Campus Corps Leader Profile: Jill Washburn

          Jill is one of our two returning Campus Corps leaders having spent her first term in Billings serving as the first ever Corps leader at Rocky Mountain College. Upon visiting Jill's campus this past fall, I was amazed by how much she was able to accomplish in her first year as a leader in terms of expanding the Campus Corps program at Rocky.  She made great strides in raising the campus community's awareness of the program and establishing the strong presence that it now has throughout the local community. This quick growth and success can be attributed to Jill's dedication to the program, to her expert networking abilities, and to her relentless work ethic that drives her to devote far more than the required number of hours to her service. Jill implemented many fun new service projects at RMC that had a significant impact upon her campus as well as upon the greater Billings community. Students and local community members took part in events such as Suessville University and Can-struction, both of which Jill has worked to make even bigger and more successful during her second year as Campus Corps leader.

          In addition to leading the Campus Corps Program at Rocky, Jill also devotes her time to the American Red Cross of Montana, where she focuses her efforts on providing disaster relief services and preparing communities across the state for potential disasters. Upon asking Jill what her official role is with the Red Cross of Montana it became apparent that she really does it all, serving as a Disaster Action Team chair, International Humanitarian Law instructor, and Duty Officer just to name a few. Last month Jill took the lead in coordinating our Red Cross Month initiative which achieved a number of great successes thanks in part to her exceptional leadership. 


          Jill is originally from Montpelier, Vermont and has RMC to thank for bringing her out to Montana, as she made the move to Billings in order to attend the college a few years back.  Currently, Jill is enrolled as a part-time student in the FEMA Emergency Management Institute to further develop her skills in providing disaster relief services. In her free time, Jill enjoys river rafting and is very dedicated to her yoga practice.