88th Florida FFA State President Shares Departing Thoughts

Randall Weiseman June 20, 2016 Florida, General

Parrish

Last week, we caught up with Brooks Parrish, the 2015-2016 Florida FFA State President, at the 88th annual Florida FFA State Convention & Expo. The convention had over 5,000 members and guests registered. Parrish shared with us how the year went, his thoughts on his term coming to an end, what’s in store for him next, as well as his thoughts for FFA members statewide. Listen to his interview below.

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