Staff
Zach Maurin – Co-Founder & Executive Director
Zach’s deep commitment to expanding national service began during his full-time year of service with City Year (‘02-‘03), a leading AmeriCorps program. As an AmeriCorps alumnus, he has been an advocate for expansion by meeting with congressional offices and speaking at events organized by Voices for National Service. Zach has worked as a part-time Program Assistant for New Leaders for New Schools, a nationally renowned organization that prepares outstanding urban school principals. At George Washington University, he served as a founding member on Service-Learning Advisory Board to create a university Service-Learning department. He graduated from GWU with a bachelor’s degree in English, dually focusing on literature and writing. He can be reached at zach [at] servenext.org.
Jerry D. Saavedra - Field Director
Jerry is the Field Director for ServeNext's Field Program, which includes managing ten ServeNext Organizers located across the country. Prior to this role, he served as a Special Assistant in the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and was a member of the DOE Agency Review Team during the transition. For the 2008 Presidential Election, Jerry worked on the Obama for America campaign in five primary states (Iowa, Nevada, Minnesota, Texas, and Indiana) and finally in Hamilton & Hancock County, Indiana during the General Election. In 2005, Jerry served as eCampaign Coordinator for the successful Phil Hardberger for Mayor of San Antonio Campaign, and in 2004 as Canvass Director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in Congressman Chet Edwards’s successful re-election bid.
Jerry has his Masters in Public Administration from American University in Washington, D.C. and his B.A. from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. He can be reached at jsaavedra [at] servenext.org.
Morgan St. Jean - Deputy Field Director
Morgan’s passion for national service began when she participated in Students in Service, a part-time AmeriCorps program during college. She went on to serve as an AmeriCorps VISTA with Oregon Campus Compact after graduation. As a VISTA, she served as the Community Relations Coordinator for the University of Oregon’s Service-Learning Program. When her year of service concluded, she transitioned into the program’s Coordinator. In 2011, she moved to DC and become involved with ServeNext. Morgan graduated from Linfield College with a degree in History and Communication. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Political Communication from American University. Morgan can be reached at mstjean [at] servenext.org.
Lizzie Martinez - Development Fellow
Lizzie's passion for service began as a Girl Scout doing service projects with her troop in Salt Lake City, Utah. Since then she has worked with Alternative Spring Break, Habitat for Humanity, Friends of Pimpollo, and as an AmeriCorps VISTA at Linfield College Office of Community Engagement and Service. After AmeriCorps, she moved to DC to pursue a Master of Public Administration with a focus in Non-Profit Management at American University. She is enjoying exploring the city and is excited to be working with Serve Next to promote national service. Lizzie can be reached at lmartinez [at] servenext.org.
Lindsey Mears - Program Fellow
Lindsey Mears is a graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in Political Science and Journalism. She is currently studying Political Communication as a Masters candidate at American University. Lindsey became involved with community organizing and service at a young age and is thrilled to be working with ServeNext to advance their national service goals! She hopes to someday work as a communications consultant. Lindsey can be reached at lmears [at] servenext.org.
Sam Jones - Graphic Design Fellow
Sam is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design at the University of the District of Columbia. Originally from the United Kingdom, he grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, where he co-founded a web design company before deciding to move to Washington DC to further his creative education. He became interested in service while taking part in service events as president of his college honor society, and he is extremely excited to be part of the ServeNext team. Sam hopes to eventually lead or be an integral part of a creative, cutting edge design company, whereby he can continue to explore and grow as a designer in many different design mediums. Sam can be reached at sjones [at] servenext.org.