Wisconsin State 4-H Youth Leader Council (YLC)

The purpose of the Wisconsin State 4-H Youth Leader Council (YLC) is to strengthen 4-H Youth Development programs by addressing youth issues, promoting 4-H, providing leadership at the Wisconsin 4-H and Youth Conference and communicating needs between local and state needs.

Members of the Council represent geographical districts throughout Wisconsin. New members need to complete an application and are selected by present YLC members and youth delegates to Fall Forum. Council members must have completed 8th grade and not exceeded the completion of 11th grade of the calendar year during which their term begins. Council members serve a 2-year term.

YLC members meet three times a year: 4-H and Youth Conference, Fall Forum, and a Spring Retreat. Besides their role with the 4-H and Youth Conference and connection for input into youth issues, YLC members are active with the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation, Wisconsin State Fair Youth Exhibits Committee, 2007 North Central Volunteer Leader Forum Steering Committee, and other statewide committees and events.

Wisconsin Youth Leader Council Officers

At the Wisconsin 4-H and Youth Conference, Wisconsin State4-H Youth Leader Council elected new officers! They were inducted at the closing assembly and will take office at Fall Forum.

The 2009-2010 Officers: President - Ann O’Leary (Rock County and Southern District) Vice President - Krieg Tidemann (Fond du Lac County and Eastern District) Secretary - Carrie Jo Leum (Vernon County and Southern District) State Fair Representative - Allison Seibel (Pierce County and Western District) 4-H Foundation Representative - Sarah Henderson (Trempealeau County and Western District)   Continuing Members are: Western - Jenna Menn (Monoe County) Southern - Taylor Fritsch (Iowa County) & Katelyn Herlache (Dane County)           Quad - Erica Spiegelberg (Waukesha County)      Northern - Megan Huycke (Price County) Eastern - Samantha Decker (Washington) & John VandenBoom (Calumet County) Central - Cassandra Philippon (Waupaca County)  

Thank you to the YLC Advisors Romelle Bymers (Wood County) and Jason Dobbs (Milwaukee/Racine County) for their outstanding leadership and continued support of this program! Without such fantastic and dedicated adult advisors this group could not function at the level it is!

Thank you to the out going officers. Your leadership has made a difference.

President:  Loren Daentl from Iowa County; Vice President     Robert O’Leary from Rock County; Secretary Suzy Limberg from Sheboygan County; State Fair Rep: Tjark Sattler from Calumet County; 4-H Foundation Rep:   Jordan Alf from Rock County  

Important Information on YLC

• Information Sheet on 4-H Youth Leader Council (2 pages, 31.33 KB)
• WI 4-H Youth Leader Council Constitution (2 pages, 29.47 KB)
• WI 4-H Youth Leader Council Bylaws (2 pages, 35 KB)
• Current Roster of Youth Leader Council Membership (2 pages, 46 KB)
• WI State 4-H 2009 Youth Leader Council Application (6 pages, 106 KB)
• YLC Agendas and Minutes
• YLC Dates to Note:
  • Farm Bureau Banquet at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells – December 4th - 7th, 2009
  • Spring Retreat - April 9th – 10th, 2010
  • 4-H Foundation Northern Golf Event in River Falls - Monday, June 14, 2010
  • WI 4-H and Youth State Conference – June 20th, 2010 YLC Preparation; June 21st – 24th, 2010 Conference
  • Governor’s Sweepstakes Meat Products Auction at the WI State Fair – Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Information Regarding Participation and Agendas for Fall Forum

Fall Forum - The Fall Forum is the annual meeting of the Wisconsin 4-H Adult Leader Council and the Wisconsin 4-H Youth Leader Council (YLC). The meeting includes informational, educational, business, and networking agenda items. Each county is represented on ALC by an adult volunteer leader. In addition a youth representative from each county is invited to Fall Forum. As part of the business meeting, the ALC elects the Executive Board. YLC holds their elections and business meeting.

2009 YLC Fall Forum Business Meeting Agenda (48.5 KB) This is the agenda for the YLC Business Meeting.

The Fall Forum website includes information, agendas and registration for the annual event.

• Volunteer Expense Form (1page, 59.7 KB)

Events and activities of the Wisconsin 4-H Youth Leader Council are supported in part thorough successful grants from the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation. For more information about the Wisconsin 4-H Youth Leader Council, contact any YLC member or Sue Pleskac, 4-H Volunteer Leadership Specialist. Email Sue at: sue.pleskac@ces.uwex.edu.