Fresno-Central FFA

The Fresno-Central Ag Boosters club is having their first meeting of the new school year on TUESDAY 7/28 at 6:30pm! Parents- they would love to have your help! Come see what it’s all about!

Please help me congratulate Mrs. Downs on her retirement. She delivered an absolutely beautiful speech today at the CATA ag teacher conference. Congratulations Mrs. Downs! Enjoy retirement!!

Finally we have our Chapter President - Jackson Brooke.

What’s up Fresno-Central! My name is Jackson Brooke and I’m blessed to be serving as your 2026-2027 Chapter President! I’m an incoming junior at Central High School, and it will be my third year in FFA. I have 2 Active SAEs, which are my home garden and being on the chapter’s goat breeding team. Some hobbies of mine are listening to music🎵, playing volleyball for my school🏐, and read my bible✝️. During the fall, you can catch me either spending time with my goat🐐, remembering my Opening and Closing lines💛💙, or practicing my reasons for Cotton Judging🌱. As winter comes, I will be found competing in Banking🏦 and practicing my cuts for Grapevine Pruning🍇. In the Spring, I like to participate in speaking contests🗣️, Marketing💵, and also coach our Best Informed Greenhand team🧤! My favorite thing about FFA is the connections I’ve made with others around California. If you want to dive deeper, you gotta jump in the water first, so don’t be afraid of new opportunities! I can’t wait to see our chapter grow!

Up next is Makenzie Espinola!!!

Hey Fresno-Central FFA my name is Makenzie Espinola and this year I am beyond blessed to serve all of you guys as the chapters 1st Vice President! If you dont know me, this is a start for you to be able to! I am currently a cheerleader for our school on the sidelines and on our competition team, where I serve as one of the captains for our sideline team. Outside of cheer and FFA, I am apart of the Criminology Club, and the officer team for the club serving as the Treasurer. I’ve been apart of our schools FFA program for 4 years now, and something I love about the FFA, is the opportunity I have to meet so many new people and make many new friends. This year I will try my hardest to become friends with as many of you guys as possible and doing my part in connecting our chapter, I can’t wait to see what this year will bring to all of us!

Our next VP to meet is Jak Klein.

Hey Fresno-Central FFA! My name is Jak Klein and I will be serving as this year 2026-2027 Chapter 2nd Vice president . I’m a Senior and this is my 3rd year in the FFA, and I’m heavily involved throughout our chapter. This past year I competed in cotton judging, along with attending ALA (Advance Leadership Academy) and State Conference. Outside of our chapter I’m a member of the California Scholarship Federation (CSF), Fresno County Youth Advisory Board, President of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Central’s Competition Cheer Team, The Grizzlies Advisory Board, and Central High’s Baseball team. Outside of school you can find me training for cheer or baseball, taking photos, spending time with family & friends, camping and always trying to escape to the coast. I currently have 3 active SAE’s. Two of my projects, a market steer and a market hog, where I will be showing at The Big Fresno Fair 2026 Livestock Exhibit and live auction. My other project I just recently started but not new to me, is a communications project, where I make videos and take photos to be posted on the chapter social media accounts, to showcase our chapter be sure to follow between.the.rows27 both on tiktok and instagram. I’m looking forward to an amazing year of service, and can’t wait to capture so many memories.

Let’s meet our Vice-Presidents, first up we have Rikkie Jimenez!!

Hey Fresno-Central FFA! My name is Rikkie Jimenez and I am proudly serving our chapter as the 2026-2027 3rd Vice President! I am a upcoming junior and have been in the FFA for going on 3 years. My SAE is a market goat, this year my goats name is Boone and I will be showing and selling him at the Big Fresno Fair! This past year I was on our schools Ag Fabrication CDE team as well as the Impromptu LDE team. This organization is so amazing because I have gained so many opportunities, friendships, and experiences that I can’t wait to continue! Alongside being a chapter officer, I am a member on the CHS Varsity Cheer Team and the Competition Pom Team! For fun I enjoy hiking, shopping, Dutch runs, and spending time with my friends. I’m so excited for this year, the memories, and serving our chapter with fun, encouragement, laughter, and of course leadership. 💙💛

It’s time for our next officers introductions!

Hey Fresno-Central FFA! It’s Audrey Wehner, your 2026-2027 Chapter Secretary! I am a sophomore at Central High School, and this is my 3rd year in the Fresno-Central FFA chapter. This past year, I had the honor of serving as your Greenhand President and competing in Creed Speaking for my second year, where I advanced to Regionals. I have also participated in B.I.G., cotton judging, a fabrication competition, and attended Greenhand Leadership Conference. My SAE projects include jackpot lambs, and last year I showed a market lamb and meat rabbit at the Big Fresno Fair. This year, I plan to show a goat, three lambs, and a rabbit. Outside of FFA, I attend and serve at NorthPointe Community Church, and I enjoy spending time with friends and family, swimming, cooking, and baking. I am so excited to serve our chapter this year, take every opportunity, and make amazing memories with all of you!

Let’s meet another one of our chapter officers!!

What’s up everyone, Cristian Hoover here representing Fresno-Central FFA as your Chapter Treasurer! Last year, I had the opportunity to serve as our Chapter Historian, where I learned so much about leadership, responsibility, and how to get things done. Throughout my years in FFA, I’ve developed a passion for showing goats and have participated in multiple CDEs and LDEs to gain experience within the agriculture industry while improving my public speaking skills. Outside of FFA, I compete in cross country and track. My goals are to compete for state titles and pursue my aspiration of competing at the highest level of the NCAA someday. I will represent our chapter to the best of my ability this year, and I can’t wait to make lifelong memories, build new connections, and help make this a great year for Fresno-Central FFA!

Next we have Logan Henrichsen with another officer introduction.

Hi, my name is Logan Henrichsen, and I’m excited to serve as your 2026-2027 Chapter Reporter. I enjoy being involved in FFA and meeting new people, being a member of our fabrication and Ag Mechanics teams and I look forward to helping tell our chapter’s story and help show what makes our chapter great.

We have another officer to meet!

Let’s hear from Zoey Hata.

Hey Fresno-Central FFA! My name is Zoey Hata and I have the privilege to serve as your 2026-2027 chapter Sentinel! I am a senior and this is going to be my 3rd year in our amazing Ag program. I am so excited for for all the opportunities, memories, and experiences this year will bring. I have five SAE projects that I actively work on. I have a market rabbit project which I will show at The Big Fresno Fair, I have a floral design project, plant landscaping, and a dog sitting. Along with help starting up a new communications project called “Between the Row” (make sure you follow on instagram and TikTok). FFA has helped me grow as a leader, making lifelong friendships, and a step outside my comfort zone. I can’t wait to serve our members, support our chapter, and help make this an incredible year for everyone!!