What influenced you to join FFA? I started my journey in FFA when I was a seventh grader participating in Middle School Quiz Bowl with my older brother. As I went through my first year in FFA, the relationships and memories that I made in my agriculture class and in quiz bowl influenced me to continue my journey in FFA. The teachers and friends that I meet throughout that first year helped me to gain confidence and find a home in FFA and truly influenced me to join FFA. 

What inspired you to serve as a State Officer? As I went through high school seeing the impact that State Officers left on myself and on those around me pushed me to serve. The work that each and everyone of those State Officers put in to help me to grow as person and a leader within agriculture. The legacy that those people left in Wisconsin FFA truly inspired me to take the path that would lead me to help FFA members and those future leaders to develop their skills. My grandfather also played a key role in inspiring me to serve as a State Officer. Spending time checking bees and working on the farm along with the life lessons that he taught me along the way inspired me to be the best version of myself I can be.

What are your favorite FFA experiences? Throughout my time in FFA I have had a plethora of different experiences in FFA but my favorite times in FFA have been when I've had the chance to share the story of agriculture with the youth in my chapter. Every year my chapter puts on our Day on the Farm. At this event we put on six different classes on agricultural topics. Seeing the students learn about the different topics and get excited about agriculture is my favorite experience in FFA. 

What are your future plans? I plan to attend the University of Wisconsin River Falls, where I will major in Agricultural Education. My goal is to one day become an agriculture educator and help students find their home and role in agriculture just as the amazing people who taught me did for myself and countless others.