THE LEADERS BEHIND THE CORPS
Campus Corps has a variety of term options for membership and leadership. There are several choices that members can maketo commit to serving their communities. In addition to student members, there are 18 full-time AmeriCorps members thatserve on 13 campuses to strengthen and enhance Campus Corps around Montana. These leaders come from all over the U.S.,and have dedicated their year to serving at campuses throughout Montana to fulfill the mission of Campus Corps. Leaders work directly with members, coordinators, faculty, student volunteers and anyone interested in getting involved in their communities.Leaders plan meaningful service projects and facilitate reflection activities to put more meaning behind service. Now is yourchance to learn where these leaders come from, what they’re doing, and where they’re going after Campus Corps!
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MTCC Senior Leader
Chrissy Orangio is from Atlanta, GA currentlyserving in Missoula, as the MTCC network leaderfor Campus Corps. She just graduated from ElonUniversity in North Carolina where she was thedirector of the Service Learning Commu-nity. After her time with AmeriCorps she will bemoving to Southern Africa to get a Master’s inConservation. In the mean time, I love playingguitar, volunteering with youth organizations, andlearning new things.
Montana Tech
Janel Evans is originally from Butte, Montana, andwould love to eventually settle in Livingston. Sheis currently serving her second term as a CampusCorps Leader at Montana Tech and plans to at-tend the University of Montana in Missoula nextyear. She loves to camp, spend time with familyand friends, and enjoy life.
Salish Kootenai College
Joni Bolman is from North Dakota and joinedCampus Corps last summer as the CampusCorps leader at Salish Kootenai College as part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.
Blackfeet Community College
Heather SpeakThunder is a member of the Assini-boine tribe, originally from Fort Belknap, andcurrently serves as the Campus Corps Leader atBlackfeet Community College in Browning. She isthe oldest (and shortest) sibling in a large family,Heather plans to go back to school for a Busi-ness degree and hopes to start a small business inher hometown of Harlem.
Fort Peck Community College
Adriann Ricker, a native of Poplar Montana, wasvery active in community service before her timewith AmeriCorps. She is completing a B.S. inHealth Promotion and is working towards thebetterment of Indian people with chronic dis-eases. Her hobbies include spending time withher family and friends, playing piano, singing, hunt-ing, and fishing.
University of Great Falls
Nel Sutliff is originally from Colorado Springs,Colorado; however, her husband is an active dutyAir Force member so she has lived in six states inthe past two years. She recently finished herMasters of Science Education degree in Elemen-tary Reading and Literacy. Her future careerplans include working as an adjunct instructor inthe education department for the University of Great Falls. Her passions are hiking and campingwith her two dogs and her husband.
Carroll College
Laura D’Esterre was born in Hacketstown, New Jersey where her favorite candy Starburst ismade. She lived in Helena, MT for about 21 yearsand would like to live here for the rest of herlife. Her anticipated career path is to have a PhDin Theology and Marriage and Family, in Bostonor a University in California. Her passion is inhelping people.
University of Montana
After graduating with degrees in Biology and FlutePerformance at the University of Montana, AnnaSemple has returned as a Campus CorpsLeader. She spent her time since graduation trav-elling, teaching, studying biology and playing musicacross the US and Latin America. As a PeaceCorps Volunteer in Paraguay she taught Environ-mental Education. Next year she plans to studyyouth development and education in graduateschool and hopes to return to Paraguay to teachmusic to local youth. In her free time she can befound in the mountains or tracking down livemusic around Western Montana.
Fort Belknap College
Brenda Sears is originally from California, butmoved to Montana at an early age. She has a K-8teaching certificate and feels called to any servicework that involves kids. She has been involvedwith Boys and Girls’ Clubs of America and Volun-teer Action for Youth, and opens her house to allchildren who just need a place to hang out whenthey have nowhere else to go. She enjoys livingeach day to its fullest.
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