Et cetera : Meet AmeriCorps team leader Mariel Fonteyn

Mariel Fonteyn

Today’s spotlight is Mariel Fonteyn who hails from Eagle River, AK.  Working in the field as the Team Leader of Maple 6, Mariel has a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science from the University of Alaska Anchorage as well as her Masters in International Development from the University of Kent Brussels School of International Studies.  Last year, Mariel was completing her Masters degree in Brussels. This is Mariel’s first year in AmeriCorps NCCC and she decided to serve because everyone she knows who has been involved with AmeriCorps has loved it, and after finishing school she decided that spending a year getting a more in depth view of nonprofit organizations would help her personally and professionally.

Q: Where was your first job?

A: I worked in the kitchen of a summer camp

Q: Who is your favorite actor?

A: Julia Roberts if I had to pick one.

Q: What will be your first words of advice for your team members?

A: Don’t break policy and don’t wash your black pants.

Q: One place in the world you really, really wish you could visit?

A: Sharm-El-Sheik, Egypt because I want to go diving in the Red Sea.

Q: What is your favorite candy bar?

A: Baby Ruth
 

Q: Are there any sayings your parents repeated over and over that you can still remember clearly?

A: Not really

Q: Who is your favorite author?

A: Orson Scott Card 

Q: Could you give us one reason to join AmeriCorps NCCC?

A: This program is one that focuses on leadership development and creating those individuals who will take personal responsibility for what happens tomorrow.