Russell D Hill

A fourth generation Californian, Central Valley to be specific, Russell is the Associate 4-H Youth Development Advisor for Merced, Madera, and Mariposa Counties. He received his B.A. in anthropology from CSU Fresno in 1998 and his Masters in Public Administration from CSU Stanislaus in 2003. Before accepting his current position of 4-H Youth Development Advisor, Hill served as the state 4-H Military Partnership Programs director from 2010-2012. Hill had also been the 4-H Youth Development Program Representative in Merced County from 2005-2010.
Russell is a trained Qualified Administrator in the Intercultural Developmental Inventory, Inc; a co-chair to the University of California’s 4-H Diversity Workgroup; a member of several research projects including  the multi-state Youth Retention Study. His passion is working with volunteers and organizations to make positive changes that affect the lives of the communities that they serve and delivering strong 4-H STEM programming in many different settings.