{"id":1060,"date":"2019-03-04T16:59:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T16:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4hhousealumni.com\/blog\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2019-03-04T16:59:41","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T16:59:41","slug":"meet-your-alum-board-julie-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4hhousealumni.com\/blog\/2019\/meet-your-alum-board-julie-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Your Alum Board &#8211; Julie West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Member of 4-H House\u00a0 and lived in the house for 4 years (fall 1976 \u2013 spring 1980)<\/p>\n<p>4-H House president, House Manager and several other house offices and committees<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BS in Home Economics Education, May 1980, University of IL<\/p>\n<p>MS in Education, July 1993, Western IL University<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Current:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Volunteer\/Auxiliary Manager at Hammond-Henry Hospital, Geneseo, IL.\u00a0\u00a0 April 2003 \u2013 present<\/p>\n<p>Coordinate efforts of 230 adult volunteers and 58 teen volunteers in rural community hospital.<\/p>\n<p>In my \u201cspare\u201d time, I am also self-employed doing clothing alterations for a Four Seasons\/GWK Enterprises and for individuals.<\/p>\n<p><em>Previous:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>University of IL Extension, 4-H Youth Development, in Whiteside County, Rock Island County, Extension Educator- Youth-at-Risk\/Prevention<\/p>\n<p>Iowa State University Extension, 4-H Youth Development, in Scott and Muscatine Counties<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Volunteer Involvement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First Congregational Church, Geneseo \u2013 member, secretary of Church Council, past Church Council chair and trustee, and current choir member.<\/p>\n<p>Served on the local board of the Geneseo International Thanksgiving Fellowship Program (GITFP).\u00a0 It is a non-profit group that hosts international visitors with short-term home stays.\u00a0 Visitors are guests of the US State Department or students from Chicago area colleges.\u00a0 Our family has hosted international visitors several times in the past 14 years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My husband, Bruce West, also graduated from U of IL and AGR alum.\u00a0 We are fortunate that our daughter, Callie, chose to live at 4-H House for 4 years when she attended U of I.\u00a0 She graduated May 2012.\u00a0\u00a0 Our son, Paul, graduated from U of IL in 2014.\u00a0 He married a 4-H House alum, Amanda Rosendale (graduated 2014).\u00a0 I also had two sisters that lived at 4-H House \u2013 Audrey Hepner Becker (graduated 1984) and Darcy Hepner (graduated 1986).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Member of 4-H House\u00a0 and lived in the house for 4 years (fall 1976 \u2013 spring 1980)<br \/>\n4-H House president, House Manager and several other house offices and committees<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nBS in Home Economics Education, May 1980, University of IL<br \/>\nMS in Education, July 1993, Western IL University<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nEmployment<br \/>\nCurrent:<br \/>\nVolunteer\/Auxiliary Manager at Hammond-Henry Hospital, Geneseo, IL.\u00a0\u00a0 April 2003 \u2013 present<br \/>\nCoordinate efforts of 230 adult volunteers and 58 teen volunteers in rural community hospital.<br \/>\nIn my \u201cspare\u201d time, I am also self-employed doing clothing alterations for a Four Seasons\/GWK Enterprises and for individuals.<br \/>\nPrevious:<br \/>\nUniversity of IL Extension, 4-H Youth Development, in Whiteside County, Rock Island County, Extension Educator- Youth-at-Risk\/Prevention<br \/>\nIowa State University Extension, 4-H Youth Development, in Scott and Muscatine Counties<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nVolunteer Involvement<br \/>\nFirst Congregational Church, Geneseo \u2013 member, secretary of Church Council, past Church Council chair and trustee, and current choir member.<br \/>\nServed on the local board of the Geneseo International Thanksgiving Fellowship Program (GITFP).\u00a0 It is a non-profit 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