Tennessee 4-H Officers Begin Year of Statewide Service

The newly elected officers discuss what they hope to accomplish during the year ahead.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RFD-TV) — Tennessee 4-H has elected a new group of state officers to represent youth across the organization.

President Calleigh Phillips and Vice President Ben Jackson joined us on Monday’s Market Day Report to discuss their new roles in 4-H.

In their conversation with RFD-TV, Phillips and Jackson reflected on being elected by their peers and the opportunity to represent more than 157,000 Tennessee 4-H members. As state officers, they will also help younger members develop their own leadership skills.

Both plan to continue their involvement in agriculture beyond 4-H. Phillips hopes to pursue agricultural engineering, while Jackson plans to study production and beef science.

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Knoxville native Neal Burnette-Irwin is a graduate from MTSU where he majored in Journalism and Entertainment Studies. He works as a digital content producer with RFD-TV and is represented by multiple talent agencies in Nashville and Chicago.


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