My role this week at We Amplify Voices has been a change in direction and change of pace. Summer programming ended on the last day of June, so the hours I spent painting and creating musical instruments with the kids have been redirected. Now some of my responsibilities include helping with an upcoming event, compiling resources for a database WAV is creating, and organizing the technology inventory. 

I am very excited about the event we are working on because I get to collaborate with the other WAV staff and a group from Otterbein University. I am more on the marketing side of things, and I am learning a lot in this role. I love being able to see how WAV’s network can reach so many people, and I am inspired by how connected they are to the community.

I also am happy to be working on my more administrative projects and organizing things for WAV. The staff at WAV work so hard and produce amazing results, but they all have a lot on their plate. I am able to use my time to help them complete projects they have been hoping to accomplish but may not have had the resources to give to them, but will be greatly beneficial to the organization and its long-term sustainability.

My days are much less structured now without the camp, so I have had to make sure I am prioritizing and managing my own time to be as productive as possible while I work remotely. This has been a shift but I am glad I am getting the time management practice. My first four weeks were about seeing the direct impact WAV makes in their programming, and now I am getting to see the behind-the-scenes work the staff does every day to make that possible.