Past CAPS Fellows

Emma Depa – Save the Dunes

Nora Fisher – Heartland Alliance

Esai Hernandez – Holden Village

Emma Johnson – The Dunes Learning Center

Bianca Olfert – The Grünewald Guild

Larissa Martins Pina – Opportunity Enterprise Camp Lakeside

Dani Schulz – Heartland Alliance

Amelia Tandy – Erie Neighborhood House

Kayla Walker – The Grünewald Guild

Aidan Obermueller – Heartland Alliance

Colin Graves – Jacob’s Ladder Pediatric Rehab

Corey McClure – The Grünewald Guild

Gabby Unzicker – The Grünewald Guild

Grace Roberts – The American Red Cross

Heather Elwood – Save the Dunes

Jasmine Collins – The Grünewald Guild

Katherine Naylor – Girls on the Run

Korbin Opfer – Shirley Heinze Land Trust

Lucas Lennen – Erie Neighborhood House

Lucia Otten – Valparaiso International Center

Natalie Ensor – Jacob’s Ladder Pediatric Rehab

Noemi Vela – By the Hand Kid’s Club

Rasheed Jibriel – Opportunity Enterprise Camp Lakeside

Nour Alhajjeh – The Chicago Reporter

Grace Aurand – Shirley Heinze Land Trust

Kylie Bowlds – Lutheran Services in America

Erica Castillo – Lutheran Summer Music

Maiah Deogracias – Concordia Place

Mikayla Flanagan- The Bridge Teen Center

Chris Gatlin – Kheprw

Katie Hill – Community Renewal Society

Allison Howard – Heartland Alliance (VELT)

Camille Jefferson – By the Hand Kids Club

Adam Monnette – Red Cross (Disaster Cycle Services)

Erin Murphy – Grünewald Guild

Tytus Ragle – Healthlinc

Cylia Srmek – Heartland Alliance Health

Fox Wilmot – City. Service. Mission.

Philip Bolton – The Bridge Teen Center

Victoria Cammarano – Red Cross (Recruitment)

Katharina Depenthal – Heartland Alliance

Isabella Dietrich – Lutheran Summer Music

Justine Dorsey – Concordia Place

Katie Endres – Grünewald Guild

Emily Fletcher – Kheprw/Scarabys

Reese Foytik – Harrison Center for the Arts

Tyla Gross – Community Renewal Society

Natalie Gut – Grünewald Guild

Tobias Hill – Red Cross (Disaster Cycle Services)

Isabelle Kalil – The Bridge Teen Center

Sophia Panfil – The Bridge Teen Center

Isaiah Roach – Kheprw

Essence Roberson – Kheprw

Sophia Behrens – Lutheran Services in America

Nailah Bush – Ingenuity

Miranda Engholm – Water to Thrive

Emily Gaus – Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

Lillian Gramza – Concordia Place

Rebekah Hershberger – Grünewald Guild

Ebony Jessen – Water to Thrive

Joy Kassel – Bethany House of Hospitality

Hailey Kmetty – Ballot Ready

Anna Mason – Ingenuity

Elizabeth Nevarez – Linc Ministries International

Kimberly Nieman – Water to Thrive

Michael Olson – Kheprw

Morgan Olson – Water to Thrive

Laura Reid – Lutheran Services in America

Nicholas Skrobul – Heartland Alliance

Drayce Adams – Kheprw Institute

Meggan Amour – Lutheran Summer Music

Lemuel Cartman – Lutheran Services in America

Anna Corner – Ingenuity

Christine Craig – National Lutheran Community Services

Thespina Dabagia – Interfaith Community for Detained Immigrants

Willet Debrah – Water to Thrive

Marie Dix – Heartland (Case Management)

Emily Friedman – Bridge/Teen Center

Joeseph Hess III – Lutheran Services in America

Akira Kennedy – Heartland (Youth and Family Services)

Lydia Knorp – Heartland (Employment Services)

Gabe Martinez – Water to Thrive

Justin McClain – Heartland (Case Management)

Elizabeth Palmer – InterNews

Kiera Pratt – National Lutheran Community Services

Ashley Winiewicz – BallotReady

Juan Arellano – Ingenuity

Alyssa Brewer – Kheprw Institute

Haley Brewer – Concordia Place

Veronica Campbell – Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

Jade Curless – Venn Strategies

Zachary Felty – Kheprw Institute

Madeline Fry – Erie Neighborhood House

Daniel Herschel – InterNews

Braxton Jenkins – Companion Community Development Alternatives

Anna Maria Kubalewski – Kheprw Institute

Madison Magiera – Water to Thrive

Megan Main – ArtMix

Ben Montgomery – Interfaith Community for Detained Immigrants

Madison Morehead – International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)

Emily Nelson – Lutheran Services in America

Ayenosi Oleghe – Water to Thrive

Michele Poindexter – Growing Home

Ty Snarr – Heartland Alliance, Refugee and Immigrant Community Services

Alyssa Trinko – Harrison Center for the Arts

Claire Utzinger – Ingenuity

Hilary Van Oss – Heartland Alliance, Refugee and Immigrant Community Services

Rachel Winkler – School on Wheels

Alicia Alcaraz, Heartland Alliance, Refugee & Immigrant Community Services – Case Management

Rachel Brandenburg, Field Museum, Calumet Heritage Area Partnership

Annika Brown, Growing Home

Callum Casey, Erie Neighborhood House

Felicia Escandon, ArtMix

Abigail Fate, Water to Thrive

Tanner Gesell, Companion Community Development Alternatives

Jesse Hershberger, Venn Strategies

Grace Jackson, Water to Thrive

Perry Lerit, American Red Cross

Emily Neuharth, Harrison Center for the Arts

Eseosa Okundaye, Ingenuity, Inc.

Emily Owens, Heartland Alliance, Refugee & Immigrant Community Services – Youth & Family  Services

Aaron Pevitz, Indiana Humanities

Caroline Pratt, International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)

Bethany Riethmeier, Concordia Place

Willow Walsh, Ingenuity, Inc.

Michelle Andersen, National Lutheran Communities and Services, New Program Development

Katie Bahn, National Lutheran Communities and Services, Clinical Leadership

Kate Braun, Charitable Allies

Victoria Bruick, Ingenuity, Inc., Data and Research

Adam Bruno, Heartland Alliance, Refugee and Immigrant Community Services, Youth & Family Services

Aaron Cartwright, Venn Strategies

Nicholle Day, Lutheran Services in America, Communications & Advocacy

Megan Gilliam, ArtMix

Jazmyn Harmon Whitlow, Ingenuity, Inc., Communications and Media

Magen Hauser, Heartland Alliance, Refugee and Immigrant Community Services, Resettlement & Placement

Joshua Henderson, Venn Strategies

Louisa Ishida, Water to Thrive

Katie Karstensen, Interfaith Committee for Detained Immigrants

Kendall Kartaly, Ingenuity Inc., Partnerships and Professional Learning

Jonah Koetke, Lutheran Services in America, Member Engagement & Research

Erica Marske, Ancilla Systems

Madelyn Nieter, National Lutheran Communities and Services, Operational Leadership

Kathleen Prahlow, Heartland Alliance, Refugee and Immigrant Community Services, English Language Training

Regan Weber, Harrison Center for the Arts

Jacob Williams, International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)

Brianna Bennett, Heartland Alliance, Refugee and Immigrant Community Services

Rachel Briegel, Urban League of Northwest Indiana

Erin Brown, Interfaith Committee for Detained Immigrants

Maria Bruno, Broadway Methodist Church

Sylas Buller, National Lutheran Communities and Services, Clinical Administration

Kortney Cena, aqUV

Katy Deadmond, ArtMix

Charlie Emhardt, United Way of LaPorte County

Kathryn Fogleman, Venn Strategies

Tyler Ingersoll, United Way of LaPorte County

Brinesha Jackson, Forest Manor Multi-Service Center

Eleni Kaldis, Erie Neighborhood House

David King, Douglas Land Conservancy

Leandro Jaime, Chartered Financial Analyst Society of Chicago

Pam Launius, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service

Evan Lacy, Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago

Cindy Liu, Concordia Place

Kellie McAllister, Exodus Refugee Immigration

Kylie Schreiber, Charitable Allies

Danielle Steinwart, Lutheran Services in America, Marketing & Development

Krista Stribling, Water to Thrive

Angelys Torres, Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos – NPH USA

Katie Wilson, Horton’s Kids

Jacob Yager, aqUV

Nura Zaki, Lutheran Services in America, Member Engagement & Advocacy

Hannah Albers, National Lutheran Communities and Services

Lars Anderson, Water to Thrive

Katie Bernabei, Concordia Place

Cogan Blackmon, Interfaith Committee for Detained Immigrants

Faith Briggs, EMPOWER Porter County

Mychal Brim, EMPOWER Porter County

Makenna Cannon, Federation of State Humanities Councils

Kelli Chavez, Urban League of Northwest Indiana

McKenzie Cobban, World Food Program USA

Jonathan Haggis, Wittenberg Village

Nathan Hynek, United Way of LaPorte County

Miranda Joebgen, Lutheran Services in America

Emily Knippenberg, National Lutheran Communities and Services

Tommy Morrison, National Lutheran Communities and Services

Graciela Payan, Urban League of Northwest Indiana

Jesus Payan, League of United Latin American Citizens

Rocio Pulido, League of United Latin American Citizens

Anna Scudiero, Horton’s Kids

Scott Staal, Legacy Foundation

Alex Uryga, Venn Strategies

Abigail Accettura, Empower Porter County

Caprice Balleweg, Lutheran World Relief – New Business Development

Kristine Gordon, Federation of State Humanities Councils

Nathan King, Lutheran Services in America – Public Policy and Advocacy

Grace Leuck, United Way of LaPorte County

Aaron Meihak, Center of Workforce Innovations

Emily Powers, National Lutheran Communities and Services – Healthcare Administration

Caleb Rollins, Lutheran Services in America – Development

Rachel Shore, Housing Opportunities

Kaitlyn Spaudie, National Lutheran Communities and Services – Strategic Outreach/Healthcare Administration

Maria Wagenhofer, Urban League of Northwest Indiana – Program Development

Garrett Warren, United Way of LaPorte County