Here Are the 38 Members Aiming to Serve as Your Next National Officers

Thirty-eight FFA members have been selected to vie for national office at the 93rd National FFA Convention and Expo, held virtually this October.

The process to become a national officer is arduous, with the candidates – each state FFA association can submit one individual member annually – taking part in an extensive interview process with the National FFA Officer Nominating Committee. The committee is comprised of students who interview and select the national officers.

Candidates will be evaluated through seven rounds on five national officer competencies: character, influence, areas of knowledge, communication, and being a team player. All rounds provide candidates the opportunity to show who they are on a personal level. Specific rounds are also designed to enable candidates to show their skills in preparing and delivering speeches, facilitating workshops, advocating to stakeholders, and demonstrating how they will affect positive change within National FFA as an officer.

Though the method of interviewing will change, the extensive process will largely remain the same and has simply been adapted to an online environment. The process will still be rigorous and challenging and give candidates a fair, equitable opportunity to demonstrate their competence and ability to be a National FFA Officer.

It takes a highly motivated person to become a successful National FFA Officer—an opportunity afforded to few members. Becoming a national officer requires members to learn about their passions and gain a better understanding of what life as a national officer is like. The life of a national officer is nonstop hard work and never-ending commitments, but it is a life-changing experience—one they will cherish forever.

Congratulations to the following members who will run for a position on the 2020-21 National FFA Officer Team this October: