Member Spotlight: Erin Blythe, Teach for America Alabama AmeriCorps Program
Meet Erin Bythe, Science Teacher, currently serving with Greensboro High School, a service site of the Teach for America Alabama AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because I felt a calling to serve my community. I am passionate about helping young people. Also, I wanted to have a hand in leading the next generation. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? I would like to grow as a professiona
Member Spotlight: Daliah Adams, Teach for America Alabama AmeriCorps Program
Meet Darliah Adams, a High School English Teacher, currently serving with A.H. Parker High School, a service site of the Teach for America Alabama AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because I wanted to do something meaningful. AmeriCorps saved my life! In the Teach for America program, I was able to move using the living stipend and have an opportunity to move on to better opportunities for my baby and me. 2. What
Member Spotlight: Conor Vaughn, Teach for America Alabama AmeriCorps Program
Meet Conor Vaughn, Elementary School Teacher, currently serving with Brown Elementary School, a service site of the Teach for America Alabama AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps?
I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because of the Segal Education Award. AmeriCorps provides tuition assistance that helps me and fellow educators obtain higher education so that we can serve well and provide service to our students. 2. What would you like to get out of thi
Member Spotlight: Brittany Richardson, Teach for America Alabama AmeriCorps Program
Meet Brittany Richardson, Science Teacher, currently serving with Washington K-8, a service site of the Teach for America Alabama AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps?
I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because I have facilitated to children for years and seen the needs of children go unnoticed, unmet, or misunderstood. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? I hope to continue helping others. 3. What will your service focus on
Member Spotlight: Angela Wood, Teach for America Alabama AmeriCorps Program
Meet Angela Wood, an 8th Grade English Language Arts Teacher at Smith Middle School, a service site of the Teach for America Alabama AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated to join AmeriCorps to utilize my journey of struggle and healing to advocate for others. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? I want to teach my students self-advocacy skills, as in asking for what they need. 3. What will your service focus on
Member Spotlight: Basil Peterson, Teach for America Alabama AmeriCorps Program
Meet Basil Peterson, a 7th/8th Grade Science Teacher in Erwin Middle School, a service site of the Teach for America Alabama AmeriCorps program.
1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated to join AmeriCorps to make a difference and give students an opportunity for equitable education. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? I would love to connect with students and touch their lives in some way. 3, What will your service focus on for
Member Spotlight: Alysha Wilson, Teach for America Alabama AmeriCorps Program
Meet Alysha Wilson, a Special Education Teacher, currently serving with Erwin Middle School, a service site of the Teach for America Alabama AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps?
I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because I know how important education is to one's livelihood. I joined AmeriCorps to help bridge the education gap for so many struggling students and help students gain confidence in their ability to learn. 2. What would you like to get o
Member Spotlight: Augusta Rentenbach, Teach for America Alabama AmeriCorps Program
Meet Augusta Rentenbach, French Teacher, currently serving with Phillips Academy, a service site of the Teach for America AmeriCorps Program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps?
I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because I felt it was my civil duty. I come from a long line of civil servants and military veterans. I wanted to do something to give back to America and my community. I have traveled, lived abroad, and saw disparities and poverty that I knew I wanted to fix
