Our Vision and Mission
We envision resilient, equitable, and vibrant communities where our local governments and leaders are empowered and equipped to proactively serve the needs of all community members.
Through National Service, CivicSpark contributes to this vision by:
- Building local public sector capacity to address entrenched and emerging issues;
- Serving as a social purpose career accelerator for future leaders; and
- Fostering lasting, authentic community engagement.
CivicSpark Program Staff
CivicSpark is a program of CivicWell, and as such most program staff are also CivicWell staff.
Bill Sadler
Program Director
Justin Brosseau
Deputy Program Director
Lily Swanbrow Becker
Senior Program Manager
Amanda McSwine
AmeriCorps Grants Administrator
Shuniqua Guss
Fellow Support Specialist
Ariadna Hernandez
Operations & Compliance Manager
Skylar Johnson
Program Implementation Manager
Tim Mok
Program Implementation Manager
Mamie Murry
Recruitment Manager
Daniel Keim
Southern California Regional Coordinator
Lindsey McCandless
Northern California Regional Coordinator
Brendan Norton
Northern California Regional Coordinator
Leila Shiblak
Southern California Regional Coordinator
Mariah Thomson
Washington Regional Coordinator
Evan Pierce
Regional Coordinator
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