To start off this last post for the Fellowship, I want to thank The Columbus Foundation, Dr. Mark Lomax II, and, of course, my cohort of Fellows. This was an incredible opportunity for me and I have grown and learned so much from and with all of you. I also appreciated the space that was created for us to learn from current leaders in this professional sphere and hear from their wise experiences.

This last week at CYCO was JAM PACKED. I had many trainings and the final presentation for this fellowship (which just happened a few hours ago!), along with other things for which I had to prepare. I am fortunate enough to stay on part-time with City Year Columbus, so the training process was to prepare me for my new role as a Development Operations Associate. Though much more data based, this new role will allow me to stay on with this amazing organization and continue learning about the Development world at social profit organizations in Columbus.

With a full house of AmeriCorps Members (ACM’s), the CYCO office was also full with new people with which to interact and learn from. Since the new ACM’s are also learning the ropes of City Year, it was fascinating to hear how they were introduced to the organization and the different CYCO culture norms that they are quickly embracing. I loved hearing them participate in circles and embrace the values right away, something that took me a bit to get adjusted to.

It was also very thrilling to hear their excitement as they officially got assigned their teams. This is such a momentous occasion that this was one of the posts with which most post people interacted in social media because Alumni and general community members recognize this as an important moment for the new corps.

Since I’ll be staying on, I’m excited to witness many more moments like this and get to experience a full school year of traditions with City Year Columbus. Thank you everyone and all the best to my Fellows cohort!