Et cetera : AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Caleb Klima

Caleb Klima

Name: Caleb Klima

Hometown: Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin

Caleb Klima is serving as a Team Leader for Class 18 at the Vinton campus. He will lead team Maple 5 through a number of service projects over the next 10-months.

Prior to joining NCCC in January, Caleb served with an AmeriCorps program in Madison, Wisconsin called Partners for After School Success from September 2010 through August 2011. Through this program Caleb created and implemented an afterschool middle school program for a local Madison neighborhood center.

Caleb brings the following skills to his Team Leader position: experience, dedication, hard work, in-depth knowledge of history and geography of United States, extended volunteer experience and past AmeriCorps term served.

Caleb graduated from Neenah High School in 2005 and University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009 with two Bachelor of Science degrees in School of Letters and Science and History and Geography and a certificate in Environmental Studies. Caleb chose to serve because he has always wanted to serve his country for all that it has given him. Upon completion of his Team Leader year he plans to attend graduate school.

Some fun facts about Caleb:

Q: What was your first job? Short order cook at Funset Boulevard Grill

Q: What is your favorite movie? The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Q: What will be your first words of advice for your team members? “You’ll get what you give and attitude is everything.”

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

Q: What is your favorite candy? Snickers

Q: Are there any sayings your parents repeated over and over that you can still remember clearly? “Close don’t count ‘sept horseshoes and hand grenades”

Q: What do you like to do in your free time? Read, run, play sports, play guitar

Q: Could you give us one reason to join AmeriCorps NCCC? Serve others, do some good work and learn and grow as an individual.