Peace is the fruit of love, a love that is also justice. But to grow in love requires work — hard work. And it can bring pain because it implies loss — loss of the certitudes and comforts that shelter and define us.” –Jean Vanier
Cortina Community Leadership
The leadership in the Cortina Community is almost entirely made up of Alumni (juniors and seniors) of the Cortina Program. Ten students serve on the Leadership Team (affectionately named “Core-teama”) and around 15 students serve as Service Group Leaders (SGLs), providing peer leadership at service sites, in reflection, and in Sunday Community time discussions.
The students who currently hold positions for the 2018-2019 year are pictured below.
Not pictured: Mallory Cranwell, RA; Geoff Ramirez, SGL at UNMC Monroe Meyer; Zarria Young, SGL at Hope Center for Kids, and Logan Baumberger, SGL at Heart Ministry
Sarah Burke: RA and SGL, Micah House
Lance Schimke: Academic Chair
Tori Thornton: RA
Emily Looby: Co-Formation Chair
Kaliyah Meriwether: Co-Formation Chair and EDGE Intern
Jillian Lesnansky: Co-Recruitment Chair
Mena Biraralign: Communication Chair and SGL, Ambassador Health
Andrew Bodlak: Co-Service Chair and SGL, Lutheran Family Services
Emily Schaefer: Co-Service Chair
Nicci Fong: Co-Service Chair
Jen Luttrell: Co-Social Chair
Lizzie Reschenberg: Co-Social Chair and Completely Kids SGL
The leadership in the Cortina Community is almost entirely made up of Alumni (juniors and seniors) of the Cortina Program. Ten students serve on the Leadership Team (affectionately named “Core-teama”) and around 15 students serve as Service Group Leaders (SGLs), providing peer leadership at service sites, in reflection, and in Sunday Community time discussions.
