Award Winners

Dr. Rennae Anderson, a Maryland resident, is currently serving her third term as an AmeriCorps VISTA member. With a strong passion for public health—particularly in the areas of health education and health promotion—Rennae is dedicated to engaging and empowering communities to access vital health and wellness resources. Her work focuses on helping individuals apply these …

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With 20+ years serving in community development, higher education, and nonprofits, Nik Sushka is currently the City of Rockville’s Collective Impact Manager, responsible for grantmaking and partnerships supporting housing stability, economic mobility, and community well-being. At Montgomery College, she led college success and service-learning programs, including co-founding MC Votes. Originally from Illinois, Nik and her …

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Dr. Jane Palmer is a community-engaged researcher and former practitioner. She founded the Community-Based Research (CBR) Scholars and CBR certificate programs at American University. She is deeply dedicated to community-engaged / community-led research and experiential learning. She has partnered with dozens of DC-based and national organizations over the past 10+ years. She currently serves as …

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Dr. Kris Messer is an Associate Professor of English at the Community College of Baltimore County, as well a co-coordinator for Service Learning. She has studied and published on writing placement, reading, community-based assessment and pedagogy. Her work has been most recently published in Teaching English in the Two-Year College and the Journal of Writing …

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