Meet Our Local AmeriCorps VISTA Memers!
AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteers and Summer Associates serve for either a full year or a summer
with a local non-profit organization or civic agency
and are offered a living stipend during the term of service
plus and education or cash award at the end of the term.
with a local non-profit organization or civic agency
and are offered a living stipend during the term of service
plus and education or cash award at the end of the term.
YEAR-LONG AmeriCorps VISTA Members
serving with
north central New Mexico economic development district (ncnmedd)
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ELIZABETH EPPLEY
Community Learning Network - Santa Fe, NM I hail from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, where I completed my undergraduate degree in Anthropology from Appalachian State University. I was born and raised in Winston-Salem, NC and was drawn to the desert on a road trip about four years ago. I am excited to be here in New Mexico, where, in addition to working as an Americorps VISTA for the Community Learning Network, I look forward to getting involved in the local agriculture and sustainability movements, as well as the art scene. I believe that the key to achieving better environmentally-friendly systems within the US and ending poverty is by empowering communities, and I am ready to enact this through my work here at CLN. You can connect with me at elizabeth@nmtechworks.com. NICHOLAS NAGAWIECKI
Taos Entrepreneurship Network - Taos, NM Nick will collect data about community needs, prioritize high-impact projects and work with community leaders to turn these materials into a regional economic strategy. He'll action teams to create workplans for projects and develop funding proposals to carry them out. TANNER BOND
Cibola County Economic Development Foundation - Grants, NM Tanner is helping people find jobs by working with the SoloWorks program in Grants, NM. He is active with Client Relationship Management (CRM), web development, marketing and outreach, training, community building, and program development activities. PAMELA MARTINEZ
Las Vegas San Miguel Chamber of Commerce - Las Vegas, NM Pamela A. Martinez joined the Las Vegas San Miguel Chamber of Commerce where she will serve as the Chamber Communications Liaison. She is a native and life-long resident of Las Vegas NM where she is currently partially retired. She worked for 28 years as a Speech-Language Pathologist for both school districts in Las Vegas. She will provide communicative support and contribute towards the development and coordination of the Las Vegas Chamber Leaders’ economic growth initiatives and endeavors for the community and surrounding area. She will assist the Chamber to collaborate, advocate, and with outreach efforts, to create partnerships to sustain new businesses and jobs for low-income persons. Additionally, she will assist the Chamber along with existing area businesses and chamber members to contribute towards and sustain a vibrant and prosperous economic community. |
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PAULINA ALARCON
Mora County Economic Development Corporation - Mora, NM Paulina Alarcon moved to Mora for this position. She has a passion for community development, networking, organizing projects. Her job description includes helping community volunteers find a great fit for their skills and interests, attending community organization meetings, and coordinating efforts, helping Mora communicate projects, events and opportunities to the community. If you want to meet, share ideas, get involved stop in, office located at 397 NM-518, Mora, NM. Invite her to meetings by emailing her at palarcon1990@gmail.com. |
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CAREY BEAM
Sandoval Economic Alliance - Cuba, NM Originally from Southern Colorado, Carey made Cuba her home in 2016 after spending sixteen years in Florida watching rockets launch from Cape Canaveral. She is a small business owner and has a diverse background in education, public relations, and STEM studies that she passionately applies to sustainable community development issues. This is Carey's second VISTA service project, and she is working to develop an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Cuba to include an assessment of the potential for a small business incubator. Learn more about her community at http://bit.ly/cuba-nm. You can connect with Carey on LinkedIn, or email her at CubaNewMexico@gmail.com. |
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EMILY COLE
New Mexico TechWorks - Santa Fe, NM I became interested in the Americorps VISTA volunteer program because I wanted to learn how nonprofits operate and sharpen my writing and communication skills. I graduated from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado with a bachelors degree in International Business. I have a passion for working with people from different backgrounds and life experiences and sharing our cultures with each other. With my time in Santa Fe, I hope to assist the community in expanding untraditional learning opportunities and increase funding and awareness for various projects that are going on within the community. I look forward to being a part of the warm and close-knit community of Santa Fe. |
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KIMBERLY DAVIS
Center for Community Innovation - Raton, NM Our project is helping to create jobs and improve access to local, healthy food by developing a new farmers market, community garden, school gardens and a commercial kitchen. |
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CHRIS DOHMEN
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area - Alcade, NM After many years of working to make a living, Chris decided that it was time to follow her dreams and discover her true calling. She has been a fan of the outdoors all her life and the opportunity to help communities develop trails and an outdoor recreation economy was like a dream come true. Chris will be identifying and promoting economic opportunities for low-income persons along the Northern Rio Grande River. |
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JOSHUA HIRSCH
Non-Metro Area Agency on Aging - Santa Fe, NM This project will identify gaps in services and develop an action plan to transform the delivery of health, nutrition and transportation services to low income seniors throughout rural communities in New Mexico. |
Year-Long AmeriCorps VISTA VOLUNTEERS
serving with
opportunity Santa Fe: birth to career
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Previous
Sarah Raine Cheney
Ellie Hoffman Louise Majorey Emily McRae Molly Timmins Floria Johnson-Mason Adria Winfield Josie Butler |
Current
Christopher Torres
Lhandze Bosiljevac Emily |
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Christopher Torres - is a VISTA Backbone Support Coordinator serving at Opportunity Santa Fe, an initiative of the Santa Fe Community Foundation. Christopher oversees ongoing relations with partnering organizations in his service towards AmeriCorps. As an AmeriCorps member, he has helped undertake multiple tasks including but not limited to tutoring, conflict resolution, problem solving, working with volunteers, event organization, publicity, fundraising/resource development, community outreach, and research/data analysis. In his youth, Christopher gained firsthand knowledge of the struggles of the impoverished community and has since made it his goal to grow, learn, and assist in community service endeavors. In his spare time, he enjoys the sublime splendor of nature’s beauty and escapes off into one of his novels embracing the peaceful and tranquil moments of everyday life.
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Lhadze Bosiljevac - s an AmeriCorps VISTA serving at Opportunity Santa Fe, an initiative of the Santa Fe Community Foundation.
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2019 americorps vista SUMMER ASSOCIATES
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Tash Deschenie -I am serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate with TechHire Santa Fe. I graduated from San Juan Community College in Farmington, New Mexico, and served a year as a VISTA Volunteer and Coordinator at the Dream Dine' Charter School in Shiprock, New Mexico.I have also assisted as a host team member with numerous visiting college and high school groups in Dinetah (Navajo Nation) over the years.
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Lisel Faust - I am an AmeriCorps Vista Summer Associate working at Innovate-Educate and New Mexico TechWorks, where I am excited to spread my passion for technology and connect with the community. This fall, I will be starting at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. I am hoping to double major in computer science and political science. During my sophomore and junior years of high school, I participated in the New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge with a few of my classmates. For our project, my teammates and I built a model to find the best placement of smog reducing materials in an urban environment and it won first place during the Awards Ceremony in the spring of 2017. I am a born and raised Santa Fean and am grateful for growing up in a friendly, inclusive and supportive community. I enjoy watching movie marathons (especially Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and the entire Marvel universe), flying drones, and going camping and river rafting with my family.
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Evan Jr. Mendez - I am from San Luis, Colorado, it is the oldest town in Colorado. I am a veteran and attended New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU), in Las Vegas, NM. I have spent most of my time working a small family ranch, helping my parents in San Luis,CO, and living in Denver, CO. I heard about being an AmeriCorps Vista opportunity by participating in a program called PROTEC through Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I have an interest in Tech so I thought participating in Vista through TechHire Santa Fe would help me gain the skills I needed to pursue a job in tech. I am learning basic programming fundamentals: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript through a mentorship with Xerb TV and meeting with local tech leaders
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