Ohio Leadership Institute
Ohio Leadership Institute, 240 Woodland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43203
About
Ohio Leadership Institute offers leadership activities and leadership skills training through summer residential leadership programs and Model United Nations simulations. Students assume the roles of ambassadors from other nations, conduct research, and represent these nations in Ohio Model United Nations weekend and three-day simulations. The program includes Jr. Ohio Model United Nations for grades 5–8 and Sr. Ohio Model United Nations for grades 9–12, as well as the Ohio Leadership Training Conference for middle school (grades 7–8) and high school (grades 9–12).
• Ages: 10–18 years old
Ohio Leadership Institute, Inc. was established as a non-profit organization in 1992. Two separate programs for students in grades 6–8 were originally established during the 1981–1982 school year, and in 2019 the summer camps were transformed into the Ohio Leadership Training Conference for students in grades 7–12. During the 2018–2019 school year, the Ohio Model United Nations program was attended by over 3000 students from across the state of Ohio and other states including Michigan, Kentucky, Arkansas, New York, and Indiana, and students in grades 2–12 from across the state of Ohio and neighboring Midwest states participate in the summer residential leadership programs.
OhioLTC is described as Ohio’s largest summer residential leadership program for students in grades 7–12, and the OMUN program is described as Ohio’s largest global education program for students in grades 5–12. Both programs were founded by John E. Lester, and Ohio Leadership Institute’s Associate Director is Lowell Miller. John E. Lester is an educator with degrees in comprehensive social studies, gifted education, and school administration.
Ohio Leadership Institute sponsors I-OPEN (International Outreach Program for Education in Nigeria). During the 2006–2007 school years, OMUN delegates donated $4000 toward the establishment of this project, and schools across the state of Ohio are currently raising funds to support the program. In the summer of 2006, Associate Director Lowell Miller traveled to Nigeria to establish I-OPEN and worked with AYPAD (African Youth Platform for Development) to establish an educational outreach project.
Last updated June 30, 2026.
• Ages: 10–18 years old
Ohio Leadership Institute, Inc. was established as a non-profit organization in 1992. Two separate programs for students in grades 6–8 were originally established during the 1981–1982 school year, and in 2019 the summer camps were transformed into the Ohio Leadership Training Conference for students in grades 7–12. During the 2018–2019 school year, the Ohio Model United Nations program was attended by over 3000 students from across the state of Ohio and other states including Michigan, Kentucky, Arkansas, New York, and Indiana, and students in grades 2–12 from across the state of Ohio and neighboring Midwest states participate in the summer residential leadership programs.
OhioLTC is described as Ohio’s largest summer residential leadership program for students in grades 7–12, and the OMUN program is described as Ohio’s largest global education program for students in grades 5–12. Both programs were founded by John E. Lester, and Ohio Leadership Institute’s Associate Director is Lowell Miller. John E. Lester is an educator with degrees in comprehensive social studies, gifted education, and school administration.
Ohio Leadership Institute sponsors I-OPEN (International Outreach Program for Education in Nigeria). During the 2006–2007 school years, OMUN delegates donated $4000 toward the establishment of this project, and schools across the state of Ohio are currently raising funds to support the program. In the summer of 2006, Associate Director Lowell Miller traveled to Nigeria to establish I-OPEN and worked with AYPAD (African Youth Platform for Development) to establish an educational outreach project.
Last updated June 30, 2026.
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