Community Outreach Fellows serve as part-time members of the Harward Center staff, helping to connect the college to the off-campus community in mutually transformative ways. Each Fellow is responsible for working with Harward Center staff and community partners to coordinate and/or develop site- or issue-based volunteer programs.

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“[Working with organization staff, high school youth, Bates students and community volunteers] reminded me of the power of teamwork and the power of people of different backgrounds coming together.” – Former Community Outreach Fellow

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Ganga Corsaro ’26
Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota
Major:

Ganga coordinates programming focused on food security.

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Sarah Jane Gavin ‘26
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Majors: Politics and Hispanic Studies

Sarah Jane is a double major in Politics and Hispanic Studies who became involved with the Harward Center through the Book Buddies Program, Blake Street Brunch Program, Lewiston Middle School Lunch Mentorship, and the Aspirations Club as a mentor during her freshman year. Her mentorship pairings at Lewiston High School and participation in Aspirations Days led her to stay closely involved with the club. She found an amazing community in the Aspirations Club and served as secretary for the spring semester in 2024. This fall she will be overseeing and facilitating the mentorship program at Lewiston High School for the Aspirations Club. Sarah Jane looks forward to expanding on the work that Madi Mettler has done over the last 3 years, continuing to build the community of Bates student mentors at LHS. Sarah Jane is also a member of the Women’s Lacrosse team where she serves as one of the community liaisons. On campus, she also works as a lifeguard and a contest operations attendant as the student lead for field hockey games.

Sarah Jane coordinates the Lewiston High School Mentoring Program.

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Natalie Gersen ‘28
Hometown: Belmont, Massachusetts
Major:   

Natalie coordinates programming focused on housing insecurity and accessibility.

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Hazel Handy ’27
Hometown: Brattleboro, Vermont
Majors: Politics and Environmental Studies
Minor: Teacher Education

Hazel Handy ‘27 is a double major of Environmental Studies and Politics, with a minor in Teacher Education. She has experience working with youth as a math teaching aide at Lewiston Middle School, a Resident Assistant at the Governor’s Institutes of Vermont, and a peer mentor at The Experiment Digital for their STEAM program. Additionally, she is the coordinator of Bates Model United Nations’ annual conference, which invites middle schoolers from across Maine to the Bates campus for an immersive MUN conference. Seeing youth engage thoughtfully with global issues through MUN over the past two years has been beyond inspiring. In her free time, Hazel enjoys learning about the natural world, reading the memoirs of her heroes, playing basketball, trying her hand at affordable mediums of art, and long conversations with family and friends. 

The Bates Civic Action Team program was foundational to helping Hazel discover her passion for working with youth. Through BCAT, she found that each day in an LMS classroom revives youthfulness, patience, and curiosity within her. She is very excited to uphold the impact of the BCAT program as this year’s BCAT coordinator. 

Hazel will be coordinating the BCAT (Bates Civic Action Team) and America Reads/America Counts (ARAC) programs.

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Ruby Hill ’27
Hometown: Berkeley, California
Major:   

Ruby coordinates aspirations programming.

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Frances Hochleutner ’28
Hometown: Brookline, Massachusetts
Major: Undeclared

Frances loves spending her time outside running or biking, making coffees and creating art. Her enjoyment of making and teaching art connects to her passion for community centered work. Through educational field work in classrooms at Farwell Elementary and Edward Little High School and teaching art in afterschool settings through organizations such as 21st Century and AMS mentors in the L/A community, Frances wants to continue to use creativity to foster socioemotional wellbeing in students and people of all ages. She hopes to build upon the collaboration between Bates students and the L/A community through the common goal of finding connection and self expression in the arts. 

Frances coordinates arts programming.

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Quinn Hughes ’26
Hometown: Villanova, Pennsylvania
Majors: Biology and French & Francophone Studies

Quinn enjoys watching films, reading, spending time with friends and family, and being outside. He knew that getting involved with the greater Lewiston-Auburn community was greatly rewarding after starting his volunteer experience as a mentor at Montello Elementary School. Here he got to engage with students, learn more about them as people and community members, and participate in a wide variety of activities from playing games to drawing, and so much more.

He values connecting with people beyond the Bates campus and hopes to continue to connect fellow peers with organizations and local residents off campus to build great relationships and perspectives with his Lewiston-Auburn neighbors.

Quinn coordinates the Montello Elementary School Mentoring Program.

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Evangeline Kpetsey ’28
Hometown: Accra, Ghana
Major: Biochemistry
Minor: Digital & Computational Studies

Evangeline enjoys reading, listening to afrobeats, and spending her weekends crocheting.

She was introduced to community engagement when she took a sociology course on Privilege, Inequality, and Power and collaborated with the YWCA to host their ‘Stand Against Racism’ event. Through this experience, she learned about the diverse and rich community of Lewiston and was inspired to spend as much time at Bates as possible, engaging in various activities. She is an international student from Ghana, and with her home far away, she hopes to make Lewiston her second home.

Evangeline coordinates programs for older Mainers. 

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Mo McGuire ‘26
Hometown:  St. Paul, Minnesota
Major: Psychology
Minor: Education

Mo is passionate about bridging the gap between the Bates and the Lewiston community through relationship-driven engagement. She first became involved in Lewiston through community-engaged learning in her classes and loved working with Rosati Leadership Academy for a community based research methods project.

Mo coordinates after-school programming.

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Trinity Monstwillo ‘26
Hometown:  Corvallis, Oregon
Major: Politics
Minor: Gender & Sexuality Studies

Trinity is a self-proclaimed coffee enthusiast. She loves reading and spending time with her cats and family. Upon arriving at Bates, she knew she wanted to contribute to the impactful work of the Harward Center and its strong engagement with the L-A community. This is Trinity’s second year as a Community Outreach Fellow, and this year she is thrilled to be coordinating the Book Buddies Program. Through Book Buddies, Trinity aims to inspire a love for reading among local elementary school students, fostering their enjoyment and passion for books.

Trinity coordinates the Book Buddies Program.

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Lucy Norris ‘26
Hometown:  Chicago, Illinois
Major: 

Lucy coordinates the Auburn Middle School Mentoring Program.

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Annie Robinson ’26
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Major: Undeclared

Annie loves hiking, baking, going on picnics, and especially meeting all the dogs on campus. Freshman year, she joined the frisbee team and fell in love with the Book Buddies program at Connors Elementary School.

Annie will be coordinating the Playground Pals Program.

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Trinity Roesch ‘27
Hometown: Inwood, West Virginia
Majors: Mathematics and Gender & Sexuality Studies

Trinity was drawn to Bates in part because of the Harward Center and the school’s emphasis on the greater community in Lewiston. Being involved as a mentor and tutor since her freshman year has helped Trinity find her sense of self at Bates and feel connected to the community beyond campus. In her free time, Trinity enjoys reading, fiber art, and connecting with friends and family.

Trinity coordinates the Lewiston Middle School Lunch Program.

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Juno Rogers ‘28
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Major: Sociology
Minor: Hispanic Studies

Juno was drawn to Bates for its commitment to community engagement, which has helped her strengthen her sense of place in Lewiston. She loves volunteering at Rosati Leadership Academy. As a track and field athlete, she believes in the power that comes from being part of a team. Juno’s favorite things include sports, backcountry trips, exploring public transit systems, and making things.

Juno coordinates the Community Liaison Program.

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Ava Singh ‘26
Hometown: Bronxville, New York
Major:

Ava coordinates programming focused on immigrant integration.