
People acting together
for their community
Community Leadership Development:
The EXCEL program
Community Development programs
MU Community Development faculty throughout the state
Instant access

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:
Updated 4/29/2009