She has been selected as 1 of only 9 students from across New York State who is participating in a year long training to become a State Officer in the 2010-2011 school year for Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).
Johanna began her series of training days by attending the Summer Leadership Conference at SUNY Oneonta in Oneonta, New York from July 27th through July 30th and a Fall Leadership Conference in Owego, New York from November 6th through November 8th. Johanna participated in activities to develop leadership skills as well as other interpersonal skills as she interacted with other officers in training during the Conference. At the Fall Leadership Conference Johanna presented a speech on leadership and learned that she would be serving as Historian for New York State FCCLA.
FCCLA has more than 220,000 members and nearly 7,000 chapters from 50 state associations and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The organization has involved more than ten million youth since 1945.FCCLA is the only Career and Technical Student Organization with the family as its central focus. Participation in national programs and chapter activities helps members become strong leaders in their families, careers, and communities.