Krista Lee LLC

People are such an intriguing subject. Why are people, who in theory are made up of the same “stuff”, potentially raised in the same situation, even by the same people or principals, end up living completely different lives. Through the Interdisciplinary studies I was able to really dig into this curiosity; sociology, psychology, anthropology as well as my foreign languages and cultures classes. I got a closer look not only the differences of people, but the likeness, and even more so what brings people together, or keeps them apart.

As a case worker and volunteer coordinator I worked with people every single minute of every single day, often in large groups- frequently made up of vastly different personalities and backgrounds. This meant daily I would draw on the things I learned about people and how they interact with the world around them, i

SERVE Day could be seen as a daunting and exhausting undertaking but it was an opportune time to put my people skills to the ultimate test. SERVE Day is a world wide day of service where churches and organizations take on the needs of their community on one day, demonstrating care and compassion and a shared mission to do good. For the organization I worked for, we coordinated this effort amount up 60 church partners.

My role was to plan, oversee and staff resource centers where community members could find food, clothing and financial support across Northern Colorado. Not only was this direct interaction with community members, I would also help recruit and train volunteers that would interface in some of the highest needs. The collision of different worlds, cultures, view points, and just people in general could stand to be a nightmare but I loved the challenge and realistically thrive under the pressure and unexpected nature of this single day of service.