I spent three years working as a Communications Associate with the Michigan Community Service Commission. MCSC is a nonprofit with a mission to connect service-hungry volunteers with organizations committed to addressing food insecurity, homelessness, environmental concerns, and other critical concerns to better their communities–one project and service opportunity at a time.

I acted as the voice for the organization, though creating and scheduling social media content, connecting with media about ongoing service projects throughout the state of Michigan, and ensuring Michiganders had access to opportunities to serve and be served through the Commission and its partners. Here are a few highlighted projects I supported:

  • The combined 2020/2021 (COVID-19) Governor’s Service Awards, and, upon returning to MCSC, the 2024 and 2025 GSAs

    • I vetted and interviewed nominees, wrote and edited nominee biographies, wrote press releases, led media outreach to local publications, and ran the MCSC social media accounts, all to ensure some of the state’s most impactful volunteers and organizations were recognized and honored.

    • 2025 campaign

    • 2024 campaign

    • 2020/2021 campaign

  • A monthly Michigan AmeriCorps VISTA member newsletter

    • I volunteered to be part of a task force responsible for informing AmeriCorps VISTA members about what was happening in our state, and we decided to do so with a newsletter. I edited member introductions, designed the layout of the newsletter in Canva, created bulletins about upcoming activities and events, including holiday service opportunities and Pride Month celebrations, and used Mailchimp to ensure the newsletter reached dozens of service members each month.

  • Press releases and impact stories about service opportunities

  • Led discussions and presentations for commissioners, legislators, and other service members

    • I created presentations about how to submit stories about positive service projects happening throughout the state for acknowledgement and media coverage.

    • I also directly reached out to legislators about service projects happening in their area for additional support.