Et cetera : AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Dania Munnigh

Dania Munnigh

Name: Dania Munnigh

Hometown: Sahuarita, Arizona

Dania began her second term with NCCC in January 2012. She is currently the Team Leader for Cedar 7 at the Vinton campus and will lead a team of Corps Members on four to seven projects through November 2012. Her team will start serving on projects starting March 12, 2012 after completing four weeks of training in Vinton.

Dania was a Class 17 Corps Member at the Perry Point, Maryland campus last year. She loved her experience in the NCCC program so much she just had to do it again. Dania says, “There is just something about working to help in different communities around the United States that makes you feel more connected to your country and the people in it.”

As a Corps Member, Dania served on a project in Alabama after the tornadoes had passed through and destroyed so many homes. She was honored to help those people in need. Either by providing them with food and clothing or helping to clear out the rubble from their previous home so they could start anew, Dania really felt that in some small way she had changed lives.

Dania graduated from Felix Varela High School in 2005 and Northern Arizona University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary English Education.

After completing her Team Leader year, Dania hopes to either go abroad to teach English as a second language or work for an international nonprofit organization that works specifically in disaster relief.

Some fun facts about Dania:

Q: What was your first job? Cashier at the Keys Gift Shop at the Orlando International Airport

Q: What is your favorite movie? “Big Fish” and “Zombieland”

Q: What will be your first words of advice for your team members? “Prepare yourselves for the most difficult job you will ever love.”

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

Q: What is your favorite candy? Almond Joy

Q: Are there sayings your parents repeated over and over that you can still remember clearly?When on road trips they would say, “On the road again. Just can’t wait to get back on the road again.”

Q: What do you like to do in your free time? Hiking, reading and surfing information on the web.

Q: Could you give us one reason to join AmeriCorps NCCC? Other than the advice she wants to give her team above, she honestly thinks you will not only learn about your country and the wealth of culture and strengths of the relationships in this nation, but you are forced to learn who you really are. You learn to look at yourself critically as you are placed in some of the most challenging and enjoyable times of your life.