Meet Justin

    Hello FCCLAers! I am honored to be serving as your National First Vice President. This week’s blog is going to give you a little inside information about my life. Here’s  the 411:

    I live in a rural area in the Appalachian Mountains known as Tazewell County, Virginia. I am an energetic eighteen-year-old  senior  who walks the hall of Richlands High School when I’m not traveling for FCCLA. My parents, Rusty and Teresa Hess mean the world to me, and I thank them every day for everything they do for me. My mom is my best friend and I tell her everything about my life. She is my role model and has taught me to never stop believing. I can achieve anything if I set my mind to it. My parents own a small town business that has grown to operate in three states. When I’m home, I spend a lot of my time working in the office helping them with the daily operations of their business. I have an older brother; Josh, who is on a full athletic scholarship to play football at the University of Richmond. Go Spiders! As you can tell, my family means a lot to me, even though we are often miles apart from each other.

     I spend a majority of my time completing FCCLA assignments, working as an intern to the Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Southwest Virginia Community College, and serving on the Tazewell County Relay for Life Committee. At high school I am involved in Hi-Y, Key Club (Kiwanis), Cadre, DECA, People to People Student Ambassador Program, Congressional Youth Leadership Council, 4-H, Science Club, Model United Nations, and I serve as the senior class Vice President. I am very busy! I love having a busy schedule, and constantly having something to do. 

     If I can be of assistance to you in any way please do not hesitate to contact me. You can message me on Facebook, follow me on Twitter @hess_justin, or send me an email at jhess@fcclainc.org. I encourage all of you to join the National Executive Council at Capitol Leadership in Washington D.C., and at one of the three National Cluster Meetings in Reno Nevada, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. If you’re lucky, you may even get to pie a national officer in the face to support our outreach project Share Our Strength.  I hope you have a fantastic year in FCCLA!

Photo courtesy of Lifetouch.