Walking into the auditorium at N.C. State for an event held to “Discuss North Carolina’s unequal treatment of students based on family income, and how we can do better” I intently listened. After hearing statistics of what I have experienced both directly and indirectly, I readjusted my posture several times hoping my “inner voice” would […]
Alumni Reflections
Alumni Spotlight – Rebecca Ogus
My name is Rebecca Ogus and I’m a postulant for Holy Orders in the Diocese of North Carolina, seeking ordination to the priesthood, and second year seminarian at Berkeley Divinity School, the Episcopal seminary at Yale Divinity School. I participated in the Johnson Service Corps after graduating from Kenyon College in 2014 with a degree […]
Alumni Spotlight – Annmarie McCaig Todd
I joined the Johnson Internship Program (as it was called in the beginning) almost 20 years ago. I had been raised in the church and was active in a campus ministry at my college, but living with two other women during the program was my first experience with Christian community out in the world. We […]
Alumni Spotlight – Chris Shore
My name is Chris Shore, and I participated in a JSC year of service during 2014-2015. What initially drew me to the Johnson Service Corp was the mixture of being able to gain experience in non-profit management and work, the chance to grow spiritually, and my curiosity life in an intentional community. I still find […]
Alum Spotlight – Rachel Stern
I participated in Johnson Service Corps, then called Johnson Intern Program, in 13-14, immediately after graduating Goucher College with a degree in Religion. I joined the program with no clear sense of direction, but knowing that I yearned for continued spiritual inquiry and community with like-minded people, and hopeful that the program would help me […]
Alum Spotlight – Jean Martinez
Hello! My name is Jean Martinez and I am an alum from the first year that this awesome program took on the name JSC (14 – 15). I had never thought that my journey would take me to the South, coming from Pennsylvania and originally from NYC, but the sweet tea and warm weather quickly […]
Alum Spotlight – Ashley Reid
My name is Ashley Reid and I am an alumna of the Johnson Service Corps 2015-16 cohort. I found JSC after making a major life transition from working a full-time salaried position in Washington D.C., to spontaneously teaching abroad in Spain for three months. I quit my job in D.C. after admitting how miserable and […]
Alum Spotlight — Adwoa Asare
We will be inviting Johnson Service Corps alums to write about their experiences with and after their time with us. Adwoa Asare, 10-11, shares her story below. I first learned about Johnson Service Corps in 2009 when I was a second semester college senior at Wake Forest University. I was attending a career fair […]
Alum Spotlight: Alexi Paraschos
We will be inviting Johnson Service Corps alums to write about their experiences with and after their time with us. Alexi Paraschos, 09-10, shares his story below. __________________________________________________________________________ My name is Alexi Paraschos, and I am a soul singer/songwriter living in Philadelphia, PA. I was a member of the Johnson Service Corps from 2009-2010, directly […]
Alum Spotlight: Debbie Vu
We will be inviting Johnson Service Corps alums to write about their experiences with and after their time with us. Debbie Vu, 16-17, shares her story below. __________________________________________________________________________________________ My name is Debbie Vu, and I am a documentary and narrative filmmaker based out of the Triangle area. North Carolina has been home to me since […]