Meet the 2021-2022 Amate House Fellows
This year’s fellow cohort comes to us from 11 different states and 14 different universities. They join a network of over 870 Amate House alumni who have, for 37 years, answered the call to lead and serve here in Chicago.
Little Village House

Brooke Blackburn
Brooke is from Uxbridge, Massachusetts. She attended Saint Anselm College and serves at Marjorie Kovler Center.

Kaycee Curtis
Kaycee is from Lancaster, Ohio. She attended University of Dayton and serves at Heartland Alliance.

Gillian Fitzgerald
Gillian is from Mendon, Massachusetts. She attended Duquesne University and serves at Catholic Charities Southwest.

Eliza Nguyen
Eliza is from Hanford, California. She attended Cornell University and serves at Archdiocese of Chicago's Office of Human Dignity and Solidarity.

Jasmyne Post
Jasmyne is from Philpot, Kentucky. She attended the University of Louisville and serves at Sarah's Inn

Martina Ricca
Martina is from Arlington, Texas. She attended Texas A&M University and serves at St. Clement Parish.

Siobhan Salani
Siobhan is from Weymouth, Massaschsettes. She attended Saint Anselm College and serves at Our Lady of Tepeyac.

Katelyn Sitar
Katelyn is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She attended Duquesne University and serves at Sarah's Inn.

Claire Whalen
Claire is from Greenwood, Indiana. She attended University of Notre Dame and serves at Taller de Jose.
McKinley Park House

Lamya Augusthy
Lamya is from Westmont, Illlinois. She attended Saint Louis University and serves at Erie Family Health Center.

Zach Covelle
Zach is from Wakefield, Massachusetts. He attended Saint Anselm College and serves at Arrupe College.

Emma Dempsey
Emma is from Des Plaines, Illinois. She attended Loyola University Chicago and serves at Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly.

Eleanor Eaton
Eleanor is from Moultonborough, New Hampshire. She attended Clark University and serves at One On One.

Signe Jeremiason
Signe is from Saint Peter, Minnesota. They attended Gustavus Adolphus College and serves at Erie Family Health Center.

Stasia Reisinger
Stasia is from Evansville, Indiana. She attended University of Notre Dame and serves at Chicago Legal Clinic.

Sara Schlecht
Sara is from Ninnekah, Oklahoma. She attended Saint Mary's College and serves at Chicago Legal Clinic.

Maggie Vail
Maggie is from Valparaiso, Indiana. She attended Purdue University and serves at Academy of St. Benedict the African.

Ingrid Wefing
Ingrid is from Wilmette, Illinois. She attended Amherst College and serves at Marjorie Kovler Center.
More “Becoming a Fellow” Information
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