by Gary Hume | Nov 24, 2023 | Blog, Encore Fellowships, Stories
Helping Mamas provides essential baby items and period products to women and children in need throughout the state of Georgia and in Knoxville, TN. The nonprofit was started in 2014 by Jamie Lackey, a social worker who saw moms use plastic grocery store bags as...
by Gary Hume | Nov 24, 2023 | Blog, Encore Fellowships, Stories
David Pfeifer brought decades of experience running small and mid-size businesses to Futures and Options last year when he joined the team as an Encore Fellow — a seasoned professional paid a stipend to work at a nonprofit for 3 to 12 months. When his fellowship...
by Gary Hume | Nov 24, 2023 | Blog, Encore Fellowships, Stories
Kathleen Kostrzewa brought corporate IT and business development experience — plus age diversity — to the EnCorps STEM Teachers Program last year, when she joined the team as an Encore Fellow. “Kathy has decades of experience and offers our team sage advice and a...
by Gary Hume | Nov 24, 2023 | Blog, Encore Fellowships, Stories
Decades ago, Marlene Somerville moved from Manchester, England to Silicon Valley to pursue dreams of success in the tech industry. And she found it, working 23 years in various IT roles at Intel. But when Intel offered Marlene an early retirement package, she was...
