Jes Stevens is from St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Fontbonne University where he studied Applied Sociology and Psychology.  In school, Jes completed numerous service projects and held leadership roles in the Student Government Association and Orientation team. Jes serves as an Organizing Fellow at Catholics United--Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good,  in Washington D.C. 

What have you been doing at your placement?

I have been doing a lot of communications work for Catholics United--Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good.  Our efforts are to alert the public to the values and the social mission of the Catholic church. 

What is one thing you love about community living?
 One of the things I love about community living is the laughter. There are so many unique and funny things that happen when you live in community that it may be hard for someone who isn’t living in an intentional community to understand. 

Mallory Daily graduated from Marquette University with a degree in English and Philosophy. In college, she spent time working on projects through the Marquette Center for Peacemaking and the Women’s and Gender Studies Department. She is originally from Iowa City, Iowa where her parents and black lab, hank, still reside. Mallory will work at Interfaith Voices radio show.

What have you been doing at your placement?

At Interfaith Voices, I've been able to dip my toes into a variety of different things--audio editing, booking guests, writing introductions and interview questions, and getting to know the daily operations of a weekly public radio show. I hosted my first interview a few weeks ago, with a Tibetan Buddhist Monk, and have another one coming up next week.

Cecilie Kern graduated in 2012 from Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA, where she majored in Diplomacy and World Affairs and Spanish Literary Studies and minored in Cognitive Science. She is originally from Palo Alto, CA. Last year Cecilie served as a Loretto Volunteer at CARECEN in Washington DC, where she worked as an immigration paralegal.  This year she is doing a second year of service with the Loretto Volunteer program.

What have you been doing at your placement?

This year I am serving as the as the Loretto Community's assistant NGO representative to the United Nations.  As the international community finalizes its post-2015 development agenda, Loretto and other values-based civil society organizations play an important advocacy role, ensuring that the voices and the rights of the people at the grassroots are included and protected in global policies.  We do this by organizing and actively participating in events to draw attention to important issues, and creating documents and other resources that can be shared with policy-makers. I really enjoy the atmosphere of partnership that exists between the different NGOs as we work together to tackle issues relating to international migration, the rights of girls, mining (which combines sustainable development and human rights) and financing for development.  I also love sharing our work at the UN with the broader Loretto community, whether it's inviting students and community members to come to New York for the annual Commission on the Status of Women in March, or by managing our website and social media.