Jessica Rowland was named the Director of the Idaho Stampede on May 12, 2011. Click here to read about it.

YEARS ON TEAM: 1st year as Director!!! BIRTHDAY: January 6 HOMETOWN: Boise, ID OCCUPATION: School counselor for Idaho Virtual Academy DANCE TRAINING: I've been dancing since the age of 3. I've performed and competed with various studios throughout the Treasure Valley. I danced on BSU's Maneline Dance Team for the first year of college. After that, I joined the Stampede. ANY SIBLINGS? I have one sister and one brother. I'm the youngest, which means I'm the spoiled one :) FAVORITE MOVIE: Right now, it's The Hangover, but I like a lot of movies: comedy, romantic movies, horror... I'm not a huge action fan, but I will watch them occasionally. FAVORITE TV SHOWS: Housewives of New Jersey, Flipping Out, Jersey Shore, GLEE (yes, I'll admit it!), Cold Case Files, and any sort of documentary. FAVORITE ACTOR: Zack Galifianakais. He makes me giggle. GO-TO-WEBSITE: YouTube! FAVORITE BOOK:I love any memoirs or spiritual reading, plus Running with Scissors, Still Alice, A New Earth, along with any sort of therapy book. FAVORITE FOOD: I love Mexican food, nachos, fajitas, chips and salsa, taco salad, margaritas (yummy!). But also, I have a weakness for ice cream. My favorite is Haagen Dazs Bar - coffee with milk chocolate and almonds. Oh and I love Hawkins Packout. It's the best 2,000 calorie meal I've ever tasted! The Herby Special is amazing! FOUR WORDS TO DESCRIBE YOU: Spunky, intelligent, genuine, determined WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE OFFSEASON? Go up to the lake, spend time with friends, exercise and hang out with my dogs WHAT WILD ANIMAL WOULD YOU GET CLOSE TO, ASSUMING IT COULDN'T HURT YOU? A lion. They are sooooo cute. Or a koala bear... GUILTY PLEASURE? Ice cream! :) TEN YEARS AGO, I WAS... A sophomore in high school, getting to know who I was and working toward achieving my goals while making a few mistakes on the way. TEN YEARS FROM NOW, I'LL BE... A mommy, hopefully with two kids, still working in counseling and traveling as much as possible during my summers off. I WOULD DESCRIBE MY CAR AS... His name is Billy. I bought him in 2004 brand new. He's an Acura RSX. Sporty and sexy... I WOULD DESCRIBE MY BEDROOM AS... Clean and organized, except for on laundry day when I have piles of clothes categorized by color lying on the floor. MY STRANGEST HABIT IS...Constantly checking my purse to make sure my phone is in it. Also, categorizing my closet according to color and style (tanks, short sleeves, 3/4 sleeves, long sleeves, etc. are divided and organized by color). ONE THING YOU WANT TO LEARN BEFORE YOU DIE: How to control my compulsive shopping! FAVORITE QUOTE? "If things start to happen, don't worry, don't stew, just go right along and you'll start happening too." -Dr. Suess