Board of Directors

  • David Bader

    PRESIDENT

  • Alex Thiessen

    VICE PRESIDENT

  • Danielle C. Finley

  • Bennett Lyday

  • Senn Boswell

  • Hannah Schwartz

    PRESIDENT EMERITUS

History

The Missouri State Society, one of the oldest state societies in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1900 by a young Missourian named Joe Manlove who was working for the Census Bureau.

Homesick, he placed an ad in the local newspaper requesting fellow Missourians to meet him at a local restaurant. When Joe arrived, the restaurant was filled with Missourians. At this first meeting, the group organized itself, electing Joe as the first President.