Et cetera : AmeriCorps team leader spotlight: Amanda Trontell

Amanda Trontell

By: Angela Sarrels

Name: Amanda Trontell

Hometown: Pueblo, Colorado

Amanda served as a Corps Member at the Perry Point campus as part of Class 16 in 2010. Amanda is serving a second year with AmeriCorps NCCC as a team leader at the Vinton campus. Amanda chose to serve with NCCC because while volunteering for All Hands Volunteers, she had the privilege of interacting with an AmeriCorps NCCC team from Perry Point. After spending a lot of time with the team both in and outside of the field, she realized that she wanted to invest another year with NCCC but this time as a Team Leader.

Amanda graduated from South High School in 2004 and University of Colorado-Boulder in 2008 with a B.A. in Psychology. After completing this year, Amanda plans on applying to a program in Maine if they receive funding for 2013. If this does not pan out she would like to enlist as an officer in the Navy.

Amanda brings an unwavering work ethic, a desire to help as many people as she possibly can and an incessant need for self-discovery and self-improvement.

Some fun facts about Amanda:

Q: What was your first job? I was a soccer referee all over Colorado.

Q: What is your favorite movie? Comedies: Anchorman, Super Troopers, etc.

Q:What will be your first words of advice for your team members? Flexibility from the “f” to the “y”.

Q: What is one place in the world that you really, really wish you could visit? Indonesia

Q: What is your favorite candy bar? Milky Way

Q: Are there any sayings your parents repeated over and over that you can still remember clearly? “One day you’re going to end up with a child just like you and then you’ll really be in trouble.”

Q: What do you like to do in your free time? Read and ponder life and human interaction with each other and surroundings.

Q: Could you give us one reason to join AmeriCorps NCCC? The intangibles you get from this program hands down make this program more than worth it.