Preeti Maroju is a senior at Fife High School and is serving as your current State President. She has been an active member of WA FBLA since 2021 and has previously served as the 2023-24 State Secretary and 2022-23 Puget Sound VP. Preeti’s journey with FBLA has been beyond rewarding, placing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th at regional and state conferences multiple times and placing 5th in the nation for American Enterprise Project at the 2023 NLC. Preeti has also served as the Chapter President for CJH FBLA and as the Activities Coordinator for Fife FBLA. Beyond FBLA, she is involved in various organizations such as NAP, NHS, and FLL. These experiences have shaped her into a well-rounded leader.

Preeti is not only passionate about FBLA, but also sports. She has captained teams in volleyball and basketball and also coaches both these sports and soccer. Her commitment to any task can be shown through her black belt in TaeKwonDo and coaching background. Amidst all of her extracurriculars, academics remain her top priority. Preeti aspires to attend a California University, preferably Stanford to major in STEM, paving her pathway in the space exploration and research field. For Preeti, joining the military post-high school is a step toward that goal. FBLA has been instrumental in her journey, helping her grow as a leader and connect with remarkable individuals.

Joanne Lin is a senior at Union High School. She is honored to serve as Washington FBLA’s State Executive President for the 2024-2025 membership year. She has served in state office for four years and has been an active member of FBLA for five. Joanne has completed three levels of the Business Achievement Awards, received an Outstanding Chapter Member pin, and served as Chapter President. She has served on national councils as the Middle School Director on the National Western Region Council, the Public Relations Director on the National Treasurer’s Executive Council, and the Executive Assistant on the National Secretary’s Executive Council. Joanne is excited to network with members at different conferences across Washington State.

Outside of FBLA, Joanne pursues her passion for STEM and swimming. She swam competitively for nine years and has swam on the Varsity Swim Team of her high school for three years. Additionally, Joanne is the Founder and CEO of My STEM Project, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting students worldwide while developing essential leadership skills and computer science education. In her free time, Joanne loves to read fiction or fantasy novels.

Jeffrey Anton is a senior at Union High School and is so excited to serve as your State Secretary this membership year! He has been involved with FBLA since his freshman year and previously served as the Southwest Region Vice President. He is a Sri Lankan American and loves spending time with his family and friends as much as he can.

FBLA has provided Jeffrey with invaluable friendships and connections that will last a lifetime. He is motivated by the fact that the skills he learns through FBLA such as leadership will be useful in his future endeavors. He has been involved in FBLA on the local level currently serving as his chapter’s president, and at the state level being a two-time state officer. Last year, he also attended NLC 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia and is planning on attending NLC 2024 in Orlando, Florida.

Outside of FBLA, Jeffrey enjoys spontaneous adventures with his friends, listening to NewJeans, and traveling to new places! He is passionate about STEM and its applications to the business world.

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Rylie is an Eighth grader at Komachin Middle School and is serving as the 2024-2025 Middle School Representative. She’s in her first year of FBLA but has grown absolutely in love with it, and the memories along the way. Along with FBLA Rylie loves to compete in events and go to workshops. She’s so excited to meet new people and make a good FBLA experience for everybody!

In Rylie’s free time she loves to draw and play guitar. She’s a very big Marvel and DC fan, and adores comic shops. Music is a big part of her life and so are her friends. Rylie enjoys the company of her pet cat and longboarding. After high school she aspires to be in the business field. In her own quotes she says, “I want to be in a business related job, I don’t know which one but I have time!”-Rylie Young-Ashe. At school she’s a part of the ASB in her school and a part of FBLA. Soon to be next year she wants to be a part of leadership or her school’s equity team. She’s ready to help people as much as she can!

Kayla Wijesekera is a sophomore at Holy Names Academy. She is so excited to serve as Washington FBLA’s State Parliamentarian for the 2024-2025 membership year. This is Kayla’s second year as an active member of Washington FBLA. She was inspired to pursue state office as parliamentarian after serving as a chapter officer for her local chapter and as a page for the Washington State Senate. Kayla is passionate about FBLA and loves connecting with her fellow members. At SBLC, she placed 1st in Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure and 3rd in Introduction to Social Media Strategy.

Outside of FBLA, Kayla is the class president and a student ambassador for her high school. She has been a youth board member of Water1st for four years and has raised over $4000 for the organization. Kayla loves community service and has received a varsity letter for her work. She enjoys writing for her school magazine, playing and coaching volleyball, running with her dog, listening to music, and cooking. Her favorite food is paella.

They attend Tesla STEM High School as a junior and have been a member of FBLA for three years. In the 2024-2025 term, they hold the position of Industry Relations Officer. Their FBLA journey includes notable achievements such as attending the national competition in Chicago for Business Financial Plan during their freshman year and participating in various events at state and regional levels including Social Media Strategies, Introduction to Social Media Strategies, Business Ethics, Sales Presentation, and Economics. Their career goal is to combine data science and business with a focus on polymer engineering.

Reflecting on their experience, they express that FBLA has been pivotal in their personal and professional growth. They describe FBLA as more than just an organization but a supportive community where talents are showcased, and goals are achieved. They emphasize FBLA’s role in providing a platform to pursue individual interests across various fields, from business to law, medicine, engineering, computer science, and beyond, shaping the future leaders of tomorrow.

Loralai Finnegan is a senior at Timberline High School, serving as your Capital Region Vice President. She spent the beginning of her life in California, only moving to Washington two years ago, and joining FBLA shortly after. Since then, she has placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th at regional and state events. She competed at Nationals for the two years she has been in FBLA: once for visual design and another for digital animation. From there she ran for club office and served a year as the co-president of her chapter.

Loralai would not be where she is without her curiosity. It led her to a passion for art, an enthusiasm for STEM, and a love for leadership. Outside of her work in FBLA, Loralai is the current Public Relations Officer at her school and served as a part of the Washington State Arts Commission. She painted a mural in Olympia this past year and has won a few awards for her artwork in the meantime. Still, she does her best to volunteer at her local marine life discovery center when she can, even in the face of the treacherous workloads of AP classes. Ideally, she wants to carry her love for the cognitive side of art into her passion for chemistry and math to study neuroscience or biomedical engineering at the University of Washington. While she fluctuates between the artistic, professional, and scientific sides, her love of learning connects it all.

Farrah Moody, a senior attending Eastmont High School, is currently serving as Washington FBLA’s North Central Vice President for the 2024-2025 school year. She has been a member of FBLA and has competed for four years and her favorite events have been: Graphic Design, Sales Presentation, and Job Interview, all of which got her to SBLC. As a member, she has spent multiple years as an officer and has been given the title “Most Outstanding Chapter Member” from her advisers, two years in a row.

Outside of FBLA, Farrah spends a lot of her time with her friends and also has a passion for different creative mediums and trying new things. She currently works at an indoor plant and floral shop, a job that also works as a creative outlet. In her free time, Farrah enjoys getting to paint different things for herself or others using oils or watercolors. She is currently attending Wenatchee Valley College as a running start student and plans to transfer to a different four year university in Washington after she graduates high school with her Associates Degree. While not sold on exactly what she wants for a career, she knows she wants to help people however she can.

Teigan Bronec is a Junior at Ridgeline High School and is serving as the 2024-2025 Northeast Region Vice President. As a member for two years, Teigan has competed at the regional, state, and national levels both years. Teigan was the vice president of his school’s chapter and was awarded as the most outstanding member. Participating in FBLA has been one of the most fulfilling parts of his high school career.

Besides FBLA, Teigan is highly active in academics and athletics. He has been a part of his school’s robotics team for three years, two of which he served as a team lead, and competes on his school’s knowledge bowl and chess teams. Teigan also stays active by playing tennis, skiing, and going to the gym. He’s currently looking to attend college for engineering and business and aspires to be accepted into Stanford. Teigan is so excited to learn and grow as a leader this year and is looking forward to every opportunity!

Hunter Sparrow is a senior at Stanwood High School. He is honored to be reprising his role for a second term as the Washington FBLA Northwest Region Vice President. Hunter has been an active member of FBLA for 4 years, joining his local high school chapter his freshman year, after much encouragement from his local chapter adviser and close friends and went on to be the first freshman to ever compete at a national level. He has competed at SBLC 3 times and NLC 3 times. Within his local chapter Hunter serves in his own role as the Executive Director of Stanwood FBLA. Beyond Hunter’s leadership roles in the organization, he holds many awards and achievements such as earning a 2023-24 Washington Who’s Who in FBLA award, Outstanding Chapter Member and being recognized as a co-president of his local chapter. Within the realm of competitive events, Hunter has consistently placed in the top 10 at SBLC in events such as Hospitality & Event Management, Intro. to Social Media Strategy, and Broadcast Journalism.

After high school, he hopes to attend a 4-Year university to obtain a degree in Marketing with minors in Event Management, Digital/Graphic Design and Spanish to one day work as a Marketing Manager and return to the career field of CTSOs.

Hasti Tada is a junior at Fife High School and serves as the 2024-2025 Puget Sound Vice President. She has been a member of FBLA for a year. She started her journey in FBLA in 2023. At regionals, she placed 1st in Broadcast Journalism and Intro to Business. Outside of FBLA, she is involved in other clubs and extracurricular activities such as NHS, AASA, Unified and in the past she was a part of ASB, NJHS, robotics and art club. Hasti is excited to meet new people and make lifelong friends.

Hasti is also involved in sports. She plays on Fife High School’s varsity tennis and volleyball team. In her free time, She likes playing tennis, volleyball, hangout with friends, trying new foods, swimming, and spreading time with her family. Hasti loves the summer and eating ice cream by the beach. In the future Hasti aspires to be a doctor and attend University of California, preferably the Los Angeles campus to major in biochemistry and planning to come back to Washington for medical school. FBLA is helping her grow professionally and is shaping her into a leader. She will forever be grateful for the opportunities that FBLA has provided.

Keanen is a senior at Zillah High School in Washington State. 2025 is his third year being a FBLA member, he is the 24-25 Southeast Vice President. The awards won with his experience in FBLA is 1st place regionally and 8th place state-wide in 2023 for public speaking, along with 2nd place in public speaking and 3rd place in impromptu speaking regionally in 2024. He also has been recognized as Zillah’s chapters member of the month in September 2023. He plans to attend CWU in Ellensburg Washington and study either education or journalism. His advice for current and future FBLA members is to never let your fears hold back while always reaching for the stars and chase your dreams. He chased his dreams and look where it got him!

Outside of FBLA Keanen is the Executive Vice President in his schools ASB, President of the Owego/Yearbook club, his schools cheer team, musical theater, chess club, HOSA, FFA, book club, and after school choir. In his free time, he loves to hang out with his grandma and do crafts and travel with his parents and sibling. In Keanen’s alone time he likes to put on his headphones and listen to Jazz, musical theater and a bit of punk music. His favorite TV show is RuPual’s Drag Race.

Suzanne Xu is a junior at Union High School and serves as the Southwest Region Vice President. From the support earned from her colleagues in Union’s FBLA chapter, she was inspired to run for State Office, where she seeks to take the initiative to expand support across all of Southwest Washington. Throughout her time at Union, she has held multiple club officer positions on teams such as DECA, Unite, Red Cross, and more, providing her with the leadership skills necessary to effectively serve as a State Officer. With her knowledge in business and presentations, Suzanne has placed 1st in both regional FBLA and DECA and seeks to continue this streak into the near future.

Outside of FBLA, Suzanne spends her time committed to a rigorous course of academics and extracurriculars. She has played the violin for 13 years, and served as her district’s Honor Orchestra Concertmaster during her sophomore year. Suzanne is committed to a future in STEM or political science, as she serves as a part-time lab and research assistant and dreams of attending school on the East Coast. However, for now, she is honored to serve as Southwest Region Vice President and cannot wait to grow as a leader and individual along with the rest of Washington FBLA.

Samyuktha Krishnan is a senior at Tesla Stem High School and is serving as the West Central Region Vice President. Samyuktha has been an active member of the FBLA community since her freshman year. She has won 1st place in Advertising and 4nd place in Business Communications at the 2024 SLBC. She has an immense amount of experience collaborating and leading through her numerous extracurriculars and competitions (FBLA, TSA and HOSA). Additionally, she takes her academics seriously as she is an AP Scholar with Distinction.

Outside of school, Samyuktha enjoys reading, swimming, playing the guitar, and singing. She also loves spending time with her friends and family whenever she can. She is extremely passionate about computer science and hopes to pursue computer engineering in college. She is so excited to meet all the new members and hopes to increase unity and communication throughout all the region in Washington FBLA through fun workshops and FBLA events. Specifically, she hopes to establish clear communication with the entire West Central Region and hopes to have each chapter’s voice heard.