Louis

This list provides a sample of the companies COCAbiz

worked with during the 2014–2015 fiscal year.

LEAD SPONSORS & SUPPORTERSEdward Jones Jennifer and Tom Hillman Cannon Design

C O C A b i z

1,035PARTICIPANTS

SERVEDTHIRTYONE THREE

PUBLIC bizSESSIONS

706TOTAL ATTENDEES

TEAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED TRAINING

“Improvisation, comedy, choreography—all of these methods that get people out of their chairs and engaging with one another in meaningful ways—can help break down barriers that people did not even know existed and drive greater collaboration.”

– Stephen Wurth, Design Strategist, Nestlé Purina

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RICHARD BARON L E A D E R S H I P C I R C L E I N D I V I D U A L M E M B E R S

124 Named for COCA’s founder, whose foresight and perseverance created a unique cultural resource

in St. Louis, the Richard Baron Leadership Circle is a remarkable group of COCA’s most generous

supporters. FLAME° 2015, COCA’s fourth annual event in appreciation of Richard Baron Leadership

Circle donors, marked a historic night for COCA with the announcement of COCA alumnus Antonio

Douthit-Boyd and Kirven Douthit-Boyd joining COCA’s leadership team as Co-Artistic Directors of

Dance, and an extraordinary gift of $5 million to COCA’s endowment from Alison and John Ferring.

Honorees included Mary Strauss, who received the Ferring Award for Philanthropy, and Lisa

Caplan, who received the Newell S. “Jim” Knight Service Award. FLAME° 2015 attendees enjoyed

performances by Antonio and Kirven Douthit-Boyd, COCAdance, the COCA Hip-Hop Crew, and

the COCA Summer Musical cast of Ragtime. Guests celebrated the evening with a buffet from

Butler’s Pantry and dancing to the sounds of the Funky Butt Brass Band.

F L A M E O

1 Jassen Johnson & Sarah Kramer, Phyllis & Kevin Anderson2 John Ferring, Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Kelly Pollock, Alison Ferring,

Antonio Douthit-Boyd3 Award recipient Mary Strauss with Little Dancers from throughout

COCA’s history.

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FLAME° 2015FERRING AWARD FOR PHILANTHROPY: Mary Strauss

NEWELL S. “JIM” KNIGHT SERVICE AWARD: Lisa Caplan

FLAME° STEERING COMMITTEE: Rhonda Carter Adams, Lisa Boyce, Molly Danforth, Hazel Donald, Devon Fischer, Brendan Freeman, Linda Hunter, Suzanne Johnson, Aisling Leonard, Sheila Little-Forrest, Laurie Lock, Gayle Palmer, Lynne Parriott, Jane Peacock, Carrie Polk, Caryl Sunshine, Michelle Trulaske, Sandy Turner, Susan Werner

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

Leadership Circle Contributions

$569,659

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Creativity and curiosity sparkled at COCAcabana 2015: Night to Shine, COCA’s annual

fundraiser, held on April 24, 2015. Over 600 business and community leaders attended the event

and helped COCA raise $884,757 for our arts education programs and services. COCAcabana

2015 festivities included a cocktail reception, dinner, student company performances, live and

silent auctions, and dancing. The event surpassed previous years’ contributions with $276,985

donated through the “paddle raise” in support of COCA scholarships and live and silent

auctions, and a record number of $1,000 host tickets sold.

C O C A c a b a n a

COCAcabana 2015: Night to Shine EVENT CHAIRS: Rhonda & Carlton Adams Jennifer & Tom Hillman Megan & Cliff Holekamp Susan & Michael Scully

HONORARY CHAIR: Lee Nolting, Founding COCA Faculty Member

A special thanks to COCAcabana 2015’s corporate sponsors, who donated $400,000 in support of the fundraiser.

1 Front Row: Rhonda Adams, Susan Scully, Lee Nolting, Megan Holekamp, Margarita Flores, Jennifer Hillman, Kelly Pollock Back Row: Carlton Adams, Michael Scully, Cliff Holekamp, Tom Hillman

2 Jacob & Jessica Herschend3 Tom & Alison Sheehan, Nicole & Joshua Randall4 Rob & Melissa Merlin, Sean & Laurie Lock5 Michelle & Kennard Tucker, Johanna Strong Wharton and Michael Whitley

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

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Classes, Camps and Pre-Professional DivisionClass EnrollmentsBallet: 1,851

Hip-Hop: 578

Social & Cultural Dance: 42

Jazz: 604

Modern: 262

Tap: 317

Fitness: 106

Early Childhood: 416

Theatre/Voice: 494

Art & Design: 223

Camp EnrollmentsSummer Arts Camps: 2,716

Summer Arts Camps at

Whitfield School: 1,190

Summer Teen Arts Intensives at

Washington University: 59

Pre-Professional DivisionHonors Program Participants: 63

Talent Identified Program

Participants: 24

Student Company Participants: 230

Allegro: 28

Ballet Eclectica: 40

COCA Theatre Company: 91

COCAdance: 40

COCA Hip-Hop Crew: 31

Scholarship RecipientsHonors Program and Student Company

Members: 121

Talent Identified Program: 24

Need-Based Financial Assistance: 288

COCAeduArts Classes and ResidenciesArts Learning School Day

Residencies: 91

Arts Learning Residency

Enrollment: 3,492

After-School Art Classes: 54

After-School Enrollment: 309

One-time Arts Learning Workshops: 27

Workshop Enrollment: 422

SchoolTime Performance

Audiences: 1,350

Professional DevelopmentSummer Institute Enrollment: 99

One-time Professional Development

Workshops: 8

InterchangeArts Integration Collaborative

Residencies: 57

STEAM Collaborative Residencies: 28

Classroom Teacher Participants: 40

Teaching Artist Participants: 20

Student Enrollment: 1,250

Arts and Cultural Partners: 39

Interchange Collaborative Partners

The Boeing Company

Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis

The Kennedy Center

Metro Theater Company

Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis

Sheldon Concert Hall

St. Louis Poetry Center

COCAedu School DistrictsArchdiocese of St. Louis

Ferguson-Florissant School District

Ladue School District

Maplewood Richmond Heights

School District

St. Louis Public Schools

The Soulard School

University City School District

COCAedu SchoolsBarbara C. Jordan Elementary

Airport Elementary

Barbara C. Jordan Elementary

Blackhurst Elementary

Camp Rhythm (St. Louis Children’s

Hospital)

Central Institute for the Deaf

Chesterfield Day School

Clayton High School

Community School

Duchesne Elementary

Ferguson Boys & Girls Club

PA R T I C I PAT I O N

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Flynn Park Elementary

Jackson Park Elementary

Jefferson Elementary

KIPP Victory Academy

Kitchen Conservatory

Lindbergh High School

Maplewood Richmond Heights Early

Childhood Center

Maryville University

Mason Elementary

Meramec Elementary

MICDS

New City School

Northview Elementary

Oliver Parks 6th Grade Center

Rossman School

The Wilson School

University City High School

University City School District

Visitation Academy

Walnut Grove Elementary

Washington University Medical School

Club NF

Whitfield School

Wydown Middle School

COCAbizCorporate and Public Individual

Participants: 1,035

Companies and Organizations

Represented: 31

Performances and ExhibitionsBallet Eclectica, COCAdance, COCA Hip-Hop Crew PerformancesThe Little Dancer: 1,259

Perpetual Motion: 1,384

Continuing the Legacy: 546

TRIumphant: 525

Emerging Choreographers: 100

Dance Showcase: 1,334

CTC and Allegro PerformancesMirette: 233

The Little Prince: 1,341

Allegro Winter Concert: 100

Allegro Spring Concert: 91

Allegro Private Performances: 1,575

Disney’s Peter Pan Jr.: 356

Bring It On: The Musical: 1,634

Junglebook Kids: 250

Millstone Gallery ExhibitionsGreg Edmondson: The Signal and

The Noise

Nicole Lemkemeier: Poetic Nature

Mel Watkin: Ten Years Telling Their Stories

COCA in Bloom

Jenny Murphy: Goods

StakeholdersFull-Time Staff: 36

Part-Time Staff: 27

Board Members: 36

Associate Board Members: 28

Teaching Artists: 421

Volunteers: 451

COCA PresentsKindur: 578

Nearly Lear: 118

Stella, Queen of the Snow: 988

The Little Dancer: 1,259

Perpetual Motion: 1,384

Continuing the Legacy: 546

Walking the Tightrope: 396

The Little Prince: 1,341

SchoolTime PerformancesKindur: 180

The Little Dancer: 513

Continuing the Legacy: 369

The Little Prince: 288

14,580PERFORMANCE AND EXHIBITION ATTENDEES

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2014–2015F I N A N C I A L D ATA

• Program Expenses: 67%

• Fundraising Expenses: 15%

• Management & General Expenses: 18%

$5,317,205ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES

DISTRIBUTION • Total Individual: 32%

• Total Public: 14%

• Total Corporate/Foundation: 52%

• Total In-Kind: 2%

Total FY15 contributed Income = $10,796,601, which includes $8,000,000 in multi-year capital and endowment pledges.

OPERATING RESULTS

$5.75M

$5.5M

$5.25M

$5.0M

$4.75M

$4.5M

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

• Operating Revenue • Operating Expenses

• Contributed 56%

• Program Earned 41%

• Endowment 3%

$2,796,601 CONTRIBUTED INCOME

$5,180,905UNRESTRICTED FUND INCOME

DISTRIBUTION

$5,180,905UNRESTRICTED FUND INCOME

DISTRIBUTION

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2014–2015$20,000,000

$19,000,000

$18,000,000

$17,000,000

$16,000,000

$15,000,000

$14,000,000

$13,000,000

$12,000,000

$11,000,000

$10,000,000

$9,000,000

$8,000,000

$7,000,000

$6,000,000

$5,000,000

$4,000,000

$3,000,000

$2,000,000

$1,000,000

$0

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

• Unrestricted Net Assets • Temporarily Restricted Net Assets • Permanently Restricted Net Assets

$19,687,515TOTAL NET ASSETS

COCAcabana NET GROWTH 1989–2015

$700,000

$600,000

$500,000

$400,000

$300,000

$200,000

$100,000

$0

1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

COCAcabana, COCA’s annual spring fundraiser,

helps COCA provide arts programming at no cost

in low-income schools and offer scholarships for

students to participate in COCA programs. In 2015,

COCAcabana successfully raised over $875,000, and

COCA has consistently seen growth in the event’s

net income since the its inception.

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ONCE A DANCER, ALWAYS A DANCER!

COCA supporter and Board Member Shereen Fischer was a dancer growing up and experienced first-hand the training schedule and discipline required every day to be a serious dancer. To eliminate any barriers to success for COCA’s dancers, Shereen came up with the “In My Shoes” campaign to raise money to cover the cost of the 487 pairs of dance shoes that COCA provides annually to students in the Pre-Professional Dance Division who otherwise would not be able to purchase them. Providing her own lead gift to launch this campaign, Shereen delivered curtain speeches from the COCA stage that inspired others to join her cause and donate the cost of a pair of ballet, tap, jazz or pointe shoes. The result? 100% of the shoe costs of $20,100 was raised. Bravo, Shereen!

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R I C H A R D B A R O N L E A D E R S H I P C I R C L E

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

$50,000 +Lisa and Greg BoyceAlison and John FerringHillman Family FoundationCheryl HolmanMary Strauss

$49,999–$20,000Carolyn GoldLinda and Jesse HunterKaren and Larry KotnerCaryl and Alan SunshineMichelle Trulaske

$19,999–$10,000Rhonda Carter Adams and

Carlton AdamsShereen and Michael FischerJohn C. HauckNancy and Ken KranzbergAngie and John MatherJane and Dave PeacockSusan and Peter Tuteur

$9,999–$5,000Barbara and Steve ArcherSusan Sylvia and Rob FucetolaStacey Goldman and

Tim GreenwaldLauren HerringAnjali and Atul KamraPeggy and Lee KaplanGayle and Fred PalmerLisa and Andy RemackRiley and Greg SullivanJack C. TaylorLinda and John TracySarah H. TrulaskeSusan and Kent TurnerEllen and John WallaceLinda and Peter WernerW. Grant Williams III

$4,999–$2,500Phyllis and Kevin AndersonLee BohmJulie and Bob Burmeister+

Molly and Chris DanforthKathy Cramer and John DavisHazel and Arnold DonaldNeeahtima and L. Craig DowdyKay and Leo* DreyFox Family FoundationAngela and Brendan FreemanPatti and Bart HoltzmanSuzanne and Tom HoughSharon Price John and Russell JohnSuzanne and Jim JohnsonKristin and PK JohnsonDavid Lawton and David JoynerCarol and Ward KleinJanet M. and N.S. “Jim” Knight, Jr.Kathy ManganaroRay B. MarglousKelly and Kory MathewsDevon and Nick McConnellMelissa and Rob MerlinCatherine and Kurt MerkelBecky and Tom MinogueEllen and George PaceLynne and Brooks ParriottCarrie and Bill PolkNicole and Joshua RandallWendi and Shannon SockCarol and Michael StaenbergJarona and Bill StevensMary and Tom StillmanEliot and Richard TaoSherri and Jim TichenorSusan and Joe WernerNan and Steve WisniewskiDave Zettler+

Risa Zwerling and Mark Wrighton

$1,500AnonymousBarbara and Barry BerachaCatherine and James BergesMarion and Van-Lear Black IIILisa and Tom Carnahan Amy Drummond and Bill CarsonMary and Robert CiapciakJiaMin and Michael DierbergDM3 Fund Maxine Clark and Bob FoxNancy and Michael GeorgenErica and Ed GlanzGregory GloreSusan K. and Paul GoldbergBarbara B. GoodmanDiedre and Michael GrayNancy and Randy GreenJen and Cap GrossmanKim and Bob HartmannElizabeth HazzardLaura and Mike HerringAmy Rome and Henry HummertSally C. JohnstonKaren S. KalishMichele Rose-Kaplan and

Larry KaplanPam and Jim KrekelerNoreen and Tom LaffeyJennifer and Will LindenmayerKymberly and Mark LoCignoGeralynn and Bob LordPam and John MandelkerSharon Buchanan-McClure and

Richard McClureAnne and Kevin McCormackTerese MessmanRanjana and Jeffrey MorganAnne and Dave MorganLaura and Cameron MurrayElizabeth and Richard Nix, Jr.Elizabeth and Michael O’KeefeSusan and Aaron PerlutSusie and Gordon PhilpottKelly and Mitch PollockStephanie and Anthony RandallAnnie and Joe SchlaflyKatie and Jeff SchwanekeSusan and Michael ScullySandy and Mitch TurnerLisa and Andrew TuteurKelly and Aaron WalbrandtKaren and Sam Wickline

CORPORATE & FOUNDATION MEMBERS

$100,000 +Boeing CompanyRegional Arts Commission

$99,999–$50,000Anheuser-BuschArts & Education CouncilEmersonIMPACT Group Charitable

FoundationPeabody Energy Wells Fargo Advisors

$49,999–$25,000Ameren Charitable TrustCentene Charitable FoundtionCaleb C. & Julia W. Dula

Educational & Charitable Foundation

Edward JonesGlassberg Family FoundationJohn Allan Love FoundationMissouri Arts CouncilMonsanto FundPNC BankTouchwood Creative+

$24,999–$10,000AetnaArthur and Helen Baer

Charitable FoundationButler’s Pantry+

Cannon Design Marc Christian Fine Cabinetry+

Enterprise Holdings FoundationE. Reuben & Gladys Flora Grant

Charitable TrustHauck Charitable FoundationHortense Hogan Charitable

UnitrustJordan Charitable FoundationLodging Hospitality

Management+

Lutheran Foundation of St. LouisMercyNational Endowment for the ArtsStrive FundDewitt and Caroline Van Evera

FoundationWeissman’s Designs for DanceWhitaker Foundation

Individual Members have pledged $1,500 or more, and Corporate and Foundation Members have pledged $10,000 or more, in program or unrestricted gifts for fiscal year 2014–2015 (September 1, 2014–August 31, 2015).

*Deceased

+Gift-in-Kind

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C O R P O R AT E & F O U N D AT I O N 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5 C O N T R I B U T O R S

COCA extends sincere thanks to the following corporations, foundations and organizations for their generous support through gifts that underwrite performances, exhibitions, arts education programs, scholarship and outreach programs, special projects and operating expenses. This list does not include gifts to major fundraising special events.

$9,999–$5,000Albrecht Family FoundationBank of America Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Dierbergs Markets, Inc.Employees Community Fund

of Boeing St. LouisEsco Technologies Inc.Eveland Family FoundationExpress Scripts, Inc.Fox Performing Arts

Charitable FoundationHarold and Mimi Steinberg

Charitable TrustJamba JuiceMarc Christian Fine CabinetryMillstone FoundationNeiman MarcusNordstrom CaresNorman J. Stupp Foundation –

Commerce Bank, TrusteePhilpott Family FoundationSimmons Charitable FoundationSt. Louis Blues 14 FundTarlow Family FoundationTracy Family FoundationYPO Lewis

$4,999–$2,500Alive MagazineBank of America

Matching Gifts ProgramCardinals CareFox Family FoundationGreater St. Louis

Community FoundationHLKLaclede GroupMarglous Family FoundationRegions BankW.S. and B.K. Ross Charitable

Foundation Trust

$2,499–$1,000AnonymousCapezio/Ballet Makers Dance

Foundation, Inc.Come Together FergusonCommerce Bancshares

FoundationDentonsGarden Club Of St. LouisGershman FoundationMid-America Arts AllianceMonsanto Fund Matching GiftsPershing Charitable TrustPNC Matching Gift CenterPotthoff Family FoundationPrufrock FoundationSaint Louis Service Bureau

FoundationShumaker Family Foundation

Up to $999AG Jeans+

AmazonSmileAT&T Foundation – Matching

Gifts ProgramBoeing Company

Gift Matching ProgramCommercial Van InteriorsExelon FoundationIntoximeters, Inc.J.W. TerrillLincolnNoordijk, Inc.Peabody Energy

Matching Gifts ProgramRoanoke Construction, Inc.Rosenblum GoldenhershSimms Building GroupSteelcaseTruistUnited Way of Greater St. Louis

This list of COCA contributors includes gifts to COCA’s programs designated to our 2014–2015 Fiscal Year (September 1, 2014–August 31, 2015). This list does not include giving to special events. We apologize for any errors in or omissions from this list.

+Gift-in-Kind

COCA CORE SUPPORTERS

Albrecht Family FoundationArts & Education CouncilCaleb C. and Julia W. Dula Educational

and Charitable FoundationEmersonEnterprise Holdings FoundationHauck Charitable FoundationHortense Hogan Charitable UnitrustRegional Arts CommissionSimmons Charitable FoundationDeWitt & Caroline Van Evera Foundation

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COCA extends sincere thanks to the following individuals for their generous support through gifts that underwrite performances, exhibitions, arts education programs, scholarship and outreach programs, special projects and operating expenses. This list does not include gifts to major fundraising special events.

$1,499–$1,000AnonymousRamsey and Mark BottermanMargret BrooksGretta ForresterSue and Norm GilbertSteve and Bonnie JohnstonGail and Carl LangMarilyn A. Schnuck

$999–$500Kathryn and Bob BeckerChristina and Vince BennettEmily Baron Bernstein and

Scott BernsteinErica and Ryan BouchardDesiree and Rasheen ColemanJessica DavenportLucie and David DempseyAJ EadsKate EwingAbby and Michael GoldsteinSusan and Robert GoldsteinCourtney HemmerSally and Ned LemkemeierAisling and David LeonardLaurie and Sean LockCicely and Todd LubbenCarol Fleming Marks and

Larry MarksStephanie Brown and

Chris McCarthyTracy and Joe McMillenPeggy and Andrew NewmanJulie and Timothy NoonanSummer Belden and

Marvin OlberdingStephanie and Anthony RandallGordon RoeweMary Ann and Andrew SrencoBrian Lee TullKatherine and Kurtis Van AllenF. Shabnam Nouraie and

Kevin WientgeMegan and Jake Zimmerman

$499–$250Holly and Marc BernsteinAlice BlochRuth and Les BlockPat and Lewis ChartockJudith and Richard DubinBecky and Luke FoukeDonna FrederickWendy and Mark GellmanMary and Terry HarpMarla HollyPat Vogelsang and Donald JonesJennifer and David KaslowJennifer and John LeachPauline Kim and Philip LeePamela MaddenJennifer ManganaroPatricia MartinMichelle MattensonLaura and John MeyerChristina and Brad MorrowMary and James PandjirisJyoti ParwatikarMargaret Donnelly and

David RiedelSharon and John ScottAdina and Richard TracyShelly and Thomas Zaiz

$249–$150Judith GallSophia and Quincy GarnerLisa and Matt HallJane and Greg JohnsonDiane and John KalishmanCaryn Fine and Bob KantermanBarbara LewisSuzanne and Rich MoffittMichael MonseyJuliane and Omri PraissAnne RobertsEllen RostandSuzanne and Ronald ScharfJuli ShieldsCandace ThayerSissy and Ted Thomas

$149–$100Jackie and Barry AlbrechtJennifer BalesterChrissy and Lee BroughtonJean and Lewis ChasePhyllis CherrickMelissa and Robert ClarkStacy and Ray CollierJamie and Bob CraftLorie DamonTeresa L. Andreone and Jon T.

DeuchlerJulie DoughertyAngie and Brian DunnKaren ElshoutEileen and Stephen EwenColleen and Matthew GlissonLesley HansonJean and Gary HilmerBerit Nelson and Blake HoelJohn HornHeather HusekWendy and Neil JaffeThomas and Lynn JegleGloria and Howard KaslowCynthia and Nathan LakeyMary LangenbergChristina LawrenceLeslee and Lewis LeveyNan LinCindy LohmeyerAlicia Graf Mack and Kirby MackJoan MalloyCharlotte MartinElizabeth and Ryan McClureLois Caplan MillerCaroline Day and Timothy Miller Gwendolyn PacknettLisa PerkinsAndrea and Charley RoyceJoy and Jerome SandweissSuzanne and Paul SchoomerJames SchulteErin and Steve SchuverErica Uppstrom and Mark F. SilverBren SouersKaren and John SterbenzSusan Glassman and Peter

StraussChristine SullivanDeborah TurekLara E. TurekMary and Mark UnangstKathy and Joe WeyhrichCatherine WilliamsonSusan and Alan Witte

Up to $99Michelle AckmannYvonne AichhornMaggie AlexanderMelissa AllenSandra AlthoffMarta AndersonKristin ArcherHeather ArcovitchJoli BakerAngela BellonLara BouckAmy BrooksNichole BurgdorfMarie CarterSuzie and Jim CauseyJayne and Russ ChongAnn ChoomackKathleen ClaunchJane CohenLisa ColleyNoel CorralJeff CraderScott CrawfordReneigh and Menno DeBoerRene DeFioreCynthia J. Kohlbry and Jim DolanAntonio Douthit-Boyd and

Kirven Douthit-BoydRenee DufnerAlanna DuganBob EricsonMeg and Sam EvelandAngela FlotkenAgnes ForysLaura FowlerDeborah FrankDavid W. GantBenita GerstenfeldRuth GilliamSue GiudiciRoberta GornishCatherine and Robert GresickNatasha GriesenauerStephanie and Geoffrey GrossRebecca and David HankinsJanis HardinGia HenryJessica HoltamKristen and Rick HoltonEileen HoltzmanLaura HopsonJaime IngleShayla JacksonSarah Kramer and

Jassen Johnson

Melinda JonesRebecca KalhornSarah and Todd KayeVickie KearnsMindy and Chris KellerKimberly KlickMary KoproskeCharlene Caburnay and

Matt KreuterAnn and Ronald KroneOlivia Lahs-GonzalesAmanda Beresford and David

LawtonBridget LaytonMaryAnn LucasLori MarksonJohn MaxwellCrystal McAllisterNatasha McNabbLaura MeyersMaureen MeyersGaylynn MinnigerodeLisa MoehleRuth and Elmer MoffittDeborah and Mac MooreKaty MoranNatalie MukhtarKaren MunsterAmy NeumannCarolyn NoeKelly and Keith PageKirk PalmerTerrie PattersonMelanie PaulyJaclyn PaytonCynthia Penton-YoungMeredith and Peter PerkinsPatty and Steve PetersonJennifer PisarkiewiczSarah PlateMelissa PostenSue and Pierce Powers

Ann and Gaylerd QuigleyJane and Milton RandAngela RiceJoni and Jeff RidgwayMarian RiechersCheryl Milton RobertsCorey RobinsonSara RodneyJohn RoseJannette RuschJulie and Roger ScherckJoyce Koenig and

Ken SchowengerdtJulie SchwarzJohn SchweissGlenda and Jim SeldinLaura ShanseyNuviah ShiraziAdrianne ShumwayJuanita StatenLaura StefacekLisa and Jeffrey StevensonKate StewartCatherine and Mike StrahanMichelle SummersJoanne SzapszewiczMartha ThompsonPatti and Holden ThorpKiela ThouvenellLoretta TolliverRachel WachoweNicole WarringtonBobby Sanderson and

David WeissK. WentzienJames WenzelBascha WhitesideNicole and Paul WightJames Williams IIJonathan WirthDiane WoepkeJean Wolff

This list of COCA contributors includes gifts designated to COCA’s programs for our 2014–2015 Fiscal Year (September 1, 2014–August 31, 2015). We apologize for any errors in or omissions from this list.

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Event ChairsRhonda Carter Adams and

Carlton AdamsJennifer and Tom HillmanMegan and Clifford HolekampSusan and Michael Scully

Honorary ChairLee Nolting, Founding COCA

Faculty Member

Presenting Sponsor ($50,000)Anheuser-Busch

Lead Scholarship Sponsors ($30,000–$20,000)Boeing CompanyCentene Charitable FoundationJennifer and Tom HillmanMcCormack Baron SalazarMercy

Kickoff Party Sponsor ($25,000) PNC Bank

Silent Auction Sponsor ($20,000)U.S. Bank

Cocktail Sponsor ($15,000)BKD, LLP

Technology Sponsor ($15,000)World Wide Technology, Inc.

Red Carpet Sponsor ($12,500)Macy’s

Honorary Chair Sponsor ($12,000)Wells Fargo Advisors

Dinner Sponsor ($10,000)Edward Jones

Dessert Sponsor ($10,000)Stifel

Valet Sponsor ($7,500)Pattering Paws/Rent-A-Relative

Creative & Design*Cannonball Advertising

& Promotion

Print Partner*Town & Style

Appetizer Sponsor*LHM

Production Sponsor*Touchwood Creative

Lounge SponsorCI Select*

Silver Table Sponsors ($7,500)AmerenBryan CaveCannon DesignCentric GroupEmersonFTL Capital LLCIMPACT GroupThe Laclede GroupMajor Brands Premium

Beverage Distributors*Monsanto CompanyPeabody Energy

Bronze Sponsors ($4,500)Argent Capital Management, LLCElasticityExpress Scripts, Inc.Gershman MortgageSharon Buchanan-McClure

and Richard McClureThe Private BankProtivitiThompson Coburn LLPWalbrandt Technologies

Travel Sponsors ($2,500–$2,000)First BankPremier Rentals LLC

Host Tables ($7,500)Kate EwingKerry and William HolekampMegan and Clifford HolekampJane and Dave PeacockDebbie Tarlow

Host Tickets ($1,000 each)Lisa and Greg BoyceRuth and Tom BrousterJulie and Bob Burmeister*Sherri and Scott Cullman*Carolyn GoldShereen and Michael FischerPatricia and Kit HeffernCheryl Holman Linda and Jesse HunterDavid Joyner and Bill LawtonLee KaplanLisa KnightJanet and Newell “Jim” KnightMelissa and Rob MerlinGayle and Fred PalmerLynne and Brooks ParriottArvetta PowellAnnemarie and Matt

Schumacher

Carol and Michael StaenbergJarona StevensCaryl and Alan SunshineLaura TarraschAlex and Ty Thornhill

Patron Tables ($3,000)Rhonda Carter Adams and

Carlton AdamsMolly Danforth Susan and Robert GoldsteinDiedre and Michael GrayCabanne and Jim HowardKelly and Kory MathewsRachel OliverNicole and Joshua RandallStephanie and Mark SchnuckSt. Louis RamsSusan and Peter TuteurSusan and Joe Werner II

Patron Tickets ($375 each)Lisa Graivier-Barnes and

Carl BarnesChristy BeckmannJill and David BelskyMelynda BrackneyTracy and AJ ChivettaAlma CorriganAmber and Dan CooperRachel OliverKathy Cramer and John DavisRalph DeckerPamela DernDavid DienerCatherine and Tad EdwardsBrian EnosMeg and Sam EvelandSheila ForrestYadira Hurley and John FraterAngela and Brendan FreemanDawn and Jason GilbertsonStacey GoltermannClaire Schenk and Richard

GreenbergNathalie and Terrell HendersonGail and Steven HochbergMary and Brad HohenbergJudy and John HowellMolly and Curtis IttnerJody JohnsonTania Beasley-Jolly and Billy JollyKaren KalishLynn and Brad KoenemanAnn Lee and Wilfred KonnekerNoreen and Tom LaffeyAisling and David LeonardLaurie and Sean LockJohn MandelkerMelanie and Arthur McConville

Mary and Jim McLaughlinTerese MessmanDeborah and Mac MooreAnne and Dave MorganRanjana and Jeffrey MorganLaura and Cameron MurrayErin PrangeStephanie and Anthony RandallJeana and Buddy ReisingerNancy and John RossRubinBrownMary and Steven SchoolmanMeg and Peter ShinkleDonald M. SuggsEliot and Richard TaoMichelle TuckerJulie TynesHarriette and Peter WarrenAnn WellsMichelle and Stephen WexlerSherry and Gary WolffMary Ann WymoreEmily Burch and

Chris Zimmerman

Scholarship Appeal DonorsRhonda Carter Adams and

Carlton AdamsPhyllis and Kevin AndersonJill and David BelskyCathy and Bill BishopNida and Chad BockertErica and Ryan BouchardErin and Andy BuiltaBarbara and Steve BurrowsAmy Drummond and Bill CarsonMary and Bob CiapciakKellie and David CramerCindy and Doug CrossMolly and Chris DanforthSusannah and Don DanforthDefiant Spirits LLCJennifer and Kevin DemoffDM3 FundHazel and Arnold DonaldShereen and Michael FischerLotta and Jeff FoxFox Family FoundationAngela and Brendan FreemanJane and Brad FrickKelly HawesNatasha and Walter HawkinsElizabeth HazzardPatricia and Kit HeffernLaura and Mike HerringLauren HerringJennifer and Tom HillmanKerry and William HolekampCheryl HolmanLinda and Jesse Hunter

Lisa and Christopher ImbsDebbie and Craig KaminerJulie and Rusty KeeleyGail and Glenn KellowAllison Burgess and

Roger KepnerTricia and Tom KolbrenerPam and John MandelkerPatricia MartinKelly and Kory MatthewsDevon and Nick McConnellAnne and Kevin McCormackEllen and Michael MilneKelly and David MinifieSandra and Eric MooreDebra and Tim NiemannJane and Dave PeacockChristine and Richard PennellCarolyn Zacarian and David

PoldoianDeborah Zimmerman and

Jon RootLinda SandellSusan and Jerome SchlichterSusan and Michael ScullyDanielle and Andy SlentzAshley and Aaron SmithKathleen and Doug SprongJarona and Bill StevensCarly and Alan SunshineSusan and Kent TurnerSusan and Peter TuteurFran and Bob VorlopKim WalkerVictoria Gonzalez and

Stephen WelkerVanessa CookseyRobin and Tim WentworthMichelle and Stephen WexlerSherry and Gary WolffStephen I. WolffMary Ann WymoreTracy and Tim Zaleski

* Indicates gift-in-kind

This list consists of corporations, foundations, and individuals who bought sponsorships, VIP event tickets, or who contributed gifts over $500 to the COCAcabana 2015 Scholarship Appeal, and does not include auction donors or purchasers.

Auction PurchasersAnonymousMartha and Chris AltvaterMary Ann WymoreSarah BaiocchiBarbara and Steve BurrowsAmber and Dan CooperMolly and Chris Danforth

Kelly and David MinifieMeg and Sam EvelandCarolyn GoldClaire Schenk and

Richard GreenbergJason HarroldNatasha and Walter HawkinsKerry and William HolekampLinda and Jesse HunterJulie and Rusty KeeleyAndrea and Keith LuekingKristel and Derek MabiePam and John MandelkerKelly and Kory MathewsCindy and Doug MurdochDebra and Tim NiemannLynne and Brooks ParriottSarah and Wes RarickMelissa and Matt SauterDanielle and Andy SlentzSherri and James Tichenor

This list consists of those supporters who purchased items at our auction totaling $1,000 or more.

Auction Donors Anheuser-BuschCentene CorporationElleard Heffern Fine JewelersJim FialaLinda and Jesse HunterAisling LeonardMacy’s Marc Christian Fine CabinetryRob Merlin – SmartFlyer, St. LouisNeiman MarcusPalm Island ResortLynne and Brooks ParriottPeabody EnergyJane and Dave PeacockMeredith and Peter PerkinsQuintessential WinesElizabeth and Joseph ScullySeabourn – Carnival FoundationSt. Louis BluesSt. Louis RamsMelinda Allen and Steven StogelSugarfire Smokehouse BBQTani Sushi BistroElliot and Richard TaoTrufflesReggie Van Derson, Pure

Entertainment Company

This list consists of those supporters who donated items to our auction totaling values of $1,000 or more.

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T R I B U T E S & M E M O R I A L S

ANTONIO AND KIRVEN DOUTHIT-BOYD JOIN COCA

Following an international farewell tour, acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Dancers Antonio and Kirven Douthit-Boyd joined COCA as Co-Artistic Directors of Dance on August 17, 2015. Antonio and Kirven now oversee the renowned Pre-Professional Dance Division, Ballet Eclectica and COCAdance. COCA supporters traveled to New York in June 2015 to see Antonio and Kirven’s final performance with Ailey and toast their future with COCA.

1 Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Cheryl Holman, Kelly Pollock, Antonio Douthit-Boyd2 Carolyn Gold, Dr. Donald Suggs, Lee Nolting3 John Ferring, Antonio Douthit-Boyd, Alison Ferring

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2 3

COCA wishes to thank the following individuals for their Tribute and Memorial gifts:

In Memory of Jay BarryMichelle AckmannJulie HollensbeMarla HollyMelinda Jones Carolyn Noe

In Memory of Darryl BraddixRene DeFioreAnn and Gaylerd QuigleyCatherine and Mike StrahanRisa Zwerling and Mark Wrighton

In Honor of All Involved with Continuing the LegacyJane Cohen

In Memory of Ruth DuFrenne-Zach Ann and Gaylerd Quigley Catherine and Mike Strahan W.S. and B.K. Ross Charitable

Foundation Trust

In Honor of Jane Eiseman’s Granddaughter Christine’s performance in Bring It OnJean Wolff

In Memory of Milton FujitaDeborah and Mac Moore Bren Souers

In Honor of Kate Glass’ Special Birthday Stephanie and Geoffrey Gross

In Honor of Stacey Goldman & Tim Greenwald’s MarriageAlanna Dugan

In Honor of Tom Hillman’s Special Birthday Leslee and Lewis Levey

In Honor of Cheryl HolmanBarbara and Barry BerachaCandace Thayer

In Memory of Alvin JettBridget Layton

In Honor of Karen & Larry Kotner’s 50th AnniversaryMary Langenberg

Happy Holidays to Alison Malbrough, Julie Martin, Julie Shimabukuro Scott Crawford

In Honor of Traci O’Brien being named The Business Journal’s “Most Influential Business Women Class of 2015” Steelcase & Color Art Integrated

Interiors

In Honor of Kelly Pollock’s 2015 Saint Louis Visionary Award Peggy Lents

In Honor of Mary Ann RundBob and Kathryn Becker

In Honor of Hannah Sterkel’s 13th Birthday Marilyn A. Schnuck

In Honor of Washington University’s Office of Public Affairs Ellen Rostand

COCA would like to thank the following individuals for their donations to the Peter J. Witte Memorial Scholarship Fund:

In Memory of Sylvia BaschSherri and Rick GoldmanSusan and Alan Witte

In Memory of Mollie and Robert Fitterman Judith and Mark Fitterman

In Memory of Joby LauerSusan and Alan Witte

In Memory of Toddy Wexelman Sherri and Rick Goldman

In Honor of Susan and Alan Witte’s BirthdaysSusan and Neal Kalishman

In Memory of Peter WitteSherri and Rick GoldmanBonnie and Steve RosenSusan and Alan Witte

Happy Chanukah Wishes to: The Fitterman Family

(Judith, Mark, Daniel, Charlotte and Elissa)

Roz and Lou WeintraubThe Witte Family

(Lori, Dean, Madelon, Hannah, Isaac and Zoe)

The Witte/Zweig Family (Hazel, Frank, Rebecca and Ben)

The Zweig Family (Matt, Behare, Ari, Dea and Davey)

Susan and Alan Witte

This list of contributors includes gifts to COCA’s tribute funds for 2014–2015 Fiscal Year (September 1, 2014–August 31, 2015). We apologize for any errors in or omissions from this list.

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