Phyllis Markus is one of the 10 local leaders who will be honored among the 2024 Women of Achievement (Markus is being recognized for Multicultural Advocacy). A luncheon on May 14 at the Ritz-Carlton will recognize the honorees for their commitment to improving the St. Louis region through volunteer work and leadership.
For the past 40 years, Markus has worked to encourage collaboration between diverse religious, ethnic and racial groups in St. Louis. She served as chair of the Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis from 2012-2015 and chaired the Michael and Barbara Newmark Institute for Human Relations from 2017-2022.
Markus created the Community Against Poverty coalition, a collaboration of interfaith and intergroup partners focused on poverty issues.
