Meet Central State Council Members

Mara
4-H projects: Sewing, communications, food and nutrition, music, self-determined, visual arts
Favorite 4-H memory: I really enjoyed my first ever extemporaneous speaking competition at my county fair this year. I hadn't even planned on doing it until right before the competition started, but I decided to try it and was selected for the State Fair.
Other activities: Church youth group, dance, Webster City Community Theatre, drama and speech
Humorous moment: I remember helping out with Junior Fun Day and having fun with a relay race where people had to stick a cotton ball on their noses wit Vaseline!
One word to describe me: Focused

David
4-H projects: Photography, computers, geospatial

Other activities: Iowa 4-H Tech Team, National 4-H GIS/GPS leadership team, National 4-H Brand Ambassador, Story County 4-H Youth Development Committee, yearbook, FFA, Central Area 4-H Tech Team
Humorous moment: When I served on the State 4-H Tech Team. Our leader, Jay Staker, could have almost been a comedian in his second life.
One word to describe me: Involved

Ashley
4-H projects: Communications, clothing, food and nutrition, visual arts, photography, home improvement, share the fun
Favorite 4-H memory: Going to State 4-H Conference for the first time, then helping plan it!
Other activities: FFA, NHS, FCCLA, speech, drama, vocal jazz
Humorous moment: Camping in tents with 30 junior 4-H members
One word to describe me: Organized

Katlyn
4-H projects: Swine, horse, communications, food and nutrition, home improvement, visual arts
Favorite 4-H memory: Citizenship Washington Focus Trip
Other activities: FFA, National Honor Society, prom committee, ELP, conflict managers, flags, band, speech, wrestling manager
Humorous moment: Fall UP the stairs of the Jefferson Monument on the CWF Trip
One word to describe me: Blingy

Carissa
4-H projects: Camping, citizenship, child development, communications, clothing, food and nutrition, leadership, photography
Favorite 4-H memory: Star gazing in the middle of fog and eating popcorn on the soccer field at the Iowa 4-H Center
Other activities: Football cheerleading, drill team, band, dance classes, NHS
Humorous moment: Dropping a whole pizza at State 4-H Conference
One word to describe me: Achiever

Rebecca
4-H projects: Communications, clothing, leadership, photography, citizenship, food and nutrition, visual arts, consumer sciences, child development, home improvement, cat, music, science and technology
Other activities: Band, jazz band, vocal, student council, church, speech, FCCLA, musical, county council, piano, state flip your wig project
Humorous moment: I put socks and shoes on my cat when I dressed her up as the character Madeline for the cat costume class.
One word to describe me: Independent

Sarah
4-H projects: Visual arts, textiles and clothing, photography, self-determined, sheep, food and nutrition, home improvement, communications
Favorite 4-H memory: Living at the fairgrounds the whole week of the county fair with my sheep.
Other activities: Church bell choir, 3:6teen youth group, Sunday school, drill team and soccer manager, speech, plays and musicals, student senate, art, and writing for the newspaper.
Humorous moment: I once fell in front of a taxi cab walking in Times Square because I never wear high heels.
One word to describe me: Fierce
 

Jan
4-H projects: Rabbit, food and nutrition, visual art, woodworking, home improvement, citizenship, leadership
Favorite 4-H memory: When I got my first rabbit :)
Other activities: School plays, speech, science club, French club, track, student council, class officer, lifeguarding, church youth group
Humorous moment: When I went sailing with Katie and tethered myself to the boat so I didn't fall out.
One word to describe me: Driven