Hi! I’m Emily. I came to Durham all the way from Houston, Texas, leaving behind a well-paying corporate job, a wonderful community, and a sense of stability. I’m so glad I did. Even though I’m only two months into the service year, I’m already in awe of the people I’ve come to meet, the […]
Service Corps Reflections
Meet Badria
Hi! My name is Badria Mryyan, and I’m a Corps Member with the 2018 class of Johnson Service Corps. I’m originally from Arkansas, where I attended college as political science major at the University of the Ozarks. As I write this, we have already entered our tenth month as a corps. Time has really flown […]
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 […]
Meet Catie
Hey! My name is Catie Richardson. I was born and raised in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA. I moved away in 2012 to attend Florida State University (Go Noles!) and stayed an extra year in Tallahassee to work at a dermatologist’s office as a medical assistant to gain experience in medicine. I chose to apply […]
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 […]
Meet Kirsten
Hello! My name is Kirsten Chang. I say I’m from Asheville, NC, but I actually grew up in the Montreat/Black Mountain/Swannanoa area. After graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2013, I moved all the way to Minneapolis, MN where I spent a few years working—first as a program coordinator at a non-profit, then as an editor at a […]
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 […]
Meet Micah
Hey there! My name is Micah Smalley and I’m from Burke, Virginia, about 20 minutes from Washington, DC. While North Carolina isn’t too far from home, I’ve been enjoying the time to explore a new place that I haven’t spent much time in before! I live in the Carrboro house with four other lovely corps […]
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 […]
Our Partners at Resourceful Communities
Each month, Johnson Service Corps will feature one of our Partner Organizations. For March, we are excited to share information about Resourceful Communities. Resourceful Communities helps grassroots leaders create opportunities that preserve the rural landscape, access much-needed resources, and celebrate unique local cultures across North Carolina. We support a network of community organizations, faith-based […]