Habitat EKC is pleased to welcome its very first VISTA member to the office, Tom Wood. VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America, is an AmeriCorps program which is designed specifically to fight poverty. VISTA members commit to serve full-time for a year at a nonprofit organization or local government agency.

Tom joins us from Berkeley, California where he has been working toward a Masters in History at Graduate Theological University. He completed his undergraduate degree at Pacific Lutheran University with a double major in History and Religion. He became interested in VISTA because he was at a point in his life where he could give back to the community. Tom says, "I really wanted to spend the time I'm taking off from school to contribute to something bigger than myself and perhaps explore some possible venues for latter in life."

Tom will help the construction department build effective tools to streamline procurement, budgeting and scheduling processes, as well as further development of our GREEN building program. He also enjoys good BBQ, home-brewing his own beer and speaks a little German (badly, he wants you to know) from time to time.