The Iowa FFA Leadership Conference was held at Iowa State University in Ames on April 28-29, 2014. The
new Iowa FFA Officer team was elected at the final convention session.
Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, and living to serve. These nine leaders will live out their year of
service speaking with FFA members from across the state, presenting leadership camps and workshops, and
traveling around Iowa and the United States. They will have the opportunity to take part in Iowa FFA
Foundation activities, the Iowa State Fair, Iowa FFA Legislative Symposium, the National FFA Convention,
and a wide variety of FFA Career Development Events. Their largest responsibility will be to coordinate and
conduct the 87th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference for over 5,000 FFA members, advisors, parents, and
guests.
The members of the 2014-2015 Iowa FFA Officer Team are:
President: Abrah Meyer, Wapsie Valley FFA, Fairbank
Secretary: Lee Thomsen, Des Moines FFA, Des Moines
Reporter: Ray Schmidt, Williamsburg FFA, Williamsburg
SC Vice President: Hunter Moore, Centerville FFA, Centerville
NC Vice President: Mackenzie Lewis, Boone A&M FFA, Boone
NW Vice President: Devan Vander Veen, Sibley-Ocheyedan FFA, Sibley
NE Vice President: Michael Tupper, New Hampton FFA, New Hampton
SW Vice President: Logan Bauer, Audubon FFA, Audubon
SE Vice President: Mike Poggemiller, Mediapolis FFA, Mediapolis
The Iowa FFA Association has 219 local chapters with over 14,200 FFA members. FFA is a national
organization of nearly 580,000 members preparing for leadership and careers in science, business and
technology of agriculture. Local, state and national programs provide opportunities for students to apply
knowledge and skills learned in the classroom. FFA's mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of
students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through
agricultural education.
Contact: Scott Johnson (712.790.2345)
FFA Enrichment Center
1055 SW Prairie Trail Parkway
Ankeny, Iowa 50023-- END --
