Aric is a business analyst in the Deloitte Digital Banking practice and a former City Year Corps Member for City Year Chicago where he served at the Dewey School of Excellence in Englewood. There, he focused on interventions with 18 students specifically in mathematics, streamlined classroom small group sessions, and coordinated in-kind donations t…

Casey is a former Civic Engagement Project Leader from City Year Seattle where she oversaw service projects for over 200+ volunteers, raised over $50,000, and navigated the complexities of corporate partnerships during COVID-19. Prior to joining City Year, first as an AmeriCorps Member, Casey graduated from Binghamton University with a degree in Ma…

Today we’ll be having another special episode on the program – piloting a new format to center more closely on discussion. We’ve gone ahead and compiled the best questions from our previous interviews to ask today’s guest Daniel Thompson. Daniel is a Business Development Manager for Siemens AG, a German multinational tech conglomerate where he focu…

Lexi is a former Team Leader for City Year Columbia, one of City Year’s smaller, but no less impactful, sites. Prior to serving as a first-year Team Leader at Sandhills Elementary School, she graduated from the University of South Carolina in Economics & English with a 4.0 GPA, earning herself a membership to Phi Beta Kappa and earning herself the …

Special Host Edition Episode with Derek Qiu. My name is Derek Qiu and I’m a former educator for the non-profit City Year. I served as a first-year team leader at Isaac Newton Middle School in East Harlem where I led 6 AmeriCorps members in holistic service of 400+ students. I served in 6th grade Mathematics and Technology classrooms, amplifying the…

Nicole is an MBA candidate at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and a former Teach for America Corps Member. Nicole graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania and as a TFA Corps Member she earned her Master’s in Elementary Education and Teaching from John’s Hopkins University, before serving as a classro…

Sophie Schnietz is a student at UC Berkeley, in the process of earning her Master of Architecture, and a former Peace Corps volunteer. Sophie served in Rwanda as an English Language instructor for Middle & High School Teachers at Muhazi Secondary School. Furthermore, she taught multiple sections of 7th and 8th grade students, pioneering new program…

Michelle Rajan, Healthcare Consultant and former City Year AmeriCorps member. Michelle graduated from Muhlenberg College where she majored in Neuroscience and Creative Writing, serving as the 2021 Commencement Speaker. During her time at Muhlenberg, she was the creator and host of her own show “Continental Drift” which combined international cultur…

Zach Fishman is Director of AmeriCorps Member Experience for City Year New York. After graduating from TCNJ with a degree in Psychology, he served as development associate for a small non-profit called LifeTies which intervenes to provide care to youth in crisis due to sexual orientation, gender, and abuse. That same year, Zach would get begin his …

Kyra is a Human Capital Consulting Manager, specializing in DEI, and former City Year Corps Member, Team Leader, and Staff Member. Kyra started her service with City Year in the City of Chicago, after graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in Cultural Anthropology. After her back-to-back Corps years serving as an AmeriCorps member…

Tom Yake is a former Corps Member and Senior Managing Director from Teach for America. Tom graduated from William and Mary as a double-major in economics and history, as a TFA Corps Member he earned a master’s in secondary education from Arizona State University while serving as lead teacher for Omega Schools in Phoenix Arizona. Tom would go on to …

Melissa is Senior Associate Director at Orr Group, a non-profit fundraising and consulting firm, where she not only advises on fundraising strategy but also serves as a frontline fundraiser, securing grants worth up to $10M for organizations like the Obama Foundation and Echoing Green. Earlier in life, Melissa graduated from American University bef…

Elizabeth Stein is a Strategy Consulting Manager, Founder & Principal of Elizabeth Stein Consulting, former City Year staff member, and former City Year AmeriCorps member. Prior to City Year, Elizabeth graduated Magna Cum Laude from Colgate University with a degree in English & creative writing. Upon graduation, she would join City Year as an Ameri…

Ben Coben is a Strategy Consultant and a former City Year AmeriCorps Team Leader. Before joining City Year, Ben graduated Cum Laude from Rice University with a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He served two years with City Year, first as an AmeriCorps member at P.S. 83 in East Harlem before serving another as Team Leader, supporting e…

Daria Preston is a human capital consulting manager and a former Peace Corps volunteer. In this episode of the Charity Inc. Podcast, Derek and Daria discuss the future of Peace Corps, the impact of an MBA on post-service career opportunities, and the long-term influence of service programs.By Derek Qiu