Our House e-newsletter March & April 2014 | Page 5

While Wendy Spencer’s
visit was brief, it was a great
experience. For one, it’s
inspirational to see a woman
in a CEO position. It was great
to see and hear from her in
person how much she cares
and believes in AmeriCorps
and those who serve. I know
she works hard to keep this
great program going in our
nation & make it better.

My team is unique in that
we are all former or current
VISTAs. This has been particularly impactful on our
approach to our program’s
dynamic growth. Thanks to
AmeriCorps VISTA’s focus
on sustainable solutions to
alleviating poverty, we have
steadily expanded the Learning
Center’s capacity to serve
more students every year.

Above: Corporation for National & Community Service CEO Wendy Spencer
meets with Our House’s VISTAs & some of our VISTA alumni.
Left: Taylor Yokem describes his role as Operations Support VISTA. Behind
him is State Program Director Opal Sims.