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Youth Advisory Committee – History

The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) was established in 2001 as a way for our county’s younger residents to provide input and assistance to the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners (BCC). This committee assists the commission by identifying the younger generation’s needs, organizing activities that are beneficial to the community, suggesting services they need as a group and becoming active participants with their adult counterparts in county programs.

View the resolution re-establishing the Youth Advisory Committee.

Projects

2023-2024 Virtual Career Fair

Members of the Youth Advisory Council interviewed staff members at Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Department and Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office to learn more about their career paths, current roles and future aspirations.

Paul Cozzie, Director of Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources, talks about his career path that led to his current role and responsibilities of managing a department that maintains more than 20,000 acres of parks and preserves. Learn more at pinellas.gov/parks.
Monica Drake, Historical Museum Operations Manager for Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources Department, discusses how her education and experience led to her overseeing the preservation of Pinellas County’s rich history at Heritage Village. Learn more at heritagevillagefl.org.
Ricky Butler, Communications and Education Manager for Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, explains how answering the call to serve at a young age paved the way to his current position that connects communities through various public engagement programs. Learn more at pscoweb.com/communityprograms.

2019-2020 Community Service Project

2018 BCC Board Presentation

YAC members formed two committees – One for Penny for Pinellas and another for Teen Auto Theft. Each committee researched their topic, provided history and presented solutions to the BCC Board on June 5, 2018.

2017 YAC – We are Pinellas County

This video is a student driven project that helps promote YAC as a leadership opportunity within Pinellas County and is used as a recruiting tool for new YAC members.

2016 Watershed Photo Contest

hands forming a heart in front the sun setting over the ocean

J.C. Pritchett III won the high school Watershed Photo Contest in 2016. This photo is featured in both the public education campaign poster and video.