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Dear In the Field Readers, It is my great pleasure to share with you the experiences God has given me over the last several months while serving as the 2010-2011 Florida FFA State Secretary. As of today, my team and I have presented two of the four leadership conferences that are scheduled for this year. The first, Chapter’s President’s Conference, or “CPC,” was held this past September in Daytona. The second, Chapter Officer Leadership Training, or “COLT,” was actually presented five different days at the end of September and beginning of October. The theme title for our conference was “BUST A MOVE,” emphasizing our goal to empower Florida FFA members to be able to take their chapter’s developed visions (which were made at CPC) and put them into action! My presentation partner, Area IV Vice President Michelle Perez from the Mulberry FFA Chapter, and I prepared our module with the focus being on incorporating diversity into FFA chapters through planned chapter activities. We taught FFA members how to create, embrace, and honor diversity. Check out the opening video we created for our module at youtube.com by searching for our module’s title: “Diversity: Mix It Up!” My team and I began our tour in the panhandle, presenting the conference in Marianna, FL, for the Area I FFA members. We traveled that day to Lake City, and presented COLT for Area II the following day. That weekend, the State Officer team was invited to Manatee County’s Vocational Education Rally to speak to all the middle school students involved in available vocational programs. We finished our COLT conferences that week at the Leadership Training Center in Haines City, presenting to Areas III & IV and Areas V & VI. A final day was added to our schedule of conference dates for all chapters unable to register for their Area’s date. A record breaking 2,000 FFA members attended the COLT conference! After COLT, I was able to visit a few FFA chapters and coordinate two officer workshops before experiencing the highlight of my year thus far: The 83rd National FFA Convention! My team and I, along with a few other delegates for Florida, flew to Indianapolis, Indiana, in October. Most of the week was spent conducting delegate work, attending committee meetings and hearings as well as the convention sessions. I was privileged with the opportunity to serve as one of the six committee chairs in the entire delegate body. Besides chairing the committee meetings for our issue (Increasing Student Voice at the National Level), I got the chance to read our committee’s report on stage during one of the convention sessions. This session was broadcasted live on RFDTV, and to my delight, my grandparents were able to watch me on television! The next few months include preparing our third conference, the Middle School Conference, and helping with the State Career Development Events and competitions. I am also in the process of getting ready for the International Leadership Seminar for State Officers in January, which will be a once in a life time opportunity to go to Argentina! Thank you all for your support, and I look forward to sharing more blessings from this year with you next time. Until then, God Bless you! Sincerely, Valerie McKee Florida FFA State Secretary
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