Name: Carolyn Kent Hometown: Durham, NC Current Organization: National 4-H Council What inspired you to apply for ProInspire? After returning from Peace Corps, I led a nonprofit organization that I founded in 2008 while also consulting on various project management jobs with Duke University. I found…
By: Kelly Pierson ProInspire Fellow 2013, National 4-H Council My name is Kelly Pierson, and I am an ineffective multi-tasker. After years of internal fighting, I can finally admit this truth. While I love to think that I can switch seamlessly between projects without skipping a beat, I simply canno…
Name: Casey Krall Hometown: Lebanon, PA Current Organization: Year Up What inspired you to apply for ProInspire’s Managing for Success Program? The opportunity to take part in coaching/sharpen my coaching skills over an extended period of time. And, Lucilla and Maurice (who were ProInspire f…
What are they doing now? Our 2012 Class of ProInspire Fellows, recently celebrated the end of their fellowship year together with alumni, fellows, friends, supporters, and hiring partners at La Tasca in downtown D.C.. It was a great evening full of memories and highlights from the year; includin…
Name: Juan Carlos Estrella Hometown: Quito, Ecuador Current Organization: FHI 360 What inspired you to apply for ProInspire’s Managing for Success Program? The opportunity for strengthening my managerial skills by learning and exchanging knowledge not only with the program instructors, but a…
ProInspire Alumni, Gillian Peron shares her experience as a ProInspire Fellow at Good 360 with Common Good Careers: “Dear Candidate: Thank you for your interest in our organization. While your qualifications were impressive, this was a highly competitive process, and we are not able to extend yo…
Name: Noelle Carne Hometown: Sandpoint, Idaho Current Organization: Capital City Public Charter School What inspired you to apply for ProInspire’s Managing for Success Program? My current work is very different from my previous position and I wanted to improve my managerial skills. I was als…
By Gillian Perron Dear Candidate: Thank you for your interest in our organization. While your qualifications were impressive, this was a highly competitive process, and we are not able to extend you an offer at this time…” During the eight months it took to transition from my first career in t…
Name: Ashlee Lawson Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan Previous Organization: Sound Investment AV Current Organization: Ceaser Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy What inspired you to apply for ProInspire? I was inspired to apply for ProInspire by the recommendation of a past fellow. He lear…
Name: Jennifer Mok Hometown: Houston, TX Previous Organization: Accenture Current Organization: FHI360 What inspired you to apply for ProInspire? Wanting to do non-profit work more than just outside working hours and see what it’s like devoting all of me to something I’m passionate about…