After growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduating from high school in 2016, CJ Marbley immediately entered the workforce. He soon learned about AmeriCorps and decided to serve with Rebuilding Together Minnesota’s CapacityCorps, a National Direct AmeriCorps program with 65 full-time members serving at 35 local Rebuilding Together affiliates. After completing his term, the experience served as an entry into the workforce as a professional tradesman and construction worker. Now, five years later, he heard about the AmeriCorps project coordinator position at RTP.
“This position is a chance to live on the West Coast with housing that’s provided for us so that we as AmeriCorps volunteers can focus on the work,” he said. As project coordinator for the team, CJ orders and estimates materials and tools needed for the project sites, meets with clients to determine their needs, and generally plans for what lies ahead pre- and post-project.
CJ will complete his 11 month term in January of 2025. He is excited about the opportunity to grow as a team player for the group and to make sure his team has what they need to complete the project. “I want to grow my training and add new skills, not as a tradesman, but to stand out as an excellent member of the team,” he said.
When CJ isn’t planning RTP projects, he spends his time working on woodworking projects, watching movies, and walking in local parks.