Paul received his BA from Calvin College in 1987, majoring in Communications and Philosophy. He also has a post-baccalaureate degree in Secondary Education, English minor. Before working in the healthy homes field, Paul was a community organizer in Grand Rapids.   Afterwards, he took a six month sabbatical and walked from Georgia to Maine, and now he relieves his stress in the summer months by tending a 2,000 square foot veggie garden.

Courtney is a 2006 graduate from Aquinas College, where she studied Environmental Studies and Spanish. She enjoys reading, spending time outdoors and being a mom to her adorable and very active daughter, Tanis Keaton.

Kelly Malinowski is a recent GVSU graduate with a BA in French and a minor in International Relations. Though a Detroit native, Kelly is proud to call Grand Rapids her home. She has spent several months abroad in Paris and has an undying love of French culture. In the past she has organized for environmental and social justice issues and loves working with the community. Currently, she recruits families for the Get The Lead Out! program, and chooses leady bear as her favorite co-worker. It's hard for her to go through a day without dancing.

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Jameela graduated from Aquinas College in 2007 with her degree in Communications. She has a serious retail addiction.

James Ayers owns too many the perfect number of books.  Aside from his more scholarly pursuits, he has been known to enjoy chess and classical music.  James grew up in Kentwood and now lives in Heritage Hill.  Since serving as a part of the original CLEARCorps team in 2002, he has held a number of titles including: ballroom dance instructor, cab driver, massage therapist, and cable technician.  After seeing much of the United States from 2007 to 2008 he can say with certainty that Grand Rapids is home and he is proud to once again be serving the community.

Jenn graduated from GVSU with a BA in Spanish and photography, and spent 10 weeks living in Chile, where she photographed and wrote her own documentary - Para Arriba y Para Abajo (Up and Down).  She has a severe adiction to coffee and photoshop and is the pied piper of cockroachdom.

Mitch graduated from Union High School and has an interest in politics.  He hopes to follow in the footsteps of Barack Obama.  

Jessica Has a love for the arts (she raps), belly-dancing, lasagna, and her chihuahua Roxanne.  She tends to all the details and keeps the scary closet in order.