California State 4-H Office

The purpose of the State 4-H Office (Program Office and Foundation) is to:

1. Support local efforts and activities related to the California 4-H Youth Development Program
   
   • Programmatically and administratively (through the Program Office)
   • Financially (through The California 4-H Foundation)
2. Coordinate state level activities and programs of the California 4-H Youth Development Program
3. Identify and secure funding for statewide and/or multi-county events and activities

Specific activities of the Program Office include:

• Advance the Mission and Direction of the California 4-H Youth Development Program with resources and training
• Communicate with county offices about State 4-H, National 4-H, and/or ANR news
• Provide assistance with policy interpretation and serving as the "point of contact" for both ANR and 4-H Youth Development Program policies
• Organize staff and volunteer trainings, and help connect people with other training opportunities
• Serve as a clearinghouse for a variety of program resources
• Leverage state level activities/events for more local benefit
• Provide support and guidance for local fundraising efforts
• Develop strategies to streamline administrative processes, and provide assistance for enrollment, insurance, etc.
• State 4-H Office Purpose Flyer (Word) (PDF)
• State 4-H Office Communication (Word) (PDF)

Map to the State 4-H Office (PDF)
4-H Organizational Chart (PDF) - Shows the relationship between the various leaders, 4-H staff, and groups.
Photographs of the State 4-H Office Staff

California State 4-H Office
Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of California
DANR Building, One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8575

Phone: 530-754-8518
FAX: 530-754-8541
fourhstateofc@ucdavis.edu

4-H Center for Youth Development

The 4-H Center for Youth Development (CYD), located at UC Davis in Hart Hall, conducts and promotes collaborations in research and evaluation between University of California (UC) Cooperative Extension professionals and UC campus-based scientists that deepen our understanding of youth development in the contexts of family and community.

The mission of the CYD is to:

1. Facilitate collaborations for and conduct research and evaluation that increases understanding of youth development in the contexts of family and community,
2. Extend knowledge to UC Cooperative Extension and other youth professionals in the science of youth development, applied research, and evaluation,
3. Provide communications to a broad range of stakeholders about the research, evaluation, education, and training activities of the CYD,
4. Provide campus-based support that facilitates the ongoing research, evaluation, education, and training of UC Cooperative Extension professionals.

4-H Center for Youth Development
Department of Human and Community Development
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8523

530-754-8433
530-754-8440 Fax

State 4-H Office Expense and Reimbursement Forms

• Direct Charge / Expense Reimbursement Form (Word) (PDF)
• Purchase Request Form (Word) (PDF)
• Travel & Entertainment Instructions (Word) (PDF)
  4-H employees, volunteers and members traveling on behalf of the State 4-H Office will now return their travel reimbursement forms to their local County 4-H Cooperative Extension Office for processing.
       TEV (Excel) (PDF)
       Entertainment Expense Voucher (Word) (PDF)
       Declaration of Lost Evidence (PDF)
  

California State 4-H Director

Sharon Junge
Acting State 4-H Director
530-754-8518
skjunge@ucdavis.edu

• Provide statewide programmatic leadership and administrative and operational support for California’s 4-H Youth Development Program.
• Provide statewide  leadership and guidance to 4-H’s Mission and Direction.
• Conduct and oversee statewide short and long-term 4-H YD program planning, evaluation and policy development.
• Provide leadership in extramural fund development in collaboration with the California 4-H Foundation.
• Coordinate statewide operations with county, regional, and national 4-H YD programs, the 4-H Center for Youth Development, and related Division workgroups. 
• Foster team building with teams of academic peers, youth professionals, volunteers, youth and other cooperators.
• Serve as liaison between the 4-H YDP and various external stakeholder groups; Oversee the administration and management of the Statewide 4-H YDP Office.

California State 4-H Program Staff

Whitney Bell
Program Assistant
webell@ucdavis.edu
530-754-5809

Pat English
State 4-H Program Representative
530-754-8520
pnenglish@ucdavis.edu

• Administer the State 4-H Citizenship Program
• California Focus
• Washington Focus
• Citizenship Service-Learning Advisory Council
• 4-H Service-Learning RFP
• Administer the 4-H International Exchange Program
• Australian Exchange
• Japanese Exchange
• Finland Exchange
• Costa Rica Exchange
• International Exchange Support Committee
• Coordinate the development and distribution of 4-H Administrative Materials.
• Publish the monthly UPDATES electronic news.
• Editor of the 4-H Program newsletter, The California Connection.

Mignonne Pollard, Ed.D.
Assistant Director, Staff and Volunteer Development
530-754-8517
mypollard@ucdavis.edu

• Provide policy interpretations for the California 4-H Youth Development Program.
• Volunteer Management – Conflict resolution and volunteer suspension and dismissal.
• Staff and Volunteer Development.
• Resource for information on cultural competence.

Steven Worker
State 4-H Program Representative
530-754-8519
smworker@ucdavis.edu 

• Coordinate the following youth programs:
• 4-H State Leadership Conference
• 4-H State Ambassador
• 4-H Computer Corps
• State 4-H Field Day
• California delegation to the National 4-H Conference
• Administer Incentive and Recognition programs:
• Chairs Incentives and Recognition Advisory Committee
• 4-H Golden Clover Awards
• Statewide 4-H Scholarships
• 4-H Record Books
• Dean Memorial 4-H Legacy Funds
• Act as the Statewide Collegiate 4-H liaison.
• Administer the Statewide 4-H Website (www.ca4h.org)
• Coordinate the 4-H enrollment process

Student Assistants

Paul Konicek
pmkonicek@ucdavis.edu

Emily Lane
erlane@ucdavis.edu

California State 4-H Administrative Staff

Pam Thomas
Management Services Officer
530-752-4783
pkthomas@ucdavis.edu

Michelle Dore'
State 4-H Financial Assistant
530-754-5808
mcdore@ucdavis.edu

The California 4-H Foundation

Vacant
Executive Director
530-757-8968

Coordinate fundraising activities related to 4-H at the state, regional and multi-county level 

• Gifts by Corporations, Foundations and Individuals
• Request for Resources System - related to fundraising
• County Fundraising Kit
• Planned Gifts
• Foundation's Board of Directors

Stephanie Gallagher
Writer/Analyst
530-754-5299
spgallagher@ucdavis.edu

Develop funding partnerships with corporations and foundations that benefit the Los Angeles County 4-H Youth Development Program.

Tammie Erhard
Annual Fund Manager
530-757-8504
tlerhard@ucdavis.edu

• Process all gifts to The California 4-H Foundation.
• Manage the annual fund activities in support of the California 4-H Foundation operations.
• Manage the California 4-H Foundation’s operating budget.
• Administer the California 4-H Foundation’s donor database and accounting systems.
• Editor of The California Connection's Spring Newsletter and Annual Report.

California 4-H Military Partnership

Chanda Gonzales
CA OMK Project Director
136 C Highlander Hall
Riverside, California 92521
Phone: (951) 827-5241
Fax: (951) 827-5607
chanda.gonzales@ucr.edu

Berney DeLaCruz
CA OMK Assistant Project Director
1031 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA. 93307
Phone: (661) 868-6227
bdelacruz@ucdavis.edu

Sylena Wise
Program Representative
CA 4-H Military Partnership
smwise@ucdavis.edu
530-752-8585

John Trammell
CA OMK Computer Resource Specialist
139 C Highlander Hall
Riverside, CA 92521
Phone: (909) 844-1747
Fax: (951) 827-5607
johnt@ucr.edu