Alumni update: Erin Kelly in Juneau

Erin Kelly got to see friends young and old on her last visit to El Salvador.

SNRAS alumn Erin Kelly recently settled in Juneau where she is now employed by a nonprofit called SAGA. Kelly was UAF's first student to graduate with a master's degree earned in conjunction with Peace Corps service (May 2009).

Kellly loved her assignment in El Salvador so much that she has been back twice since completing it. Last fall she lived with a friend in El Salvador for a month. While there she got to visit with her Salvadoran friends, spend time with students, and distribute donated reading glasses.

Her new job in Juneau as Southeast education coordinator tasks her with overseeing the educational and community service activities of SAGA AmeriCorps members. Her responsibilities involve preparing and implementing training modules in the areas of education and community service for AmeriCorps team leaders who will lead crews of AmeriCorps members on work projects all over Alaska this summer.

"I think this job is going to be a great fit for me," Kelly said. "I am really excited to be working with a bunch of like-minded people at SAGA. To top it all off I will also have the opportunity to visit our crews while they are working on projects all over southeast Alaska."

SAGA's mission is to improve lives, lands, and communities in Alaska through service learning.

Further reading:
"Mastering the Peace Corps, The toughest job you'll ever love," Aurora Magazine, Fall 2009, by LJ Evans