2024-2025 County Ambassador Application - Due June 6, 2024
4-H County Ambassadors serve in the highest 4-H leadership role in Nevada County 4-H. The 4-H County Ambassador position not only recognizes a member's leadership abilities, but it is also a working honor. County Ambassadors are role models for their fellow 4-H members and their community.
A County Ambassador is the representative and champion of the 4-H program in the county. While no two County Ambassador programs are identical, they follow the same guidelines, provide similar opportunities and have the same learning goals.
All County Ambassadors are highly encouraged to attend and participate in the 4-H State Leadership Conference, 4-H Area Summits, as well as serve on state-wide committees and participate in other activities or events beyond the county level. These experiences help expand leadership skills and are beneficial for those wishing to go on to become State Ambassadors.
The County Ambassador Handbook is available HERE.
2024-2025 Nevada County 4-H Ambassadors
Annual Plan of Action
County Ambassadors develop an annual Plan of Action that includes choosing and developing three leadership competencies and completing one service-learning project. County Ambassadors choose from six leadership competencies:
Advise, Advocate, Mentor, Plan, Promote, Teach
Responsibilities
If I am selected as a 4-H County Ambassador, I will have many obligations to fulfill, including the following:
- Serve as an active participant, providing a link between 4-H members, clubs, and advisory board
- Represent 4-H at various levels, not only within the club, but at county, regional, and state
- Attend regular County 4-H Ambassador team meetings (usually monthly)
- Attend County Advisory Committee meetings to give a County Ambassador report
- Assist and/or present awards at county events as requested by event organizers (e.g. Presentation Day, Bi-County Fashion Revue, and Achievement Gala)
- Serve as a positive role model; be receptive to new ideas and challenges and promote 4-H, setting a good example for younger members
- Represent 4-H to outside organizations when called upon
- View the County Ambassador rank, not as an award, but as a new responsibility and learning experience
Qualifications
- Applicant must be between 14 – 18 years old, by appointment date (July, 2024) and meet the 4-H membership requirements for the length of the term of service (July 2024 through August 2025).
- Applicant must have completed at least one year of membership in 4-H prior to the year of application. Membership does not have to be the most recent consecutive year.
- Having a Gold Star is not a requirement.
- Completing a 4-H record book is not a requirement.
- Applicant must have demonstrated leadership experience and skills. To ensure that the position of County Ambassador is open to 4-H members in all program delivery modes (community club, after-school club, SPIN club, summer camp, 4-H teen teachers, etc.), a member must document the following:
Achievement of a Gold Star Rank as evidenced by the signed and dated Star Rank Chart from the record book or other written documentation that verifies you have achieved this rank.
OR all of the following:
- Mastery of a project as demonstrated by at least 6 hours of instruction, documented by a statement of skills.
- 40 hours of significant leadership roles, either inside or outside of 4-H (this can be club leadership, school leadership, outside organizations or other).
- 30 hours of citizenship and/or community service, either inside or outside of 4-H.
- 10 public speaking engagements, at least 2 of which must have been given at a 4-H event (this means a prepared or spontaneous talk/speech and can be at club, countywide, school or other).
- Demonstrate involvement in 4-H as evidenced by activities in the areas of: project skill activities, 4-H events attended, and honors/recognition. Definitions for these three categories can be found HERE, on pages 10-17. Completing a Personal Development Report in the 4-H Record Book is not an application requirement for County Ambassador.
Alternatively, a member may submit documentation of having achieved a Gold Star Rank to satisfy the above 5 requirements. Documentation can be the signed and dated Star Rank chart or other written documentation that the Gold Star Rank was achieved.
Please email questions to jcsimmons@ucanr.edu