Sam Angell
Sam Angell, originally from Golden, CO, spent his first year after graduation from Cornell College near Cedar Rapids, IA, as a fellow in the Episcopal Community Services program of Boston. He was at Cornell a major in Religious Studies and American History. Sam has extensive experience in rehabbing flooded houses with Americorps VISTA and in community organizing. He enjoys good food, good drink, good people, and exploring new places in the saddle of his bike. He will be working in community organizing for Jericho Road Housing this year in New Orleans.
Caroline Hauser
Moving here without ever first seeing New Orleans, Caroline Hauser is a native of PA and NY. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in Spanish and International Studies, spending one semester in Barcelona, Spain. An active rugby player and former camp counselor, Caroline is this year placed with Trinity Episcopal Mobile Loaves and Fishes ministry.
Cara Mills
Cara Mills, a graduate of UC Davis, spent 2010-11 as a participant in the Episcopal Service Corps in Boston where she worked with the homeless. This year Cara is assigned to the St Thomas Medical Clinic, a perfect fit with her eventual goal of becoming a nurse practitioner.
Chris Musil
Chris Musil, from Lynchburg, VA, has been a volunteer in New Orleans on four separate occasions with the Diocese of Southwest VA. Chris loves photography, music, travel and listening to people from all backgrounds. He is assigned this year to All Souls in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans.
Ernesto Noguera
A political science graduate of Jacksonville State University in FL, Ernesto Noguera is a native of Nicaragua, coming to the U.S. in 2004 as an international student participant in the International House Program. He is pursuing a Masters in Emergency Management and has completed the Emergency Management Certification program. Ernesto is working with Habitat for Humanity.
Jessie Pitcher
Jessie Pitcher comes to New Orleans after a one-year post-graduate stint in Tanzania, where she spent a year as a Young Adult Service Corps volunteer in the Diocese of Central Tanganyika. Jessie is a graduate of the University of the South, Sewanee, where she studied anthropology and African history. Her eventual goal is to enter an MSW program. Jessie is working with Habitat for Humanity.
Scott Webster
Scott Webster is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in Environmental Science. He has experience volunteering in housing reconstruction in New Orleans. He will be with Habitat for Humanity this year as his placement.