First black woman elected to lead National Future Farmers organization

The National FFA named Breanna Holbert the organization’s first African-American woman president this week. 

Delegates attending the 2017 National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis last week elected Holbert, an agricultural education major at California State University in Chico. {mosads}

2017-18 National FFA President: Breanna Holbert, @CaliforniaFFA #ICanWeWillFFA pic.twitter.com/8miEqyVRDU

— National FFA (@NationalFFA) October 28, 2017

The National FFA Organization, formerly the Future Farmers of America, was founded in 1928 and aims to develop and foster relationships with companies across various industries in order to fund and run agriculture organizations, student development and educational projects. Former President Carter was a member of the organization. {mosads}

Holbert on Sunday called her new year-long role an “experience of a lifetime.”

“This jacket, this experience of a lifetime, means nothing without the family, friends, advisors, and mentors who have guided me and loved me without question. You are why I am here. I am so blessed,” Holbert wrote in an Instagram post.

National officers have the opportunity to travel and connect with over 100,000 educators, teachers, government officials, group sponsors and other relevant contacts throughout their one-year term, the organization said in a statement.

Texas’s Fred McClure became the first African-American national FFA officer in 1974, and Chicago’s Corey Flournoy became the first African-American national FFA president in 1994.