AJSA Junior Board of Directors

Clay Schoen Jeromesville, OH

Kailen Smerchek Rosholt, WI Caroline Groth Lexington, KY

Hayden Schlichter Bath, IN Shaylee Maddox Thomas, OK

Mallory Bowers Lafayette, IN Marie-Claire des Rosiers Fort Valley, VA

Carson Kretzmeier Fowler, IN

The return to having an AJSA Junior Board of Directors has been met with a lot of enthusiasm and our young board members have started the first year off strong!

Beginning at the National Sale and Spring Kickoff show, the Junior Board members handed out free sub sandwiches to all the junior members in attendance to get to know them better. Continuing to build on that at the Classic, we began a mentorship program and paired up new families with Junior Board members. Our Junior Board also planned and executed a very fun cornhole tournament and a new “Blast from the Past” event for the more mature showmen. After a lot of positive feedback, we continued the Junior Board mentorship at All-American. We also served 500 root beer floats to exhibitors there!

At NAILE, the Junior Board has planned our first ever Public Speaking Contest. You can find details on our website or Facebook page. They will also be helping run our junior meeting during the membership meeting on Saturday night.

Each term served will be two years, with the goal being four members going off the board each year and four new ones joining. In January, we will open applications for new board members to join.

We encourage you to reach out to the junior board members and share any thoughts or ideas that you have. We can’t wait to see what year two brings!

From Left to Right: Carson Kretzmeier, Marie-Claire des Rosiers, Mallory Bowers, Clay Schoen, Shaylee Maddox, Hayden Schlichter Not Pictured: Caroline Groth, Kailen Smerchek