Member Spotlight: Amanda Autrey, AmeriCorps Instructional Support Team
Meet Amanda Autrey, AIST Member, currently serving with Bright Beginnings, a service site of the AmeriCorps Instructional Support Team AmeriCorps program. 1. What will your service focus on this year? During this program year, my service will focus on providing direct support to economically disadvantaged children. This service will help Pre-K programs develop school readiness skills in terms of social development and literacy skills pertaining to book knowledge. I will be d
Member Spotlight: Carissa Grayson, AmeriCorps Instructional Support Team
Meet Corissa Grayson, AIST Member, currently serving with Greenville Middle School, a service site of the AmeriCorps Instructional Support Team AmeriCorps program. 1. What will your service focus on this year? During this program year, my service will focus on engaging students in one-on-one instructional assistance. This will help students meet and exceed individual developmental growth targets resulting in an increase of 5% in standardized test scores in reading and math.
Member Spotlight: Emily Welch, Impact America AmeriCorps Program
Meet Emily Welch, AmeriCorps Team Member, currently serving with Impact America, a partnering agency of the State & National AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because I wanted to gain real-life experience before beginning graduate school. I wanted to participate in a year of meaningful service and learn more about my community. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? I want to gain the skill
Member Spotlight: Cam Miller, Impact America AmeriCorps Program
Meet Cam Miller, AmeriCorps Team Member, currently serving with Impact America, a partnering agency of the State & National AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because I want to provide direct service to my community. Also, I want to gain professional experience is along the way and develop my professional network. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? As stated above, I want to gain profess
Member Spotlight: Bailey Pilcher, Impact America AmeriCorps Program
Meet Bailey Pilcher, AmeriCorps Team Member, currently serving with Impact America, a partnering agency of the State & National AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because I saw it as an opportunity to prepare me for future careers and service opportunities. Impact helps me be able to engage with communities around me. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? I want to develop myself profession
Member Spotlight: Taylor Weldon, Mobile Baykeeper AmeriCorps Program
Meet Taylor Weldon, currently serving with Mobile Baykeeper, an environmental non-profit of the AmeriCorps State & National AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because I wanted to make a difference in my local community. Last year with AmeriCorps was such a fulfilling experience I wanted to return and expand on the progress made during the 2020-2021 year. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity
Member Spotlight: Richard Whiting, Mobile Baykeeper AmeriCorps Program
Meet Richard Whiting, Patrol Member, currently serving with the Mobile Baykeeper Patrol Team, a service site of the Mobile Baykeeper AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because I felt I could be proud of while learning as much as possible. I figured it would be even better to do both and serve my local community. Moreover, I was excited by the possibility of strengthening my experience in conservation and the non-pr
Member Spotlight: Nathaniel Carr, Mobile Baykeeper AmeriCorps Program
Meet Nathaniel Carr, Environmental Educator, currently serving with the Mobile Baykeeper, a partnering agency of the AmeriCorps program. 1.) What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because I feel it is important to serve my local community. I aim to understand what environmentalism looks like on a day-to-day ground level and see the full impact of any future policies I hope to enact one day. 2. What would you like to get out of this service
Member Spotlight: Lucy Johnson, Mobile Baykeeper AmeriCorps Program
Meet Lucy Johnson, currently serving with the Mobile Baykeeper AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because I believe in Mobile Baykeeper's mission and goal for clean water, clean air, and healthier communities. As a second-year AmeriCorps member, the sense of community engagement and support to make our oceans a safe place to swim, play and fish for generations to come gives me a sense of joy and accomplishment. 2.
Member Spotlight: Katherine Holmes, Mobile Baykeeper AmeriCorps Program
Meet Katherine Holmes, Volunteer Coordinator, currently serving with the Black Warrior Riverkeeper, a partnering agency of the Mobile Baykeeper AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because I wanted to forge new connections with my community while gaining experience in my career field. I believe that being of service to my community and my environment is more important than ever in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2
