Hillary - Center for Career Alternatives

A graduate of the University of Washington, Hillary earned her degree in European Studies with a minor in International Studes. While in school she studied in both Switzerland and Prague becoming (nearly!) fluent in German as well as Swiss-German. Hillary joined AmeriCorps in October after working several years in project managment for a mid-sized corporation in downtown Seattle. She is grateful for the opportunity to serve youth in Snohomish County and is very excited to help them with career planning/goal setting. A native of King County, Hillary lives in Seattle where she hopes to eventually attend graduate school to pursue a degree in school counseling.

Jamie -  Marysville School District

Jamie is a third year AmeriCorps Member. She spent her first year as a reading tutor with the Washington Reading Corps. Her second year she became a VISTA to advance her skills and expand her horizons. Jamie really enjoyed involving her community with the school and making her town more aware of the AmeriCorps Program. As a wife and mother of 4 (3 grown, 1 in elementary school) Jamie naturally gravitates toward serving kids from 1 to 92! Jamie is currently helpding students reach their on-time graduation goals in Marysville. At the end of her third year of AmeriCorps she would like to persue social work. Jamie has greatly benefited from the AmeriCorps program and has found her experiences to be invaluable.

Amber - Crossroads Alternative High School, Granit Falls School District

Amber is a 2007 graduate of Western Washington University. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She is a life long resident of Lake Stevens. Amber has always had a pssion for helping people, a trait which her family also shares. Her other interests include photography and spending time with her sister and family. Amber plans to use her time in AmeriCorps to learn things that will become valuable in her future career aspirations, while also helping at-risk youth.

Stephanie -  Stanwood/Camano Community Resource Center
Stephanie lives in her hometown of Stanwood, Washington. She is very excited to be beginning her year of service to be hosted by the Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center. She is very passionate about giving back to the Community she grew up in and is looking forward to her year in service with AmeriCorps. When not working hard with her new host site and local youth, Stephanie enjoys hanging out with friends, and practicing her art. Stephanie's long term goals include starting her new family with her soon to be husband Jason, and serving many years in the business of caring. She plans to do her service in AmeriCorps with the hopes of staying in related fields in her future.

Ali - Everett Housing Authority (Grandview Community Center)
Ali is a 20 year old who enjoys long walks on the beach and coffee ice cream. She will be located at the Grandview community Center working as an advocate for multi-cultural residents of the Everett community. Ali spent one year living in the Dominican Republic as an English teacher and directing youth events in the Slums. This last year Ali served as a behavioral management specialist working with Children of extreme behaviors. Ali hopes to save the world single handedly, but is excited to use her year in AmeriCorps to gain experience and resources to get her one step closer to her goal.

Drew - City of Everett Mayor's Office (Mayor's Youth Council)
A graduate of the University of Washington, Drew earned his degree in Political Science with minors in Law Societies and Justice, Philosophy, and Human Rights. He spent four years in the Husky Marching Band and was a member of Kappa Kappa Psi, the national honorary band service fraternity. Drew looks forward to continuing his lifelong passion for service by engaging youth in government, community service, and civic involvement. A native of Vancouver, WA, Drew lives in Seattle where he hopes to eventually attend law school to study public interest law.

Doaa - Everett Housing Authority (Pineview Community Center)
Doaa is returning to the Snohomish County AmeriCorps Program as a Member for her second year. Doaa is from Iraq and left during the Persian Gulf War. Doaa lived in Saudi Arabia for 4 years in refugee camps before coming to the US in 1995. Doaa is currently enrolled at Everett community college and plans to be a nurse. Doaa will be working with the Everett Housing Authority at the Pineview community center in South Everett. Doaa enjoys working with people, and loves to work with kids.

Danielle - Cocoon House
Danielle is a Volunteer Coordinator at Cocoon House where she helps promote service learning to at-risk youth and volunteers. Her goals are to help those she works with gain professional experience, grow as individuals, and strengthen the community as a whole. Danielle has a Bachelors of Arts degree in political science and a minor in sociology from Western Washington University. During this time she fulfilled an internship with the Whatcom County Public Defender’s Office and also individually volunteered her time to reform the youth judicial system. She thoroughly enjoys cooking/baking traditional homemade meals, being active in her church, and traveling with her husband. After completing her year of service Danielle hopes to attend the University of Washington’s Evan’s School to achieve a Master's in Public Administration. She hopes to further her goals of promoting service learning in the community and working to change governmental policies and systems that disadvantage our most vulnerable, our at-risk youth.

Samantha - Team Leader
A recent graduate of Western Washington University, Samantha has a BA in Sociology and English. Last year she served as an AmeriCorps Member with the Shoreline YMCA and is now serving her second year as the Team Leader. Sam is passionate about volunteerism, community involvement, and youth voice. She loves spending time with her family and friends and enjoys being outdoors, reading, and attempting to cook. After AmeriCorps, Sam looks forward to more traveling, beginning a career in community health, and eventually going on to graduate school.

Dwaa - Intercommunity Mercy Housing, Lincoln Way Apartments
Dwaa is a first time AmeriCorps Member, and is very excited to go to her host site to mentor and inspire at-risk teens. Dwaa went to Everett Housing Authority’s Grandview Center as a teen and spent her time with AmeriCorps members. She really enjoyed it and decided this was a road she wanted to take. Dwaa was born in Iraq and live in a refugee camp for 1 year. She came to American when she was 3 years old although she doesn't remember much of anything she still hears stories about those days. She is very thankful her parents came to America to start a new life for her and her brothers. Dwaa is very passionate about working with people. After traveling to Iraq and the Middle East after the war was over, she was inspired to make a change and help people in any condition or environment. Dwaa loves to travel and see the world in different perspectives; the cultures and traditions other countries have. Dwaa speaks two languages Arabic and English. She enjoys being with her family and friends having a good time.

Jennifer - Everett Public Schools, Sequoia High School
Jennifer grew up and now works in the Everett School district working at Sequoia High School mentoring at risk teens. She is a Western Washington graduate majoring in English literature. Also while at Western she was Beta Gamma hall council historian documenting all hall council events. She is passionate about education, helping students learn how to learn and to understanding their full potential. With her experience with AmeriCorps she will use her education award to pay off current student loans and achieve a job as a high school guidance councilor. As a guidance councilor she hopes to ease the transition to higher education and future career goals.She enjoys singing, playing the guitar (both acoustic and guitar hero), playing the piano, reading and writing short stories, and going on long walks.

Haley - Latino Educational Training Institute
Haley is a recent graduate of the University of Washington with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology.  A Washington native she ventured out of the state of Washington to live in the Gulf Coast for three months.  While there she spent her time rebuilding houses and volunteering with elementary school kids.  After her stint in Mississippi she was inspired to make a career choice change.  Now geared toward the non-profit world she has since taken a position as a coordinator of the Latino Educational Training Institute through the Snohomish County AmeriCorps programs.  After AmeriCorps Haley hopes to go on to serve with Teach for America, the Peace Corps and possibly one day go on to work for UNICEF or World Vision, making a difference in lives all over.

Melissa - Marysville YMCA
Melissa is a graduate of Western Washington University, with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her concentration's title is "Gender Studies: Empowerment and Equality". In her spare time, Melissa loves going to the library and making a fool of herself playing Wii. She is looking forward to her work for AmeriCorps and helping youth grow in into strong, confident adults.

Kimberly - Lake Stevens Family Center
Kimberly resides with her family in Marysville, WA. Her interests include spending time with her family, attending church, increasing the awareness of global injustice, and Harley Davidson Motorcycles. Kimberly has a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and will follow her AmeriCorps service by obtaining a position as a Juvenile Probation Officer. Kimberly hopes to be instrumental in bringing about positive change in the lives of children and adults alike.