FOCUS St. Louis will honor Valerie E. Patton, Greater St. Louis, Inc, chief DEI officer and Greater St. Louis Foundation president, with its 2024 Legacy Alumni Award during the 27th Annual What’s Right with the Region Awards Celebration on May 9. Patton is a 1990 graduate of the FOCUS Women In Leadership program and 1992-93 graduate of Leadership St. Louis.
Dr. Yemi Akande-Bartsch, FOCUS St. Louis president and CEO said, “Our alumni awards are designed to recognize FOCUS graduates who have demonstrated this commitment to putting their leadership into action for our St. Louis region.”
Patton has held numerous management positions with St. Louis Regional Chamber, Bank of America and AT&T (formerly SBC and Southwestern Bell). She serves as an adjunct professor at the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis and has served as an adjunct instructor at Harris-Stowe University and St. Louis Community College at Forest Park.
