This Year & Beyond

**#24 Shawna Melton (City Year Rhode Island)** Mar 14, 2018

Did you know when a City Year Corpsmember becomes a City Year staff member there is a special ritual performed involving phones? Well that's at least how this weeks guest, Shawna Melton describes her experience :). Check it out!

VISTA leader.jpg — **#23 Brian Tierney (City Year New Hampshire & VISTA Leader)** Mar 07, 2018

On this week's episode I chat with Brian Tierney, a City year alum and current VISTA Leader. We chat about what it was like serving with City Year right out of High School, going into college with a term of service under his belt and what #VISTAlife is like. Check it out!

City Year Opening Day.jpg — **#23 Brian Tierney (City Year New Hampshire & VISTA Leader)** Mar 07, 2018

On this week's episode I chat with Brian Tierney, a City year alum and current VISTA Leader. We chat about what it was like serving with City Year right out of High School, going into college with a term of service under his belt and what #VISTAlife is like. Check it out!

**#22 Alex Flower (AmeriCorps VISTA at Student Veterans of America)** Feb 28, 2018

On this weeks episode I chat with Alex Flower, an AmeriCorps VISTA and Peace Corps alum. We talk about that time Joe Biden showed up to one of his events and dancing and playing drums in Mongola - ya know normal stuff that happens while serving. Check it out!

max outdoor portrait.PNG — **#21 Max Klau (New Politics Leadership Academy)** Feb 14, 2018
Ever think about running for elected office? Well this episode is for you. I chat with Max Klau Chief Program Officer at New Politics Leadership Academy. New Politics Leadership Academy is a nonpartisan non-profit organization dedicated to recruiting and supporting servant leaders to serve through politics. Through leadership development experiences, educational programming, and networking events, they're building a new pipeline into politics for Americans who have served our communities and country before and who feel called to continue their service by jumping into the political arena.
https://www.newpoliticsacademy.org/answering-the-call/
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**#20 Lindsay Stewart (AmeriCorps VISTA)** Feb 07, 2018
This weeks episode features a great conversation with Lindsay Stewart who is currently serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA at the Sunflower County Freedom Project. We chat about life in the Mississippi Delta, what it means to take time to serve post-college and #VISTAlife. Enjoy!

IMG_1670 (3).JPG — **#20 Lindsay Stewart (AmeriCorps VISTA)** Feb 07, 2018
This weeks episode features a great conversation with Lindsay Stewart who is currently serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA at the Sunflower County Freedom Project. We chat about life in the Mississippi Delta, what it means to take time to serve post-college and #VISTAlife. Enjoy!

**#19 Adam Greenberg (AmeriCorps NCCC Class 14)** Jan 31, 2018
This might just be crazy enough to work. It's the approach that landed Adam Greenberg an internship at the White House. In this episode I chat with Adam's 10 year journey from NCCC Corpsmember, to NCCC Team Leader and soon to be Peace Corps Volunteer and all the stuff, he was able to do in between.
AmeriCorps Alums Kiva Group: https://www.kiva.org/team/americorps

**#18 Lisa Tatum (AmeriCorps NCCC Class 3)** Jan 24, 2018
On this week’s episode I chat with Lisa Tatum, who served as both an NCCC Corpsmember and team leader out of the San Diego campus and has since and a remarkable career in service. She’s worked as an NCCC staff member, at the Red Cross, with the Student Conservation Association, and was named one of the top 20 AmeriCorps alum. Lisa’s has a great story and I so much fun chatting with her, I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

**# 17 Stephanie Vail (State/National)** Jan 17, 2018
Are you interested in making the leap into working internationally? Well this is a great episode for you. Stephanie shares her story of serving as a State/National AmeriCorps member in Denver, working with foster youth in transition and how that experience motivated her to work all around the globe, from South Korea, to the Republic of Georgia, to Guatemala. Enjoy!

**#16 Troy Wilkerson (State/National Joseph Pfeifer Kiwanis Camp)** Jan 10, 2018
Have you ever been told in an interview that you were going to save someone's life if you took the job? Well Troy Wilkerson has. In this week's episode Troy shares his experience serving 3(!) terms with the Joseph Pfeifer Kiwanis Camps.
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**#15 Kelly Siefkin (AmeriCorps NCCC Class 7)** Jan 03, 2018
Happy New Year! I can't think of a better way to start off 2018 by sharing Kelly Siefkin's NCCC Class 24 Induction Speech with you all. Kelly will take you through the ups, downs and lessons learned from a term of service and how she's transformed from NCCC Corpsmember to an NCCC Team sponsor at the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services. Enjoy!
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**Happy Holidays** Dec 27, 2017
Taking this week off. Can't wait to hear more stories of service in 2018!

**#14 Kristen Hughes (City Year New York)** Dec 20, 2017
What can I even say about this one... Kristen and I co-crew lead an energy & water conservation crew three years ago and never looked back. We've traveled to Colombia together, we've decimated the competition at bar trivia, and generally enjoyed one another's company. Now for the first time on record I hear all about Kristen's City Year days. Enjoy!

Rod_Swain_City_Year_Care_Force_Regional_Recruitment_Columbus_Ohio_IMG_1355 (1).jpg — **#13 Rod Swain (AmeriCorps NCCC & City Year)** Dec 13, 2017
Want to know the difference between being a City Year Corpsmember vs. NCCC Corpsmember? Want to know what a recruiter looks for in a City Year Corpsmembers? Well this is the episode for you! This week I chat with Rod Swain about his service experience as an AmeriCorps Unit Support Team leader and City Year recruiter in Columbus OH.

**#13 Rod Swain (AmeriCorps NCCC & City Year)** Dec 13, 2017
Want to know the difference between being a City Year Corpsmember vs. NCCC Corpsmember? Want to know what a recruiter looks for in a City Year Corpsmembers? Well this is the episode for you! This week I chat with Rod Swain about his service experience as an AmeriCorps Unit Support Team leader and City Year recruiter in Columbus OH.

**#12 Randi Timerman (Community HealthCorps)** Dec 06, 2017
I was fortunate enough to get to know Randi while she was a Corpsmember in Denver. We rode bikes. we enjoyed refreshing Denver craft beers and I halfheartedly watched a lot of Wisconsin sports. Unfortunately, this left little time to chat about #AmeriCorps. So it was great learning more about the amazing work she was able to do on her road to medical school. Enjoy!
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**#11 Nina Myers (AmeriCorps NCCC Corpsmember Class 3)** Nov 29, 2017
Sit back, relax and get ready for a great episode. This week I talk with an AmeriCorps Alum who served back in the early day and was on the first NCCC team to serve in Hawaii. Enjoy!

**#10 D.J. Bernat (AmeriCorps NCCC Corpsmember & Team Leader)** Nov 22, 2017
The podcast has made it to 10 episodes WOO! And to celebrate I have an old NCCC friend on the show to share his AmeriCorps experience and how one project put him on the path to getting a PhD in School Psychology.

#9 Rod Swain (Jeopardy!) Nov 15, 2017

Rod Swain got to chat about AmeriCorps on Jeopardy a few weeks ago. Stay tuned for a future episode where I chat with him about his full Corpsmember Team Leader and City Year experience, Jeopardy Episode: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x660wdy IndieGoGo: https://igg.me/at/ThisYearandBeyond/x/17155788 Facebook: www.facebook.com/thisyearandbeyond.

#8 Pachoua Lor (City Year Milwaukee) Nov 01, 2017

I chat with a City Year alum about Milwaukee and Starfish. Also make sure to like the Facebook page and donate to the IndieGoGo campaign https://igg.me/at/ThisYearandBeyond/x/17155788

#7 Shelbi (State/National Our City Forest) Oct 25, 2017

Go check out Shelbi's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/Shelbizleee It will change your life.

#6 Morgan Kolinski (VISTA) Oct 18, 2017

Listen to all to the way to end on this on. We end on one of my favorite AmeriCorps stories. For real. Also be sure to check out the crowdfunding campaign (https://igg.me/at/ThisYearandBeyond/x/17155788) and share with all your AmeriFriends (www.facebook.com/ThisYearandBeyond) You all are my favorites.

#5 Daniel Little (NCCC & VISTA) Oct 04, 2017

This episode really proves AmeriCorps alums can do it all! Daniel Little is an NCCC & VISTA alum who is now the CEO of his own start up! Check out his website here www.involvemint.co. Also here's the link if you want to check out the rest of Stevie Wonder's speech https://youtu.be/w7j1bKqbGNY?t=45m23s

#4 Cristy Rowley (City Year Boston & Tulsa) Sep 20, 2017

This week I chat with Cristy Rowley, a two time City Year alum. It was great learning more about the City Year experience. Hope you enjoy Cristy's story as much as I did! Also PLEASE like the Facebook page and post your alum thank yous. Does anyone actually read these?

#3 Ryan Drysdale (AmeriCorps NCCC Team Leader) Sep 12, 2017

I had a great chat with Ryan about his Team Leader year. Be sure to check out more about what he does at www.inspire-usa.org. Also go above and beyond going to the Facebook page to tag and thank a fellow AmeriCorps alum.

Introducing This Year & Beyond Sep 05, 2017

HI everyone. Welcome to This Year & Beyond. Thanks for listening. I want to create a strong community of AmeriCorps members, supporters and alum. I also have no idea what I'm doing. So let me know what you want to hear on the podcast! thisyearandbeyond@gmail.com www.thisyearandbeyond.com

# 2 Sally Webster (AmeriCorps NCCC Team Leader) Aug 03, 2017

I sat down with my good pal Sally Webster and talked about her time as an NCCC Team Leader at the Vicksburg campus.

#1 Noreen Ahmed (AmeriCorps VISTA) Aug 03, 2017

In this inaugural episode I sit down and talk with my good pal Noreen Ahmed about her experience as a two term VISTA at Mile High Youth Corps.