Merced County 4-H Program Leadership Team
Committee Name | Committee Chair | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Oversight Committee | Melissa Ventura | venturafarmsinc@gmail.com |
| 4-H Grows Committee | Russ Hill and Doreen Snyder | rdhill@ucanr.edu and snyder0298@prodigy.net |
| Fundraising - Dinner Auction Committee | Juanita Pedrozo and Beth Smith | ted1058@aol.com and craftpeddler@aol.com |
| Fundraising - Milk Bar Committee | Samantha Downey and Steve Zeiders | samantha.downey@gmail.com and steveandchili@yahoo.com |
| Communications Day Committee | Tiffany Bloom | tiffanybloom3@gmail.com |
| Small Animal Science Committee | Samantha Downey | samantha.downey@gmail.com |
| Large Animal Science Committee | Amanda Leo | amanda@caloreseed.com |
| Horse Committee | Peg Barnes and Stacey Hicks | pyb1459@yahoo.com and staceyhicks@comcast.net |
| Home and Leisure Committee | Diann Benafield | dbena55@yahoo.com |
| Summer Camp Committee | Kathy Gallicho and Juanita Pedrozo | gallichio@hotmail.com and ted1058@aol.com |
| Mechanical Skills Day Committee | Holly Lourenco | hlourenco14@hotmail.com |
| Friends Helping Friends Committee | Breanne Vandenberg and Jori Garcia | bvandenberg@mercedfarmbureau.org jorigarcia18@gmail.com |
| Summer Events Committee | Allison Plagenza and Beth Nuno | aplagenza@ucanr.edu and bnuno@ucanr.edu |
| Volunteer Appreciation Committee | Crystal Cortez | crdcortez@ucanr.edu |
| 4-H Leaders Network | Amanda Leo | amanda@caloreseed.com |
| Shooting Sports Committee | Dave Givens | dave@hammerstryke.com |
| Fishing Derby Committee | Dana Bates | batesdana85@gmail.com |
| Incentives and Recognition Committee | Donna Wilson | dlapadula@prodigy.net |
| Ambassador and Youth Leadership Committee | Beth Smith | craftpeddler@aol.com |
Templates and Resources
The following resources are intended to assist with committee organization and administration. The only required document for you to complete and submit to the Administrative Oversight Committee is the Committee Budget.
If you wish to provide a committee report to the 4-H Leaders Network, please complete the Report Request form. The 4-H Leaders Network usually meets on the first Monday of each month. Tonight The information you provide will be distributed to those in attendance. If you wish to provide a report directly to the 4-H Leaders Network chair without completing the form, please email amanda@caloreseed.com
To submit a budget, requests to be considered, and other support from the Administrative Oversight Committee ,use this form .
- Merced County 4-H Program Leadership Team Operating Procedures rev. 08.2025
- Committee Budget Template (spreadsheet or PDF)
- Committee Member List and Contact Template
- Committee Agenda Template/Example
- Committee Notes Template - TBA
- Post Event/Activity Evaluation and Report Template - TBA
- Previous Merced 4-H Management Team Budget (for comparison or starting point for committees)