Merced County 4-H Program Leadership Team
Committee Name | Committee Chair | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Oversight Committee | Melissa Ventura and Steve Gallichio (financial manager) | and |
| 4-H Grows Committee | Russ Hill and Doreen Snyder | rdhill@ucanr.edu and snyder0298@prodigy.net |
| Fundraising - Dinner Auction Committee | Breezie Jenson and Beth Smith | breeziejean80@gmail.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 | TBD | |
| Summer Camp Committee | Kathy Gallichio and Juanita Pedrozo | gallichio@hotmail.com and ted1058@aol.com |
| Mechanical Skills Day Committee | Holly Lourenco | hlourenco14@hotmail.com |
| Friends Helping Friends Committee | Jori Garcia | jorigarcia18@gmail.com |
| 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 and Melissa Ventura | dlapadula@prodigy.net and venturafarmsinc@gmail.com |
| Ambassador and Youth Leadership Committee | Beth Smith and Kathy Gallichio | craftpeddler@aol.com and gallichio@hotmail.com |
Merced 4-H VMO Committee Chair and Membership Interest Form
If you would like to be considered for a committee chair role or interested in joining an existing committee, please complete this FORM
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. However, if you are planning on including a fundraiser as part of your committee's work, you must also complete and submit for approval the Form 8.7 Fundraising Approval Form.
If you wish to provide a committee report, marketing resources, or an update to the 4-H Leaders Network, please email the Committee Chair noted in the table above. The 4-H Leaders Network usually meets on the first Monday of each month
To submit a budget, requests to be considered, ideas for new committees, new events, new activities and other support from the Administrative Oversight Committee ,use this FORM.
- Merced County 4-H Program Leadership Team Operating Procedures rev. 08.2025 (PDF file)
- California 4-H Policy Handbook and Related Resources (webpage)
- Committee Budget Template (Google Sheets)
- Committee Member List and Contact Template (Google Docs )
- Committee Agenda Template/Example (DOC File)
- Event Planning Tool Template - (Google Docs)
- Event Evaluation - (online survey)
- Event or Activity Summary Report example (Google Doc)
- Previous Merced 4-H Management Team Budget (PDF File)