AmeriCorps VISTA Programs
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2023-2024 AmeriCorps VISTA Members
Monique Boamah
2023-2024 AmeriCorps VISTA Leader
Monique’s work has involved me working collaboratively with non-profit and legal organizations, serving as an advocate for tenant eviction prevention and affordable housing. She served as an AmeriCorps VISTA Community Organizer in Westchester County, New York under the VISTA Affordable Housing Preservation Program (VAHPP). Her impactful experience with the VAHPP project, tied with her personal story, garnered her passion for public service, advocacy, and an interest in law. Thereafter, she worked as a consultant providing civic engagement services to help execute project assignments for the local government, non-profit, and private sector. Monique is currently continuing her education at Mercy College to obtain a B.A. in Behavioral Science with a minor in Legal Studies.Princess Dang
2023-2024 AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Greater NYC Attorney Emeritus CoordinatorPrincess Dang is the 2023-2024 Greater NYC Attorney Emeritus Coordinator at Fordham Law School’s Feerick Center for Social Justice. She briefly worked as a College Connection Mentor at a youth empowerment non-profit organization and law firm in Nashville and previously as a Domestic Violence Advocate at a legal organization. She has a B.A. in Political Science with a concentration in Legal Reasoning and Analysis and graduated with highest distinction at Baylor University. Princess aspires to have a lifework committed to the pursuit of social equity and aims to do so with relentless compassion. After her AmeriCorps service, Princess plans to continue her journey toward furthering a legal education that will equip her with the tools to zealously and critically advocate for marginalized communities.
Liz McMillan
2023-2024 AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Consumer Assistance Project CoordinatorLiz McMillan pivoted to the nonprofit world after 20 plus years working as a Project Manager in Film and Television. Helping others and working on meaningful projects has become her new passion. Working as an AmeriCorps VISTA, she gets the chance to gain valuable experience at the Feerick Center while serving her community. On her off days she volunteers for WE ACT for Environmental Justice working on campaigns that lead to bills being passed.
Mitchell Taylor
2023-2024 AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Consumer Assistance Project CoordinatorMitchell Taylor serves the Feerick Center as an NYC Consumer Advocacy Project Coordinator. He holds a B.S.B.A. in International Business from Georgetown University. His prior experience in financial services includes working at an investment bank and a fintech startup. Now, he aims to promote economic justice for New Yorkers as an AmeriCorps VISTA with the Feerick Center. He plans to attend law school after his year of service to continue representing financially underserved communities.
Spencer Wang
2023-2024 AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Greater NYC Attorney Emeritus CoordinatorSpencer Wang is a 2023-2024 AmeriCorps VISTA and Greater NYC Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator at Fordham Law School's Feerick Center for Social Justice. He is originally from Wayne, New Jersey, and graduated from Emory University with a BBA in Business Administration and PPL (Philosophy, Politics, and Law). During college, Spencer worked for non-profits like Human Rights First and led Emory’s student mutual aid fund supporting low-income students. He is passionate about empowering underserved communities and is committed to racial and socioeconomic justice. Following his time at AmeriCorps, he hopes to attend law school and pursue a legal career in civil rights or public interest law to reform the systemic injustice and inequity present within our institutions.
2022-2023 AmeriCorps VISTA Members
Isabela Coppler, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Consumer Assistance Project Coordinator
Jordan Eady-Lee, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Greater NYC Attorney Emeritus Coordinator
Madeleine Foley, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Consumer Assistance Project Coordinator
Shannon Porter, AmeriCorps VISTA Leader
Sean Tan, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Greater NYC Attorney Emeritus Coordinator2021-2022 AmeriCorps VISTA Members
Kelsey Benjamin, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Greater NYC Attorney Emeritus Coordinator
John Kauffman, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Feerick Center Veterans Rights Project (FCVRP) and the COVID Response Project (CRP) Project Coordinator
Kimberly Martinez, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Consumer Assistance Project Coordinator
Theresa Mahoney, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Consumer Assistance Project Coordinator
Ashley Ramsay, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Greater NYC Attorney Emeritus Coordinator
Alero Simon, AmeriCorps VISTA Leader2020-2021 AmeriCorps VISTA Members
Kelsey Benjamin, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Greater NYC Attorney Emeritus Coordinator
Patrice A. Bryan, AmeriCorps VISTA Leader
Molly Miller, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Consumer Assistance Project Coordinator
Matty Motylenski, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Feerick Center Veterans Rights Project (FCVRP) and the COVID Response Project (CRP) Project Coordinator
Ella Shlonsky, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Greater NYC Attorney Emeritus Coordinator
Jordan Williams, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Consumer Assistance Project Coordinator2019-2020 AmeriCorps VISTA Members
Katherine Alonzo, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Consumer Debt Program Coordinator
Taylor Bessinger, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Volunteer Lawyers for Veterans Program, Project Coordinator
Dilon Goncalves, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Education Program Coordinator
Maris Moon, AmeriCorps VISTA Leader
Daniella Torres, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Greater NYC Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator2018-2019 AmeriCorps VISTA Members
Julia Cummings, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Consumer Debt Program Coordinator
Azalea Capers, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Education Program Coordinator
Kaitlyn Filzer, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Volunteer Lawyers for Veterans Program, Project Coordinator
Camilla Leonard, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Veteran's Program Coordinator
Evan Mullen, AmeriCorps VISTA Leader
Cora Vasserman, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator2017-2018 AmeriCorps VISTA Members
Azalea Capers, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Education Program Coordinator
Naama Hod, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator
Camilla Leonard, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Veteran's Program Coordinator
Cora Vasserman, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator2016-2017 AmeriCorps VISTA Members
Luigi Bonifacio, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Education Program Coordinator
Brian Bowen, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator
Shannon Litvin, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Consumer Debt Program Coordinator2015-2016 AmeriCorps VISTA Members
Christine Brathwaite, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Education Program Coordinator
Yolanda Garcia, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Consumer Debt Program Coordinator
Donita Krasniqi, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator2014-2015 AmeriCorps VISTA Members
Liza Carroll, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Education Program Coordinator
Matthew Q. English IV, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Attorney Emeritus & LEEAP Education Program Coordinator
Kyle Giller, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Consumer Debt Program Coordinator2013 -2014 AmeriCorps VISTA Members
Priscilla Alabi, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Education Program Coordinator
Katie McConnell, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator
Sara Trongone, AmeriCorps VISTA Member, LEEAP Consumer Debt Program CoordinatorNYC Civic Corps Members
2014-2015 NYC Civic Corps Members
Donita Krasniqi, NYC Civic Corps Member, Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator
Chelsea Wilson, NYC Civic Corps Member, Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator2013-2014 NYC Civic Corps Members
Nicholas Macri, NYC Civic Corps Member, Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator
Samantha Varn, NYC Civic Corps Member, Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator2012-2013 NYC Civic Corps Members
Laura Backus, NYC Civic Corps Member, Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator
Brandon Ruben, NYC Civic Corps Member, LEEAP Education Program Coordinator
Anting Wang, NYC Civic Corps Member, LEEAP Consumer Debt Program Coordinator2011- 2012 NYC Civic Corps Members
Ayanthi Gunawardana, NYC Civic Corps Member, Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator
Joanna Laine, NYC Civic Corps Member, Attorney Emeritus Program Coordinator