Champions of Change

Champions of Change: 4h And Future Farmers Of America

The White House honors twelve members of FFA and 4-H for creating sustainable change in their communities.

Ridge Howell is a high school senior in his hometown of Checotah, Oklahoma, and a leader and advocate for youth community involvement. Ridge works hard to encourage other young people in Checotah...

Jessica Naugle Mcatamney is an agricultural educator at W.B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences in Philadelphia, PA. Jessica serves as FFA advisor to one the nation’s largest FFA chapters,...

Jacob E. Dickey is currently a sophomore studying Agricultural Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As an active member of the FFA, Jacob has a combined 7 years of FFA...

Neeta Patel is a first-year student at Princeton University. Throughout her high school career, she was very involved in the Camden County 4-H Program. She went on to serve as an AmeriCorps member...

Kea Norrell Boyd is an Educator for the Wayne County 4-H Mentoring Program, a part of the Children & Youth Institute at Michigan State University Extension. Kea has devoted her career to...

Bill Jimmerson is a retired educator who served for 32 years as a Agricultural Education teacher and FFA Advisor in Montana. During his seven years as Montana State FFA Advisor, he created the...

Kaydn Ence is a high school junior from Saint George, Utah. He is a very involved and motivated 4-H teen leader, driven to create positive change in his community. When a company decided not to...

Jordan Paine is the President of the Southern Valley FFA Chapter and the Oxford Jr. Feeders 4-H Club in Oxford, Nebraska. She also serves on Nebraska’s Youth Curriculum Committee that helps to...

Chamonix Mejia has been an active 4-H member for the past 11 years. Through her club, Mesquite Rangers, she has encouraged 4-H’ers to value the many opportunities that 4-H has to offer and to...

Dr. Samuel G. Roberson Sr. is currently a Program Specialist, 4-H & Youth Development Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension Program in Texas. Dr. Roberson has actively...

Andrea Kneer-Rice grew up in Frederick County, Maryland. She was a devoted 4-H and FFA member who traveled across the country with the Maryland state 4-H horse teams. She recently began working...

Dr. Pete Drisbach serves as Director of the Kentucky FFA Leadership Training Center. For 25 years, Dr. Pete has worked tirelessly to improve its programming and facilities while welcoming young...