Youth Election Biographies Vice Presidential Candidates Lucy Igoe Running for: Vice President Where do you live? “In Powell, Ohio, with my mom, Barb Igoe.” Where do you go to school, and what grade are you in? “I attend Olentangy Liberty High School and I am currently a senior.” Please state your involvement in any extracurricular activities and any charities or community activities: “I am highly active in many clubs around my school, some of which include: service club, and Red Cross Club. I am an active member of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Also, I volunteer at the local YMCA and Cozy Cat Cottage. I am also a student mentor at my high school.” Please discuss your past and current involvement with OQHYA: “I have been a member of OQHA for 12 years now. I have been a past director and also treasurer of OQHYA.” Are you involved in any other horse-related organizations? “I devote all of my time to OQHYA and AQHYA, and the NSBA youth.” Please describe how you have contributed to OQHYA during your most recent term: “I am currently the OQHYA treasurer. I have contributed to this organization throughout the past year by helping the board of OQHYA get more involvement from the youth of the organization. We had a successful World Show by showing our spirit, from the stall decorations to the walk-in skit we had. We all came together as a family and we all became friends. After the walk-in, many youth came up and commented on how they wished they were an Ohio kid. That’s what we should aim for. I would love to keep building on the progress we made this year as an organization and as a group as a whole. I would also love to grow in our participation at the YES Conference. I was lucky enough to get the experience of traveling to Amarillo, Texas and be a part of this amazing conference. Every OQHYA youth should get the same experience as I did.” What do you feel should be OQHYA’s top three priorities in the next 2-3 years? “1. Get young involvement; the future of our organization is in the youth, it is up to us! 2. We have one of the largest teams at the AQHYA Youth World Show, we still need to keep up the work we started and make every youth in the country feel like they want to be from Ohio. 3. We need to try to make the banquet more fun and interesting for all. Everyone, youth and adults, work so hard throughout the year to make it into the standings at the end of the year. It should be a unforgettable celebration, every year.”
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