Corduroy Cast

For episode 10 I am very excited to have Pedro Valles on the show! Pedro is originally from Dover, OK and went to high school there. In 2022 he was an Agronomy State Champion and most importantly he served Oklahoma FFA as your State Secretary in 2023-24. He now resides in Stillwater and is going into his sophomore year at Oklahoma State. It was a pleasure to talk with him as it is my longest episo...

For Episode 9 I am very excited to have National FFA Advisor, Dr. Travis Park on the show. Dr. Park is originally from Trafalgar, Indiana and attended Purdue University and being an Indiana State Officer. From 1992-93 he served as National FFA President. He got his doctorate at University of Florida. He taught Ag at Cornell and currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina teaching an NC State. I a...

For Episode 8 I am very excited to have your 2024-25 Oklahoma FFA State President, Kayla Polling on the show! Kayla is from Silo. She was a state champion in public speaking for Agribusiness and Natural Resources. A National runner-up for Extemporaneous Speaking, and Greenhand State Champion. She served as Southeast Area VP last year and currently attends Oklahoma State University. I loved having...

For episode 7 I am very blessed to have former Oklahoma Northeast Area Vice President, Garrett Case. Garrett is originally from Skiatook, Oklahoma and currently attends Oklahoma State University. He was a multiple-time state finalist in Prepared Public Speaking. Most importantly, he served one year as Oklahoma's Northeast Area Vice President in 2023-2024. We talked about he most recent Alumni Camp...

For Episode 6, I am very excited to have your 2024-25 Arkansas Eastern District Vice President, Jonah Savell. Jonah is from Salem, Arkansas and attended Salem High School. He played football there and was obviously in FFA. He was a state finalist for State STAR in Agribusiness and Discussion Meet. He was also the first state officer from the Salem FFA Chapter in 30 years! We talked about the diffe...

For Episode 5 I am very excited to have Coy Davidson from Elgin and Cierra Collins from Frederick. Coy was the 2024 Prepared Public Speaking state champion, 2022 Ag sales National Runner-Up and Cierra was in the State FFA Chorus in 2023 and 2024. She was the 2024 FFA Creed state champion and both of them will go to nationals in October. Talking with them was a blast and they were super fun too. Th...

For Episode 4 I am very grateful to have Kylee Falasco on the show! She is a 2x state proficiency winner and 2x national proficiency award finalist. She was an ag comm state champion in 2023 and most importantly was Oklahoma’s Southwest Area Vice President in 2023-2024. She was recently selected as a national officer candidate. I loved having Kylee on the show and hopes to see great things from he...

For my third episode I am very pleased to have Heath Laubach from Mooreland on the show! Heath is an incoming senior at Mooreland High School and is a part of OYLA and was a 2024 WLC scholarship recipient and a 3x Prepared Public Speaking state finalist. I loved having him on the show and can’t wait to see what he does this year. Thanks Heath!

For episode 2, Chloe Blair is joining the show. She was a national qualifier for Conduct of Chapter Meetings and Parliamentary Procedure. She was a NW area Vice President candidate finalist this past year. She was an absolute blast to have on the show as she is one of my great friends. Thanks Chloe!

The very first episode of the Corduroy Cast has arrived! I am very privileged to have our 2024-25 Oklahoma Southeast Area Vice President, Titus Montgomery. Titus is from the Red Oak FFA Chapter. He is known as the “Grass King” by some. He has won an Ag Communications Proficiency State Championship and a Plant Science Speech division state title, just to name a few. My experience with him on this e...