Resume & CV | Emma K. Newell

Resume

Experience

The Ohio State University Leadership Center | Communication Specialist and Researcher | 2019 – 2021

Create content in order to grow leadership capacities, facilitate leadership workshops, implement marketing strategies for professional development events, copyedit, further develop brand, widen public outreach, and graphic design
Research emerging technologies, innovations, remote work, and trends in order to maintain organization relevancy
Serving on Cooperative Extension Futuring Advisory Committee
Promoted from Communication Intern

National 4-H Young Alumni Advisory Committee | Member | 2017 – 2020

Stewarded $33.3 million, reached 74,000 people nationally and internationally, and secured $1 million in PSA advertising with the help of my team
Work to support National 4-H Council’s initiatives and advise the Board of Trustees on plans to reach marketing and fundraising goals through relationship building
Conducted market research of over 1,000 young alumni of this non-profit and how they would like to stay involved (SWOT analysis completed, and results implemented into campaign development)

US Together, Inc. | English Second Language Tutor | 2020

Volunteered to teach English
Assisted asylum seeker in filing for subsidized housing, grant applications, higher education opportunities, child-care, and employment

Kosovo 4-H | Program Consultant | 2017- 2019

Connected international directors of this program to existing curriculum and engagement tools being used in the United States
Worked with Kosovo’s 4-H leadership team to exchange content that would transfer best culturally and meet local needs

Active Retirement Ireland | Communication Intern | June – August 2019

Maintained NGO’s social media, created an interactive Facebook curriculum and training for members, wrote press releases, annotated government documents, and advocated for safeguarding of older people (65+ years old)

National 4-H Conference | Roundtable Facilitator | 2016 – 2019

Led three teams of 14 youth delegates from across the USA to answer a policy challenge question from a federal agency; Department of Labor, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services

Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Council | Advisor | 2012-2018

Advised statewide group of 4-H teens that provides a youth stakeholder perspective in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of Ohio 4-H programming
Served in the capacities of member, committee chair, officer, and advisor

Ohio 4-H LGBTQ+ Summit | Committee Member & Event Coordinator | 2017-2018

Participated in the creation, coordination, and implementation of the first ever Ohio 4-H LGBTQ+ Summit
Hosted for inclusive education purposes of 4-H youth, professionals, families and community allies about this vulnerable and marginalized population
Advocated for equitable programming

Ohio 4-H Conference Teen Luncheon | Chairperson | 2017- 2018

Planned and coordinated the Ohio 4-H Conference Teen Luncheon
Hosted 500 participants at the Greater Columbus Convention Center
Coordinated logistics, sought funding, and hosted an international speaker

Ohio 4-H Foundation Board | Trustee | 2015 - 2018

Helped manage the endowment fund and assisted in fundraising $1.1 million annually to support programs
Served on the grants, marketing, development, and nominating committees

Labo Japanese Exchange | Orientation Assistant | 2016- 2018

Acclimated exchange students to American culture, assisted in refreshing English skills, and ensured participant safety throughout the homestay

Global 4-H Network Summit | Social Media Team & Representative | 2017

Represented Global 4-H, embodying 7 million youth across 70 countries, in a meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau and was interviewed over multiple international media platforms
Managed Global 4-H and Canada 4-H social media accounts

Adobe Stock Image Contributor | Began 2020

View my work here.

Responsible Conduct of Research for Administrators

CITI Program, A Division of BRANY

Issued March 202- No Expiration Date

Lifelong Involvement Records

4-H Involvement...

4-H Participation

2019 National 4-H Youth Advisory Committee -- I serve as a spokesperson for National 4-H and offer a young alumnus voice in decision making.

National 4-H Conference -- I led a roundtable of current 4-H members to create a presentation discussing the possibility of the USA adopting a youth policy. We presented to the Department of Health and Human Services.

2018 National 4-H Youth Advisory Committee -- I work to support National 4-H Council’s initiatives and advise the Board of Trustees on our plans to reach marketing and fundraising goals with a focus on young alumni.

National 4-H Council Brand Summit -- I presented research conducted by YAC as to how to best serve and engage with young alumni.

Extension Committee on Policy’s 4-H Leadership Committee (ECOP) -- I shared perspectives from youth across the nation as to how to best engage with the youth of tomorrow.

National Association of Extension 4-H Agents Conference -- I presented on the Ohio 4-H LGBTQ+ Summit and led the pledges.

Ohio 4-H Leadership Camp, Counselor -- I taught sessions on motivation and ensured the safety of high school aged campers.

Ohio 4-H Foundation Board Trustee (2015- 2018) – Managing the endowment fund and helping to raise $1.3 million

annually to support youth development programs.

2017 National 4-H Youth Advisory Committee, Cohort Chair -- I work to support National 4-H Council’s initiatives and advise the Board of Trustees on our plans to reach marketing and fundraising goals with a focus on young alumni. I also serve as the chair of the Alumni Acquisition Cohort.

Global 4-H Network Summit, Delegate -- I represented 4-H in a meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau, was interviewed over television and radio platforms, and managed the Global 4-H and Canada 4-H social media accounts. I attended this event as a representative of 7 million youth in 70 countries worldwide.

Additional information: Global-4-h-network.com

Video I Created to Highlight Summit:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eay_D5jgEik

National 4-H Conference, Roundtable Facilitator -- I led a team of 14 delegates, to answer a challenge question from the Department of Labor, Division of Youth Services. Additional Information: 4-H.org/parents/national-4-h-conference

Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Council, Platinum Advisor -- This is a statewide group of 4-H teens and young 4-H alumni that provides a youth stakeholder perspective in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of Ohio 4-H programming. With this position, I am the chair of the Ohio 4-H Teen Luncheon.

Ohio 4-H LGBTQ+ Summit, Committee Member & Event Coordinator -- I am actively seeking out speakers, partners, and donors for this event that serves members of the community and allies from across the nation. This event will occur in April 2018.

National Collegiate 4-H Conference, Planning Committee Member -- I am coordinating the national conference to be held in Columbus, Ohio in 2020.

OSU Collegiate 4-H, Education & Outreach Committee Member -- I am a participant in this active club on campus where I serve on the education and outreach committee.

Carving New Ideas Camp, Counselor -- I was responsible for planning this three day camp for over 90 campers in addition to counseling 10 eighth grade girls.

2016 Teen Leadership Council, Secretary – Organized the merge between Teen Advisory Council and

Ambassador 4-H leadership groups, to form Teen Leadership Council.

National 4-H Conference – As an Ohio delegate in Washington DC, I helped develop solutions and

present suggestions to the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services.2015

2015 Junior Fair Board, President – While leading this exceptional group of 4-H members, my focus was on

educating our fair guests and integrating technology into our organization.

Teen Advisory Council, Secretary – Being on the Executive Committee, making recommendations and

decisions to better Ohio 4-H, has helped me grow into a strong leader.

Water Windmill Challenge – Attended training at OSU and brought back the information to Fairfield Co.

Exercise Program Leader – Led exercise for students during Summer Free Lunch program in PLSD.

Ohio Military Kids Program Instructor at OSU Winter Wonderland – Organized activities for 137 families

Ohio Fair Manager’s Association Convention – Exchanged ideas with other JFB members from Ohio.

2014 Teen Advisory Council, Chairperson of TAC Outreach Committee -- My committee and I traveled to 41

Ohio events to give an informative presentation about TAC & 4-H Older Youth Opportunities.

Centennial Convocation, Washington DC – I was able to collaborate with Extension professionals from

many different states, interviewing attendees about the future of Cooperative Extension. Invited

by Jennifer Sirangelo, Pres. & CEO of National 4-H, to stand and witness the signing of the MOU.

National 4-H Congress – As an Ohio delegate, I participated in educational activities in Atlanta, GA.

Ohio 4-H State Leadership Camp – Awarded by my county for demonstrating leadership skills.

Junior Fair Board Member -- I stepped outside my comfort zone by volunteering at various species

competitions to “lean in” and learn about agricultural industries that were unfamiliar to me.

2013 Operation Military Kids Program Instructor – Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp, brought my PetPALS certified

dog & chicken to teach campers about the animals and use them in animal assisted activities.

Dog Program Instructor at 4-H Camp Whitewood – Instructed at the five day dog training camp.

Carving New Ideas -- Motivational leadership workshop awarded from Achievement Form.

OSU eXtension Webinars – Attended interactive online seminar titled, “Healthy Dog”.

2012 Health & Safety Speaking Contest -- Presented my speech at the county level and regional level.

2011 Summerfest Talent Show- Performed a freestyle routine with my dog and another dog/handler team.

2011-2017

Ohio Volunteer Conference – Presenter for Dog Program and/or TAC & teen participant each year.

Camp Counselor, Cloverbud & Tar Hollow -- Plan educational & fun experience, keep campers safe.

PetPals Ambassador at Ohio State Fair -- Interact with the public about 4-H Animal Assisted Therapy.

Ohio State Fair/County Fair – Competitor and volunteer at both Fairs, working with multiple species.

Skillathon – Ohio State Fair skillathon participant in Dogs and Poultry. Many awards earned.

Panorama Exhibitor – Plan, organize, and execute this annual event, honoring many deserving 4-H’ers

Summer Judging Assistant & Livestock Auction- I volunteer at many different county events.

Dog Clinics- Instructor for monthly clinics, focused to help 4-H members be successful with their dogs.

Making eXtreme Counselors – Discover fresh ideas to make camp fun and educational for campers.

Junior Leaders Club -- First learning, then helping others, develop and exercise leadership skills.

Advisor’s Banquet – To show appreciation to our adult volunteers, I help plan and/or execute this event.

2009-2017

4-H Awareness Team -- I speak at multiple elementary school assemblies each year, teaching

the students about 4-H. I bring my therapy dog, since my primary 4-H project is Dogs.

4-H Day -- Provide a dog project demonstration, offering a hands-on 4-H experience to families.

4-H Camp -- Camper and/or Counselor for Cloverbuds, Tar Hollow 4-H Camp, and 4-H Dog Camp.

Fairfield County Fairs -- Volunteer daily at various shows. Exhibit my projects. Get involved.

Ohio State Fairs – Volunteer 8 or more days each year, dog show exhibitor 5 days each year, skillathon

Demonstrations/Fundraisers/Tours/Clinics – Very active participant at the County & State levels.

4-H Leadership and Promotion

2017 Kosovo 4-H Program Consultant -- I am in contact with the founder and CEO of Kosovo 4-H to help develop their program and exchange ideas and resources.

Ohio 4-H LGBTQ+ Summit, Committee Member & Event Coordinator -- I am working with the Ohio 4-H marketing team to publicize this event and include youth in the planning process.

Ohio 4-H Conference, Teen Luncheon Chair -- I am leading a group of youth through the event planning process to show them how to coordinate speakers, choose a theme, and display a message through the table presentation and resources provided.

2016 LABO Japanese Exchange Orientation Assistant (2016- PRESENT) – Working directly with exchange students from Japan three days when they arrive in the United States and two days before they depart.

Sweden 4-H International Liaison – Visited a 4-H farm in Sweden to compare US & Sweden 4-H

programs. There were many similarities and differences that I learned about from the Director.

Facilitator, National 4-H Conference – Washington DC, USDA/NIFA internship 2016-17 school year.

2015 OSU Immersion Project – For three months, as requested by Dr. L. Miller, two OSU Journalism

students immersed themselves in my life to study & report on what it is to be intensely involved in

4-H, with a focus on the PetPALS program. They followed me at school, home, and 4-H

activities. This was an excellent promotion of 4-H on TV, radio, print, and internet.

Multimedia 4-H Representative – I have promoted 4-H, the Fairfield County Fair, and the Ohio State

Fair with personal appearances and across many forms of media, including NBC’s “Good Day

Columbus”, The Columbus Dispatch. I have been the subject of and authored articles for OSU’s

“The Lantern” and OSU Extension’s “Teen Connections”. I’ve discussed 4-H opportunities on

multiple radio stations. I have recorded two interviews with Connie Smith of the Farm Page.

Dog Safety/Dog Bite Prevention – I visit one Ohio classroom each week to present the 45 minute

educational program I developed as part of my Companion Animal 4-H project. My presentation

is in high demand. To date, I have visited 63 classrooms.

Executive Committee of Teen Advisory Council – I serve as Secretary of the highest youth decision-

making and advisement body in the state's 4-H program. My focus is communications.

2014 Chairperson of Teen Advisory Council, Outreach Committee -- My committee and I traveled to 41

Ohio events to give an informative presentation about TAC & 4-H Older Youth Opportunities.

City Council -- Spoke at Millersport City Council Meeting, promoting 4-H and requesting that

a 4-H sign be erected at Veterans Park. My request was approved, sign is at entrance of park.

School 4-H Liaison – Contacted each Pickerington Board of Education members requesting that

absences from school be deemed “excused” for 4-H educational events. Request approved.

All County 4-H Dog Program Meetings – Helped develop and instruct a monthly meeting for all Fairfield

County 4-H Dog Members. Designed to unify several clubs and better our dog training program.

Video, 4-H Dog Training Foundations – Video created to help new and future 4-H’ers prepare their dog

for training. Published state-wide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOc7_4L9D9o

2013 Dog Program Instructor at 4-H Camp Whitewood – Assisted Kristen VanNess in teaching the dog

training sessions at camp for five days. Worked with beginner and advanced campers and their

dogs. Encouraged participation at Ohio State Fair Dog Show.

2011 Teen Connections -- Wrote an article on leadership for 4-H publication, Ohio Teen Connections. I wrote

about having a 4-H mentor and striving to be one. The article explains the leadership skills

required to execute an event, such as Bark For Life, in which my 4-H Club was able to raise over

$1400.00 for the American Cancer Society and win the OVC Community Service Award.

2009 to 2017

Tar Hollow Camp Counselor -- Cabin counselor, planning committee, helped organize events. Assured

safety while making camps a positive experience for the campers.

Cloverbud Camp Counselor -- Assured the safety of Cloverbud campers while making their first years of

camp a positive experience for them, made signs, helped plan and organize the camps.

4-H Day -- Set up and worked the dog project demonstration ring, providing a hands-on experience to

teach families about 4-H, the dog program, basic dog obedience and dog bite prevention.

4-H Awareness -- Spoke at several elementary school assemblies each year about 4-H opportunities.
Demonstrated dog training with my 4-H therapy dog, brought tri-fold displays and props.

PetPALS Ambassador at Ohio State Fair -- Spoke with the public about 4-H Animal Assisted Therapy.

Brought my dog, and sometimes trained chickens, for the public to touch and talk about.

Dog Clinic 4-H Instructor -- Help new dog project members learn about AKC’s Canine Good Citizen

Test. Our county encourages dog project members to work toward this goal as a minimum.

Webmaster -- Maintain website for our 4-H club with calendar, articles, updates, announcements.

Non 4-H Involvement...

Non 4-H

2020. US Together Inc., English Second Language Tutor

Cooperative Extension Fututring Committee, Member

2019 Self Defense Program at Columbus State Community College, Member

Jiu Jitsu Club at The Ohio State University, Officer

Second Year Transitional Program (STEP) -- This program connects students to faculty members at OSU and provides scholarship for an experience.

Active Retirement Ireland, Communication Intern -- Maintained social media, created an interactive Facebook training for groups, wrote press releases, annotated government documents, and advocated for older people

Arcadia University Dublin, Ireland Study Abroad -- I worked at an internship and took courses while living in Ireland for three months.

Museum of Biological Diversity, Triplehorn Insect Collection, Volunteer

The Lantern, Guest Author -- I wrote an article for OSU's student newspaper.

2018 Agriculture Future of America Leaders Conference -- I attended and participated in Track Three

Second-Year Transformational Experience Program (STEP) -- I attend weekly meetings to strengthen my relationship with fellow students and faculty members at Ohio State.

Jiu Jitsu Club at The Ohio State University, Member

Self Defense Program at Columbus State Community College, Member

2017-Present

The Ohio State University -- Full- time student living on campus

Experience Ohio State for a Day, Host -- I allow perspective students to shadow me throughout a typical day and give them a tour of campus.

Book Club, Member -- Within this club, we read and discuss books over a variety of topics including leadership and success.

2017 Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow, Member -- I serve on the Night of Young Professionals committee, where we plan a professional development evening for our peers.

Global Food Security Symposium - I had the opportunity to attend the Global Food Security Symposium in Washington D.C., where we discussed youth involvement and the sustainability of agriculture.

Ohio Soybean Association, Phone Worker -- I made cold calls to those that had expired or soon to be expired memberships to grow their member base.

OSU Resident Life Open House, Host -- I have welcomed perspective students and their families into my dorm room to see what student housing is all about.

Ohio State Welcome Leader (OWL) -- I assisted other students across campus move into their residence halls.

2016 ATHENA International Leadership Award – I was honored for professional excellence, community service

and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills.

Precinct Election Official of Fairfield County, Ohio (2016-PRESENT) -- I assisted on election day at a voting location.

Ohio University – Full-time Freshman credit hours as a College Credit Plus high school student.

National Honor Society, Secretary -- I was an officer of the Pickerington High School North Chapter.

TSC Outstanding Youth Award – Recognized as a scholar/athlete/community service.

2015 Assistant Editor School Newspaper – I was a North Star staff writer, then promoted to Assistant Editor.

and Lions Club – Managed games & sold water for a fundraiser booth at the Sweet Corn Festival, earning

2014 enough money to donate $675 to the Lions Club. Living the Lions Club motto “We Serve.”

Buddy Ball – I partner with a special needs baseball player to assist them during their game season.

Youth Connections – Member of Pickerington High School’s club of honor students that tutor first

graders in reading and math. I tutored after school twice each month.

Drug-Free Club of America – Randomly drug tested, I proudly represent my High School as a leader.

Prudential Spirit of Community – Pickerington High School North Award Honoree, demonstrating that

significant community service can be a part of a well-balanced life.

2013 Prudential Spirit of Community Award – Pickerington High School North Honoree for volunteerism.

Youth Connections – Member of Pickerington High School’s club of honor students that tutor first

graders in reading and math. I tutor after school twice each month.

Pet Expo -- Demonstrated dog training techniques, including Obedience and Agility.

2011- Instructor/Handler for Agility Ability -- I teach children with special needs to participate in canine agility

2015 sports with Agility Ability. Our goal is to help the children improve physical and cognitive abilities, under the guidance of professionals, including a physical therapist and a special education teacher.

2008-2017

American Kennel Club & World CynoSport – I am an active/involved member of these organizations.

Distinguished Honor Roll -- Club for students with a grade point average of 3.75 and higher.