Et cetera Who’s Who of AmeriCorps NCCC Class 17

Today’s spotlight is Melissa Andreas who hails from Corvallis, OR.  Behind the scenes working as the Cedar Unit Support Team Leader, Melissa graduated from Walla Walla University in Washington state with a Bachelors of Arts in Biology and minors in Japanese Language and Literature in 2009.  Last year, Melissa participated in AmeriCorps NCCC as a Corps Member of Class XVI in Perry Point, MD.  Melissa came back for another year with AmeriCorps NCCC because she is interested in working for a non-profit organization as a career, and AmeriCorps seemed like a great way to see how several different non-profits were run. She also thought it would be a great way to travel to other parts of the country she has never seen.

Q: Where was your first job?

A: I was 16 and I worked with an apprenticeship program for science and engineering.  I was an intern for a microbiology lab.

Q: Who is your favorite actor?

A: Adrian Brody.

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

A: Keep your sense of humor.

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

A: Salzburg, Austria, because my sister has been there and I haven’t.  I heard it was really pretty.

Q: What is your favorite candy bar?

A: Homemade organic fancy chocolate truffles.
 

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

A: “We’re off like a herd of turtles.”

Q: Who is your favorite author?

A: Neil Gaiman 

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

A: To be able to travel to parts of the country you have never been to.