Leadership Southwest is a cooperative effort sponsored by the Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville and Lancaster Chambers of Commerce. Founded in 1985 with 23 participants Leadership Southwest is in its 40th year of developing leaders and has graduated almost 1,300 participants.
Leadership Southwest’s mission is to connect people and prepare them as leaders to shape the future of Southwest Dallas and Northern Ellis Counties. We do this by giving civic-minded people a vehicle for their community-oriented energies and providing access to community leaders and policy makers over the course of nine months.