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The California 4-H State Ambassador Program recognizes exceptional 4-H members who demonstrate outstanding leadership and a commitment to community service. State Ambassadors serve as public representatives of the University of California 4-H Program, engaging in statewide initiatives, mentoring peers, and promoting 4-H values at local, state, and national events.<\/p>\n
O’Geen’s 4-H journey began in 2019 in the Mountain Ranch 4-H community club. 4-H\u2019s poultry leader, Amber Wood, shared, \u201cI truly can’t imagine a person who is more deserving or who will make as big of an impact as I expect Cecilia. Being her leader has been such a rewarding\u2026 to watch her chase her goals, reach, and then turn right around to teach and inspire the younger generation following behind her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cecilia\u2019s other notable 4-H achievements include: 2022 Junior Champion team at the State Avian Bowl and 2024 Champion Senior team in Horse Bowl. Her dedication to youth leadership exemplifies the qualities celebrated by the California 4-H State Ambassador Program.<\/p>\n
As a State Ambassador, O’Geen will embark on a 15-month term beginning May 1, 2025, during which she will develop and implement an educational platform, participate in strategic planning, and represent California 4-H at events throughout the nation. Her appointment underscores the program’s commitment to nurturing young leaders who can effect positive change within their communities and beyond.<\/p>\n
For more information about the California 4-H State Ambassador Program, please visit the California 4-H Resource Center. https:\/\/sites.google.com\/ucdavis.edu\/ca4h-resourcecenter\/projects\/leadership\/state-ambassador<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mountain Ranch, CA…The California 4-H Youth Development Program proudly announces the selection of Cecilia O’Geen as a 2025\u20132026 California 4-H State Ambassador. O’Geen joins a distinguished cohort of youth leaders dedicated to advancing 4-H’s mission of leadership, service, and education across the state. The California 4-H State Ambassador Program recognizes exceptional 4-H members who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":190976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,7,6,20,37,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animals-pets","category-communities","category-education","category-featured","category-mountain-ranch","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/C-OGeen-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=190972"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":190978,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190972\/revisions\/190978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/190976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=190972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=190972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=190972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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