2024-2025
State Officer Team
Washington FBLA officers are elected by their peers at the State Business Leadership Conference and represent Washington’s membership. The State Officer team develops a program of work aligned to the strategic goals of Washington FBLA. Throughout the year the team interacts with the membership to implement and enhance our programs.
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Washington FBLA State Officers are available to attend your events!
The officers can speak to your chapter or during school events as representatives of Washington FBLA,or they can help present on the various programs FBLA provides. Fill out the chapter visit form below and your Region Vice President will reach out to you shortly.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Preeti Maroju
President
About Preeti
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
Executive Vice President
About Joanne
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
Secretary
About Jeffrey
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.
Irene Lee
Public Relations
About Irene
Irene is deeply passionate about artwork and enjoys using platforms like Canva to bring her creative ideas to life. Her talents were recognized when she achieved First Place in the Graphic Design event at the 2023 Puget Sound WLC. Irene hopes to use her love for leadership and art to inspire and connect with all FBLA members, fostering a limitless environment for creativity.
Rylie Young-Ashe
Middle School Representative
About Rylie
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
Parliamentarian
About Kayla
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.
Abhinav Nadupalli
Industry Relations Officer
About Abhinav
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.
REGION VICE PRESIDENTS
Loralai Finnegan
Capital Region Vice President
About Loralai
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
North Central Region Vice President
About Farrah
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
Northeast Region Vice President
About Teigan
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
Northwest Region Vice President
About Hunter
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
Puget Sound Region Vice President
About Hasti
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 Kehoe
Southeast Region Vice President
About Keanen
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
Southwest Region Vice President
About Suzanne
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
West Central Region Vice President
About Samyuktha
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.
Questions about State Office?
Feel free to email any of the officers above with questions about their position, the State Officer Program of Work, your region, and other FBLA-related questions! For additional questions please email the State Officer Coach, Josephine Reyes, coach@wafbla.org.