hometown Monticello, Illinois
previous job 2011 Summer VISTA at Our House
Our House staff since June 2011
I am responsible for recruitment,
orientation, training, & ongoing
support for all full-year VISTAs,
Summer VISTAs, & AmeriCorps
members.
The sense of family & community that I feel on a daily basis.
I work with such wonderful &
caring people it makes it really
easy to come to work every day
& feel really great about my
year of service.
Be who you are happy being.
Youth are always faced with the
challenge of peer pressure & the
idea that they need to conform
to what is popular, & I think it
is really important for everyone
to know that they are perfect
just being themselves!
My mother. She has so much
love for her family & other
people & she never gives up.
She taught me how to be strong
when things are difficult, to
keep your chin up when you’re
facing hardships, & always to
encourage others with kind
words. When I am having a
difficult time I know I can count
on my mom to help me see the
bright side of things & figure
out how to make the situation
better. My mom has taught me
that nothing is too difficult to
overcome & the most important
thing in life is to be happy.
I love really awful television.
The Bachelor, Glee, Dance
Moms, America’s Next Top
Model. I love it all!