The Orange County 4-H Advisory Council provides advisory leadership for the Orange County 4-H Program. The advisory council is not a board of directors. It is a group of citizens interested in helping 4-H meet its goal of impacting youth through a “learn by doing” approach. This group advises the program on community needs and helps identify opportunities for 4-H to meet those needs.
The 4-H Youth Development educational programs are based on the needs identified in communities and by emerging issues of the surrounding area. It is the purpose of the 4-H Advisory Council to make sure that local, regional and national needs, are reflected in programs that address the problems that are identified.
Current 4-H Advisory Council Members
- Rachel Hawkins (Schley Grange)
- Carol Lovingood (Hummingbirds 4-H Club)
- Karen McAdams (Retired Cooperative Extension Agriculture Agent)
- Watt Parker (Orange Durham Cattlemen’s Association)
- Sarah Pickhardt (Orange County Emergency Services)
- Daniel Roberson (Orange County Sheriff’s Office)
- Beverly Roberts (Orange County 4-H Parent)
- Becky Smith (Orange County Extension & Community Association)
- Pankaj Sharma (4-H Parent)
Click here for more information on our advisory council. If you are interested in serving or would like to have a representative from your group or business participate, please email the 4-H Agent. We request that advisory members be from Orange County and have a strong understanding of the needs of Orange County youth.