Meet new National FFA officer team

INDIANAPOLIS — The 2024-2025 National FFA Officer Team was elected Oct. 25 during the final session of the 97th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis.

Students from Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, California, Georgia and Wisconsin were elected by National FFA delegates to serve as National FFA officers. They will lead the organization for the next year.

These members were selected from 37 candidates vying for the honor. Candidates participated in an extensive interview process with the National FFA Officer Nominating Committee before the selection.

• Thaddeus Bergschneider of Illinois, a former member of the Franklin FFA Chapter, was elected president.

• Luke Jennings of Ohio, a former member of the Felicity-Franklin FFA Chapter, was elected secretary.

• Mary Schrieber of Wisconsin, a former member of the East Troy FFA Chapter, was elected central region vice president.

• Caroline Groth of Kentucky, a former member of the Locust Trace FFA Chapter, was elected eastern region vice president.

• Abigale Jacobsen of California, a former member of the Elk Grove FFA Chapter, was elected western region vice president.

• Jack Lingenfelter of Georgia, a former member of the Coffee High FFA Chapter, was elected southern region vice president.

Each year, during the National FFA Convention & Expo, six student members are elected by delegates to represent the organization as national officers.

Delegates elect a president, secretary and vice presidents representing the country’s central, southern, eastern and western regions.

Throughout their year of service to the National FFA Organization, the officers will interact with business and industry leaders, thousands of FFA members and teachers, corporate partners, government and education officials, state FFA leaders, the general public and more.

The team will lead personal growth and leadership training conferences for FFA members throughout the country and help set policies to guide the future of FFA and the next generation of leaders.

The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 945,000 student members as part of 9,163 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.