Ambassador of the Month

This month’s Ambassadors of the Month are two of the individuals who supported Cycle 7 of InStepp's Citizenship Instruction Program that ended on June 11th: Ian McPherson and David Dusto.Ian McPherson grew up in Whiteville, North Carolina which is close to the coast. He is now located in Raleigh with his partner, Erika, and pup, Lady Grantham. He works at United Church …Read More >

Shara Patterson was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. She is currently residing in Saint Louisville, Ohio. She has been married for 15 years, and they have a four-year-old daughter, their miracle child. Her daughter looks like Shara's mother who unfortunately passed a month before her birth. Her husband is an author and has created two independent horror films.  For the …Read More >

Aditee Joshi was born and raised in Mumbai, India. In 2012, after her marriage, she moved to the great state of Minnesota to be with her husband, who at the time was pursuing his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Minnesota. Currently, he is working as a scientist with a contract research organization in Cary NC, and now she calls North Carolina home. She …Read More >

This month’s Ambassadors of the Month are the six individuals (pictured left to right) who supported InStepp's Cycle 6 Citizenship Instruction classes that ended on October 26th : Joe Tetzlaff, Karen Salina, Pooja Iyer, Alice Holt-Clash, Jacqueline Lauer and Nicholas Roberts (not pictured).  Below we profile three of these volunteers.Alice Holt-Clash grew up in …Read More >

Ebony Johnson has been an event planner for over a decade and has an extensive background in logistics and operations. She currently serves as the lead event coordinator at UNC’s Institute for the Arts and Humanities. She specializes in educational and social events with an eye towards making it creative, interactive and relevant by using her problem solving skills, …Read More >

Irene Owens grew up in Haverhill, MA and now resides in Raleigh, NC. Irene has an Associate’s Degree in Business as well as a Paralegal Certificate. She works as the Sr. Legal Specialist at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and handles corporate and employment law matters for the Company. Irene has a son and a daughter and has been blessed with 3 grandsons who …Read More >