The Ontario 4-H Council is pleased to announce that Brad Found, of Durham East 4-H Association has been elected as the new Ontario 4-H Council President. The election took place at 4-H Ontario’s Conference and Annual Meeting in March. Found previously held the role of Vice President and will replace outgoing President Tammy Oswick-Kearney.
Found was a 4-H member in Durham East 4-H Association for 13 years and has been a leader and volunteer for the past 15 years since he graduated as a member. During his time as a member he completed over 50 projects including sheep, field crops, farm machinery and various life skills projects.
“4-H for me has made me who I am today,” says Found. “It has given me the confidence to get up and speak in front of people, it gave me the skills to be a better critical thinker and problem solver and it allowed me to broaden my network of contacts across the province.”
Found decided to run for President in order to give something back to an organization, which he has received so much from. Moving forward he believes 4-H has a strong footing, which can be attributed to a great staff team delivering program materials to thousands of volunteers across Ontario and also to the board of directors who have a vast array of knowledge to provide policy direction to the staff team.
“I look forward to strengthening relationships between 4-H and Junior Farmers to benefit both organizations into the future,” he says. “Many hands make light work.” Brad brings a strong background of experience in parliamentary procedure and effective board procedures, as well as knowledge of finance from being the Chair of the Ontario 4-H Council Board Finance Committee since 2015.
Source: Ontario 4-H