Throughout my employment, I facilitated leadership trainings to teams of newly elected State FFA Officers and provided follow-up touchpoint trainings throughout their year of service.

As a Teach Ag Avenger, I designed and facilitated leadership workshops for Pennsylvania FFA and 4-H Programs, as well as recruited individuals for the Penn State Agricultural and Extension Education major.

My responsibilities include being the lead instructional designer for GLAGjr programming, assisting with Global Teach Ag social media communications, and developing and evaluating programming related to the annual Global Learning in Agriculture Conference and Global Teach Ag Network programs.More information can be found here:https://sites.psu.edu/glag/https://sites.psu.edu/glag/glag-jr/

During my employment as a 212/360 conference facilitator, my facilitator partner and I facilitated leadership conferences in Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, and Wisconsin for over 600 total students on topics related to different areas of personal growth (including social, physical, mental, and emotional growth).

I served as the podcast host for #TeachAgTalks, with monthly episodes geared towards Pennsylvania Agricultural Educators. Topics discussed included food security, virtual reality tools, challenges facing pre-service teachers, and more!

During my term as the 2017-2018 Pennsylvania FFA State Vice President, I have worked as part of a team of seven individuals to serve nearly 13,000 Pennsylvania FFA members. I have visited with 43 FFA chapters across the state, facilitating workshops about communication skills, keys to building relationships, team building, advocacy, diversity of agricultural career opportunities, and potential experiences within the National FFA Organization and Agricultural Education. I have participated in… Show more During my term as the 2017-2018 Pennsylvania FFA State Vice President, I have worked as part of a team of seven individuals to serve nearly 13,000 Pennsylvania FFA members. I have visited with 43 FFA chapters across the state, facilitating workshops about communication skills, keys to building relationships, team building, advocacy, diversity of agricultural career opportunities, and potential experiences within the National FFA Organization and Agricultural Education. I have participated in multiple speaking engagements including FFA chapter banquets and at the 2018 New Holland National Dealer Meeting for an audience of 1,000 dealers, employees and their families. As my year continues, my teammates and I continue to be advocates for agriculture, agricultural education, and the National FFA Organization. Show less