Meet The Commissioners

Jennifer Ingraham

Chair

Kansas City

Representative of Community Based Organizations

Samantha Ferguson Knight

Vice Chair

St. Louis 

Representative of National Service Programs and Expert in Older Adult Volunteerism  

Abigail Bidwell

Kirksville 

Youth Representative



Gilbert “Gib” Adkins

Gary Budoor

Chesterfield

Representative of the Business Community



Dr. Robin Smith

Jackson 

Expert in Youth Education

Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe

Jefferson City



Adam Gresham 

Proxy for the Lt. Governor

Dr. Margie Vandeven

O’Fallon

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education



Chrissy Bashore

Proxy for DESE

William “Skip” Stephens

Foristell

Representative of Local 
Government



Russell Unger

Columbia

Representative of Labor Organizations