ONTARIO, Calif. — Students from Gustine, Salinas-Rancho San Juan, Temecula-Saint Jeanne, Chino-Don Lugo, McArthur-Fall River, and Visalia El Diamantewere elected by delegates at the 95th Annual State FFA Leadership Conference to serve as 2023-24 State FFA Officers.
- President: Austin Bell
- Vice President: Sierra Short
- Secretary: Makena Stanisai
- Treasurer: Sydney Marich
- Reporter: Piper Lakey
- Sentinel: Thomas Rosa
Candidates take part in an extensive online and in-person interview process with the State FFA Nominating Committee leading up to the election. The new team was announced during the closing session of the 95th State FFA Leadership Conference on March 19.
After reviewing applications and conducting virtual interviews with 49 applicants, the Nominating Committee selected 31 individuals to advance to in-person interviews, which were conducted during the State FFA Conference. Candidates underwent nine rounds of interviews with the State Nominating Committee before being slated and elected by the California Association FFA delegation.
State officers commit to a year of service to the California Association FFA. Throughout their year of service, the officers will interact with business and industry leaders, thousands of FFA members and teachers, corporate sponsors, government and education officials, local FFA leaders, and the general public.
The team will lead personal growth and leadership training conferences for FFA members throughout the state and help set policies that will guide the future of FFA in California and lead the next generation of leaders.
To obtain additional information about the new state officer team, contact Charles Parker, State FFA Advisor and program manager for agricultural education for the California Department of Education, at cparker@cde.ca.gov.
About California FFA: The California Association FFA is part of a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 850,000 FFA members in 8,995 local FFA chapters across all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
–California FFA