Jake and Megan's Story.

Each year the Iowa FFA takes the 9 state officers and 2 delegates to the National FFA Convention and Expo to serve as delegates for the state of Iowa and work to pass legislation within our organization to help keep it relevant for years to come. This year we were lucky to have Jake Stenzel the Southwest District Treasurer and Megan Decker the Northwest District Reporter as our two delegates. This is their story.

Jake-
Going to National Convention is always a great experience, but going with the state officer team as a delegate was even better. Being a delegate was a good experience because we got to interact closely with the National Officers and State Representatives from all over. We did a lot of fun activities besides the business side of it. We went to Garth Brooks, the expo, and many adventures around Indianapolis. This was all a great experience and I would recommend it to anyone that has the opportunity.

Megan-
I had the privilege to be able to serve amongst some of the nation’s best leaders at this year’s national FFA convention. From one experience/conversation to the next, I was eager to meet the next person in blue corduroy who had a unique story to share. It was eye opening to get to see the process in which we follow to make changes in our organization and who had say in doing so. I was humbled to gain a first-hand experience of how the blue jacket can bring such a variety of people with radically different backgrounds together for a common purpose. The most memorable part for me was meeting fellow passionate FFA members who have bright futures and a life of purpose ahead of them.