Involvement
Recent Experiences
American Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers National Fusion Conference 2025
I attended the 2025 American Farm Bureau Fusion Conference. I participated in the Discussion Meet contest but also networked with Farmers, Ranchers, and agricultural advocated from around the country, went to break out sessions, and heard from many inspirational speakers.
Young Farmers and Ranchers gathered at the Utah State Capitol for Farm Bureau Day on the Hill.
I served as a YF+R (Young Farmers and Ranchers) Officer for two of my years at Utah State. My positions were vital on our small officer team to be consistently involved in the state’s agricultural impact.
This position opened my doors into opportunities through the American Farm Bureau Federation and build relationships with agriculturalists in the state.
MANRRS is a National organization. At USU I was involved in the club as a member and officer for all three years that I was at USU.
As an officer, I helped plan each meeting, coordinate with other officers, handle some of the social media and other communication, and help direct the work of our club generally.
I attended three regional conferences, competed in several events, and received many scholarships through this organization.
Western Regional Dairy Challenge 2025- Social Media Intern
I was selected to manage and create content for the social media of the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge competition for the Western Region.
The American West Heritage Center is a nonprofit historical functioning farm. The mission is to “Create an educational and entertaining environment that inspires our patrons to learn, live, and celebrate the American West Heritage by exploring the diverse cultures that shaped the Cache Valley and surrounding region from 1820-1920.”
My role at the American West Heritage Center is to manage the social media and marketing of all programming, opportunities, and events. Throughout the year, we have local programming to teach about history, rental spaces available, large group ventures, and large-scale events that bring in people from all over the world!
The most recent event was Baby Animal Days. I individually handled our social media presence and online advertising for the event. We had record breaking attendance with over 35,000 people!
Achievements
American Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers National Fusion Conference 2025- National Collegiate Discussion Meet
After winning the state competition in Utah, I competed in the National Discussion Meet contest. I placed in the top 16 grouping of competitors!
MANRRS contests are held each year at the Regional and National Conferences.
I participated in several contests at the Regional Conferences and have placed first and second in the Elevator Pitch contest at the past two contests.
I studied at Utah State for three years to receive my Bachelors Degree in Agricultural Communications.
I received the A-Pin award for making over 15 credit hours and maintaining a 4.0 GPA for at least 2 consecutive semesters.
I also was on the Dean’s List for 4 semesters.
I received academic scholarships through USU as well as the “Inaugural Scholarship” of over 4,000.
The FFA organization is national organization that contributed highly to my desire to advocate for agriculture and study Agriculture Communications at Utah State University.
For the first three years of my high school experience, I was a member and officer of the Carthage, Missouri FFA chapter. I was a greenhand/ freshman vice president, historian, and sentinel.
Right before my senior year of high school, my family and I moved. I became a new member of the Ash Grove, Missouri FFA chapter and stepped right into the sentinel officer position at that school.
I received my greenhand, chapter, and state FFA degrees.
This semester, I had the opportunity to present two research projects at Utah State.
At the Utah State University Reseach Symposium, I presented a social media research project that created an entire campaign including messages, technique, budget, different audience patterns and more to communicate about RSV Spread and Prevention in Infants!
At the Food and Hunger Symposium at Utah State, I presented a research project about how Avian Influenza is affecting food insecurity.