Workshop Sessions

Natania Clemens | First Vice President

Nervous about speaking in front of others? You’re not alone! Join your First Vice President and her adviser to discover practical tips and tricks for becoming a more confident speaker. Through hands-on practice and fun activities, you’ll build your communication skills, learn to speak in different situations, and gain the confidence to let your voice be heard!

Adilynn Edds | Vice President of Community Service

Ready to take your leadership to the next level? Learn what it takes to run for FCCLA office and discover the opportunities that come with being a chapter, regional, or state officer. Through interactive activities, helpful information, and opportunities to ask questions and win prizes, you’ll explore the election process and what it means to serve as a leader. Whether you’re ready to run for office or simply curious about the experience, this workshop will help you take the next step!

Lydea Britt | State President

In this interactive FCCLA workshop, members will discover the power of servant leadership and learn how they can make an impact with the platform they already have. Through a hands-on Platform Mapping Activity, members will identify their strengths, connections, and opportunities to influence positive change. A sticky note activity will help members brainstorm practical ways to practice servant leadership in their schools, communities, and FCCLA chapters. Members will leave inspired to recognize that they don’t need a title or large following to make a difference, they can lead through service right where they are.

Olivia Spurgeon | Vice President of Development

Think you can communicate under pressure? Put your skills to the test in this fast-paced, Minute to Win It-style workshop! Work through fun, timed challenges that will push you to listen carefully, share ideas clearly, and collaborate with others. You’ll discover how effective communication makes teamwork stronger and learn skills you can put into action in your FCCLA chapter and beyond!

Amy Guyett & Maria Rench | FosterAdopt Connect

Discover how FosterAdopt Connect supports children and empowers the families who care for them! In this workshop, explore how the organization fills gaps in the child welfare system through family advocacy, essential resources, prevention services, and specialized training. Participants will gain a better understanding of the challenges families face and how they can make a difference in their communities.

Faith Bohrer | Vice President of Finance

Leadership doesn’t fit in a box, and neither do you. But you don’t have to be a victim of people that rebrand red-flag leadership into out-of-the-box leadership. In Faith’s workshop, play a fast-paced game of red and green flag traits, then learn the ulitmate guide of green-flag leadership and how to thrive as an FCCLA member.

Clementine Birkenstock | Vice President of Competitive Events

Life isn’t always rainbows and sunshine, sometimes you have to weather the nasty sea storm coming your way. Learn how to plant seeds of positivity in your life, manage the hardships, and continue to grow.

Courtlynn Lynn | Vice President of Scholarships

This interactive FCCLA Fall Leadership Conference workshop teaches students how to make strong first impressions and confidently network with others. Participants will learn key skills such as body language, communication, and how to introduce themselves in professional settings.

Emma Walls | Vice President of Alumni and Associates

What fills your plate? Through interactive activities and discussion, participants will reflect on the people, passions, and experiences that shape them, discover what matters most, and connect those priorities to leadership in FCCLA and beyond.

Amy Guyett & Maria Rench | FosterAdopt Connect

Discover how FosterAdopt Connect supports children and empowers the families who care for them! In this workshop, explore how the organization fills gaps in the child welfare system through family advocacy, essential resources, prevention services, and specialized training. Participants will gain a better understanding of the challenges families face and how they can make a difference in their communities.

Paige Jackman | Vice President of Public Relations

What kind of energy do you bring into a room? This workshop will explore the difference between leadership that inspires and leadership that goes unnoticed. Through reflection and activities members will identify what dims their light, what brightens it, and how small intentional actions can create a big impact.

Jayden Griffis | Vice President of Parliamentary Procedure

This workshop with be focus on all things STAR events: how to perform the best way possible with examples(3), how to find info for STAR events, Different presentations examples (portfolio, slide presentation, board presentation, skills). This workshop will walk members through the step by step process on how to complete and compete in a STAR event.

Mallory Cole | Vice President of Membership

This interactive workshop teaches members the key elements of a successful fundraiser. Participants will explore creative fundraising ideas, sponsorships, donations, promotion, and teamwork while learning how leadership skills help events grow and succeed. Members will also take part in a fun Monopoly money activity where they will network, collect sponsors, and earn donations to build support for their fundraiser ideas.

Addyson Burkey | Vice President of Programs

In this workshop you will use scenarios to identify personal strengths from your school work and FCCLA projects. These skills will transfer to professional needs even without a specific career goal in mind. Participants will leave with a better understanding of their professional self and a one minute elevator speech using a template provided.

Amy Guyett & Maria Rench | FosterAdopt Connect

Discover how FosterAdopt Connect supports children and empowers the families who care for them! In this workshop, explore how the organization fills gaps in the child welfare system through family advocacy, essential resources, prevention services, and specialized training. Participants will gain a better understanding of the challenges families face and how they can make a difference in their communities.