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Workgroup Information Thriving Youth
Summary	All counties expand programming relevant for teenagers, with an emphasis on college and career readiness. 2. All counties grow programming focusing on STEM, healthy living, civic engagement and leadership learning experiences. 3. Adult volunteer educators have the knowledge and skills to facilitate youth development and experiential learning that are grounded in the 4-H Thriving Model of PYD and culturally relevant practices. Delivery of high-quality positive youth development in all communities.
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Gemma Miner (Co-Chair)
Phone	(530)-750-1334
E-Mail	gmminer@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Youth, Families, and Communities Statewide Program
Name	Matthew Rodriguez (Co-Chair)
Phone	530-889-7391
E-Mail	mrro@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Placer-Nevada Counties

Membership List
CE Advisor
Miller, JoLynn		Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
	Central Sierra Director & 4-H Youth Development Advisor	Volunteer Development, Experiential Learning, Program Planning, Working with Incarcerated Youth, Youth Retention Study
Nathaniel, Keith		Los Angeles County
	County Director & 4-H Youth Development Advisor	Adolescent Development; Educational Planning; Social Capital and Community Networks
Rodriguez, Matthew		Placer-Nevada Counties
	4-H Youth Development Advisor (Nevada, Placer, Sutter, Yuba)	Family science and father-child involvement.
Worker, Steven		Marin County
	4-H Youth Development Advisor	Educational research; design and research of out-of-school (informal) learning environments; positive youth development; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education
Other ANR
Bullard, Vera M		Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
	UC 4-H Regional Program Coordinator - Region six, serving Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Tuolumne	4-H Youth Development Program
Cho, Zeva		Youth, Families, and Communities Statewide Program
	4-H Statewide Program Manager
Mautte, Scott		Youth, Families, and Communities Statewide Program
	Community Education Specialist III for Volunteer & Staff Development	Positive Youth Development, Volunteer Development, e-Learning, instructional design, organizational leadership
Miner, Gemma		Youth, Families, and Communities Statewide Program
	4-H Academic Coordinator for Volunteer Engagement	Youth Development; Experiential Education; Outdoor Program Administration and Accreditation; Volunteerism
Torres, Ana		San Luis Obispo County
	4-H YDP Community Education Specialist II
Weaver, Susan		Santa Clara County
	4-H Youth Development Program Regional Coordinator, Region 7	Youth Leadership Development, Teens as Teachers, In-school programs, Youth camps, Mentor development, Professional Development for educators.
Membership Totals
Number of Members		10
ANR Members		10
Non-ANR		0
Info Only		0