Our Volunteer Staff

 
 

Brittany Willis, Administrative Intern - Mentee Intake
I am from Burlington, NC. I graduated from UNC-Greensboro with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Studies. I started off with SHIELD Mentor Program as an intern. I fell in love with the program on day one! I continue to volunteer because I believe that a lot of the change our kids need in the community can start with us. Kids need more positive influence and SHIELD offers that!
 
 





Chantal Jones, Public Relations/Marketing Coordinator

My name is Chantal Jones, a graduating senior at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. I am majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship also with a minor in Public Relations. I am volunteering with SHIELD because I have a passion for social entrepreneurship, and influencing the lives of others with knowledge I have acquired throughout my life. I want to add value not only to this new organization, but to the lives of the youth and their families by encouraging them of a bright future ahead.




Chantale Wesley-Lamin, Volunteer Mentor
I joined the SHIELD Mentor Program because of my drive and commitment towards the community.  By recollecting my own life experiences, I understand that impacting the lives of our youth is a collective effort.  Outside of SHIELD, I am the Transportation Demand Manager for PART.  Within my role, I educate and assist Piedmont Triad citizens with making better commuter choices.  I am also a mother of three and look forward to starting my own community organization in the future.



 

"Kia" Gawaynea Tinsley, Technical Intern

I am graduate of UNCG.  I majored in Information Systems and Operations Management.  The reason I became involved with SHIELD Mentor Program is because I was looking for an internship dealing with my major in some way to gain more experience.  I also love helping out whenever and where ever I can.  I have always been interested in web and graphic design since I was about 14 years old.  I had my own sites for my favorite music artists and made my own layouts for myself and friends to use on social networking sites.  SHIELD Mentor Program is an awesome organization to volunteer for and I wish there was an organization like this in my small community when I was growing up.




Latoya Bush, Events Coordinator
I attend UNC Greensboro as a business administration major with a concentration in Human Resources.  I became involved with SHIELD as an Intern and I have learned a lot about the community and the youth thus far.  Along with being an intern, I also mentor.  I am very happy to be involved with SHIELD and their goals for the community.  I will continue to support SHIELD and you should do the same!





Leonyce Moses, Volunteer Mentor

I am from Greensboro, NC. I am a Junior, Agricultural Economics major at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. I am volunteering with SHIELD because I have always wanted to give back to younger people what people always gave to me as I was growing up, and that is a shoulder to lean on and a person to go to for advice when I couldn't go to my parents.








Nicole Griffin, Volunteer Mentor
I'm a senior at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. I'm currently studying Sociology with a concentration in Global Social Problems and I'm also studying Political Science. I chose my majors because I desire to work in the humanitarian field as a philanthropist.  I chose to work with SHIELD because it is focused on helping people, in this case teens, who are vulnerable. Helping people is my passion and SHIELD enables me to do such! Not only will this organization prepare me to work with teens in other nations, but it also teaches me the power of community!


Sanders Glenn, Mentor/Intake Volunteer
I joined SHIELD to lead and direct youth down a path that will give them the most knowledge on how to live a fulfilling life and to help others around them. When I was a child I had people in my life who helped make the transition from being a child to a young adult easier. I want the youth I encounter to have the same privilege.






                                          

Taisa Willoughby, Marketing Public/Relations Intern

I am a senior at UNC Greensboro and an art major with a concentration in design.  In addition to real-world graphic design experience, I want to positively impact someone else's life.  I have volunteered in the past and it is a rewarding opportunity.




Tyra Willoughby, Marketing Public/Relations Intern
I am from Greenville NC.  I am a senior at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and I am majoring in Art with a concentration in Design.  I was originally interested in mentoring but was blessed with the opportunity to intern for SHIELD.  What SHIELD is doing is wonderful for the community and I look forward to seeing how the area is going to be impacted in the future.