Michigan’s AmeriCorps Member of the Month

Nathaniel Mullen

A native of Detroit , Nathaniel Mullen attended Detroit Public Schools and then earned a BFA in Art & Design at the University of Michigan. Nathaniel is now using his artistic talent to positively impact his community through the Michigan AmeriCorps Partnership (MAP) program.  He is in his second year of full-time service and is placed at the Downtown Detroit Boll Family YMCA.

At the YMCA, Nathaniel is coordinating the YArts exhibitions in the Lobby Gallery, teaching digital photography classes for teenagers, and participating in community partnerships. In 2008, he initiated both the project and member applications to secure a MAP AmeriCorps position in the Visual Arts Department of the Neutral Zone (a.k.a, the Ann Arbor Teen Center ).  He spent the year redeveloping the digital artMichigan’s AmeriCorps Member of the Month

For his second year serving in AmeriCorps, Nathaniel looks forward to the challenges of his new position.  He contends, “After a five year absence, I’m hoping to be able to contribute to Y Arts and the city.”  

According to MAP program director, Addell Austin Anderson, “Nathan has the drive, talent and enthusiasm to inspire youth to see beyond their, sometimes, isolated world to make a difference in their own lives and community.”

For more information on the Michigan AmeriCorps Partnership program, please contact Program Director, Addell Austin Anderson at (313) 593-0937 or Addell@umich.edu .  For more information on AmeriCorps, visit www.americorps.gov .