Recent Graduates Join JVC & JVC Northwest

Fordham University graduates join 

JVC and JVC Northwest!

Recent Graduates Dedicate a Year of Service as Jesuit Volunteers

Baltimore, MD and Portland, OR – Fordham University alumni have recently embarked in full-time service with two Jesuit Volunteer organizations, Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) and JVC Northwest:

Volunteers with JVC:

-Allison Bantimba, Our Family Services, Tucson, AZ

-Hannah Brumbaum, Westside Children's Center, Los Angeles, CA

-John Casey Byrd, Colegio Miguel Pro, Tacna, Peru

-Alyssa Carolan, Arrupe Neighborhood Partnership at Saint Ignatius High School, Cleveland, OH

-Hira Chaudhary, AIRS Don Miller House, Baltimore, MD

-Rebecca Daily, Casa Marianella, Austin, TX

-Michelle Famulare, Mercy Primary Care Center, Detroit, MI

-Michael Gallagher, Catholic Charities Community Services, Phoenix, AZ

-Amy Gembara, Dolores Mission Parish, Los Angeles, CA

-Sara Haines, Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles, CA

-Meg Horgan, Girls in the Game, Chicago, IL

-Emily Horihan, Playworks, Boston, MA

-Harry Huggins, Neighborhood Service Organization, Detroit, MI

-Jacob Jacob, United Neighborhood Centers of NE PA, Scranton, PA

-Angela Owczarek, Harry Tompson Center, New Orleans, LA

-Michael R. Prate Jr., St. Francis Mission, St. Francis, SD

-Michael Prescia, Sacred Heart Nativity Schools, San Jose, CA

-Elizabeth Reynolds, Catholic Charities Community Services, Phoenix, AZ

-Jaime Rodriguez, Cristo Rey Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

-Erica Talbott, St HOPE Public Schools/PS7,  Sacramento, CA

-Elizabeth Vasile, Catholic Community Services AZ, Tucson, AZ

-Dan Welch, Most Holy Trinity School, San Jose, CA

Volunteers with JVC Northwest:  

-Colleen Chambers, Seattle Nativity School, Seattle, WA

-Amanda Foggia, Central City Concern, Old Town Clinic's Recuperative Care Program, Portland, OR

About Jesuit Volunteer Corps:

The Baltimore, Md.-based Jesuit Volunteer Corps offers women and men an opportunity to work full-time for justice and peace in 38 U.S. cities and 6 countries. More than 250 grassroots organizations across the world count on Jesuit Volunteers to provide essential services. JVC offers volunteers an experience that will open their minds and hearts to live always conscious of the poor and committed to the Church’s mission of promoting justice in the service of faith. Learn more atwww.jesuitvolunteers.org.

About JVC Northwest:

Established in 1956 in Copper Valley, Alaska, JVC Northwest connects individuals with one or more years of volunteer service focused on the core values of community, spirituality, simple living, and social and ecological justice. Each year, JVs serve over 150,000 marginalized people in urban, rural, and Indigenous communities, as well as fragile ecosystems throughout the Pacific Northwest. When the various JVC regions joined as one organization in 2009, JVC Northwest discerned to remain independent and locally based to best serve local and regional communities in the Northwest.  JVC Northwest is a National Direct AmeriCorps program with 135 JV AmeriCorps members. For more information, visit www.jvcnorthwest.org.

JVC CONTACT:  Colleen Kennedy, Director of Advancement, (410) 244-1733 or ckennedy@jesuitvolunteers.org

JVC NORTHWEST CONTACT: Christie Costello, Recruitment and Marketing Manager, (503) 335-8202 or ccostello@jvcnorthwest.org

Interested in learning more about the JVC and chatting with a recruiter? They'll be at our upcoming Common Good Career & Internship Fair on November 5th! Find more info and a full list of companies attending via CareerLink.