AQHYA crowned a new set of officers during YES and Convention in Amarillo.

The American Quarter Horse Journal — AQHYA members gathered June 16-18 in Amarillo, Texas, for a fun-packed Bank of America Youth Excellence Seminar and AQHYA Convention, which taught valuable leadership skills to around 150 attendees.

Congratulations to the following 2011-2012 officers and directors, who were elected during YES and AQHYA Convention:

Officers:

President Abigail Pait from Sparta, New Jersey

Vice President Britt Lynch from Monroe, Georgia

Secretary Chantz Stewart from Cave Creek, Arizona

Treasurer Logan Pluhar from Canyon, Texas

Sentinel Sarah Ann Pendergraft from Fayetteville, Arkansas

Directors:

Sadie Church – Region 2 Director

Ashley Hamling – Region 2 Director

Dylan Easley – Region 3 Director

Stacie Mitchell – Region 3 Director

Bailey Mierzejewski – Region 4 Director

Lauren Diaz – Region 4 Director

Abigail Pait – Region 5 Director

Michael Felts – Region 5 Director

Mark Mowbray – Region 5 Director

Alyssa Freitas – Region 6 Director

Jessica Stepanek – Region 6 Director

Sierra Arroyo – Region 7 Director

Chantz Stewart – Region 7 Director

Kelsey Vung – Region 7 Director

Austin Halvorson – Region 8 Director

Paris Nottingham – Region 8 Director

Logan Pluhar – Region 8 Director

Sarah Ann Pendergraft – Region 9 Director

Taylor Bevis – Region 10 Director

Jordan Boyd – Region 10 Director

Britt Lynch – Region 10 Director

We look forward to seeing everyone next year at the 2012 Youth Excellence Seminar. Follow AQHYA on Facebook for the latest youth news and happenings. (http://www.facebook.com/aqhya#!/aqhayouth)

AQHA news and information is a service of AQHA publications. For more information on The American Quarter Horse Journal or America’s Horse, visit AQHA Publications.


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