Ryan Williamson – Hidden Pieces

This is Ryan Williamson's 2023 retiring address as 2022-23 National FFA Western Region Vice President, titled "Hidden Pieces." Through personal stories about feeling out of place at a livestock judging contest and facing rejection in interviews, Williamson explores how people hide parts of themselves out of shame and fear of not belonging. He encourages members to stop concealing who they are, arguing that the hidden pieces that make us different are exactly what make us whole and deserve to be seen.