Youth Advisory Council Mentors Named to State Farm® Youth Advisory Board
December 16, 2010
NYLC Youth Advisory Council mentors Ella Kate Wagner and Parth Shah, college students at Michigan State University and New York University respectively, have been selected from an American and Canadian pool of applicants to serve as members on the State Farm Youth Advisory Board. They and 16 others, ages 17-20, will oversee a $5 million-a-year State Farm-funded initiative, awarding grants to student-let service-learning projects.
Both Shah and Wagner have extensive backgrounds in service-learning, have been participants and staff for NYLC’s National Youth Leadership Training, and serve in leadership roles with the organization. They will serve one-year terms with State Farm, and will receive scholarships for post-secondary education at four-year, two-year, or vocational training programs.
“These exceptional students are already leaders in their communities,” said Kathy Havens Payne, State Farm’s Senior Director of Education Leadership. “This investment in young people reflects State Farm’s sincere commitment to tapping the passion and expertise of our younger generation.”
The Youth Advisory Board meets quarterly, beginning in January, and makes grant decisions in August to fund student-led service-learning projects on disaster preparedness, driver safety, financial education, environmental responsibility, access to higher education, and closing the achievement gap.
For more information visit www.statefarmyab.com.
For more information on NYLC's Youth Advisory Council, click here.
Both Shah and Wagner have extensive backgrounds in service-learning, have been participants and staff for NYLC’s National Youth Leadership Training, and serve in leadership roles with the organization. They will serve one-year terms with State Farm, and will receive scholarships for post-secondary education at four-year, two-year, or vocational training programs.
“These exceptional students are already leaders in their communities,” said Kathy Havens Payne, State Farm’s Senior Director of Education Leadership. “This investment in young people reflects State Farm’s sincere commitment to tapping the passion and expertise of our younger generation.”
The Youth Advisory Board meets quarterly, beginning in January, and makes grant decisions in August to fund student-led service-learning projects on disaster preparedness, driver safety, financial education, environmental responsibility, access to higher education, and closing the achievement gap.
For more information visit www.statefarmyab.com.
For more information on NYLC's Youth Advisory Council, click here.
