The State 4-H Council has selected 25 youths ages 14-18 to serve as the first class of Missouri 4-H Ambassadors.
These youth leaders will be tasked with promoting 4-H programs throughout the state. They will also help plan and facilitate a teen conference next spring.
Up to four youths were selected from each of Missouri 4-H’s eight regions. They will help increase 4-H’s visibility at events, gather and utilize youth opinion and further develop youth-adult partnerships. The Missouri State Fair, which runs August 12-22 in Sedalia, will be the first event with which the ambassadors will assist.
Four of the youths are from the KMMO listening area: Zoe Engelbrecht and Morgan Watkins, Lafayette County, and Ruby Schmidt, Carroll County, Northwest Region; and Christian Siegel, Cooper County, West Central Region.
Other Missouri 4-H Ambassadors are:
· Paighton Witt, Franklin County, East Central Region.
· Abbigail Kleinsorge, Montgomery County, East Central Region.
· Ethan Estrada, Boone County, Northeast Region.
· Aurora Harris, Schuyler County, Northeast Region.
· Sophia White, Boone County, Northeast Region.
· Talib Webster, Boone County, Northeast Region.
· Kaci Wright, Andrew County, Northwest Region.
· Connor Lincoln, Bollinger County, Southeast Region.
· Israel Melchior, Perry County, Southeast Region.
· Kaylea Bell, Shannon County, Southeast Region.
· Sergio Mendoza, Cape Girardeau County, Southeast Region.
· Tannah Grigg-Casssatt, Jasper County, Southwest Region.
· Ashlynn Ball, Barton County, Southwest Region.
· Andrew Shelton, Barton County, Southwest Region.
· Giada Molton, Douglas County, Southwest Region.
· David Farr, Clay County, Urban West Region.
· Emmalyn Schnieders, Clay County, Urban West Region.
· Anna Wingbermuehle, St. Charles County, Urban East Region.
· Molly Archer, Laclede, County, West Central Region.
· Jana Bruce, Cass County, West Central Region.
· Preslee Bower, Vernon County, West Central Region.
Missouri 4-H is a youth development organization and part of University of Missouri Extension. For more information, visit 4h.missouri.edu.