Healthy Living Advisory Committee

The 4-H Healthy Living Advisory Committee is comprised of a diverse and representative group of 4-H YDP youth, volunteers, and staff with an interest and expertise in healthy living issues and programming. The purpose of the committee includes the following:

Represent the interests of healthy living and programs throughout the state
Enhance the effectiveness of the educational deliveries and opportunities for healthy living educational programming
Establish direction for statewide 4-H Healthy Living Initiative programs and identify opportunities for youth interested in the program
Determine the healthy living training and development needs of volunteers and youth and assist in delivering appropriate training opportunities
Gather input on program direction, events, educational opportunities, curriculum and other matters pertaining to the Healthy Living Initiative
Locate, review, and make recommendations on healthy living curriculum and educational materials
Seek collaborative opportunities with other groups or organizations as appropriate
Assist in the development of a comprehensive 4-H Healthy Living framework for program and staff development
Identify best practices and policies for integration into the existing 4-H Youth Development Program at the county and state levels

Meeting Dates and Times:

Must be able to travel to attend three face-to-face meetings per year, participate in conference calls to address issues, and conduct subcommittee work and attend trainings and events as needed.

Open recruitment for committee membership takes place every spring. 4-H members, recent alumni, 4-H adult volunteers, 4-H YDP program partners and collaborators, and county 4-H YDP staff are invited to apply.

Thursday, August 25, 2011
Tursday, September 22, 2011

Conference Call
State 4-H Office, UC Davis

2011-2012 4-H State Advisory Committees Application - Due postmarked May 31.

2011-2012 Committee Members

Committee Chairperson

Marcel Horowitz, Yolo County, mhorowitz@ucdavis.edu

CA State Office Liaison

Shannon Dogan, Associate Director State 4-H YDP, sjdogan@ucdavis.edu

Staff

Mandi Bottoms, State 4-H Healthy Living Coordinator, mlbottoms@ucdavis.edu
Ramona Carlos, State 4-H Office, rmcarlos@ucdavis.edu
Sandy Sathrum, Humboldt County, sksathrum@ucdavis.edu
Diane Metz, Solano County, dlmetz@ucdavis.edu
Susan Donahue, Butte County, ssdonohue@ucdavis.edu
Theresa Spezzano, Stanislaus and Merced Counties, tmspezzano@ucdavis.edu
Serena Dennis, Inyo-Mono Counties, sldennis@ucdavis.edu