OCS Staff
OCS Professional Staff Members
Timothy V. Kane
Position: Director, Office of Community Service
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Education: Hamilton College, BA in Theology and Philosophy
Harvard University, MDiv in Justice and Peace Studies
Maryknoll School of Theology, MTh in Justice and Peace Studies
Background: 15+ years working in service-related positions, including positions in offices of community service and Service-Learning at the University of Vermont, Loyola College of Baltimore and the University of Hawai`i at Hilo
Quotation: "In the end, we won't remember the papers that we shovel nor the emails we write, but rather the relationships we nurture -- and those relationships based on mutual respect and grounded in service (and fun!) are the best of all."
Kerry Kidwell-Slak
Position: Program Coordinator, Neighbors Project
Hometown: Silver Spring, MD
Education: Currently: GWU, Masters in Higher Education Administration
Duke University – Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Background: Numerous alternative breaks to domestic and international locations, including: North Carolina Flood Relief, Honduras, Tijuana, Palestine, Northern Ireland, Appalachia, and Atlanta. Issues of particularly interest include South African truth and reconciliation movement, anti-death penalty advocacy, educational equity and access, student involvement and engagement
Quotation: "Hope is not resignation; it is a commitment to continue to struggle even when things seem to warrant surrender, when hope flares, it allows human beings to overcome monstrous difficulties. It allows people to defy common sense and confound strategists. Hope experienced in the extreme, like faith and love, is miraculous." - Daniel Santiago
OCS Graduate Student Staff Members
Megan Mozina
Position: Assistant Program Coordinator, Outreach and Volunteer Programs
Hometown: New Berlin, Wisconsin (suburb of Milwaukee)
Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison, BA in Sociology, concentrations in Global Cultures, Spanish, & English Literature
George Washington University, MA (expected Summer 2009) in International Education, concentration in Higher Education
Background: I was involved in Alternative Breaks and International Student Services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I have studied abroad in Seville, Spain and have worked in Seoul, Korea as an English teacher.
Amy Fishman
Position: Assistant Program Coordinator, Neighbors Project
Hometown:
Education: The George Washington University, 2008, BA in Human Services
The George Washington University, MPA expected 2009
Background:
Mithun Chandrasekhar
Position: Office Manager (Graduate Assistant)
Hometown: Bombay, India
Education: Currently pursuing MS in ECE (minor in Patent Law) from GWU
BE in Computer Engineering from the University of Mumbai - India
Background: Taken part and organized many food /blood donation/literacy drives.
Quotation: "Prepare for the worst, hope for the best."
OCS Undergraduate Student Staff Members
DC Reads: Now hiring!
Jumpstart: Now hiring!
Neighbors Project: Evida Dennis, Student Assistant
OVPR: Now hiring!
Service-Learning: Now hiring!
Neighbors Project Service Coordinators
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