Kennedy Heil, Vice President
CHAPTER
Norborne FFA
HOMETOWN
Norborne, Missouri
COLLEGE
North Central Missouri College
MAJOR
Plan to transfer to University of Missouri – Columbia, majoring in Journalism
Currently, I manage two SAE projects. My primary Entrepreneurship SAE involves raising Red Angus calves on my family’s farm to be marketed and sold the following year. I also contribute to the farm through a Placement SAE where I am responsible for the mowing and upkeep of various properties.
My desire to serve as a Missouri FFA State Officer sourced back to my own experience in FFA. I desperately wanted to be a return on investment to this organization. However, more than that, I wanted to show members that it is possible to be involved in and advocate for an industry you love, while not knowing all of the correct answers about it. Through the platform Missouri FFA provides me, I hope to be a bridge of knowledge for members across the state.
When my time serving Missouri FFA members draws to a close, I hope I left a legacy to love others in everything you do.
My future plans are to work in agricultural journalism.
An interesting fact that many don’t know is that I got a double stress fracture in my back at the age of twelve during a gymnastics meet.
My advice to FFA members is to be unapologetically yourself no matter who you are surrounded by, choose to love those around you, and take the initiative to ask questions when you are uncertain.