Opportunity Santa Fe: Birth to Career AmeriCorps VISTA
Project
Hiring Soon for Summer VISTA Associates
What is AmeriCorps VISTA?
VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) was founded in 1965 as a national service program to fight poverty in America. In 1993, VISTA was incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs.
AmeriCorps VISTA taps the skills, talents and passion of more than 7,000 Americans annually to support community efforts to overcome poverty. AmeriCorps VISTA members are passionate and committed to their mission to bring individuals and communities out of poverty. Members make a year-long, full-time commitment to serve on a specific project at a nonprofit organization or public agency. They focus their efforts to build the organizational, administrative, and financial capacity of organizations that fight illiteracy, improve health services, foster economic development, and otherwise assist low-income communities.
VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) was founded in 1965 as a national service program to fight poverty in America. In 1993, VISTA was incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs.
AmeriCorps VISTA taps the skills, talents and passion of more than 7,000 Americans annually to support community efforts to overcome poverty. AmeriCorps VISTA members are passionate and committed to their mission to bring individuals and communities out of poverty. Members make a year-long, full-time commitment to serve on a specific project at a nonprofit organization or public agency. They focus their efforts to build the organizational, administrative, and financial capacity of organizations that fight illiteracy, improve health services, foster economic development, and otherwise assist low-income communities.
AmeriCorps VISTA is open to all U.S. citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent resident aliens age 18 and older. Members and Summer Associates receive a modest living allowance. Members who serve for a year also receive limited health benefit options, childcare, if needed, and other benefits. After successful completion of a term of service, members can choose to receive a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award or post-service stipend.
For more information, visit www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/americorps-vista
Opportunity Santa Fe: Birth to Career AmeriCorps VISTA Project
The Santa Fe AmeriCorps VISTA project supporting the Collective Action Plans of the Mayor's Children, Youth and Families Community Cabinet and the Santa Fe Birth to Career Collaboration is looking for new AmeriCorps VISTA members!
This VISTA project will further support Santa Fe collective impact efforts to improve the outcomes of birth to career success, well being, and equity for all children, youth, and young adults up to age 24 in Santa Fe, with particular focus on low-income and at-risk target populations.
These VISTA members work closely with community leaders and partners to develop and implement collaborative community outreach strategies, improve resource coordination, and engage youth and adults in the community, as well as seek grants and research best practices to ensure long-term sustainability and success of the collective impact efforts.
Applying to AmeriCorps VISTA
Recruiting for 2018 is currently taking place. For priority consideration, apply as soon as possible. See the detailed job description below on the AmeriCorps website where you can submit your application:
https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=65139&fromSearch=true
For questions, contact info@santafeb2c.org.
For more information, visit www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/americorps-vista
Opportunity Santa Fe: Birth to Career AmeriCorps VISTA Project
The Santa Fe AmeriCorps VISTA project supporting the Collective Action Plans of the Mayor's Children, Youth and Families Community Cabinet and the Santa Fe Birth to Career Collaboration is looking for new AmeriCorps VISTA members!
This VISTA project will further support Santa Fe collective impact efforts to improve the outcomes of birth to career success, well being, and equity for all children, youth, and young adults up to age 24 in Santa Fe, with particular focus on low-income and at-risk target populations.
These VISTA members work closely with community leaders and partners to develop and implement collaborative community outreach strategies, improve resource coordination, and engage youth and adults in the community, as well as seek grants and research best practices to ensure long-term sustainability and success of the collective impact efforts.
Applying to AmeriCorps VISTA
Recruiting for 2018 is currently taking place. For priority consideration, apply as soon as possible. See the detailed job description below on the AmeriCorps website where you can submit your application:
https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=65139&fromSearch=true
For questions, contact info@santafeb2c.org.
Meet Our VISTAs
The Birth to Career Collaboration is excited to welcome Jennifer Barreto as our new AmeriCorps VISTA, who joined the team as the K-12 Academic Support Coordinator.
Jennifer Barreto, our newest AmeriCorps VISTA pictured with Michael Garcia, the New Mexico State Program Director for the Corporation for Community & National Service New Mexico State Office
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 Top: Julie Sanchez (City of Santa Fe), Floria Johnson-Mason, Sarah Cheney, Adria Winfield, Mayor Javier Gonzales (City of Santa Fe), Josie Butler, and Katherine Courtney (Santa Fe Community Foundation)
Bottom: Emily McRae, Molly Timmins, Louise Majorey, and Ellie Hoffman
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Current VISTAs 2017-Present
Molly Timmins has returned for a second year as the AmeriCorps VISTA Leader after focusing on mentoring and tutoring for a year. In that role she built and maintained a website for the collaborative, coordinated a National Mentoring Month Campaign, and set up trainings for partner organizations' staff and volunteers. Prior to coming to Santa Fe, Molly graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Psychology. During her time at UMD Molly was a Resident Assistant, Executive Vice President of Circle K International, and served in internships with numerous nonprofits and the DC Public School System. She is excited to take on this new role as a VISTA Leader and work more with the overall Birth to Career initiative. In Santa Fe, Molly is a Big Sister with the Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region lunch buddy program, is a member of Kiwanis and tutors with Reading Quest. In her spare time, Molly loves to explore and go hiking!
Sarah Raine Cheney will be focusing on Mentoring and Tutoring. Sarah was born in Roswell, NM, and lived in Ruidoso, NM, for many years before settling in Santa Fe. While she studied Graphic Design at Santa Fe Community College, she worked as a nanny for multiple Santa Fe families, a job that eventually led to her working as a Respite Provider for Las Cumbres Community Services. Sarah also volunteers at the support center for Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families, tackling projects as they come. In her spare time, Sarah feeds into her love of nail art, plays with her miniature poodle Shaggy, and studies Japanese in prep for later visits to the country. Sarah ultimately hopes that her work here in Santa Fe will eventually reach back to her home communities, enriching the lives of children.
Ellie Hoffman will be focusing on Prevention of Disconnected Youth. She has moved to Santa Fe from Missoula, Montana, where she completed a B.A. in Social Work and a Minor in Spanish. Ellie has worked with youth through several afterschool programs including the Boys and Girls Club and the YMCA. She also taught English to elementary students in Managua, Nicaragua while studying abroad. She has volunteered for numerous organizations in Missoula that address food security, refugee resettlement, homelessness, and youth development. She enjoys watching live music and exploring the outdoors through hiking, camping, and cross-country skiing. Ellie is excited to invest in the Santa Fe community through her work as a VISTA.
Louise Majorey will be working on the Career Pathways segment of the B2C project. She has been a resident of Santa Fe for over 12 years, having moved here from Virginia where she was teaching Fashion Merchandising and Design at Radford University. Since moving to New Mexico she has been a Family and Consumer Science teacher in the Pojoaque Middle School and Los Alamos High School. She is looking forward to serving as a VISTA and the Santa Fe community in an education related project. In her spare time she enjoys gardening and spending time with her little sister from Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Emily McRae will be working on the Early Childhood segment of the B2C project. She is originally from Plant City Florida, but moved to Santa Fe last year after finishing her degree because she is taken by extreme environments, such as the desert and tundra. She has her BA in Geography, with a concentration in GIS mapping and statistical analysis, and a minor in Geology. Since moving to NM, she has delivered pizza and substituted for high school and elementary. She enjoys travel, hiking, and spending time with her cat friends, Meatwad and Lawrence. She hopes to someday spend time in Alaska, Iceland, and Antarctica to study and work on environmental preservation and animal welfare.
Past VISTAs 2016-2017
Vanessa Martinez focused on Career Pathways and Workforce Development. Vanessa, a native of Albuquerque, NM, has a BS in Agriculture and Community Development and a MS in Nutrition and Dietetic Science from New Mexico State University. She worked for the USDA for 4 years as a trail crew member with the USFS and a soil conservationist with NRCS. She also worked with the Natural Resource Career Tracks Program (NRCT), which provides professional and academic avenues for youth to succeed in natural resource related fields. She enjoys adventuring in the NM wilderness, identifying plants and scouting wildlife, along with gardening and country western dancing with her fiancé. She and her fiancé own two parakeets and hope to have a farm one day with many more animals.
Tom DuBois focused on Prevention and Re-engagement to Disconnected Youth. Tom came to us after nine years of teaching High School, Special Education, and Culinary Arts. Yes, he can cook! His degrees include an A.A.S. in Culinary Arts. B.S. in Career & Technical Education. and a M.Ed. in Special Education. In his free time, he likes gardening and maintaining his motorcycle for big trips. Originally from Rhode Island, he taught in Alaska and then crossed the Arctic Circle while wearing an orange tutu. In his VISTA role this year, he hopes to make a significant difference for Santa Fe youth and the community.
After his service year, Tom took a position with ¡YouthWorks! as a Lead Academic Instructor.
Salome Felise Block worked on Grant Writing and Best Practice Research. Salome is a native of Santa Fe who holds her Bachelor of Arts in English from McMurry University. While attending McMurry, the position paper she wrote for the National Model United Nations Conference, laying out an international framework for addressing the legal status and protection of the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Intersex (LGBTI) individuals, won a conference award in Rome, Italy. Throughout her education, she served as: The Editor of the McM University War Hawk Herald, the Artistic Editor of the literary magazine The Galleon and the President of McM’s chapter of the National Honors English Society Sigma Tau Delta. Her subsequent work focused on children, working a year in Seattle as a supervisor with LEGO Brad Retail. She is excited to be working with the children of her hometown, improving their extended learning opportunities through summer, after-school and informal education programs for their birth to career success.
After her service year, Salomé took a position with the Santa Fe Opera as a Marketing Intern.
Alishiya Kapoor worked on K-12 Extended Learning. She moved here from Kansas City, MO after working for Jerusalem Farm, a non-profit live in intentional community focused on being in solidarity with those experiencing poverty by providing home repair. Her role in the community was supporting high school and college age volunteers in providing hospitality and food sustainability services. Community service has always been a way of life for Alishiya since college, so she is excited to be working in another non-profit with a focus on education. She is also happy to be living in the Santa Fe area in close proximity to her mom and five-year-old sister. In her free time, Alishiya likes to practice and teach yoga, cook, explore nature and be creative!
Molly Timmins focused on Mentoring and Tutoring. Molly came to us from New York after graduating from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Psychology in May 2016. While attending UMD, she served as a Resident Assistant with her Executive Vice-Presidency in Circle K International, a mentor with America Reads in a local elementary school, and was a student and research assistant for Beyond the Classroom. Molly spent the summer of 2014 as a Client Relations and Community Outreach Intern at A Wider Circle in Silverspring, Maryland and in the summer of 2015, Molly participated in the Urban Education Leaders Internship Program as a project coordinator for the summer program DC Meets Washington for D.C. Public Schools. Molly is excited to work with the many organizations in Santa Fe dedicated to providing mentors and tutors to school aged children and youth.
Josie Rose Butler focused on grant writing. Josie is from Palo Alto, CA and grew up in both Palo Alto and Charlotte, NC. She is a recent graduate of Wake Forest University where she studied Political Science, Studio Art and Latin American and Latino Studies. While going to school, she had the opportunity to study extensively throughout Europe and in Santiago, Chile. Both experiences led to her interest in art museums and art history. During college, she worked in the Development Department of the Ronald McDonald House and became passionate about non-profit work. She has settled in Santa Fe after living here periodically for the past few years. In addition to her work as an Americorps Vista, Josie also works at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and SITE Santa Fe.
After her service, Josie took a position at SITE Santa Fe.
Adria Winfield was the Extended Learning Coordinator. She decided to become a VISTA, after wrapping up a 22-year career teaching English as a second/foreign language. She’s lived and worked in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East and has travelled extensively around the world. Adria is committed to social justice through education. She has a BS in Journalism, an MA in Teaching English as Foreign Language, and an MA in Human Rights. Adria grew up in Connecticut, moved to California in high school, and in her free time loves to do yoga, cook, knit, and hike. She is mama to a 12-year-old calico, Ginger.
Read the City’s announcement and Santa Fe New Mexican article here.
Molly Timmins has returned for a second year as the AmeriCorps VISTA Leader after focusing on mentoring and tutoring for a year. In that role she built and maintained a website for the collaborative, coordinated a National Mentoring Month Campaign, and set up trainings for partner organizations' staff and volunteers. Prior to coming to Santa Fe, Molly graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Psychology. During her time at UMD Molly was a Resident Assistant, Executive Vice President of Circle K International, and served in internships with numerous nonprofits and the DC Public School System. She is excited to take on this new role as a VISTA Leader and work more with the overall Birth to Career initiative. In Santa Fe, Molly is a Big Sister with the Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region lunch buddy program, is a member of Kiwanis and tutors with Reading Quest. In her spare time, Molly loves to explore and go hiking!
Sarah Raine Cheney will be focusing on Mentoring and Tutoring. Sarah was born in Roswell, NM, and lived in Ruidoso, NM, for many years before settling in Santa Fe. While she studied Graphic Design at Santa Fe Community College, she worked as a nanny for multiple Santa Fe families, a job that eventually led to her working as a Respite Provider for Las Cumbres Community Services. Sarah also volunteers at the support center for Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families, tackling projects as they come. In her spare time, Sarah feeds into her love of nail art, plays with her miniature poodle Shaggy, and studies Japanese in prep for later visits to the country. Sarah ultimately hopes that her work here in Santa Fe will eventually reach back to her home communities, enriching the lives of children.
Ellie Hoffman will be focusing on Prevention of Disconnected Youth. She has moved to Santa Fe from Missoula, Montana, where she completed a B.A. in Social Work and a Minor in Spanish. Ellie has worked with youth through several afterschool programs including the Boys and Girls Club and the YMCA. She also taught English to elementary students in Managua, Nicaragua while studying abroad. She has volunteered for numerous organizations in Missoula that address food security, refugee resettlement, homelessness, and youth development. She enjoys watching live music and exploring the outdoors through hiking, camping, and cross-country skiing. Ellie is excited to invest in the Santa Fe community through her work as a VISTA.
Louise Majorey will be working on the Career Pathways segment of the B2C project. She has been a resident of Santa Fe for over 12 years, having moved here from Virginia where she was teaching Fashion Merchandising and Design at Radford University. Since moving to New Mexico she has been a Family and Consumer Science teacher in the Pojoaque Middle School and Los Alamos High School. She is looking forward to serving as a VISTA and the Santa Fe community in an education related project. In her spare time she enjoys gardening and spending time with her little sister from Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Emily McRae will be working on the Early Childhood segment of the B2C project. She is originally from Plant City Florida, but moved to Santa Fe last year after finishing her degree because she is taken by extreme environments, such as the desert and tundra. She has her BA in Geography, with a concentration in GIS mapping and statistical analysis, and a minor in Geology. Since moving to NM, she has delivered pizza and substituted for high school and elementary. She enjoys travel, hiking, and spending time with her cat friends, Meatwad and Lawrence. She hopes to someday spend time in Alaska, Iceland, and Antarctica to study and work on environmental preservation and animal welfare.
Past VISTAs 2016-2017
Vanessa Martinez focused on Career Pathways and Workforce Development. Vanessa, a native of Albuquerque, NM, has a BS in Agriculture and Community Development and a MS in Nutrition and Dietetic Science from New Mexico State University. She worked for the USDA for 4 years as a trail crew member with the USFS and a soil conservationist with NRCS. She also worked with the Natural Resource Career Tracks Program (NRCT), which provides professional and academic avenues for youth to succeed in natural resource related fields. She enjoys adventuring in the NM wilderness, identifying plants and scouting wildlife, along with gardening and country western dancing with her fiancé. She and her fiancé own two parakeets and hope to have a farm one day with many more animals.
Tom DuBois focused on Prevention and Re-engagement to Disconnected Youth. Tom came to us after nine years of teaching High School, Special Education, and Culinary Arts. Yes, he can cook! His degrees include an A.A.S. in Culinary Arts. B.S. in Career & Technical Education. and a M.Ed. in Special Education. In his free time, he likes gardening and maintaining his motorcycle for big trips. Originally from Rhode Island, he taught in Alaska and then crossed the Arctic Circle while wearing an orange tutu. In his VISTA role this year, he hopes to make a significant difference for Santa Fe youth and the community.
After his service year, Tom took a position with ¡YouthWorks! as a Lead Academic Instructor.
Salome Felise Block worked on Grant Writing and Best Practice Research. Salome is a native of Santa Fe who holds her Bachelor of Arts in English from McMurry University. While attending McMurry, the position paper she wrote for the National Model United Nations Conference, laying out an international framework for addressing the legal status and protection of the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Intersex (LGBTI) individuals, won a conference award in Rome, Italy. Throughout her education, she served as: The Editor of the McM University War Hawk Herald, the Artistic Editor of the literary magazine The Galleon and the President of McM’s chapter of the National Honors English Society Sigma Tau Delta. Her subsequent work focused on children, working a year in Seattle as a supervisor with LEGO Brad Retail. She is excited to be working with the children of her hometown, improving their extended learning opportunities through summer, after-school and informal education programs for their birth to career success.
After her service year, Salomé took a position with the Santa Fe Opera as a Marketing Intern.
Alishiya Kapoor worked on K-12 Extended Learning. She moved here from Kansas City, MO after working for Jerusalem Farm, a non-profit live in intentional community focused on being in solidarity with those experiencing poverty by providing home repair. Her role in the community was supporting high school and college age volunteers in providing hospitality and food sustainability services. Community service has always been a way of life for Alishiya since college, so she is excited to be working in another non-profit with a focus on education. She is also happy to be living in the Santa Fe area in close proximity to her mom and five-year-old sister. In her free time, Alishiya likes to practice and teach yoga, cook, explore nature and be creative!
Molly Timmins focused on Mentoring and Tutoring. Molly came to us from New York after graduating from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Psychology in May 2016. While attending UMD, she served as a Resident Assistant with her Executive Vice-Presidency in Circle K International, a mentor with America Reads in a local elementary school, and was a student and research assistant for Beyond the Classroom. Molly spent the summer of 2014 as a Client Relations and Community Outreach Intern at A Wider Circle in Silverspring, Maryland and in the summer of 2015, Molly participated in the Urban Education Leaders Internship Program as a project coordinator for the summer program DC Meets Washington for D.C. Public Schools. Molly is excited to work with the many organizations in Santa Fe dedicated to providing mentors and tutors to school aged children and youth.
Josie Rose Butler focused on grant writing. Josie is from Palo Alto, CA and grew up in both Palo Alto and Charlotte, NC. She is a recent graduate of Wake Forest University where she studied Political Science, Studio Art and Latin American and Latino Studies. While going to school, she had the opportunity to study extensively throughout Europe and in Santiago, Chile. Both experiences led to her interest in art museums and art history. During college, she worked in the Development Department of the Ronald McDonald House and became passionate about non-profit work. She has settled in Santa Fe after living here periodically for the past few years. In addition to her work as an Americorps Vista, Josie also works at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and SITE Santa Fe.
After her service, Josie took a position at SITE Santa Fe.
Adria Winfield was the Extended Learning Coordinator. She decided to become a VISTA, after wrapping up a 22-year career teaching English as a second/foreign language. She’s lived and worked in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East and has travelled extensively around the world. Adria is committed to social justice through education. She has a BS in Journalism, an MA in Teaching English as Foreign Language, and an MA in Human Rights. Adria grew up in Connecticut, moved to California in high school, and in her free time loves to do yoga, cook, knit, and hike. She is mama to a 12-year-old calico, Ginger.
Read the City’s announcement and Santa Fe New Mexican article here.