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State FFA OfficeThe chance to serve as a state officer comes with many opportunities to influence, impact and serve FFA members, advisors, teachers, and supporters of the organization. These opportunities to lead and impact are invaluable and represent what the service to FFA is all about. I served as the 2021-2022 Southeast State Vice President. I got the chance to impact over 18,600+ Iowa FFA members through chapter visits, speeches at banquets, legislator interactions, preparing and facilitating countless conferences, and presenting a motivational keynote address to over 6,000 FFA members at the 94th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference.
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94th Iowa FFA
Leadership Conference
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94th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference
Iowa FFA State Convention
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94th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference - Retiring Address My retiring address was given at the 94th Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference in front of over 6,000 FFA members, advisors, and guests. I presented an eight-minute keynote address. My goal was to inspire the young students to embrace who they are, even the embarrassing moments, and embrace it with a smile. |
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94th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference - Third Session
I prepared the Third General Session for the 94th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference. This conference had over 6,000 FFA members, advisors, and guest present. My session was a two-hour-long production highlighting sponsors, awarding FFA members who excelled in contests, listening to keynote speakers and more. Prior to the convention, I had to be in contact with keynote speakers, sponsors, media, and award recipients. I also had to create a script, and seating charts, work with AV, and more. |
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Media and Video Production
For the 94th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference, I was in charge of all media and video production for the entire conference. For media, I formally invited over 150 media personnel ranging from radio stations, TV stations, newspapers, journalists, bloggers, ag media groups, and ag business media. I assisted media personnel set up interviews and kept all media personnel informed of important events and all conference activities. I also created and produced all videos used throughout the duration of the conference which totaled over 80 videos. These consisted of professional videos highlighting sponsors, thanking family and supporters, showcasing FFA members, and fun videos featuring the Iowa FFA State Officers. These videos were played throughout the duration of the convention as individuals were clearing and setting the stage, moving award winners to center stage, and as we awaited contest results. Here are a few videos I produced and that were played during the conference. To find more checkout the Iowa FFA on youtube.
Chapter Visits
I attended the Dewitt Central FFA Chapter during National FFA Week and held a school assembly of over 500 students. I facilitated various leadership games and spoke to the students about the importance of being your true self.
At Chapter Visits we facilitated various leadership and teamwork activities to students. In this photo, we are doing the human knot. This activity showcases how students must all work together and communicate in order to be successful.
I traveled down to Danville Iowa to their chapter banquet. They showcased their FFA members who excelled in and out of the classroom. I also spoke at the banquet about the importance of FFA and the value of the skills this organization offers.
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Throughout my year of service, I got the opportunity to travel to over 50 chapters and interact with thousands of FFA members. I would attend the chapter for various reasons whether it was for a visit, banquet, awards ceremony, fundraising event, National FFA Week, or to give motivational speeches. I put over 33,000 miles on my car traveling across Iowa and got the chance to impact and influence thousands of FFA members. I also produced a chapter visit video that was displayed on all socials encouraging chapters to invite Iowa FFA to their school.
During National FFA Week I spent the whole school day at the Northeast Goose Lake FFA Chapter. I got the chance to impact and influence students on the importance of selfless service.
I visited the Maquoketa FFA Chapter and in this photo we are doing the human table activity. This activity focuses on the importance of teamwork and determination. Students must relay on each other and work together to persevere through struggles in order to be successful.
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State and District Conferences
The 2021 Southeast District COLT Conference
Opening Ceremonies during session 1 of the 2021 Southeast District Greenhand Fire-Up Conference
We had over 400 students attend the morning session of the 2021 Southeast District Greenhand Fire-Up Session and over 400 attend the afternoon session! This was a record attendance year for the Southeast District!
Through these conferences I interacted with over thousands of Iowa FFA members and built strong relationships with them.
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I served as the Southeast State Vice President. Which means I was also the Southeast District President. As the District President, I was in charge of planning and managing all district functions. In the summer we had the COLT Conference, Chapter Officer Leadership Training. I had over 150 FFA members in attendance. In the fall we had GFU, Greenhand Fire-Up Conference, with over 800 Freshman FFA members in attendance. I also facilitated the IAT Conference, Ignite Amplify Transform, produced by the State. I created a video production for this conference that was displayed on all our socials prior to the event.
I attended other district COLT conferences and I found that when facilitating students engaged more when I used this Karaoke Microphone.
As president, I had to conduct parliamentary procedures during opening ceremonies at every conference.
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Meeting with Industry Professionals
Throughout my year of service, I got the opportunity to travel around the state of Iowa meeting with various industry professionals. I got the chance to meet with industry leaders, legislators, and media personnel having conversations about the importance of agricultural education.
We got the chance to sit in on a proclamation signing declaring National FFA Week in Iowa by Governor Kim Reynolds.
In February over 700 Iowa FFA members attended the Legislative Symposium put on by us State Officers. These members got the chance to interact with various legislators and tour the Iowa Capital.
At the Iowa State Fair, I got the opportunity to be a Celebrity Chef with Governor Kim Reynolds at the Iowa Pork Tent.
We did numerous partnership visits throughout the year with supporters of the Iowa FFA Association. One of our biggest supporters is Stine Seed and I got the chance to meet and network with CEO Harry Stine.
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Throughout the year I had the opportunity to do various interviews advocating for agricultural education and the FFA organization. In this photo, I am doing an interview for WHO at the Iowa State Fair.
I got the chance to attend the Iowa Young Farmers conference put on by the Iowa Farm Bureau. I was able to have conversations with industry professionals, network, and build relationships.
The 2021-2022 Iowa FFA State Officer team got the chance to sit down with Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, Adam Greg. We got the chance to talk to him about agricultural education and rural broadband access.
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