Officers of the Cherokee FFA chapter participated in the 2025 Oklahoma FFA
Chapter Officer Leadership Training (COLT) Conference on September 23 at the Enid Events
Center in Enid, Oklahoma.
The eight state FFA officers planned and conducted this year’s conference, which was centered
around the theme “On Target: Take Aim.” The training focused on anticipatory leadership,
encouraging officers to prepare, plan ahead, and act with intention in their leadership roles.
Elected officers from each of the 63 high school FFA chapters in the Northwest area attended the
conference.
Kelly Barnes, from Edmond, Oklahoma, served as the keynote speaker for the conference.
Barnes, a former state FFA president, is an accomplished leadership coach and professional
speaker. He recently became Executive Director of Tulakogee, a youth camp in Wagoner,
Oklahoma, operated by the Oklahoma FFA Alumni Association
“It’s truly an honor to play a role in officer development through COLT Conference,” said
Cooper Kline, State FFA President. “Our theme this year is On Target: Take Aim. This
facilitation will play a major role in equipping officers with the crucial skills needed to overcome
adversity during their year of service.
Through interactive workshops, officers will focus on the importance of contingency planning
and finding success at chapter-level events. True leaders must be able to adapt and overcome any
challenges they face along the way, and this conference will provide the tools to ensure chapters
can succeed in doing so.”
COLT Conference is sponsored by Public Service Company of Oklahoma as a special project of
the Oklahoma FFA Foundation. FFA is an integral part of the agricultural education division of
the Oklahoma Department of CareerTech Education. There are 29,507 Oklahoma FFA members
in 370 high schools statewide. For more information visit www.okffa.org .