Sandy Koller is an original member of John Hancock & Associates, handling event planning, fundraising, and assisting with research, lobbying, media relations, and public opinion projects. She developed and implemented the event planning for the 300-person Missouri delegation to the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City, planning and executing 10 separate events in 5 days. Koller has also directed large scale fundraising events for academic, political and civic organizations, including the largest-grossing political fundraiser in Missouri history – a $2.9 Million gala for the Bush-Cheney ’04 campaign. Recently, she directed the firm’s planning and execution of the 2005 Missouri Gubernatorial Inauguration, developing 11 events over a 2-day period for over 6,000 people. Koller has assisted in research and polling projects for the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, SBC Communications, and the St. Louis County Council Republican Majority Fund.