Kelsey Draughn
March Update
Hi New York State, FBLA Spring is just around the corner and so is our state leadership conference! I hope everyone is excited for everything we have to offer specificity the workshops our state officer team and I have prepared. Thank you to everyone who summited a program of work I had so much fun looking over them and cannot wait to put a face to the name!
I would like to remind everyone that this is the last call to send me pictures for the SLC slideshows. It can be a scenic picture, your advisor, or any chapter activity that you’d like to showcase. As always please reach out to me with any questions, comments or concerns you may have.
February Update
Hey, New York State FBLA, our state leadership conference is fast approaching! If you want your chapter featured at the general sessions, send me your pictures. It can be a picture of your adviser, your chapter activity, or scenic pictures of what part of New York you’re from. The official due date to send me pictures is March 1 so be sure. The state officer team and I have a lot of workshops and other events planned, for SLC we hope to see you there! As always you can reach me at historian@nysfbla.org or my Instagram kels_nys.fbla with any questions.
January Update
Happy new year’s NYS FBLA! I hope everyone had a good break and happy holidays. Going into the new year, my goals are to keep up the momentum we have built and to focus on making these next few months leading up to SLC count.
There are lots of deadlines fast approaching, the Humanitarian Award for 2026 application is due January 28 both the FBLA Honnor society application and programs of work are due February 15 with that I hope everyone’s exited for their SDMs coming up best of luck to all!
I am beyond excited to be reunited with the State Officer team at our January Joint Meeting. And lastly, if you want any pictures featured at SLC please send them to me on or before March 1. As always please reach out to me at historian@nysfbla.org with any questions or concerns.
December Update
Hey NYS FBLA, I hope everyone’s ready for winter as we head into December. Though the Early Bird Challenge is over, all the other POWs are due in a short three months, and so is an application for NYS FBLA Honor society.
There are so many opportunities that come from being in the NYS FBLA Honor society. I hope you’ll take advantage of what it can offer you.
As always keep an eye on our Instagram and feel free to email me with any questions or concerns at historian@nysfbla.org.
November Update
Hello all of NYS FBLA! As we head into November, I hope everyone enjoyed their fall district meeting. I know I am very pleased with how my FDM went. I’d like to commend my SVP Kiley Pudney for her hard work. She did a phenomenal job organizing and running district 9’s FDM with engaging workshops and presentations.
I’m positive that my fellow state officers did amazing at their district meetings. I couldn’t be more proud of my State Officer team as we keep moving forward.
Lastly, a quick reminder to those aspiring to be State Officers that the deadline to schedule an interview to be a State Officer is the 26th of November. With that I wish you all luck with your future endeavors.
October Update
Hi NYS FBLA! I hope everyone’s excited for spooky season I know I am. With that I hope everyone’s had a good past month. The month of September has been such an eventful month for me. Between tennis and working on new recruitment in my local chapter, planning fundraisers and much more I’ve been quite busy.
I have also been getting ready for my districts FDM preparing a workshop and collaborating with my svp Kiley which takes place on October 24. I’m so excited to show you all what we have in store. So please keep an eye on both the state and your districts Instagram as well as the state officers.
Always remember to document everything that happens in your chapter and district events for future reference and you can always reach me at historian@nysfbla.org.
September Update
Hello NYS FBLA, I hope your summer was relaxing and filled with good memories. With school right around the corner, I hope everyone’s excited to reunite with their FBLA chapters as we enter the new year. This year I and the state officer team have so much in store for everyone this upcoming year. We are all so excited to announce the programs of work this year. We are pushing you to your creative limits.
My committee, the career development committee, created three programs of work designed to get you ready for your future careers. Build a Business is our chapter challenge that encourages members to collaborate and embrace entrepreneurial thinking. Career Link requires individuals to create a mock business profile. Lastly, my personal favorite, Dear Future Me has individuals write a 250-word letter to themselves regarding their future careers. If you have any questions, please refer to the program of work section of the website.
I implore you all to keep an eye on both the states and individual officer’s Instagram posts. Not only to keep updated on things such as when your district fall district meeting is. But they also offer good advice and information and will continue to do so throughout the year. And with that I wish everyone luck on their endeavor’s FBLA related or not as we start the school year.
August Update
Hello NYS FBLA, I am so happy to have taken the first steps to becoming the Historian you all deserve. State Officer Training was such a rewarding experience you can see a video recap made by yours truly on the home page of the website! I was so nervous to present the SOT recap to my fellow State Officer and the Board of Trustees I was beyond shocked that they actually liked it.
I learned countless things and made unforgettable memories during my week at State Officer Training. I’ll never forget running around with a camera trying to capture everything we did as a team. From meetings to bonfires, we did it all in just a short week. I formed connections that will last a lifetime. One of the most important things we did as a team was forming our Program of work committees and as a team, we made 12 new and exciting challenges for this upcoming year!
I want to encourage and remind you all to send me pictures of your chapter over the school year. My main goal is to make sure that everyone feels represented whether your chapter is big or small. I’ve said it once I’ll say it a million more times, I want to be the Historian the state wants and deserves to have so I’m open to all feedback and concerns please reach out to me at historian@nysfbla.org.