Et cetera : AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Daina Stradley

Daina Stradley, from Miles City, Montana is serving on team Maple 8 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her 10-month service term. Maple 8 is made up of seven people from across the country who will serve together around the Midwest.

Daina says “I wanted to provide services for others in need.”

Before Daina joined the NCCC program she was in the Anaconda Job Corps program.

Maple 8’s third round project is at Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy in Traverse City, MI. Maple 8 will support the Grassland Restoration Project, Arcadia Marsh Restoration Project, and Public Access Program with GTRLC. The passive outdoor recreation of birding, fishing, hiking and biking at Arcadia Dunes, Grassland, Marsh, and shoreline not only impacts the community quality of life, but provides a sense of place and enhances the local economy as a tourist destination. The team will be building trails and removing invasive species. The team will be working in Benzie and Manistee Counties as well as Bellaire, MI.

Some fun facts about Daina:

Q: What is your favorite TV show and why? Keeping up with the Kardashians, because it’s a real life tv show.

Q: What did you want to be when you grew up? A police officer or nurse

Q: If you could have a superpower what would it be? Invisibility

Q: What is the most challenging and/or exciting thing you have done? Coming to the United States

Q: If you could come back as animal which one would it be? A zebra

Q: What is your favorite book? “23 minutes in Hell”