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Excel Programs in Missouri

EXCEL programs by county:

• Barton County: EXCEL 2000 (Lamar, Golden City, Liberal)
          Harold F. "Rick" Mammen, MammenH@missouri.edu
• Boone, Audrain, Callaway, Howard, Montgomery & Randolph County: Leadership RAP
          Ron Higginbotham, HigginbothamR@missouri.edu
• Caldwell County: EXCEL
          Beverly Maltsberger, MaltsbergerB@missouri.edu
• Camden County: Leadership Camden County
          Jackie Rasmussen, RasmussenJ@missouri.edu
          Bruce Mitchell, cchamber@thlake.net
• Camden County: Youth EXCEL and Advanced Youth EXCEL
          Michele M. Kroll, Krollm@missouri.edu
          Patti Triggs, TriggsP@missouri.edu  
• Cass County: Pleasant Hill KEYS Program
          Dennis Minzes, MinzesD@missouri.edu
          Jim Good, 816-540-3266
• Christian, Taney & Stone County:
          Lakes Area Community Youth Summit
          Wayne Dietrich, Dietrichw@missouri.edu
          Renette Wardlow, Wardlowr@missouri.edu
          Jim Wirth, Wirthj@missouri.edu
• Clay County: The Breakfast Club
          Nancy Mense, Mensen@missouri.edu
          Ernest Shephard Memorial Youth Center After-School
          Leadership Program
          Nancy Mense, MenseN@missouri.edu
• Clay County: Northland Neighborhood, Inc
          Jennifer Presberry, Jennifer.Presberry@nni.org
          http://www.nni.org/services/excel.html 
          Charles St. Clair, StClairC@missouri.edu
• Dallas County: EXCEL
          Gary L. Naylor, Naylorg@missouri.edu  
• DeKalb, Caldwell & Clinton Counties: Cameron EXCEL
           Beverly Maltsberger, MaltsbergerB@missouri.edu  
• Dent County: Youth Leadership Academy (YLA),
           Community & Individual Skills Enhancement Program (CISEP) 
• Douglas County: EXCEL, Advanced EXCEL Youth EXCEL
          (grades 9-  12), Junior EXCEL (grades 7-8) (Ava)
          Angela Fletcher, FletcherA@missouri.edu  
• Dunklin County: EXCEL (Kennett, Holcomb)
          Youth Leadership Program
          Michael R. Milam, MilamMR@missouri.edu
• Gasconade County: Owensville High School Leadership Academy
          Donna J. Clavin, ClavinD@missouri.edu
          Dinah Peebles, PeeblesD@missouri.edu 
• Grundy County: Leadership Trenton
          Dean Larkin, LarkinL@missouri.edu
          Carol Ausberger, GrundyCo@missouri.edu
• Henry County: LEAD 2004 (grades 9-10)
          Michelle Taylor, TaylorM@missouri.edu
          Georgia Stuart Simmons, StuartSimmonsG@missouri.edu
• Howell County: EXCEL (West Plains, Mountain View, Willow Springs)
          Richard Atkinson, AtkinsonR@missouri.edu
          Willis C. Mushrush, MushrushW@missouri.edu
          Brenda K. Bell, BellBK@missouri.edu 
• Iron County: RISE (Reaching Potential, Investing in People,
          Setting Goals, Envisioning the Future)
          Celeste Vangerbrugen, VanderbrugenC@missouri.edu       
          Summer Youth Leadership Seminar
          Lyndal Jenkins, tab001@mail.connect.more.net 
• Jasper County:  EXCEL (Carl Junction)
          Tracie Skaggs, TSkaggs@peoplepc.com
          Janet LaFon, LafonJ@missouri.edu
• Jefferson County: Experience Jefferson County and Youth EXCEL
          Website: http://www.experiencejeffco.org/
          B.J. Eavy, EavyB@missouri.edu
          Carol Stoll, loustoll@msn.com
• Johnson County: CLIMB (Community Leadership & Involvement
          Means  Better Communities, Warrensburg)
          Website: http://www.jococlimb.com/
          Becky Haase, chair@jococlimb.com
          Georgia Stuart Simmons,StuartSimmonsG@missouri.edu
• Laclede County: EXCEL
          James O. Thompson, ThompsonJO@missouri.edu
          Laclede County Youth EXCEL (Extreme Leaders)
          Doralee Ely, ElyD@missouri.edu 
• Lafayette County: LEAD 2000
          Lynda S. Johnson, JohnsonL@missouri.edu  
• Lincoln County: EXCEL
• Livingston County: Leadership Chillicothe
• Macon County: EXCEL
          Jane Hunter, HunterJ@missouri.edu
• Mercer County: Mercer Youth Leadership, Youth Study Circle
          Dean Larkin, LarkinL@missouri.edu 
• Miller County: Leadership Miller County
          Ted Fry, FryT@missouri.edu
          Eldon Chamber, 573-392-3752
          Gary Applegate, ApplegateG@missouri.edu
          Trisha Roberts, troberts@lakeareachamber.com
          Miller County Youth EXCEL
          Michele M. Kroll, Krollm@missouri.edu
          Patti Triggs, TriggsP@missouri.edu 
• Monroe County: EXCEL (Paris, Madison)
          Wendy Harrington, HarringtonW@missouri.edu
          David Hill, HillD@missouri.edu
          Monroe County Youth EXCEL
          Derrick Berry, berryd@missouri.edu
          Wendy Harrington, HarringtonW@missouri.edu 
• Montgomery County: EXCEL, Youth EXCEL
          Gary Hoette, HoetteG@missouri.edu
• New Madrid County: EXCEL
• Newton County: Leadership 2000 (Neosho)
• Nodaway County: Leadership Maryville
          Annette E. Deering, DeeringA@missouri.edu
          Karri Genthe, kgenthe@nwmcell.com
• Northwest Missouri Counties: Leadership Northwest Missouri
          Beverly Maltsberger, MaltsbergerB@missouri.edu
          Dean Larkin, LarkinL@missouri.edu
          Judy Sabbert-Muck, 816-271-7200
• Oregon County: Youth Summit, Big City Big Country
          Youth Leadership Exchange
          Nancy Reed, ReedNK@missouri.edu
• Perry County: Youth Civic Engagement VISTA Programs
          Donna Taake
• Phelps County: Leadership Phelps County
      Cathy Allen, AllenCS@missouri.edu
• Pike County: Bowling Green Leadership Challenge
          Patty Fisher, FisherP@missouri.edu
• Polk County: Leadership Bolivar
          Wesley Tucker, tuckerw@missouri.edu
          Jim Wirth, WirthJ@missouri.edu 
• Putnam County: EXCEL Leadership Academy, T.E.A.M.
          Nancy Flood, FloodN@missouri.edu  
• Randolph County: EXCEL, Youth EXCEL
          Website: http://www.excelrandolph.com
          EXCEL--Ralph Boots, ralphb@regionalradio.com
          Johanna Reed Adams, AdamsJR@missouri.edu
          Youth EXCEL--Ralph Boots, ralphb@regionalradio.com 
• Ray County: Leadership Richmond
          Charles St. Clair, StClairS@missouri.edu  
• Saline County:  L.I.F.E. (Marshall)
          Cynthia Crawford, CrawfordC@missouri.edu
• Shelby County: EXCEL
          Wendeline S. Brumbaugh, BrumbaughW@missouri.edu 
• St. Clair County: Create the Future of St. Clair County (Osceola) 
          Sara Lee Jamieson, JamiesonS@missouri.edu  
• Sullivan County: EXCEL
          Nancy Flood, FloodN@missouri.edu  
• Taney & Stone County: Lakes Area Leadership (Branson)
          Wayne Dietrich, DietrichW@missouri.edu
          Bethany Thomas, bthomas@bransoncvb.com  
• Texas County: EXCEL, Advanced EXCEL
          Ted Probert, ProbertT@missouri.edu
• Vernon County: Leadership Vernon County
          Carol Parmenter, ParmenterC@missouri.edu
          Pat Miller, MillerPD@missouri.edu
          Leslie Carroll, Carroll-BartlettL@missouri.edu
• Wright County: EXCEL, Youth EXCEL (Mansfield, Mountain
          Grove Hartville, Norwood, Grovespring)
          Ted Probert, ProbertT@missouri.edu

Other community leadership programs:

• Agricultural Leadership of Tomorrow
  Kristin Perry, 573-324-6538, ALOT@onemain.com
   
• Centurions Leadership Group, Kansas City
   
• FOCUS St. Louis
   
• Greater Missouri Leadership Challenge
  Linda Pullam-Key, 573.893.4275, director@greatermo.com
   
• Kansas City Tomorrow Alumni
   
• L.E.A.D. Independence
   
• Leadership Callaway (Fulton)
  Kingdom of Callaway Chamber of Commerce, 800.257.3554
   
• Leadership Columbia
  Barbara Shoemaker, Boone Hospital Center, 573.815.8000
  admin@columbiamochamber.com, 573.874.1132
   
• Leadership Jefferson City
  Patricia A. Hubbs, JC Area Chamber of Commerce, 573.634.3616
  http://www.jcchamber.org/ed/ljeffc.htm
  Kathy Scheulen, Kathy@jcchamber.org
   
• Leadership Lee's Summit
  
  
• Leadership Missouri
  Sarah Luebbert, Director, 573.634.3511
  sluebbert@mochamber.com
  
   
• Leadership Springfield Inc.
  Gloria Roling, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, 412.862.5567
  gloria@springfieldchamber.com
   
• Leadership St. Joseph
  http://www.mochamber.org/nocchw/hwid

 

Updated 08/22/08

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