National FFA Organization: Board of Directors

FFA Board

National FFA Organization Board Members

Officers | Board Members | Consultants | National FFA Foundation: Board of Trustees

 

Officers of the Board of Directors

  • Larry D. Case, National FFA Advisor and CEO; Coordinator, Agricultural & Rural Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
  • Steve A. Brown, National FFA Executive Secretary; Education Program Specialist, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
  • Marion Fletcher, National FFA Treasurer; Supervisor for Agricultural Education, State Department of Education, Little Rock, Arkansas

National FFA Board Members

  • Larry D. Case, (Chairperson) Coordinator, Agricultural and Rural Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
  • Robert B. Calvin, (USDE Supervisor) Ag Ed Instructor/FFA Advisor, Troy Buchanan High School, Troy, Missouri
  • Wilbur Chancellor, (State Supervisor), State Supervisor of Agriculture Education, Mississippi Dept. of Education, Mississippi State, Mississippi
  • Thomas Jay Dormody, (USDE Representative / Teacher Educator) Professor and Academic Dept. Head Agricultural and Extension Education, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
  • Dennis Fiscus, (State Supervisor) Agricultural Ed., State FFA Advisor Arizona Department of Education, Phoenix, AZ
  • Ike Kershaw, (State Supervisor) Assistant Director/State FFA Advisor Ohio Department of Education Career Tech & Adult Education, Columbus, OH
  • Joel Larsen, (State Supervisor), Program Specialist Agricultural Education, Minnesota Department of Education, Roseville, Minnesota
  • Bruce Lazarus, (USDE Representative) State FFA Executive Secretary, Arkansas FFA Association, Little Rock Arkansas
  • John Rakestraw, (USDE Representative) Agriculture Industry Representative, Longmont, Colorado

National FFA Organization Board of Directors - Consultants

AAAE

NAAE

Robert Torres                      1/06 - 12/08
Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
University of Missouri
126 Gentry Hall
Columbia, MO
573-884-7376
Cell #:  573-529-3461
E-mail: torresr@missouri.edu

Lee James                                 1/08 – 12/08
Past President
Choctaw Co. Career & Tech. Ctr.
319E Church Street
Ackerman, MS 39735
662-285-4155;  Fax 662-285-4199;  Cell 662-285-7306
LeeJJames@yahoo.com

AAAE

NAAE

Carl Igo                                                 1/07 – 12 /09
Montana State University
Division of Agricultural Education
P.O. Box 173740
106 Linfield Hall
Bozeman, MT 59717-3740
406-994-3693; Fax:  406-994-6696
Cell #:  406-209-0102
E-mail:  cigo@montana.edu

Harold Eckler                                        1/08 – 12/09
President
5148 Shelby 234
Shelbyville, MO 63469
573-633-2525; Fax:  573-633-2138
eckler@marktwain.net

AAAE

NAAE

Brian E .Myers                  1/08 – 12/10
Assistant Professor
Agricultural Education and Communication
University of Florida
307B Rolfs Hall, PO Box 110540
Gainesville, FL 32611
352-392-0502, ext. 236; Fax:  352-392-9585
Cell #:  352-256-2457
Bmyers@ufl.edu

Sally Shomo                               1/08 – 12/10
President Elect
58 Cedar Green Road
Staunton, VA 24401
540-886-5806; Fax:  540-886-4019
Cell #:  540-294-5954
sshomo@augusta.k12.va.us

MANRRS

National FFA Alumni

Zelia Z. Wiley                               1/08 –12/10
Assistant Dean for Diversity Programs
Advisor – MANRRS Chapter
Waters Hall, Room 139
College of Agriculture
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-5793; Fax:  785-532-6897
zwh@ksu.edu

Monte Ladner                             1/06 - 12/08
Past President
National FFA Alumni Association
104 Fairway Blvd.
Carthage, MS 39051
601-267-4579; Fax:  601-267-5150
Cell #:  601-416-2075
E-mail: mladner@leakesd.k12.ms.us

NAAE

National FFA Alumni

Jewel L. Moore                             1/08 – 12/10
George Washington Carver Center
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Ste. 2-2230
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-504-2109; Fax:  301-504-2437
Cell #:  240-205-1033 
E-mail:   jlmoore@oig.usda.gov

Ronnie Ansley                             1/07- 12/09
President
National FFA Alumni Association
19 West Hargett Street, Suite 406
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-832-4416, Cell #:  919-630-0900
E-mail: ansleyr@mindspring.com

State Director

National FFA Alumni

Sherry Key                                     1/08 – 6/10
Director, Career/Technical Education
Alabama Department of Education
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
334-242-9111; Fax:  334-353-8861
Cell #:  334-546-8581
skey@alsde.edu  

      Sam Atherton                        1/08- 12/10
      President Elect
      National FFA Alumni Association
      250 19000 Road
      Cherryvale, KS 67335
      620-336-2721, Cell #:  620-332-3037
      E-mail: saffaatherton@hotmail.com

 

National FFA Foundation: Board of Trustees

  • Larry Case, National FFA Advisor, Coordinator, Agricultural & Rural Education, U.S.   Dept. of Education, Washington, D.C.
  • Steve A. Brown, National FFA Executive Secretary, Program Specialist Agricultural Education, U.S. Dept. of Education, Washington, D.C.
  • Marion Fletcher, National FFA Treasurer, Supervisor for Agricultural Education, State Department of Education, Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Jerry R. Rose, 2008 Sponsors’ Board Chairman, Corporate Vice President, Cargill Incorporated, Wayzata, Minnesota
  • Jeff Simmons, 2009 Sponsors’ Board Chairman, President, Elanco
  • Paul Moya, National FFA President, New Mexico
  • Robert Torres, AAAE Representative, Associate Professor and Dir. of Undergraduate Studies, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
  • Carl Igo, AAAE Representative, Division of Agricultural Education, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
  • Keith Cox, State FFA Executive Secretary/Treasurer, Clemson University – Agricultural Education, Florence, South Carolina
  • Harold Eckler, NAAE President, Shelbyville, Missouri
  • Sally Shomo, NAAE President-Elect, Staunton, Virginia
  • Brett Evans, State FFA Executive Secretary, Utah FFA Association, Logan, Utah
  • Joel Larsen, State Supervisor, Program Specialist Agricultural Education, Minnesota Dept. of Education, Roseville, Minnesota
  • Dennis Fiscus, Head State Supervisor, CTSO Director, Arizona Department of Education, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Ike Kershaw, Assistant Director/State FFA Advisor, Ohio Department of Education, Columbus, Ohio
  • Wilbur Chancellor, State Supervisor of Agriculture Education, Mississippi Department of Education, Mississippi State, Mississippi
  • Thomas J. Dormody, USDE Representative, Professor, Agricultural and Ext. Education, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • Robert B. Calvin, USDE Representative, Ag Ed Instructor/FFA Advisor, Troy Buchanan High School, Troy, Missouri
National FFA Foundation

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The National Council for Agricultural Education provides leadership, coordination and support for the continuous improvement and diversity of agricultural education.

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USDE

The National FFA Organization operates under a Federal Charter granted by the 81st Congress of the United States, and is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture.  The U.S. Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for the FFA as a service to state and local agricultural education programs.

 

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