What Do State Officers Do?

The Ohio FCCLA Sate Officers are normal students in High School and members of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America national organization just like you. They participate in STAR Events, and attend chapter, district and regional meetings. State Officers do however take the lead in developing, planning, and organizing statewide events happening year round.

The year as a State Executive Council begins in May at the Heartland Retreat Center after the Ohio FCCLA State Leadership Conference. At this first meeting, the officers get to know each other and learn how to work together through team building and envisioning the upcoming year together by outlining a program of work and goals to be accomplished for the year.

The State Executive Council reunites once again in June. This is the longest meeting of the year. All planning for National Leadership Conference and Fall Leadership Camp is completed at this meeting. Once again, the State Officers continue to grow together as a team and to build off of each others ideas to reach major accomplishments.

One of the most exciting weeks of the year is the FCCLA National Leadership Conference. The State Officers have a bit more responsibility here then other members. They attend State Officer Trainings throughout the week with other state officers from across the country. They also lead all state meetings and tours, and represent Ohio FCCLA during the sessions. After Nationals, in July and August, each state officer attends The Ohio State Fair for two days, representing Ohio FCCLA in the youth center.

Every two years the Ohio FCCLA State Officers attend the National FCCLA Capitol Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. This is a Leadership Training Conference that focuses on advocating the FCCLA organization to other people, especially elected officials. While attending, the State Officers meet with their elected officials in the Capitol to promote FCCLA.

The State Officers also lead the Ohio FCCLA Fall Leadership Camp. They plan and present all workshops, lead all sessions and activities during the two days at the Heartland Retreat Center. This is the last time all of the State Officers are together until the December State Executive Council Meeting.

At the December, February, and March State Executive Council meetings, all of the planning for the Ohio FCCLA State Leadership Conference in April is completed.

The year as a State Executive Council comes to an end at the Ohio FCCLA State Leadership Conference. At this point in the year, all of the state officers are like a family and are excited to put on a conference that all of the FCCLA members in Ohio will enjoy and have an amazing experience. Once again, the state officers lead all of the sessions during the conference ending with the officer installation, where the next years’ Ohio FCCLA state officers are inducted and begin their term and the current officers’ term comes to an end.