Introduction of 2019 Sponsor Relations Intern

April 5, 2019
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My name is Joy Van Wyngarden and I am very excited to be serving as the 2019 Sponsor Relations Intern with the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation. I am currently a junior at Iowa State University majoring in Agricultural Communications. I was born and raised on a row crop farm in the country near Pella, IA. My passion for agriculture and people started once I joined 4-H as a kid and further developed as I continued through high school. My interest in agriculture and working with people ultimately lead to my decision to attend Iowa State.

On campus I stay busy with several club and extracurricular involvements. I serve as the Public Relations Officer for the Line Dancing Club, I’m an active member in ACT (Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow), and I am a workshare member for the Good Earth Student Farm during the fall semester. Along with those activities, I am also a peer mentor for Agricultural Studies transfer students during the fall semester. For this positon, three other students and I help teach an orientation course to incoming transfer students. In my free time, I enjoy anything to do with the outdoors, hunting, traveling, cooking, and spending time with my friends and family.

The Iowa State Fair, for me, is by far the best part about summer. The never-ending concerts, activities, and fried foods, make the fair fun and enjoyable year after year. I feel truly honored to be working with the Blue Ribbon Foundation this summer and will be counting down the days to the fantastic Iowa State Fair!