Ms President US, a community-based program designed to motivate and prepare girls to aim for the highest civic leadership positions and instill the tools and confidence needed for success.

Ms President US has chapters throughout CT and in New York City, each training an annual cohort of 4th-8th grade girls, supported by high school aged mentors, on civic engagement, development of leadership, diplomacy, and public speaking skills, and women's empowerment. Our vision is to achieve gender parity in representation at all levels of government and elected leadership.

Each workshop features impressive female guest speakers who share their personal stories and paths to leadership. We bring the CT chapters on an annual field trip to the state capitol, where the girls tour the Capitol Building complex and share lunch with their elected legislators. Finally, the girls participate in our signature Campaign and Election to become Ms President US of their city or town, following her elected leaders to public events for the next year.

In addition to the video links above, I encourage you to visit the Ms President US website to learn more about our unique model. Here's a 3-minute video introduction and last year's Annual Report, as well as a short video of our alumnae discussing the program.

Ms President US was founded on a commitment to developing the confidence girls need to lead and the creation of a more equitable future where women are well-represented in positions of power and influence. With the percentage of women in elected office remaining below 30%, and the US population being 51% female, we are working toward ensuring equal representation at all levels of government. Research consistently shows that women in office champion a wide range of issues that affect not only women, children and families, but all Americans, such as economic opportunity, healthcare, education, and social justice.

Simply put, everyone benefits when more women are in elected office, and our program is planting a seed early that women belong in the halls of power and governance. A recent report from the Girls' Index revealed that girls' self esteem starts to plummet by age 9, an alarming statistic that our early intervention is designed to reverse. We have had over 700 girls go through our program since our founding in 2016, and are working to expand our reach to new communities each year.

Meeting locations vary by chapter and can be found on the website.

Ms President US Program Registration 2026-27!

For girls in 4th-8th grade