Montgomery Service Leader Students

Service Placement: Central Pennsylvania Conservancy

Kendall is a senior Biology major, currently assisting with research on the effects of ocean acidification on marine plants. Her Capstone Project with the Central PA Conservancy is focused on early environmental education and making an environmental art calendar with a 4^th grade class in Harrisburg. She is also a member of the MSL Leadership Team. Besides MSL, she is a member of the Women's tennis team.

Service Placement: Project SHARE

Bernadette is a senior Policy Management major. She is currently completing her Capstone Project with Project SHARE on food waste. She is also a Neighbors to Neighbors coordinator for first-years in Adams Hall.

Service PLacement: Carlisle C.A.R.E.S. (Carlisle Combined Area Resources for Emergency Shelter)

Emily is a senior Women’s and Gender Studies major with a Political Science minor and has been working with Carlisle C.A.R.E.S. since her freshman year. This year she is completing her Capstone Project setting up support groups for people transitioning out of homelessness, as well as being on the MSL Leadership Team. She is also a mentor with Big Brother Big Sister and studied abroad in India and Germany her junior year.  

Service Placement: Montgomery Service Leaders Senior Intern Rachel

Rachel is a senior Biology major with an Economics minor. As the MSL Senior Intern, Rachel coordinates the day-to-day operations of the program, running the weekly meetings, fielding student questions, managing the Leadership Team, and spreading awareness about MSL to campus. She is also in charge of bringing in the new Level 1 class and revising components of the program. Before becoming the Senior Intern, she worked with the United Way of Carlisle for 2 years. Besides MSL, she is a member of the Dickinson Softball team, Alpha Phi Omega co-ed service fraternity, and the Pre-Health Society. She studied abroad in England the Fall of her junior year.

Service Placement:Project SHARE  

Irene is a senior International Studies major with a Spanish minor, and a Posse Scholar at Dickinson. She studied abroad in Malaga, Spain her junior year and now works with Project SHARE. At SHARE, she does interviews with food recipients and helps with the Kids in the Kitchen program.

Service Placement: YMCA

 Jasmine Britton is a sophomore from Baltimore, Maryland.  In her second year as a Montgomery Service Leader Jasmine is currently working with the Carlisle YMCA.  At Dickinson, Jasmine is a psychology major.

Service Placement: CASA

Margot Cardamore is a sophomore from Mill Valley, California.  In her second year as a Montgomery Service Leader, Margot’s placement is at the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program in Carlisle.  At Dickinson, Margot is a History major. 

Service Placement: UMC Home for Children

 Jessica Deitrick is a sophomore from Bel Air, Maryland.  In her second year as a Montgomery Service Leader, Jess is working at the United Methodist Church Home for Children.  At Dickinson, Jess is a Biology major.

Service Placement: Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM)

Shanice is a junior Political Science and English double major. At her placement with ALLARM she works on many projects including Rain Barrel Workshops, the LeTort Service Day, compiling evaluations for ALLARM workshops, creating lesson plans about Stormwater education, and creating poster or news articles. She is also a member of the MSL Leadership Team.

Service Placement: YWCA

Ashieda is a junior Political Science major who will be studying abroad in Bologna, Italy in the Spring of 2013. At the YWCA, she is the Director of the Memorial Park Homework Club. At Dickinson, she is also involved with the Political Science Majors Committee, Dickinson College Hearing Panel, Orientation Staff, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society and Third Degree Step Team.

Service Placement: Cumberland-Perry Drug and  Alcohol Commission  

 Erika Rabura is a sophomore from Paulsbo, WA.  In her second year as a Montgomery Service Leader, Erika is working with the Cumberland and Perry County Drug & Alcohol Commission.  At Dickinson Erika is a Latin American Studies and Spanish double major.

Service Placement: United Way

Nikki Russo is a sophomore from Portland, Oregon.  Working in her second year as a Montgomery Service Leader, Nikki’s placement is currently at the United Way in Carlisle.  At Dickinson, Nikki is a Political Science and Law and Policy double major.

Service Placement: Project Share  

Torie Schonfeld is a sophomore from Baltimore, Maryland.  In her second year as a Montgomery Service Leader, Torie’s placement is at Project SHARE, a non-profit group, created to meet the needs of low income residents, by providing supplementary food on a monthly basis.  At Dickinson, Torie is a mathematics and art history double major.

Service Placement: Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM)

Joan is a sophomore Environmental Studies major and is a member of the Outing Club and EarthNow at Dickinson, as well as being editor of the Microcosm yearbook. At her placement with ALLARM, she works on the shale gas toolkit blog, updates the ALLARM Dickinson website, and is in charge of the ALLARM annual publication, Stream of Consciousness. She hopes to study abroad in Bremen, Germany all next year.

Service Placement: Salvation Army

Mackenzie is a sophomore Russian and International Studies double major. Besides her work with the Salvation Army, she is also the Vice-President of the Russian Club and is a Student Hearing Panelist. She plans on studying abroad all next year in Moscow.

Service Placement: Project Share

Gaberella is a sophomore Political Science and Spanish double major with a Security Studies Certificate. At her placement with Project SHARE, she works to make the center more Spanish friendly, translating paperwork, making the website bilingual, and communicating with Spanish-speaking recipients. She is also a member of the MSL Leadership Team. At Dickinson, she is a Resident Advisor (RA) for Buchanan and president of the Spanish Club. She plans to study abroad next year in Malaga, Spain.

Placement: Employment Skills Center

Wendy is a sophomore Political science and Spanish double major from Los Angeles. She is working with the Employment Skills Center. Wendy hopes to study abroad in Ecuador, Argentina and Brazil next year and further improve her Spanish.

Service Placement: Employment Skills Center

Mark is a first year from Hebron, CT thinking about a major in Law and Policy. He is partnered with the Employment Skills Center, organizing fundraising events and putting together a newsletter.

Service Placement: Camp Koala

Maddie is a first year for Westfield, NJ. She is working at Camp Koala assisting with bereavement workshops, grant writing, and organizing a camp for kids in the spring.

Service Placement: United Way of Carlisle

Howie is a first year from Hollidaysburg, PA. He is partnered with the United Way of Carlisle working with the Student Leadership Council and their bullying campaign.

Service Placement: Sadler Health Center

Kimani is a first year from Queens, NY. She is working at Sadler Health Center, helping with grant writing and research for new policies.

Service Placement: Court Appointed Special Advocates

Greg is a first year from Denville, NJ majoring in INBM and Security Studies. He is partnered with the Court Appointed Special Advocates working with grants and reviewing case files. Greg is also a member of ROTC at Dickinson.

Service Placement: Carlisle CARES

Elizabeth is a first year from Rockaway, NJ and is working with Carlisle CARES. She is considering majoring in English.

Service Placement: YWCA

Caio is a first year from Rio de Janeiro. He is currently working with the after school homework help program at the YWCA. He also participates in Exiled and Spectrum, and is considering majoring in psychology.

Service Placement: Central Pennsylvania Conservancy

Jaime is a first year environmental science major from Cherry Hill, NJ. She is partnered with the Central PA Conservancy and is working on an invasive species workshop and a video project about conservation easements.