Commission Members
- Chair – Dolores (Dee Dee) Simon, Innsbrook, Missouri. Appointed 2019.
- Ms. Lolle Boettcher, Owensville, Missouri. Appointed 2006.
- Mr. Sam Devinki. Kansas City, Missouri. Appointed 2018.
- Ms. Devorah Goldenberg, Chesterfield, Missouri. Appointed 2006
- Ms. Cammy Goucher, Joplin, Missouri. Designee, Commissioner of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
- Ms. Dana Humphrey, Troy, Missouri. Appointed 2006.
- Rabbi Yosef Landa, St. Louis, Missouri. Appointed 2022
- Dr. Brad Prager, Columbia, MO. Designee, President of the University of Missouri System.
- Dr. Laura Vedenhaupt, Jefferson City, Missouri. Designee, Commissioner of Higher Education.
- Vacancy – By appointment of the Governor
- Vacancy – By appointment of the Governor
- Vacancy – By appointment of the Governor
Holocaust Education Sub-Committee
In 2021, the Commission created the Holocaust Education Sub-Committee to begin a state-wide effort to identify high-quality Holocaust curriculum resources to be used as a suggested state-wide guide in accordance with the Commission’s mission and design professional development workshops for all educators in the state of Missouri interested in teaching the Holocaust.
Holocaust Education Sub-Committee Members:
- Chair, Lolle Boettcher, Commissioner, Missouri Holocaust Education and Awareness Commission
- Mara Cohen Ioannides, Senior English Instructor, Missouri State University
- Dana Humphrey, Commissioner, Missouri Holocaust Education and Awareness Commission
- Jessica Rockhold, Executive Director, Midwest Center for Holocaust Education
- Helen Turner, Director of Education, St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum