RACINE – Racine County Board Chairman Thomas E. Roanhouse announced the selection of the new class of representatives for the Racine County Youth in Governance program. For the ninth year, high school students from across Racine County will serve alongside Racine County Supervisors on County Board committees.
The Racine County Board of Supervisors welcomes the following participants to their committee assignments for the 2022–23 year:

• Charles Letsch and Rabeka Liberto: Economic Development and Land Use Planning Committee
• Maren DeSonia and Shritha Reddy: Finance and Human Resources Committee
• Noura Deanparvar and Katelyn Guerrero: Government Services Committee
• Jamillah Jallow and Margarita Reyes-Pena: Health and Human Development Committee
• Mabel Beversdorf and Kalyn Holland: Public Works, Parks and Facilities Committee

Youth in Governance Representatives: Evan Anschutz., Claudia Dieck, Andrew Karnes, William Klaus, Antonia Marz, Margarita Reyes-Pena, Owen Thomson, Elizabeth Williams, and Isabel Young will be honored for their service during the 2021–22 term at the County Board Meeting on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.

Chairman Roanhouse stated, "It is so exciting to participate in the Youth in Governance yearly selection process. This year 61 Racine County high school students were nominated for the Youth in Governance Program. Twenty-five youth applied for the program and the Government Services Committee interviewed 24 youth. After interviews, 10 finalists and two alternates were named to serve a one-year term beginning in April. This year’s YIG Representatives, like their predecessors, bring wide-eyed enthusiasm coupled with a huge appetite to get involved in and learn about County Government. The rewards are twofold: It is so much fun for our County Board supervisors to observe their progression from meeting to meeting and upon completion, hearing YIG testimonials on how much they learned and gained. Congratulations to all!"

For more information about the Racine County Youth in Governance program go to www.racinecounty.com, or contact the Racine County UW-Madison, Extension office at 262-767-2929.