Gian Paul Gonzalez 

Gian Paul is widely recognized for inspiring the New York Giants to their most recent Super Bowl victory with the phrase “All In." He has been featured on ESPN and has had notable appearances on Fox News and CNN. His inspirational talks have made him an internationally renowned speaker for NBA, NFL, English Premiere League, MLS & Fortune 500 organizations.

Gian Paul Gonzalez was a former NCAA First Team All-American forward from Montclair State University scoring nearly 1,400 points in his three-year career. He played in the NBA Summer League and was offered professional basketball contracts, yet he turned them down in order to continue his work with at-risk youth. He is the founder & executive director of Hope & Future, an organization dedicated to using athletics & physical fitness to share a message of hope and striving for excellence in inner-city public schools and juvenile jails.

 

Jay Hill

There is so much beauty in the occupation of farming, yet so much responsibility. For Jay, what started as 10 acres and a John Deere 4020 tractor has grown into a multi-layer commercial operation of 18,000 acres with highly diversified crops in West Texas and Southern New Mexico. Jay Strives to continually implement new practices and the latest technology to best utilize his resources and farm as sustainably as possible. He actively advocates for the industry he loves on social media, using this platform to give a glimpse into the life of a farmer.

 

President Zippy Duvall

President of the American Farm Bureau Federation since January 2016, Zippy Duvall is a third-generation farmer from Georgia. In addition to a 400-head beef cow herd for which he grows his own hay, Duvall grows more than 750,000 broilers per year.

Prior to being elected AFBF president, Duvall served for nine years as president of the Georgia Farm Bureau. Duvall’s long leadership history in his home state includes service on the Georgia Farm Bureau Young Farmers Committee and Georgia Farm Bureau board of directors.

He was also recognized with several state appointments, including then-Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue’s Agricultural Advisory Committee and the Georgia Development Authority. His many state honors include Georgia Dairy Family of the Year.

As GFB president, Duvall’s service on the AFBF board of directors included roles on the Trade Advisory Committee, including several international trade missions, and on the Finance Committee.

In 2017, Duvall was honored by National 4-H Council as a founding luminary, an exclusive group of accomplished and influential 4-H alumni.

Duvall and his late wife, Bonnie, were married for more than 40 years, raised four children and welcomed five grandchildren. Zippy Duvall is a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Greshamville, Georgia, where he serves as a deacon.