Supporters
Over 1,000 community members have signed on as supporters so far. Including:
Barbara Buffaloe
Mayor, City of Columbia
Fred Parry
Past Boone County Commissioner • Businessman • Inspiration Home
Chris Campbell
Executive Director, Boone County History & Culture Center
Elena Vega
Board President, CoMo Preservation
Stephen Bybee
Chair, Columbia Historic Preservation Commission
Carrie Gartner
Vice Chair, Columbia Historic Preservation Commission
Eugene H. Gruender Jr.
Linda Humes Memorial Fund
James Roark-Gruender
Past Chair, The Loop CID • Former Columbia HPC
David Wilson
Friend of the Katy
John Wilke
COLT Advisory Board • Historian
Dr. Joel Rhodes
Professor Emeritus of History, Southeast Missouri State University
Audra Sergel
Inaugural Columbia Artist Laureate
Pat Fowler
Neighbor who lives in the First Ward
Chad Stebbins
Missouri Press Association
Randall Kilgore
Friend of the Katy
Mary Ratliff
Past President, NAACP
Pam Hardin
President, NAACP
Ken Rice
Former Ward 2 Council Candidate • 93.9 The Eagle Host
Gary Smith
Friend of the Katy
Diana Moxon
Friend of the Katy
Lisa Meyer
Former Ward 2 City Council
David James
Friend of the Katy
Andy Lee
Former Columbia Planning and Zoning Commissioner
Dorise Slinker
Friend of the Katy
Dave Griggs
Founder Dave Griggs Flooring America, Past Chamber Chair • Past REDI Chair
Sarah Smith
Grants Expert, Partner for Better
Jacque Sample
Friend of the Katy
Nancy Obermiller Kiser
Historian & Genealogist
Matt Fetterly
Historian • Columbia HPC • u/como365
Nickie Davis
Friend of the Katy
Nancy Thomas
President, Friends of the Historic Columbia Cemetery
Deb Sheals
Building Preservation, LLC
Valerie Carroll
City of Columbia, First Ward Representative
David Spear
Artist
Stephen Mudrick
Friend of the Katy
Brian Pape
American Institute of Architects
Barbara Hoppe
Friend of the Katy
Clyde Ruffin
Senior Pastor, Second Baptist Church
Bill Moyes
Friend of the Katy
Jerry Benedict
Friend of the Katy
Jan Mees
Former CPS Board of Education Member
Kee Groshong
Past Chair, Chamber of Commerce and REDI
Robin Labrunerie
Friend of the Katy
Yubal Awazu
Friend of the Katy
Nikki Reese
Friend of the Katy
Jamie Kroll
On the Level Carpentry, LLC