Fast Five: National FFA central region vice president Mamie Hertel

Five fast facts about Mamie Hertel, who was elected National FFA central region vice president in October at the National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis:

1. Her favorite leadership development event in FFA is creed speaking, which she participated in as a seventh- and eighth-grader, as well as when she was a freshman in high school.

2. Hertel loves Taylor Swift and is a die-hard “Swiftie” with the dream of one day going to one of her concerts.

3. She is a self-proclaimed chicken strip connoisseur who pretty much always orders them at restaurants.

4. While her dad and brother rode motorcycles while she was growing up, she rode horses and competed in many horse shows and contests over the years.

5. Her high school graduation class had a total of 11 students.