State Fair Youth Development Board

To expand leadership capacity and educational opportunities for youth participants in the annual State Fair of Virginia and other programs at The Meadow Event Park. Connect producers, teachers, leaders, industry and business in an effort to offer encouragement and recognition to Virginia's youth as they participate in competitions and educational programs.

Areas of Focus:
Virginia Agriculture
Virginia Natural Resources and Conservation
Virginia Arts, Culture and History
Scholarship Programs
Diversity in Programs
Fostering programming that bridges the gap between generations
Investing in youth and youth-focused agricultural organizations in order to cultivate future leaders in agriculture

Mrs. Bette Brand, CEO/FOUNDER
Strategic Consulting, LLC

Mr. Lynwood Broaddus President,
Caroline County Farm Bureau

Mr. Steve Criswell, General Manager
Southern States Cooperative

Dr. Dixie Watts Dalton, Associate Professor
Virginia Tech Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics

Mr. M.L. Everett, Jr., Agriculture Producer, Capon, VA

Mrs. Katie Frazier, Director
Chief Marketing & External Affairs Farm Credit of the Virginias

Mr. Addison Gills, Operations Manager
Center for Sustainable Energy

Mr. Thomas Graves, Virginia Farm Bureau - District 7
Spring Forest Farm

Mrs. Rachel Henley, Extension Agent
Working Lands and State Advocacy Specialist, VA Farm Bureau

Mr. Donald (Don) H. Horsley
Land of Promise Farms Partnership

Mr. Shane Horsley, Vice President, Hog Procurement
Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Dr. Mike Gutter, Director
Virginia Cooperative Extension Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Mr. Ray Leonard, Vice-President of Sales
Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company

Dr. Robert Corley, III, Interim Dean
College of Agriculture Virginia State University (Through August 2022)

Honorable Robert D. Orrock, Sr., Delegate
Virginia House of Delegates District 54
Retired FFA Educator

Mr. Andy Seibel, Executive Secretary
Virginia FFA / Virginia Cooperative Extension

Mrs. Susan Upshaw, VP/AG & Commercial Lender
First Bank and Trust

Mr. Andrew Vehorn, Vice President of Member and External Affairs
Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Assoc. of Electric Cooperatives