Meet the board

Key Club
St. Petersburg Senior High School, Florida District

Year in school 12 

What are your hobbies outside of Key Club?
Painting still lifes, jewelry making, matcha tasting and doing the occasional backflip 

What is your career ambition?
Neurosurgeon 

What is your favorite book?
“Shatter Me” and “The Hunger Games” 

What is your favorite food or snack?
Sushi and matcha 

What is your favorite animal?
Whale sharks and fluffy cows 

Do you collect anything?
Hotel key cards, travel magnets and memorabilia for my scrapbook 

What is some place you would like to visit in the future?
Greece 

What is the best advice ever given to you?
In moments of doubt, in moments where you have lost motivation, go back to your “why.” 

What did you want to be when you grew up?
Fashion designer 

Why did you join Key Club?
The summer before my freshman year, my older brother took me to our division’s annual Mad Hatter Tea Party. I blew up hundreds of balloons, met the most amazing people and was introduced to the world of servant leadership. Two hours later and hands smelling of rubber, I knew I wanted to join Key Club. 

What do you like most about Key Club International?
The people, the community and the culture we’ve built. Key Club has so many individuals who care deeply about serving their communities. Being a part of Key Club makes you feel connected to something larger than yourself and creates such a sense of belonging. 

Why did you run for the international board?
Because this organization has given me so much — so many friends, mentors, connections and opportunities to grow as a person. Key Club has been a defining part of my life, and I want to create the same meaningful experience for every member in this organization. 

What are you most looking forward to this year?
Growing our membership through increased access, support and connection. Members aren’t just a number, but representative of the lives that we change every day. I am also super excited to implement our new strategic plan, connect with our international council and elevate the member experience. 

Past Key Club International leadership experience.
2025-26 Florida District distinguished governor
2024-25 Florida District distinguished webmaster 

What is your favorite Key Club memory and why?
The 2025 Florida District Convention, where I retired as webmaster and was elected governor. It was one of those rare moments where everything felt both bittersweet and incredibly exciting at the same time. What made the weekend so meaningful was seeing just how big Florida Key Club really is and realizing the impact that we have together. 

Key Club
McIntosh High School, Georgia District

Year in school 12

What are your hobbies outside of Key Club?
Going to the gym
Working on cars
Playing pickleball
Snowboarding
Driving

What is your favorite book?
“Ikigai”

What is your favorite food or snack?
Strawberries with Nutella

What is your favorite animal?
Sea lion

Do you collect anything?
Hot Wheels 

What is some place you would like to visit in the future?
The Philippines
Iceland
Greece 

What is the best advice ever given to you?
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” — Ferris Bueller 

What did you want to be when you grew up?
Navy SEAL 

Why did you join Key Club?
To leave the world better than I found it. 

What do you like most about Key Club International?
Meeting people from around the world and understanding the impact they make in their communities. 

Why did you run for the international board?
To take my initiatives to a higher level and make an impact beyond my community. 

What are you most looking forward to this year?
Strategic planning
Implementing my goals
Seeing the impact people make in their communities 

Past Key Club International leadership experience
Distinguished District Governor
Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor 

What is your favorite Key Club memory and why?
Running for Key Club International vice president, because I got to talk to so many unique people and listen to their needs and how I could address them.

Key Club
Streator Township High School, Illinois-Eastern Iowa District 

Year in school: 12 

What are your hobbies outside of Key Club?
I love reading, coding (especially game development), studying philosophy and staying active.  

What is your career ambition?
My dream is to build a highly successful venture capital-backed startup. Startup or not, I would love to get into the business world! 

What is your favorite book?
“Atomic Habits” 

What is your favorite food or snack?
Sushi 

What is your favorite animal?
Definitely parrots! 

Do you collect anything?
I used to collect plushies. 

What is some place you would like to visit in the future?
Africa 

What is the best advice ever given to you?
Everything builds on top of your identity. Discover who you are, what you want, and then run with it. 

What did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a NASA engineer. 

Why did you join Key Club?
I felt like it was a good club to grow professionally, and the mission fit perfectly with my values. 

What do you like most about Key Club International?
I love the community. I almost teared up during my first district board meeting, just because I found such hard-working, good people who all wanted to make a positive impact on the world, and I haven’t found that anywhere else. 

Why did you run for the international board?
It’s been my dream to run for trustee since the Key Club International convention last year. The responsibility and scale of the position can be challenging, and I love that! I wanted to grow as a person, make an impact and ultimately leave my mark. 

What are you most looking forward to this year?
I’m most excited to visit my districts! It’s fun to get to know my boards through Zoom meetings, texts and emails, but I’ll only really get to know them once I can meet them in person. 

Past Key Club International leadership experience
2025: Fall Leadership Rally cochair
2025-26: Club president
2025-26: Lieutenant governor of Divisions 18/19 and 24 

What is your favorite Key Club memory and why?
The 2025 Key Club International Convention in Orlando, Florida, U.S., was my favorite Key Club memory because of the connections I made, the district tour and the elections. I met over 200 people at that convention, swam at Clearwater Beach and got inspiration to run for international trustee the following year. 

Key Club Loudon High School Key Club, Kentucky-Tennessee District 

Year in school 12 

What are your hobbies outside of Key Club?
I work on my family’s farm, work on cars and watch college football. 

What is your career ambition?
Either construction science management or becoming a lawyer; both would be through the University of Tennessee Knoxville, U.S. 

What is your favorite book?
Any of “The Series of Unfortunate Events” books. 

What is your favorite food or snack?
Chicken Alfredo 

What is your favorite animal?
Cows 

Do you collect anything?
No 

What is some place you would like to visit in the future?
Grand Canyon National Park 

What is the best advice ever given to you?
Trust people, but don’t trust blindly. 

What did you want to be when you grew up?
Farmer or aerospace engineer 

Why did you join Key Club?
To be honest, I didn’t really have a choice; my sister was my ride after school and was our club’s president, so I joined because of her. 

What do you like most about Key Club International?
The fellowship of it all. I’ve met some of my closest friends through this great organization, and to think that I’ve come this far and have met so many cool people in a short amount of time is mind-blowing!  

Why did you run for the international board?
I come from a rural town, and I wanted to help other small communities build sustainable club growth and help create an environment where they have all the resources necessary to create the largest possible impact on their communities. 

What are you most looking forward to this year?
Working with my governors and helping them accomplish the goals that they have in mind for this year. 

Past Key Club International leadership experience?
I served as our club’s Service Committee chair and as the Kentucky-Tennessee District’s CKI Relations Taskforce cochair. 

What is your favorite Key Club memory and why?
It’s between district convention ’25 and international convention ’25. Both of those made me realize how large this organization truly is and how I can make a difference. 

Key Club Lincoln East Key Club, Nebraska-Iowa District 

Year in school 12 

What are your hobbies outside of Key Club?
I’m on my school’s speech team, have my own banner business (follow @signsbygracec on Insta), love volunteering, play tennis and enjoy shopping and hanging out with friends. 

What is your career ambition?
I’m currently still navigating what I want to be, but I’m leaning toward either public health or being a doctor. 

What is your favorite book?
“Everything I Never Told You” by Celeste Ng and “A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara 

What is your favorite food or snack?
I love a good fruit bowl, Dot’s pretzels and gummies. 

What is your favorite animal?
Koalas 

Do you collect anything?
Cards from special occasions and fortune cookie slips 

What is some place you would like to visit in the future?
I would love to visit Italy and France. 

What is the best advice ever given to you?
“You are living proof that people can accomplish astonishing goals in the face of self-doubt, so never forget to believe and trust in your capabilities.” 

What did you want to be when you grew up?
When I was little, I wanted to be an astronaut. 🙂 

Why did you join Key Club?
I first joined Key Club because a friend invited me to a meeting to make Meals on Wheels bags and volunteer at the Bingo event at our senior home, but I’ve continued to stay year after year after hearing the stories of people I’ve met along the way, being able to see firsthand the impact that my service makes in my community and beyond, and the amazing people that Key Club has brought me. 

What do you like most about Key Club International?
I love our intense focus on community and diversity. Coming from Nebraska, it can be difficult for our club to find the level of diverse experiences and perspectives that an international level offers, and I’m excited to learn from everyone I meet! 

Why did you run for the international board?
I decided to run after being on my district board for a year and seeing the impact that our previous board was able to make on a global scale. I loved getting to know Nebraska-Iowa on a personal level and meeting a wide array of rural and urban communities, but I wanted more exposure to the international side of things and Key Clubs around the world, and to work closely with our international partners. I truly believe that service is a way of life, and I wanted to give back to the organization that has pushed me outside of my comfort zone and made me who I am. 

What are you most looking forward to this year?
Getting closer with the international board and building strong relationships with my governors and their districts. I’m so excited to explore new opportunities and gain insight on how different districts operate, attend district conventions and work on committees with my fellow trustees. 

Past Key Club International leadership experience?
Lieutenant governor, Nebraska-Iowa District 

What is your favorite Key Club memory and why?
Last year’s Nebraska-Iowa district convention! Seeing the culmination of all the work our board had put in during the past year, putting together super-fun and engaging workshops and meeting people from all around our district was an amazing experience. I met so many new friends there who were a great support system at the international convention, and seeing our district become an official sponsor of a Thirst Project well also was incredible to see! 

Key Club Fridley Key Club, Minnesota-Dakotas District 

Year in school 12 

What are your hobbies outside of Key Club?
Cooking, baking, spending time in nature, hanging out with friends 

What is your career ambition?
To become a registered nurse 

What is your favorite book?
“The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls 

What is your favorite food or snack?
Buldak noodles 

What is your favorite animal?
Cats 

What is some place you would like to visit in the future?
Italy 

What did you want to be when you grew up?
A teacher 

Anything else you want to share?
I have a huge photo wall in my room. 

Why did you join Key Club?
An upperclassman I knew encouraged me to volunteer for football concessions at one of my school’s home games. I enjoyed it so much that I kept coming back to Key Club events and eventually became a member! 

What do you like most about Key Club International?
The various opportunities to grow and learn as a person by serving others, meeting people from around the world and having the opportunity to lead. 

Why did you run for the international board?
Because of the passion I have for serving others. 

What are you most looking forward to this year?
Getting to know the people in the districts I will be working with and attending their district conventions. 

Past Key Club International leadership experience.
2025-26 Minnesota-Dakotas District governor
2025-26 Minnesota-Dakotas Executive Committee chair
2024-25 Division 6 lieutenant governor
2024-25 Minnesota-Dakotas Membership Development Committee chair 

What is your favorite Key Club memory and why?
International convention 2025! Being able to experience an international convention as a district governor and being able to connect with so many different people around the world for the centennial celebration was a wonderful experience.