Meet the NGC Team

Chantal Sheehan 

Executive Director

Chantal originally came to New Global Citizens in February 2009 from Tampa, Florida.  In July 2010, the NGC Board appointed her as NGC Executive Director.  Since arriving in Phoenix, a town she’d never been to until she took the job, she's embraced Arizona's culture and climate (it's a dry heat compared to Florida) with optimism, big dreams, and lots of excitement about having a new area of the country to explore and a new role to do it within! Chantal graduated from the SIT Graduate Institute in Brattleboro, Vermont with a Masters in Management (concentration in International Development Management). She also currently serves on the Board of Trustees at World Learning, an NGO and educational institution of which SIT is a part. Chantal often feels as though every element in her life’s journey uniquely prepared her in some way for her current position at NGC. Whether it was time spent running an accounting firm, working as a US Embassy intern in the Bahamas, traveling in Latin America and Europe for months on end, or working at a multinational corporation in Florida, each moment helped shape who she is today: a happy, driven, and passionate New Global Citizen!

Courtney Klein

Senior Advisor & Co-Founder

Courtney is an Arizona native and a graduate of Arizona State University's Barrett Honors College where she received her degree in Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Courtney was the Founder and Executive Director of Youth Re:Action Corps, a nonprofit organization launched in her senior year at Arizona State University on a $1,000 seed grant with a mission to educate, empower, and invest in young people to change the world. In 2008, upon the merger between Youth Re:Action Corps and New Global Citizens (formerly Youth Philanthropy Worldwide), Courtney assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer for New Global Citizens.

In 2008, Courtney was named by bizAZ as one of "35 Entrepreneurs under 35" and in 2007 was named one of "20 Woman to Change Arizona by 2020" by Arizona Woman Magazine and the Arizona Republic. In 2006, Courtney was profiled in the Arizona Republic as one of Arizona's most intriguing Chief Executives, highlighted as one of the six to watch. Additionally, she was honored by the Phoenix Business Journal's Power Book as a "Power Generation Up-and-Coming Leader." In 2005,

Courtney was honored as a Hon Kachina Honoree and in 2002 was named Woman of the Year by the Diocese of Phoenix.

Jennifer Vollmann 

Director of Programs

Jennifer Vollmann grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. She attended Santa Clara University and graduated with a double major in Political Science and Religious Studies. She spent her college summers in Thailand, Tanzania, and India volunteering and finding adventures like electrocution, hiking though the Himalayas covered in leeches, hitch-hiking and hanging out with gorillas in Uganda, and meditating at Buddhist monasteries. After college she followed her passion for politics and Africa and moved to Kenya to run a parliamentary campaign for Philo Ikonya. While in Kenya, Jennifer started an NGO in Kenya which provides scholarships to high school students. Jennifer’s experiences working, volunteering, and traveling abroad challenged her to inspire others to think critically about the world’s problems and work towards change. Jennifer’s heart will always be in Kenya and she is looking forward to growing sweet potatoes and drinking chai on her shamba in Kenya.

Erin Krapf 

Program Coordinator

Since starting with New Global Citizens in August 2008, Erin has loved working with students, alumni, community partners, and fellow NGC staff all with amazingly diverse experiences yet with a shared passion to support positive change globally. For four years, Erin was a social worker throughout Phoenix, assisting families living with the realities of drug and alcohol abuse, violence, poverty, and lack of access to essentials including housing, medical care, and counseling. Erin also served as an Education and Community Development Peace Corps Volunteer in the country of Georgia. (Think Black Sea, Caucasus Mountains, Eurasia... not Atlanta, Georgia.) Erin is an avid camper and a big fan of jumping in the car for an impulse road trip. But, if you're passing through downtown Tempe, you'll likely spot Erin peddling around her Schwinn cruiser taking in the neighborhood sites, parks, cafes, and restaurants.

Joan Serviss 

Development & Communications Coordinator 

A Phoenix native, Joan is the newest staff member to the New Global Citizens family. Joan received her Bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University in Political Science. She has worked in the grassroots advocacy, human resources, and legislative lobbying field and brings those experiences to NGC. Joan is extremely excited about being involved, albeit indirectly, to NGC’s students transformation process and how that impacts a student’s future.   A proud mother of two, she will happily show you pictures of her son and daughter on her iPhone.  

Kandice Kohler 

Volunteer Extraordinaire

Kandice was born and raised a Buckeye and continued her family’s tradition by earning her undergraduate degree and Master’s in Education from The Ohio State University. Throughout her university work she enjoyed study abroad trips to Australia and Chile that allowed her the opportunity to research children’s literature and teach in schools abroad. After college she taught in the city schools in Ohio and then joined World Teach Guyana for an amazing and life changing year. In Guyana her heart was captured by the people and their stories, especially the children. Working and living in the rural community of Kwakwani, Guyana taught her how to be resourceful in the classroom and in her home. She quickly learned the insignificance of material things and the importance of good friends (especially when you are traveling across borders). Her most memorable experience in South America occurred when she fulfilled a childhood dream of visiting Angel Falls in Venezuela and slept in a hammock at the foot of the falls. Since returning to the States Kandice has continued her passion for teaching in developing areas and learning the most effective ways to bring aid to those countries in need. 

Regina Duran 

Volunteer & NGC Alumna 2005-2008 

Regina was born in Mexico City and moved to the United States when she was 8. She is the only girl out of three boys and loves her family more than anything. She graduated from Red Mountain High School in May 2008 and is now attending Arizona State University in the Barrett Honors College planning to major in non-profit leadership and management and pre-medicine. She first got involved with New Global Citizens her junior year when it was still called Youth Re:Action Corps. Since then the organization hasn't been able to get rid of her, so she became an intern. She is absolutely excited to work with the organization and can't wait to get involved with the behind the scenes of New Global Citizens. Regina's ultimate dream is to one day work with Doctors without Borders, travel around the world, and help give health care and disaster-relief to those who are in need.