{"id":1056,"date":"2018-10-01T13:09:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T17:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bpa.org\/state\/?page_id=1056"},"modified":"2024-10-07T21:07:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T02:07:16","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bpa.org\/iowa\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Click on the links below to learn more about BPA&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bpa.org\/about-us\/our-mission-and-vision\">BPA Mission and Vision<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bpa.org\/about-us\/our-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BPA History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bpa.org\/about-us\/our-culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BPA Pledge, Colors, Names, and More&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bpa.org\/about-us\/executive-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024-2025 National Officers (Executive Council)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bpa.org\/torch-awards\">Torch Awards Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bpa.org\/iowa\/bpa-conference-dress-code\/\">BPA Dress Code<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bpa.org\/nlc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 National Leadership Conference Links\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bpa.org\/iowa\/competitive-events-listing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Competitive Events Listing (WSAP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bpa.org\/\">National BPA Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"our-pledge\" class=\"h-custom-headline h2 accent\">Our Pledge<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"h-custom-headline h5\">We are met in a spirit of friendship and goodwill as we prepare for careers in a world-class workforce. 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