Colorado Campus Compact

Student Engagement Coordinator

As Program Director of the UCAN Serve and Compact Service Corps AmeriCorps programs, Jami is responsible for managing the largest higher education AmeriCorps programs in the nation, enabling more than 6,000 students per year to participate in national and community service through 80 colleges and universities. Jami has worked in the nonprofit/public service sector for fifteen years, from environmental education to U.S. congressional and presidential politics. Previously, she worked for AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, Western Region, in the Projects and Training Department. Jami graduated from San Diego State University with a B.A. in Education and a minor in Environmental Studies. She holds a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from Regis University.

Katie was first formally introduced to the term “community engagement” as an AmeriCorps member with the Montana Technology Corps in 2001. Not only did the phrase have a nice ring to it, but it described an aim she wanted to pursue and thought (believing as she still does today that we are all one another’s greatest resource) others should, too. To that end, she volunteered around issues she cared about, did some community organizing, and pursued a Master’s degree in Public Administration at the University of Montana. Since 2005, she has worked on service-learning, national service, and community engagement initiatives throughout the Rocky Mountain West, thus nurturing a benevolent obsession with helping students of all ages get involved and make a difference.

Isabella joins the Compact team from the University of Colorado where she served as assistant to the Dean in the School of Pharmacy. As the new administrative coordinator, she will be responsible for streamlining the administrative functions of the Compact office and assisting with member services. She is thrilled to be part of team that is passionate about civic engagement and the capacity this process has to produce an engaged citizenry. Isabella graduated from the University of Denver with an MA in International and Intercultural Communication and a BA in Communication from Daystar University in her native Kenya.

Mariama (pronounced “Marimah” with the emphasis on the first syllable) comes to CCC from the University of Colorado Denver, Department of Orthopaedics. There, she oversaw a portion of their education program and was instrumental in their accreditation process. Mariama has a BA in Communication from UCD, and says she’s “thrilled to be here!” In her role as AmeriCorps Program Assistant, she will help ensure program compliance with federal guidelines, manage enrollment and exiting processes for members, and communicate with Coordinators about member management items.

Stephanie Schooley has worked at CCC for the past nine years in both program and organizational management and development. Her passion for service learning stems from hands-on practice—she previously served as an AmeriCorps*VISTA in Denver, Colorado, for a community-based literacy program that strengthens academic performance of public school children through meaningful community, school and family partnerships. She is also a founding board member for the Denver and National Young Nonprofit Professionals Networks.

Stephanie received an M.A. in Conflict Resolution from the University of Denver Graduate School of International Studies, and a B.A. in History from Reed College in Portland, Oregon.