SCOTT CITY—Brinlie Stevens, a high school senior from Scott Community High School, was selected to represent Kansas on the Youth Leadership Council (YLC) at the the 2024 National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) PowerXChange in San Antonio, Texas. 

Stevens, along with Ashlyn Howard, a senior from Great Bend High School, represented Wheatland in June during the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour to Washington, D.C.

Electric cooperatives across Kansas select students who travel to Washington, D.C., and visit the United States Capitol, national monuments, and learn about the policy process and electric cooperatives. One Youth Tour delegate from each state is chosen to participate in YLC.

During the weeklong trip, Stevens interviewed with trip chaperones for the YLC position and was then elected by her fellow Youth Tour delegates.

Stevens, along with other YLC winners from 44 states, will take part in a series of virtual leadership meetings throughout this fall, which will culminate with their participation in the PowerXChange conference Feb. 29-March 6, 2024.

For Stevens, the Youth Tour trip in June was an inspirational experience, she said. 

“Seeing all the things that we have been learning about in history since we were little kids was so amazing,” Stevens said. “It was incredible to see how generous our electric cooperatives are in providing an experience like this.” 

As a part of NRECA’s PowerXChange meeting, the YLC students will open the general session in front of thousands of electric cooperative representatives from around the country and assist with the meeting, expo, and education forum breakout sessions.

Congratulations, Brinlie Stevens! Thank you for representing our great state and WEC!