National FFA developed the Next Gen Conference to give students across the country the opportunity to explore a variety of career paths before they graduate high school. Next Gen Conferences go in-depth in a different subset of the more than 350 careers in agriculture each year. This year, from March 5-8 in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, the Next Gen Conference: Agricultural Communications will engage high school students in hands-on sessions, round tables, and tours to explore emerging trends, issues, and opportunities in the field of agricultural communications.
Oklahoma has one participant, Brooklyn Matlock of the Cyril FFA Chapter!
During the week, students will also develop a road map that will serve as a blueprint to guide them in taking their next steps after high school graduation.
“The Next Gen Conferences were developed to give our members an opportunity to explore future careers in agriculture,” said Ashli Weinrich, program specialist, advocacy, literacy, and ag-based experiences, National FFA Organization. “This spring conference will help us cultivate future leaders in the communication industry through a week of experiential learning, relevant education, and networking.”
Participants include:
Arizona
Haleigh O’Donnal
Dawson Rice
Peter Groseta
Trenton Castro
California
Jayne LaVigne
Colorado
Maranda Mason
Erin Tempel
Natalie Diaz
Claudia Rhoades
Idaho
Isabelle Penuelas
Joshua Nelson
Illinois
Jasmin Leon
Indiana
Emily Recker
Ellie Taylor
Sophia Shannon
Lauren Argotte
Iowa
Trell Amoss
Katrina Hageman
Natalie Schroeder
Cora Berends
Kansas
Kourtney Dibben
Kentucky
Laney Pease
Elly Hampton
Mollie Goode
Michigan
Myleigh Rohner
Sophia Barnum
Amelia Barnum
Minnesota
Grace Bayerl
Morgan Marketon
Chloe Haack
Missouri
Jaylynn Zerr
Avery Ridgley
Colton Whitney
Meah McCoy
Cash Honeycutt
Preston McMillian
Sophie Geppert
Callie Jennings
Nebraska
Emily Holz
New Mexico
Zia Miller
New York
Breanna Craven
Jack Beyer
North Carolina
Morgan Harrington
North Dakota
Bailey Urlacher
Samantha Burchill
Ohio
Katie Bryant
Jessica Campbell
Emma Brandenburg
Kaylee Jennings
Jill Garland
Addison Roller
Taylor Johnson
Joanna Hamilton
Oklahoma
Brooklyn Matlock
Pennsylvania
Frances Weaver
Remington Weaver
Tennessee
Leilah Crawford
Ariana Mota
Evalena Giles
Alyssa Calamia
Ellie Anderson
Troy Wiliams
Texas
Ryan Stanley
Whitney Kennedy
Ella Allison
Linda Beth Norwood
Tyler Bailey
Wisconsin
Josie Bailey
Sonya Merritt
Abigail Sauvola
Morgan Van Schyndle
Jordan Lamb
Elisha Vogel
Wyoming
Carla Navarro
Hannah Steele
Open to high school sophomores, juniors and seniors, participants were selected through a competitive application process. There will be two additional Next Gen Conferences this year:
Next Gen: Food Products and Processing Systems – June 25-29, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minn
Next Gen: Environmental Services and Natural Resources Systems – Sept. 10-14, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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.
