 Since the Jesuit Volunteer Corps was launched more than 50 years ago, it has drawn numerous Santa Clara alumni to serve as full-time volunteers supporting disadvantaged communities throughout the United States and globally. This past year, 20 Santa Clara graduates began placements across the country. In addition, three Broncos help manage regional work for JVC and direct Jesuit Volunteers International. Take a look at what they’ve been up to—and where.
WashingtonJon D. Killoran ’08 is working in Spokane as an operations supervisor at House of Charity, a social service league providing food, shelter, education, and counseling to people of all creeds. Read more » Kendal M. Flatley ’08 volunteers as a para-educator for Paschal Sherman Indian School in Omak. OregonBrianna K. Hussey ’08 is serving the poor at Downtown Chapel in Portland. Read more » Stephanie Barr '02 works with communities in Portland and Seattle as the lead area director for JVC Northwest. Read more » ArizonaEryn Marie E. Reyes ’06 works in the refugee services department as a job developer through Catholic Charities of Phoenix. Read more » Cristina E. Sanidad ’08 works at Interfaith Worker Justice of Arizona, organizing worker campaigns at businesses in Phoenix and advocating labor rights for the poor. Read more » CaliforniaMargaret A. Van Dorn ’08 works as a case manager at Friendship House of American Indians in San Francisco. Read more » Victoria Agajanyan ’08 teaches at the Mustard Seed School for Homeless Children in Sacramento. Kelly Gibbons ’99 serves as lead area director for the Southwest region of JVC, which is headquartered in Santa Clara. Christine Dindia ’00 works as development director for JVC's Southwest region. Angela E. Bustos ’07 works with domestic violence victims and immigrants in Los Angeles at Central American Resource Center, a Latino and immigrant assistance organization specializing in legal services. Read more » Erica K. Eng ’08 serves the homeless as an employment specialist at the Chrysalis Center in Santa Monica. Sarah C. Erker ’08 mentors K through fifth graders from the 112th Street School, a feeder for the Watts housing project Nickerson Gardens, as well as coordinates the after-school program at Urban Compass in Los Angeles. Read more » WisconsinRachel Franco ’08 serves as a medical assistant at Walker’s Point Community Clinic, aiding the predominantly Hispanic population of Milwaukee’s south side. TennesseePeter J. Keating ’08 helps reinstate newly released felons into the community through Project Return, a prison reentry program in Nashville. TexasLaura K. Brown ’08 provides support to disadvantaged, special needs children at Respite Care in San Antonio. Read more » Emily V. Fette ’08 assists with client-oriented services at AIDS Foundation Houston Inc. Read more » ConnecticutLindsey M. Day ’08 serves as a case manager at Prospect House, an emergency homeless shelter and transitional housing site in Bridgeport. New YorkPatrick A. Kelly ’08 assists low-income tenants in federally subsidized housing at the New York State Tenants and Neighbors Coalition in Manhattan. Read more » Jenna M. Macho ’08 assists with the core curriculum as well as the weekly tutoring program for inner-city elementary- and middle-school students at St. Aloysius School in Harlem. Krista L. Frankovic ’08 assists low-income students as a teacher at Cristo Rey High School in Harlem. Read more » Sarah J. Gehrki ’08 works with child refugees and immigrants at the Northside Catholic Youth Organization in Syracuse. Washington, D.C.Ana “Elizabeth” Iten ’08 serves as a bilingual medical case manager at La Clinca del Pueblo, a primary and mental health-care facility in Washington, D.C. Meghan Romey ’98 is executive director of Jesuit Volunteers International and oversees the program's operation, fundraising efforts, and office management. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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