2007-2008 CAL Officer Team Biographies

President- Nate Laux

Major: Ag Education
Hometown: Porterville
HS Graduated From: Porterville High
Age: 21
Other Leaderships Roles Held: President of Porterville FFA, President / Vice president  CAL, Vice President Porterville Jr. Fair Board, Icc Representative, Modesto JC Young  Farmers
Academic Goals: BS Degree in Ag Education with teaching credentials
Do you plan to transfer? Yes to Chico in the Fall of 2008
Prospective Career: Ag Teaching or Farming
And some others………
Favorite hang out: My house with a bunch of friends
Favorite sport: football, go chargers!
Favorite ice cream: peanut butter chocolate from Baskin Robins, it's the best
Favorite candy: snickers, peanuts and chocolate just go together, who ever thought of that is a genius
Favorite song: Rock star from Nickelback
A word of advice- Seize the day before you have none left, because you never know when it is all over. So get involved, don't be shy, and don't waste it away on your mothers couch.

Vice President- Tucker Carl Chorjel

Major: Agriculture Science and Education
Hometown: Middletown
HS Graduated from: Middletown High School
Year Graduated: June 2005, BIRTHDAY 4/4/1987
Leadership Roles: CAL Vice President, CAL Treasurer
Educational Goals: Earn and AA degree from Santa Rosa JC in Ag Science and Ed
Transfer Plans: Transfer to CSU Chico, to earn MS Degree
Career Goal: Teach High School AG somewhere in Northern California
And some others…… 
Favorite hangout spot: In Middletown, Central Park. In Santa Rosa, anywhere with friends Favorite sport: NASCAR!!!
Favorite ice cream: MINT CHIP!!!!!!!!
Favorite candy: Recees
Favorite song: Life’s a Dance; Clay Walker
A Word of Advice- LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST, AND DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY!!!!!!

Secretary- Shannon Kelley

Major: Agriculture Education with a concentration in Animal Science
Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA
HS Graduated From: Santa Rosa, High
Year Graduated: 2004 Birthday: 6/24/1986
Other Leaderships Roles Held: FFA Chapter Secretary & Sentinel, SRJC Ag Ambassadors Reporter, Inter Club Council Rep., 1st Vice President, CAL Rep x 2 and Past Honored Queen x 2 & Grand Bethel Representative to Oklahoma & South Dakota 2005-2006, California Job’s Daughters – Job’s Daughters International
Extra Curricular Activities: Canine Companions for Independence – Raised three puppies and have puppy sat close to 20. I Have been with them for 7 years. My third puppy is working in the Jail System in Ventura County as a Drug Detection dog! I am very proud of my black lab GHERA!
Do you plan to transfer? California Polytechnic University, San Louis Obispo in fall of 2008
Prospective Career: High School Agriculture Teacher
And some others………
Favorite hang out: House, Friends Places, and where ever my friends are
Favorite sport: Soccer
Favorite ice cream: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Favorite candy: Reese’s Pieces
Favorite song: Walk On by Reba McEntire or To Where You Are / You Raise Me Up by Josh Groban
A word of advice- 1. "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing, which you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt"

2. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your reputation is merely what others think of you; while your character is who you really are.

3. In life, God does not give you the people you want. He gives you the people you need; to teach you, to hurt you, to love you, to make you laugh, ...and to make you exactly the person you should be!

Treasurer- Mark Avilla

Name: Mark Avilla
Major: Agriculture Education
Hometown: Modesto, CA
HS Graduated from: Modesto High School
Year Graduated: Graduated class of 2006, age 19
Leadership Roles: FFA chapter president 05-06, FFA State Conference Delegate 03-06, MJC Ag. Ambassador, MJC Young Farmer Historian (Spring 2007)
Educational Goals: To graduate with a bachelor’s degree, get my teaching credential, and later in life go back to college to receive my master’s degree
Transfer Plans: To transfer with an AS degree in Ag. Science to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Career Goal: To become a high school agriculture teacher, then to become a junior college or university Ag. Professor later in life 
Favorite hangout spot: Friend’s Houses
Favorite sport: Basketball
Favorite ice cream: Cookie Dough
Favorite candy: Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
Favorite song: Play Something We Know by Adam Hood

Reporter- Joanna (Jo) Darrrach

Major: Ag Science
Hometown:  East Nicolaus
HS Graduated from: East Nicolaus High School
Year Graduated:  Graduated 2006, 18 yrs old
Leadership Roles: N/A
Educational Goals: get my AS at Butte for Ag Science and Ag Bus then transfer to Chico to major in Ag Ed and get my teaching credential
Transfer Plans: CSU Chico, hopefully in the spring of '09
Career Goal: Ag Teacher
And some others……
Favorite hangout spot: anywhere, as long as I'm with friends
Favorite sport: basketball
Favorite ice cream: cookie dough
Favorite candy: twix
Favorite song: Amarillo By Morning
A Word of Advice- "True success in life finds you only when you successfully learn to be yourself."

Sentinel- Katie Medina

Major: Ag Science/ Ag ed
Hometown: Chico
HS Graduated from:Chico High
Year Graduated: Graduated 2006 age 19 Birthday May 19, 1988
Leadership Roles:???
Educational Goals: learn as much as i can!!!
Transfer Plans: transfer form Butte College to Chico State (I really love my home town)
Career Goal: Ag teacher
And some others…
Favorite hangout spot: my home town chico
Favorite sport: football and soccer... I played soccer and will always be a 49er fan
Favorite ice cream: mint chocolate chip!!!
Favorite candy: anything chocolate but not white chocolate
Favorite song: any song George Strait sings

Tech/Website Representative - Vikki Hoveln

Major: Ag Business
Hometown: Oceanside
HS Graduated from: Vista High School
Year Graduated: Graduated 2006 Age 19 Birthday April 8, 2008
Leadership Roles: 4 X FFA Officer, San Diego Section Vice President, 5 X Bonsall 4-H Secretary, 2 X ASB Business and Community Relations Chair, Ag Ambassadors
Educational Goals: Obtain my AA and AS in Ag Business from Reedley College and transfer to CAL Poly SLO to get my Masters in Ag Business Administration or Ag Marketing
Transfer Plans: Cal Poly SLO in Spring of 2009
Career Goal: Product Manager, work on the business side of marketing
And some others…
Favorite hangout spot: Beach with friends when I’m at home, my dorm room or a friends house when I’m at school
Favorite sport: Baseball, NASCAR!, and Off Road Racing (I love trophy trucks and quads)
Favorite ice cream: Chocolate Fudge Brownie, or ANY type of sherbet
Favorite candy: Sour fruity stuff, and chocolate peanut butter stuff
Favorite song: Written by