2018-2019 AmeriCorps VISTA, Kineta Sanford

Emily Seibel and Kineta Sanford flank Queen Quet, the first Queen Mother of the Gullah/Geechee Nation at the 2018 OCDCA Annual Conference.

Kineta Sanford is the newest member of the Yellow Springs Home, Inc. team, serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA. She has plunged in with enthusiasm.

Only three months on the job, Kineta has an array of accomplishments under her belt: implementing an affirmative marketing and outreach plan, providing a critical role on the grants team for fundraising $40,000+ for operations, assisting with events, and helping with project pre-development and grant applications on a number of projects.
Kineta taught English at a charter school in Dayton after earning a Master’s Degree in Education from Wright State University. She focused on a social justice curriculum for the students centered on issues of poverty, race, housing, access, and equality.

She knew going into that position that she would not only teach students, but would learn about how she could contribute to the community outside of the classroom. This lead her into seeking out nonprofit work, ultimately leading her back to Yellow Springs. She now serves on Yellow Springs Village Council in addition to her service at Yellow Springs Home, Inc.
Along with her commitment to service and learning, Kineta is dedicated to family and friends. She and her husband, Jon, purchased a home this year in Yellow Springs where they live with their daughter, Nora, two cats, and a dog, and close to her parents.

Yellow Springs Home, Inc.  PO Box 503  . Yellow Springs, OH  45387 . 937.767.2790