ServeNext Organizers 2011
Caitlin Closser - ServeNext Chicago, IL
Since serving an AmeriCorps term with Rebuilding Together Dayton, Caitlin has resolved to dedicate her life to service and service opportunities. She has been very engaged in voluntary roles with ServeNext and AmeriCorps Alums Chicago. Recently, Caitlin joined a marketing firm in downtown Chicago as an Account Administrator. Caitlin is a writer who hails from Dayton, OH. She earned her degree in English Writing from Denison University, a small liberal arts school in Granville, OH. In her spare time, Caitlin also enjoys discovered new music, laughing frequently, eating good food, and exploring the city.
Rachel Diskin - ServeNext Columbus, OH
After graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in Urban and Regional Planning, Rachel was unsure of which direction to take her career. Luckily, she received some excellent advice: "work a job you would work for free." So she moved to Columbus, Ohio and served 2 AmeriCorps VISTA terms.
Her first term was as a volunteer manager for Habitat for Humanity. She loved her experience so much that she served a 2nd term as a VISTA Leader at the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks (OASHF). She still lives and works in Columbus, Ohio where she now coordinates the AmeriCorps VISTA program at OASHF.
Monie Hayes - ServeNext Mt. Pleasant, IA
Monie has a Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, and Culture from The University of Iowa -- where she also earned her M.A. and B.A. in English Education (go, Hawks). After teaching a range of undergraduate courses in a variety of institutional contexts since the late '90s, she is happily teaching composition part-time for Kirkwood Community College in Cedar County, Iowa. When she is not in the classroom or on the road, Monie is an active member of the Henry County, Iowa, Democrats Central Committee.
Catherine Houlihan - ServeNext Miami, FL
Catherine is originally from Coconut Grove, Florida. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Indiana University Bloomington in 2007, Catherine served as an AmeriCorps VISTA with I Have a Dream–Overtown in Miami, and remains passionately committed to the Overtown Dreamer Class of 2015 to this day. For the past three years, Catherine has worked for Best Buddies International, and she currently works as a grant writer at their international headquarters in Miami. Additionally, she serves as a board member for both Service for Peace International and the Theodore R. Gibson Memorial Fund. Her interests range from youth empowerment to urban education and multiculturalism. Her personal mission is to break down the invisible barriers between different populations in her community, and she believes that there is no better way to accomplish that mission than through service!
Jordan Jones - ServeNext Des Moines, IA
A native of Des Moines, Jordan studied English and History at the University of Iowa, graduating with Honors in 2008. While attending school, he was involved in several advocacy organizations, including PIRG, Amnesty International and Environment Iowa.
After graduation, he worked for two years as a construction assistant with Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity through the AmeriCorps program. Most recently, he served as a field organizer for the East Side of Des Moines for the successful Boswell for Congress Campaign. Jordan currently works as a teacher at a tutoring and ACT prep center in Des Moines.
Katherine Jones- ServeNext New Haven, CT
Katherine currently lives in New Haven, Connecticut where she works for the Community Health Center, Inc as an Access to Care Coordinator helping uninsured and underinsured residents gain better access to quality healthcare. In addition, she is a Program Assistant to the Community HealthCorps AmeriCorps program.
Katherine did two years of service with AmeriCorps, first serving with Public Allies of Connecticut as a Program Associate for an after school program and then as a Volunteer Coordinator at her current health center. She graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2007 with a Bachelor's in Art History, Minor Sociology and quickly moved into the field of Non-profit work. She is currently on the board of City Wide Youth Coalition in New Haven and is also the Chapter Leader for AmeriCorps Alums Connecticut.
Daniele Monroe-Moreno - ServeNext Las Vegas, NV
Daniele has been blessed with three awesome daughters and a very patient and loving husband. Employed in Law Enforcement for more than twenty years as a Corrections Officer, she started her career in Phoenix, Arizona and is now employed with the North Las Vegas Police Department.
Daniele serves as a Commissioner with the Clark County School District Board of Trustee's Attendance & Zoning Commission. She is a member of the Las Vegas Centennial Optimist Club and has been elected to serve as Zone Lt. Governor for the Pacific Southeast District of Optimist International. Previously, Daniele served on the planning committee of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, North Las Vegas. Seeing a growing need to assist local families battling Childhood Cancer, she and members of NLV Relay and Optimist formed Ride 4 Relay Kids, a non-profit Motorcycle Poker Run for Childhood Cancer.
Stephanie Sacco - ServeNext Rochester, NY
Stephanie is from the small town of Naples, NY. She studied International Studies with minors in Spanish and Psychology at Nazareth College of Rochester from 2004 to 2008, studying abroad in Costa Rica and Chile. Stephanie worked through AmeriCorps VISTA and Rochester AmeriCorps for two years at The Center for Youth Services, and now works there full time as the Runaway and Homeless Youth Counselor and Community Resource Specialist. Stephanie loves her job and her community, and is grateful for the service experience that has led her to where she is today.