Gov. Mike Kehoe
58th Governor of Missouri
Mike Kehoe was sworn in as Missouri’s 58th Governor on January 13, 2025. Guided by a lifelong dedication to public service and a commitment to Missouri families, Governor Kehoe has made public safety, education, economic development, and agriculture the cornerstones of his administration.
Raised as the youngest of six children by a single mother who worked tirelessly to support her family, Governor Kehoe learned the value of hard work and resilience at an early age. Starting his career washing cars at 15, he advanced through the automotive industry to become one of the youngest Ford dealers in the nation. Later, he turned around Osage Industries, a struggling ambulance manufacturing company in Linn, Missouri, transforming the business into one of the largest ambulance manufacturers in the nation.
The Governor’s entrepreneurial success and leadership skills in his early career naturally drew him to public service, where he could use his experience to improve the lives of Missouri families and strengthen the state’s economy.
During his four-and-a-half years on the Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission, Governor Kehoe’s leadership played a critical role in improving the state’s infrastructure and elevating Missouri’s road system from among the worst in the nation to one of the best. In 2010, he was elected to the Missouri Senate, where he worked to balance budgets, fully fund schools, and champion laws protecting Missouri’s children and seniors. As Senate Majority Floor Leader, he advocated for reducing regulatory burdens, cutting taxes, and creating jobs.
Throughout his term as Missouri’s 47th Lieutenant Governor, Governor Kehoe highlighted Missouri’s businesses, agriculture, and tourism while serving as a voice for veterans and seniors.
As a first generation-farmer and passionate champion of Missouri agriculture, Governor Kehoe owns and operates a 700-acre cattle farm in Phelps and Pulaski counties with his wife, Claudia. The Kehoes are proud parents of four adult children and soon-to-be-grandparents.
Governor Kehoe’s priorities reflect his unwavering commitment to the people of Missouri: ensuring safe communities, advancing education, fostering economic growth, and supporting the backbone of the state’s economy—agriculture.
Chelsea Goodson
Chelsea Goodson majored in psychology at Friends University with minors in Studio Art and Criminal Justice. Grounded in both creativity and a passion for justice, she values thoughtful leadership and meaningful connection. If she could give advice to her college-aged self, it would be to listen closely to the people who truly know and care about you—they often see what you can’t.
Emil Moore
Emil Moore has been passionate about leadership for as long as he can remember—starting way back when he was captain of his high school football team. That early experience sparked a lifelong commitment to guiding and inspiring others. Over the past 25 years, Emil has built a reputation as a strong, values-driven leader.
He spent many years with Cintas Corporation, where he earned numerous awards including being recognized as the top sales representative in the Country with record-breaking sales.
Today, Emil serves as the Pastor and Executive Director of the Troy Dream Center, one of the fastest-growing nonprofits in Missouri, which has experienced 700% growth since 2021 under his leadership. His leadership recently earned him the Troy, Missouri Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year for 2025.
His heart for service extends beyond the TDC —he’s also the President of his local Kiwanis Club, sits on the Board of Directors for the Troy Area Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Troy Rotary Club, Missouri Coalition of Recovery Support Providers, and a member of Recovery Coalition of Greater St. Louis- helping shape his community in meaningful ways.
Outside of work, Emil is a devoted family man. He’s been married to his wife, Kim, for 21 years, and together they have two amazing daughters, Ella and Emilie. Whether it’s at home, work, church or in the community, Emil’s mission is simple: lead with integrity and make a positive impact wherever he goes. He lives by this bible verse - Proverbs 14:23.
Darryl & Tracy Strawberry
Dr. Tracy Strawberry and Darryl Strawberry are a dynamic ministry couple whose lives powerfully reflect redemption, restoration, and transformed purpose.
Darryl is a baseball legend and four-time World Series champion, widely known as one of the most feared power hitters in Major League Baseball history. Despite extraordinary success, his personal life was marked by addiction, brokenness, cancer, and incarceration—until he found true freedom and restoration, and now travels nationally sharing a message of hope and transformation.
Dr. Tracy Strawberry is an international speaker, author, theologian, and business consultant. After overcoming addiction and life-controlling struggles through a radical encounter with Christ, she now holds a Doctorate in Theology and is the author of Clean, Sober & Saved, a Christ-centered recovery curriculum established globally. Tracy delivers powerful biblical teaching with practical application, helping people experience lasting change and freedom in Christ.
Together, Darryl and Tracy Strawberry stand united in faith and purpose—using their stories, platforms, and experience to bring hope to the broken, freedom to the bound, and restoration to those who believe their past disqualifies them.
Travis Fitzwater
Travis Fitzwater is a husband, father and business professional who started his career in politics knocking on doors for local campaigns in mid-Missouri. Once then-Rep. Jeanie Riddle decided to run for the Senate, Travis ran for and won her House seat in 2014, serving in the chamber for eight years. Consequently, upon Sen. Riddle’s much-deserved retirement after a long career of public service as a teacher, House and Senate member in 2022, Travis ran for her Senate seat and won a close primary, subsequently going on to win the general election in November.
He has spent his life outside the Capitol serving God and community, working in college ministry, serving thousands in nonprofit management, investing in real estate and starting small companies while also administering his wife’s counseling business.
He graduated from Presbyterian College in South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in political science with an emphasis on international relations. Travis has also attained a master’s degree in Atlantic history and politics from the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy at the University of Missouri.
He and his beautiful wife, Amy, and three daughters live in Holts Summit with their beloved dog. His wife is a licensed professional counselor committed to serving children and families in mid-Missouri. They homeschool their daughters who love ice skating, playing, reading, traveling, being outside and spending Friday nights over pizza and movies.
Justin Campbell
Justin Campbell is the Regional Director for Young Life in the Mid-America Region. He has served in various leadership roles in Young Life for nearly 30 years working with adolescents and young adults. He has led and supervised many full time staff as well as hundreds of volunteers of all ages. Justin has spoken at many different types of events and conferences. He currently lives in Smithville, Missouri just north of Kansas City. He is married to Mellissa and they have one daughter Bella.
Madyn Brown - Emcee
Madyn Brown is a 2025 graduate of Texas A&M University, where she earned a degree in Business Administration. Originally from Longview, Texas, Madyn currently serves as a Fellow for National Student Leadership, where she is passionate about leadership development and student engagement. Outside of her professional interests, she loves listening to Morning Brew, considers Little Women her favorite book, and has a long-term goal of hiking Mount Kilimanjaro.
Ben Burgess - Emcee
Ben Burgess is a computer science graduate of the University of Chicago and a native of Hughesville, Maryland. With a strong foundation in technology and a deep appreciation for language, Ben brings a thoughtful, interdisciplinary perspective to his work and conversations. Outside of tech, he enjoys reading, journaling, and long nature walks, finding inspiration at the intersection of ideas and reflection. A self-described lover of words, Ben keeps a running note of favorite words and always appreciates when others share interesting words they discover.