Erin McDonald, MSW, Director
emcdonald@wju.edu
304-243-8728

Corinne Chamberlin, Americorps VISTA
Service Development and Research Coordinator
cchamberlin@wju.edu
304-243-4361

Service to the community was very much a part of Erin McDonald's experiences as an undergraduate student at Wheeling Jesuit University. She knows first hand how those influential experiences have impacted her personal life so she is especially passionate about bringing those experiences to current students. She has done service with many local organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Wheeling Hospital's Pastoral Care Dept., Youth Services System, and with the Sisters of St. Joseph. As the director of the Service for Social Action Center (SSAC), the 2003 graduate coordinates the extra-curricular and course-based service activities of members of the University community by identifying service projects, tracking participation, and providing support with spiritual reflection and skill development. Through her work in the community as a student at Wheeling Jesuit, she developed a great connection to the people of West Virginia and a desire to make a difference in the community, and she works one-on-one with students to provide them the same opportunities.

A native of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, McDonald holds a BA in Psychology from Wheeling Jesuit University and an MSW from West Virginia University.

When Corinne Chamberlin was a senior at Wheeling Jesuit University, she knew she wanted to do a year of service work. Originally from Pittsburgh, Corinne had grown very fond of Wheeling and her alma mater during her undergraduate career and began looking in the area for year-long service programs. Lucky, she found an Americorps VISTA position right in the heart of Wheeling Jesuit: The Service for Social Action Center. Corinne not only works to provide new service experiences, but also develops and tracks the success of Service for Social Action Center programs. She is very excited to help provide students with the wonderful service experiences and leadership opportunities that she had as an undergraduate at Wheeling Jesuit University.

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Chamberlin holds a B.A. in Psychology from Wheeling Jesuit University. She is currently looking at masters programs for Community Counseling.

Nichole Lewis, Mother Jones House Mentor
nlewis@wju.edu
304-243-8728

Nichole moved to Wheeling from Chicago, IL in September, 2007, where she worked as a team member of a program called Mission Year, a year-long urban ministry program, living in intentional community and doing community service at an after-school program, and also as a case manager for pregnant women through a community health clinic. Her year of living in community, doing service, and seeking social justice transformed her life in many different ways. She started working at Wheeling Jesuit University part-time, doing research for the Appalachian Institute and coordinating the Health and Wellth program, a grant-funded health and wellness program for adults with developmental disabilities. Nichole also was a co-leader of two service trips, one to New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina Relief and the other to Mingo County in southern West Virginia for a health immersion trip. During the 2008-2009, Nichole is now the Mentor for the Mother Jones House, a faith-based service community of Wheeling Jesuit University students in East Wheeling. She has also continued to run Health and Wellth. This year has been a great blessing on Nichole’s life as she works along the Mother Jones House students in loving and serving the many people they come in contact with, particularly at the Laughlin Memorial Chapel and the Catholic Neighborhood Center.

A native of Akron, OH, Nichole holds a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science with a track in Social Work from Rochester College in Rochester Hills, MI.