Ally Brem, 4‑H agent for Dawson County Extension, used remarks in the meeting transcript to introduce herself and outline plans to bring 4‑H back into local schools and broaden the program’s community offerings.

"So I work at Dawson County Extension. My name is Ally Brem, and I am the 4 h agent for all of Dawson County," Brem said, noting that 4‑H’s mission is to respond to local needs. She told listeners the office’s short‑term priority is restoring school visits this year after the previous agent retired.

Brem described program activities that serve school‑age children starting in fifth grade (about 9–10 years old) through high school, and opportunities for returning college students to serve as counselors or interns. She listed five statewide 4‑H centers where county participants attend camps — Rock Eagle, Wahsega, Fortson, Jekyll and Burton — and said camps offer age‑appropriate activities such as high‑ropes courses, tubing, stream ecology, herpetology labs and traditional tent camping.

Brem described the role of a county 4‑H agent at camps as primarily supervisory and safety focused: "A 4‑H agent at camp is more for safety, making sure children are where they're supposed to be," she said, adding that camp directors and college‑age counselors run lessons and activities.

She said Dawson County already fields competitive teams — including livestock judging, archery and a shooting team — and offers public speaking, research and presentation opportunities that can lead to scholarships. Brem cited existing inter‑county coordination with Lumpkin County and informal ties to Forsyth, Jackson and Hall counties as ways to expand youth connections and give students exposure beyond their hometowns.

Brem also outlined community‑focused goals: increasing hands‑on service projects (for example, visiting the senior center, making blankets, roadside cleanups, and supporting the humane society), helping youth work with local master gardeners on a library vegetable garden, and offering a mobile rabies‑shot van on Saturdays to reach residents who cannot visit a veterinarian during weekday hours.

She asked residents of Dawsonville to consider what programs they want — poultry judging, sign repairs, bench building or other projects — and said the extension office aims to meet those needs. Brem said she expects to expand partnerships and programming over the coming year as she places 4‑H back into local classrooms.

Short‑term actions Brem described were: returning 4‑H into Dawson County schools this year and expanding collaborative work with nearby county extension offices. No formal board action, funding commitments or timelines for implementation were recorded in the transcript.