The new president of Minnesota FFA hopes to have a similar impact to state officers she’s looked up to.

Emily Matejka of the Martin County West Chapter says she’s aspired to be part of the officer team for several years.

“I remember sitting in Mariucci Arena as an 8th grader looking at the state officers on stage just seeing all of their impact on Minnesota FFA and saying to myself ‘I want to do that someday.”

She tells Brownfield her goal as state president is to make sure everyone in FFA knows they are valued.

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