Et cetera : AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Rachel Evans

Rachel Evans

Name: Rachel Evans

Hometown: Renton, Washington

Rachel Evans is serving a second year with the NCCC campus in Vinton, Iowa. She served last year as member of Class 17. For Class 18 she is serving as a Field Team Leader where she will be leading a team of 10-12 Corps Members while they serve on projects throughout the North Central Region.

Rachel decided to serve with NCCC for a second year because her year as a Corps Member gave her so many good and challenging experiences and skills that she wanted to continue building upon these experiences and skills in a different role. She also wants to travel more and learn more from the people she will meet through the program and through her team’s service projects.

Rachel brings the following skills to her Team Leader position prior experience in AmeriCorps, which includes: communication, conflict resolution, organization, general friendliness, leadership, certifications in random things like fork lift operation and tax preparation. She also brings experience with local community service work in Tacoma and Whidbey Island, Washington.

Rachel graduated from South Whidbey High School and University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Welfare and a Minor in Criminal Justice. She learned about NCCC in college when she became an AmeriCorps Students in Service Program Assistant and through that role met fellow college students who served with AmeriCorps NCCC.

Prior to NCCC in 2011, Rachel was working part-time at Macy's, Inc. as a Fine Jewelry Sales Associate and at a school district as a substitute Para educator. After completing her Team Leader year, she intends to apply to Graduate schools with attractive dual degree programs in Law and Social Work. She also hopes to look into traveling and short-term international volunteer projects. Additionally, she will be applying to participate in Bike & Build 2013.

Some fun facts about Rachel:

Q: What was your first job? Receptionist at the recreation and fitness centers on the University of Washington Tacoma campus.

Q: What is your favorite movie? The Fall, Micmacs, Black Beauty

Q: What will be your first words of advice for your team members? Always do your absolute best.

Q: What is one place in the world that you really, really wish you could visit? The Netherlands or anywhere outside the US.

Q: What is your favorite candy? Reese’s

Q: Are there any sayings your parents repeated over and over that you can still remember clearly? Not that I can remember.

Q: What do you like to do in your free time? Sleep, horseback ride and read

Q: Could you give us one reason to join AmeriCorps NCCC? To grow and better understand your personal impact on other people in your community.