Elizabeth Hedwig Boeckli was an assistant 4-H supervisor in Portland from 1941 to 1945. Boeckli was born in 1920, in Portland, Oregon. She received her Bachelor of Science in home economics from Oregon State College in 1941. She was brought on to work after her graduation at an annual salary of $1,350. She was told that she would not receive any academic rank for her position. In 1943, she became a home demonstration agent in Deschutes County.