Student Officers

2026-2027 State Officer Leadership Team

John “Tripp” McMillion, State President

Aviah Spence, Vice-President/Secretary

Rileigh Jackson, Vice-President: Media

Summer Haines, Vice-President: Recruitment

Lilly Vaughan, Middle School Liaison

Student officers are elected at the spring conference and serve beginning in July. The student officers have a host of responsibilities throughout their one-year term. They are responsible for planning the fall leadership conference and the spring competitive events conference, working with their school chapter, serving as advocates for high-quality public education, and more. School chapter members are eligible to run for state student officer with the recommendation of their teacher leader and other faculty leaders within their school. Applications to be a state officer for the 2027-2028 school year should be available in February.