Charlette Kremer, Interim Program Director

Charlette Kremer served for two years as an AmeriCorps*VISTA in the LC Service Corps office.  In that position she coordinated the Community Warriors Volunteer Center, First Book-LCSC and Service Learning activities at Lewis-Clark State College.  Charlette graduated from Lewis-Clark State College in 1991 with a degree in communications.  After college, she joined the staff at KLEW television in Lewiston where she worked both in front of and behind the camera.  In 1994, Charlette was hired by Regence BlueShield of Idaho where she worked in corporate communications managing the company’s community relations and employee recognition programs.

Judy Bittick, Regional Program Manager

Regional Program Manager Judy Bittick, has over thirteen years experience in office management and working with non-profit agencies.  Nine of the thirteen years were with Job Corps in Arizona where she was assistant to the director.  Job Corps is a national program for at-risk youth, giving them the opportunity to receive a GED or high school diploma, and obtain job skills and job placement assistance. 

Judy has great admiration for AmeriCorps Members who give a year of service.  The backbone of the United States is the citizens across the country volunteering in their communities and giving back to their country.  Judy’s community service began as a young girl in northern California where, along with her dad, she helped deliver Christmas trees to those in need – and she has been hooked ever since!!  Judy has always volunteered in her community and values the importance of giving back.  Most recently her involvement has been with a national environmental organization and local civic groups.

Judy moved to Idaho four years ago from Arizona to marry a local Idahoan after deciding a long distance romance was for the birds! She visits Arizona as often as possible to spend time with her beautiful grandson and two children…….. and to warm up physically and emotionally!

Tess Hendriks, Program Manager

Tess Hendriks began her career with Lewis-Clark Service Corps on October 16, 2000. Although she came to our program with many years of work experience and enjoys working with budgets, computer software systems, and written communications, her belief in the importance of education, both formal and informal, helped fuel her attraction to our program.

A late bloomer (Tess asserts that late blooms last longer), she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree with an English major and Spanish minor at Lewis-Clark State College in 1998, at the age of 56. Having graduated with presidential honors and nominated into the Chi Kappa Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society for education, Tess hopes older adults realize by her accomplishment, age isn't a fence, but a gate.  It's up to you to either lock it or swing it open.

Barb Syska, Program Assistant

Barb Syska is the program assistant with Lewis-Clark Service Corps AmeriCorps program.  Before being employed by this program she worked for the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) in Lewiston where she worked as an office assistant and Idaho Senior Health Insurance Benefits Administration (SHIBA) representative.  RSVP is under the same umbrella (Corporation for National Service) as the AmeriCorps program so she was familiar with national service.  Barb enjoys working with people and considers it a privilege to work with the Lewis-Clark Service Corps members who have donated a year of their lives to tutor and mentor throughout Idaho.

Jana Mansfield, Office Assistant

Jana Mansfield is the South Region Program assistant with Lewis-Clark Service Corps, and the newest member on the team. Before becoming permanent staff of LCSC, Jana served as an AmeriCorps member from 2001-2003 in Treasure Valley AmeriCorps Consortium. Through her experience in AmeriCorps, Jana was given a passion for the national service community; viewing it as an indispensable part of meeting critical needs within the United States. After leaving AmeriCorps, Jana re-entered the workforce; spending a year at Boise State University before meeting her loving husband, Jonathan. They were married October 2, 2005 and are now expecting their first child. Jana is very excited to be back with AmeriCorps and hopes her experience will be an asset to AmeriCorps members throughout their term of service.