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Marissa Castro Mikoy began her post-college career as an AmeriCorps VISTA member for the nonprofit University Settlement in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

Marissa Mikoy

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Monica Owens was serving in AmeriCorps NCCC when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. After her AmeriCorps service ended, she wanted to continue to serve so she moved to South Mississippi to work with the Red Cross.

Monica Owens

AmeriCorps alumnus

Morgan and her team worked with Clatsop Community Action to restore a historic building for community use and with the local food bank.

Morgan Tracey

AmeriCorps alumnus

Seth Marbin helps encourage and enable employees to use their skills, talents, and resources to have an extraordinary impact on the world through service and philanthropy.

Seth Marbin

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Her team completed seven projects in the areas of education, the environment, and unmet human needs throughout the southeastern United States.

Sharon Wagner

AmeriCorps alumnus

[Tim] was named by Fast Company as one of the most influential alumni of Teach For America.

Tim Morehouse

AmeriCorps alumnus

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