25 Years of Discovering the Leader in You
Our mission is to empower young adults to expand their minds and to be truer to themselves so that they can develop into leaders who change lives and make positive differences in their local communities and the world.
Celebrating 25 years of MLS!
MLS 2027 will be held June 11-13, 2027
Huge things are coming! Our Board of Directors, all unpaid volunteers, are already working hard to prepare MLS 2027 which will be held at the University of Missouri (Mizzou) in Columbia, MO for the first time in our history!
Whether you are a business owner or employee, a passionate volunteer, an educator, a school counselor, a parent, an alumni of MLS, or an ambassador nominee, your role is pivotal in the impact MLS continues to have year after year.
We invite you to share in the success of MLS by contributing $25 for our 25th year!
LAUGH.
CRY.
THINK.
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Fully Known, Fully Loved
Radical Inclusivity
Unequivocal Belonging & Individuality
Persistent Positivity
Limitless Growth
Equitable Empowerment
Energetic, Emphatic Wavemaking
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Missouri Leadership Seminar is an unforgettable weekend experience that immerses a select group of high school sophomores in an environment that brings out their inner leaders. Student ambassadors are exposed to panels of professional speakers on many of today’s most pressing issues, are encouraged to express their unique opinions in a supportive environment, and learn to learn through team-building activities. The MLS experience is free of charge to the ambassadors selected to attend.
Who We Are
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"MLS changed my life and taught me that it’s okay to feel emotions, that it’s okay to be vulnerable with your peers and to listen to one another. I never knew what a ‘home’ felt like before then. Everyone is so accepting and loving that MLS truly feels like home.”
—Ava Potter, 2022 ambassador attendee, now Staff
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“Our daughter left the seminar with such enthusiasm and positivity, and I can’t thank Missouri Leadership enough. Sometimes kids need just a little motivation and confidence to know that they can make a difference. Our daughter struggles with that confidence daily, but I truly believe that after this seminar, she feels she can conquer the world. She has made friends that will hopefully last a lifetime.”
—Parent of 2013 ambassador attendee
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"MLS is a home for everyone’s inner child to be heard. I constantly use my experience at MLS as a reminder of the version of me that I continue to work towards. I tell everyone that if I could look back in time and pick out an experience as life-changing, it would be MLS. It caused a tangible rift in the way I interacted with everyone after that weekend.”
—Serena, 2018 ambassador attendee, former Director of GFD
MLS In Action
