Category: Stories from ACE

BILDing a Better Future

When I was in the seventh grade, I unexpectedly fell into a child modeling gig in Manhattan. My mom would take me out of school early about three times a week around sixth period and we would take the Poughkeepsie train down to Grand Central Station. As I expected from what I had learned from…
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April 16, 2018 0

Building a Case for Justice

I have been fortunate to serve the last three years as the Bonner Service Leader at the District Attorney of Albany’s Office in some capacity. This year I am at the main office serving alongside Victim Witness Specialist, Amanda Kyle-Sprague, in the Crime Victim’s Unit. Here I am able to engage in court observations, learn…
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April 2, 2018 0

Love the work that you do…

For the coming year, I will be serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA Fellow at the Homeless and Travelers Aid Society (HATAS).  HATAS is located on the border of the Washington Square and West Hill neighborhoods, near the southernmost point of Central Ave.  I am serving as their Development Coordinator, which basically means that I help…
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