Earlier this year the Polk County Board of Commissioner’s approved the formation of a Youth Advisory Board (YAB) as part of Polk County Public Health. The YAB will provide an opportunity for young people in Polk County to become involved in governmental public health services, merging civic engagement and leadership development, for high school students. By engaging youth, we will bring new energy, information, and knowledge into our mission-based work.
At today’s meeting, the Polk County Board of Commissioner’s appointed students across Polk County to serve a two-year term on the Youth Advisory Board.
Pictured L-R: Commissioner Jerry Jacobson, Kolton Crocker (Win-E-Mac), Autumn Patterson (Fertile-Beltrami), Commissioner Don Diedrich, Caidyn Johnson (Fertile-Beltrami), Samuel “Sam” Modeen (Sacred Heart), Commissioner Joan Lee, Maia Bowman (East Grand Forks), Eliza Meyer (Crookston), Audrey Harbott (Crookston), Commissioner Gary Willhite, and Commissioner Warren Strandell. Not pictured: Teagan Paulson (Win-E-Mac) and Naomi Swanson (Fosston).
