Southern EXPOSURE BOCA RATON, FLORIDA MARCH 31 - APRIL 2, 2016

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1 Southern EXPOSURE BOCA RATON, FLORIDA MARCH 31 - APRIL 2, 2016

2 WELCOME Welcome to the 2016 Women s Leadership Conference. I want to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules, away from your farms and businesses, to celebrate agriculture and the hard work that we put forth as grassroots leaders. The friendships made at conferences such as this will help you build a network of contacts all across the state which will last a lifetime. I hope that you are ready to learn about some valuable tools which you can apply to your daily lives, businesses and county Farm Bureaus. Over the next few days you will have the opportunity to share ideas, discuss frustrations and laugh as often as you get the chance. I encourage you to engage yourselves with the workshops, presenters and the speakers in order to obtain those ideas and strategies that apply to your daily lives. Each of you, in one way or another, is involved in putting food on tables all across this country. Without you, who would provide America with the food and fiber that it needs? It is easy to be negative about the government, the poor economy, the rise in production costs and environmental issues; however, I would like to challenge you to look for the positives in life! We are all extremely fortunate to be associated with an organization like Farm Bureau. Whether on the county, state or national level, Farm Bureau does more for American farmers and ranchers than any other organization because of its grassroots leadership and direction. I thank you all again for being involved in this year s conference. I hope you enjoy the Southern Exposure that we have put together for you this year! Now is the time for us to get out and educate, advocate and participate in things to help promote our great organization and industry! Sincerely, Sarah Carte, Chair Florida Farm Bureau Women s Leadership Committee 2

3 LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE Sarah Carte Chair Danielle Daum Vice-Chair Sue Dauphin District 1 Brenda Gayle Land District 2 Valerie Ansell District 3 LuAnn Daugharty District 4 Michelle Williamson District 5 Judy Bronson District 6 Erika Booth District 7 Cindy Griffin District 8 Julie Wall YF&R Representative 3

4 AGENDA THURSDAY, MARCH 31ST 4:00PM 7:00PM Registration 5:00PM 5:30PM Networking Reception 5:30PM 7:00PM Awards Banquet Welcome Sarah Carte, Chair of State Women s Leadership Committee President s Welcome John Hoblick, President of Florida Farm Bureau Dinner Women s Activity Award Presentation Ag in the Classroom Happenings Lisa Gaskalla and Becky Sponholtz, FAITC 7:30PM 10:00PM Painting with a Twist! Tented Courtyard 4 FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST 7:00AM 7:45AM Breakfast Buffet Tented Courtyard 8:00AM 9:15AM General Session CFI Consumer Trust Research: What Matters Most to Consumers & You Donna Moenning, The Center for Food Integrity 9:15AM 9:30AM Break 9:30AM 10:15AM Breakout Sessions Event Planning from FUN to DONE! Kevin Kent, Florida FFA Association Oasis ABC Learn to Speak Becky Raulerson, University of Florida CALS

5 FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST 10:15AM 10:30AM Break 10:30AM 11:15AM Breakout Sessions Event Planning from FUN to DONE! Kevin Kent, Florida FFA Association Oasis ABC Learn to Speak Becky Raulerson, University of Florida CALS 11:30AM Depart for Agriculture s Southern Exposure Hotel Lobby AGENDA SATURYDAY, APRIL 2ND 7:30AM 8:15AM Breakfast Buffet Tented Courtyard 8:30AM 9:45AM General Session Tips for Recruitment and Involvement Isabella Chism, Vice Chair of AFBF Women s Committee 9:45AM 10:00AM Break 10:00AM 11:00AM Closing Session Southern Exposure Women Making a Difference in Agriculture Amy Roloff SHARE YOUR STORY! Share your story using #Southern16 #SOUTHERN16 5

6 SPEAKERS Donna Moenning CFI Consumer Trust Research: What Matters Most to Consumers & You Donna Moenning s career in marketing and communications has always been rooted in food and farming. She joined The Center for Food Integrity in 2013 after nearly nine years with Midwest Dairy Association serving as their team lead for Integrated Communications. For nearly three decades, Donna has been sharing her skills. She believes all effective communication begins with understanding your audience, which is why she values CFI s annual consumer trust research. Donna is an empowering speaker and trainer, having presented to hundreds of producers, university experts, industry representatives, agricultural youth, food companies and agriculture organizations through the years and across the United States. Donna is a graduate of South Dakota State University in agricultural journalism where she was named an outstanding alumnus in Journalism in She lives on a crop and livestock farm with her husband and three children in Southeast Minnesota. Kevin Kent Planning an Event, From FUN to DONE Kevin Kent is a graduate of Full Sail University, earning a Master s of Fine Arts in Media Design as well as the University of Florida, having earned a bachelor s degree in Agricultural Education and Communication, specializing in Agricultural Communication and Leadership Development. Kent serves as Assistant Director of the Florida FFA Association, where he oversees the branding and communication efforts of several agricultural education organizations in the Team Ag Ed family. He is passionate about FFA and works to help shape the future of agriculture. Lisa Gaskalla Ag in the Classroom Happenings Lisa Gaskalla has been executive director of Florida Agriculture in the Classroom since September Before joining FAITC, she served as executive director of Polk County Farm Bureau from July and public relations manager of Florida Citrus Mutual from March 1997 to July She worked as a reporter for different newspapers around the state for 13 years before entering the agriculture industry. She holds a bachelor s degree in journalism from the University of Florida. Becky Sponholtz Ag in the Classroom Happenings Becky Sponholtz joined Florida Agriculture in the Classroom as their Education Program Manager in June of Before joining FAITC, she was an Agriscience Instructor and FFA Advisor for 7 years at Keystone Heights High School and 2 years at Fort Pierce Westwood High School. She holds a bachelor s degree in Animal Science and a Masters of Agriculture in Muscle Food Technology from Auburn University. She is married to Corbin Sponholtz and has two children. 6

7 Amy Roloff Women Making a Difference in Agriculture Amy may be little but she is living life in a BIG Way. She is one of the most well-known Woman and Mom life stories from her hit TLC TV show little people BIG world about her and her family. Currently she is filming her 9th season and has filmed over 250 episodes with over tens of millions of viewers worldwide. Amy graduated from Central Michigan University with a BSBA. She grew and strengthened a small profitable family owned business personnel department that positively impacted the working environment. Several years later she moved to California working in one of the most well-known Silicon Valley high tech companies assisting R&D managers in new development and became an in demand team player with managers. As an at home mom raising her four children she is a business woman, author, farm owner, inspirational public speaker, philanthropist, taught early childhood education, and youth soccer coach. Amy has encountered many walls that are much larger and taller than she is but that hasn t stopped her from meeting the challenge, living life to the fullest, and knowing faith is a big part of her each and every day. SPEAKERS Becky Raulerson Learn to Speak Becky Raulerson is a Lecturer in the Agricultural Education and Communication Department at the University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. She previously worked as a sales representative for Novartis Animal Health, a high school English teacher, the owner of a video production company, and was most recently a research coordinator for the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (the PIE Center). She received both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from the University of Florida. Becky serves as a school board member for Union County Schools. Becky and her 2 children reside in Lake Butler. Isabella Chism Get Involved Isabella Chism of Galveston, Indiana is the Vice Chair of the American Farm Bureau Women s Leadership Committee. She and her husband, Kent, farm in Howard County, Indiana, raising corn, soybeans and sweet corn. They have three grown children, all of whom are married with children. Their two daughters and sons-in-law farm with them. Isabella has been heavily involved in her community and in Farm Bureau. She is also a graduate of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series and has completed Conversation Leaders training through the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance. 7

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