ALBERTO ROMAN
Galt FFA
I had a great time at the Advanced
Leadership Academy this year.
For our chapter it’s more than just an
individual leadership conference,
it’s a chance for a big group of us
to come together with a common
purpose and improve what we do
each year. We hold each other
to high standards and expect that we
will all give our best during the
conference so that we can help make
Galt FFA the best possible place
it could be.
One thing I really loved was being
able to see people from other
chapters doing the same thing - push
ing themselves and trying to picture
what their chapter could be like. I really
enjoyed hearing about what
other chapters do to make FFA enga
ging and worthwhile- I definitely
picked up some great ideas from my
time at ALA.
Attending ALA has helped push me
toward being a more confident,
creative and goal-focused version of
myself and reminds me that leaders
will work toward the improvement of
our organization. I am honored I
was selected to represent our chap
ter and I hope all of us who attended
can use what we learned for the bene
fit of our peers back home.
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