{"id":4844,"date":"2022-06-12T19:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=4844"},"modified":"2024-07-09T19:08:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:08:45","slug":"indiana-4-h-alumna-selected-to-serve-on-national-4-h-council-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/Q2\/indiana-4-h-alumna-selected-to-serve-on-national-4-h-council-committee","title":{"rendered":"Indiana 4-H alumna selected to serve on National 4-H Council Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —<\/p> \n

Madison (Maddie) Powell, a 10-year Indiana 4-H alumna from Tipton, Indiana, is a newly elected member of the National 4-H Council\u2019s Young Alumni Advisory Committee (YAAC). She is one of 11 young 4-H alumni selected to ensure youth voices are heard and incorporated in decisions made by the National 4-H Council and its board of trustees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Maddie Powell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Powell, a second-year student at Purdue University, will serve on YAAC for three years. As she looks forward to growing her leadership and communication skills, she credits her past 4-H experiences. In this role, Powell will speak with current 4-H participants and share ideas and suggestions with the National 4-H Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMental wellness is a passion that I hope to shed light on during my time serving on the YAAC. 4-H has excellent wellness programs available, including ones taught by Indiana 4-H Teens as Teachers. I want to spark more conversations on the importance of youth mental wellness,\u201d Powell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not a stranger to 4-H leadership roles, Powell is currently an intern at the Indiana 4-H Youth Development office and was selected in the spring as one of five 4-H representatives to join students from FFA, Agriculture Future of America and MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, And Related Sciences) for National Ag Day Training and Advocacy Day<\/a> in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaddie is among our top 4-H alumni in the state and will be a strong advocate for youth voices on the Young Alumni Advisory Council,\u201d said Casey Mull, Purdue Extension assistant director and program leader for 4-H Youth Development. \u201cMaddie will share the successes of Purdue Extension\u2019s Indiana 4-H program, and I also look forward to her bringing other states\u2019 innovative ideas to implement in our program,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing selected to serve on YAAC and be an ambassador for the youth program that shaped me into the young adult I am today is nothing short of amazing. I would be remiss if I did not take this time to thank my 4-H mentors, including my Extension Educator and our state specialists who saw my ability to take giant leaps and make the world better every day,\u201d Powell said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n Writer:\u00a0<\/strong>Abby Leeds, 765-494-7817,\u00a0mayer36@purdue.edu<\/a>
Source:<\/strong>\u00a0Jenny Clark,\u00a0jenny@purdue.edu<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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