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PBL National Officers
 
Jake Barreau
PBL National President
University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
pblpres@fbla.org

Jake Barreau is proudly serving as your 2011-12 PBL National President. Jake is a senior marketing and Spanish major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Jake has been involved with FBLA-PBL since his freshmen year in high school, during which time he has attended six National Leadership Conferences and has placed in the top ten 8 times. He is the first ever three-term PBL National Officer in FBLA-PBL history, serving as the 2009-10 PBL National Parliamentarian and the 2010-11 PBL North Central Region VP. Jake believes that the "Gateway to Greatness" is nurturing our current chapters and being accessible to all members.
 
 
Aaron Carroll
PBL National Secretary
Arkansas State University, AR
pblsec@fbla.org

Your yellow fellow, Aaron Carroll, is proud to be serving as your 2011-2012 National Secretary. He currently attends Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas where he is a senior chemistry/pre-med student. During Aaron's time serving the national, state, and local levels he has helped members make their way to the "Gateway to Greatness." Due to the diversity and excellent leadership training that Phi Beta Lambda provides, Aaron finds this to be the number one student organization. Together, with the rest of the team, he wants to help members achieve greatness by giving them an efficient and effective team. This year when you need some help remember that your yellow fellow is here to help out.
 
 
Michael Kennedy
PBL National Treasurer
Robert Morris University, IL
pbltres@fbla.org

Michael Kennedy is honored to serve as your 2011-12 National Treasurer. Michael will be entering Robert Morris University Illinois at the Peoria Campus as a junior in the fall of 2011 to study business administration with the hopes of working in the sports industry. Since joining FBLA-PBL back in 2007 at the Illinois Central College chapter, he has served as a local president and state vice president and was awarded Illinois Who’s Who in 2010. After everything FBLA-PBL has given him, he wants to use this position as a way to give back to the organization by continuing to partner with business, increase membership, and show everyone why FBLA-PBL is your "Gateway to Greatness."
 
 
Kayla Petree
PBL National Parliamentarian
University of Missouri, MO
pblparl@fbla.org

Kayla Petree is honored to serve as your 2011-2012 National Parliamentarian. Kayla is a recent graduate of State Fair Community College in Sedalia, MO where she earned her two-year associates degree. She is currently a junior attending the University of Missouri where she will be majoring in biochemistry. Kayla has been a part of FBLA-PBL for five years. She is currently serving her second term as the Missouri State Parliamentarian. During her term, she has worked with fellow officers to lower budgets, increase membership, and create a more unified officer team. Kayla is excited about the upcoming year and officer team and can’t wait to show you the "Gateway to Greatness."
 
 
Frank Gorman
PBL Eastern Region Vice President
Ocean County College, NJ
pblervp@fbla.org

Frank has been a member of PBL for three years and currently serves as the New Jersey PBL State President. He has placed first at the PBL New Jersey State Leadership Conference in the following events: Future Business Executive, Small Business Management, Who’s Who in PBL, and Business Ethics. He looks forward to improving communication, increasing membership, and strengthening the PBL programs.
 
 
Josh Nelson
PBL Mountain Plains Region Vice President
University of North Dakota, ND
pblmpvp@fbla.org

Josh Nelson, a junior at the University of North Dakota, serves as your Mountain Plains Region Vice President. In addition to his National Office, Josh also serves as the current North Dakota PBL State President. His ultimate goal is to become the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. He looks forward to representing the Mountain Plains region at the national level and leading its members through the "Gateway to Greatness."
 
 
Tabatha Leeper
PBL North Central Region Vice President
Grand View University, IA
pblncvp@fbla.org

Tabatha Leeper, a senior majoring in psychology at Grand View University in Des Moines, IA, is delighted to serve as your 2011-2012 North Central Vice President. Tabatha, having been actively involved in PBL for 4 years, has held various local positions and currently holds state president position. Tabatha was honored as a 2011 Who’s Who and placed ninth in Client Service at NLC. Tabatha feels passionately about retaining and gaining new business and non-business major members through testimony and highlighting the member’s accomplishments. She wants to develop an overall scholarship fund for PBL members, not established by schools. As a national officer she will mentor the North Central region and you through the "Gateway to Greatness."
 
 
Sarah Rasheid
PBL Southern Region Vice President
University of South Florida, FL
pblsrvp@fbla.org

Sarah Rasheid is currently enrolled at the University of South Florida (USF), majoring in business marketing with a minor in leadership studies. She has been involved in FBLA-PBL since 2002 and has served numerous positions on her local, district, and state officer teams. She is proud to have been the co-founder for the USF chapter in 2008 and currently serves as Florida PBL State President.

Sarah continues her involvement in PBL to help members around the state and nation. She is also looking forward to graduating this coming spring and completing her service as a state and national officer.
 
 
Derek Kent
PBL Western Region Vice President
Utah State University
pblwrvp@fbla.org

Derek Kent is a senior in pre-law economics and marketing at Utah State University (USU). He started his activity with FBLA-PBL his senior year of high school. While serving as chapter executive vice president, Derek also held several other positions on his campus while interning with USU athletics and serving as an UTF for a marketing course. With his experience he looks forward to working with the Western Region to expand membership and increase retention.