The 2025-26 National FFA Officer Team was elected during the final session of the 98th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis on Saturday.
Trey Myers of Oklahoma was elected National President. He is a former member of the Perkins Tryon FFA Chapter.
Lilly Nyland of Michigan was elected National Secretary. She is a former member of the Careerline Tech Center FFA Chapter.
Joey Nowotny of Delaware was elected Eastern Region Vice President. He is a former member of the Laurel FFA Chapter.
Jael Cruikshank of Oregon was elected Western Region Vice President. She is a former member of the Bend FFA Chapter.
Wayne Williams of Tennessee was elected Southern Region Vice President. He is a former member of the Woodbury FFA Chapter.
Claire Woeppel of Nebraska was elected Central Region Vice President. She is a former member of the Chambers FFA Chapter.
Lilly Nyland, the new National FFA Secretary, told Hoosier Ag Today’s Eric Pfeiffer moments after she learned of her new leadership role that her goal is to be a light to anyone that she interacts with.
“I just want to be a light to them and help them realize their uniqueness and help them be authentic in that,” said Nyland. “Also, to help them find their place within agriculture, food, and natural resources. I found my place within agriculture and it was kind of in an unexpected finding. I was a little bit resistant to agriculture at first because I didn’t know what careers were out there. Through my SAE I figured out all the careers that are in agriculture and so I really just want everybody to find their place because we need the authentic you in agriculture, food, and natural resources.”
Each year, during the National FFA Convention & Expo, six student members are elected by delegates to represent the organization as national officers and lead the organization for the next year. The members were selected from 37 candidates vying for the honor. Candidates participated in an extensive interview process with the National FFA Officer Nominating Committee before the selection.
Throughout their year of service to the National FFA Organization, the national officers will interact with business and industry leaders, thousands of FFA members and teachers, corporate partners, government and education officials, state FFA leaders, the general public, and more. The team will lead personal growth and leadership training conferences for FFA members nationwide and help establish policies to guide the future of FFA and the next generation of leaders.
The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 1,042,245 student members as part of 9,207 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Source: National FFA Organization
