Meet the Alternative Break Trip Leaders: Andrew and Sierra

About Us!

Name: Andrew Valk
Hometown: Kingsport, Tennessee
Major: Plant Sciences
Campus Activities: Leadership Knoxville Scholars, Economics Club, Tennessee College Republicans, The Navigators (campus ministry), and ASB!
Hobbies: Reading (especially the Bible), Running, Basketball, Doing math problems, and being outside especially in my hammock and mountain bike riding!!
Favorite Food: My mom's broccoli and cheese casserole hands down!

Name: Sierra Roark
Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
Major: History and Anthropology
Campus Activities: Honors Program, Cinema Club, Orange and White Corps, Working at the McClung Museum, and ASB!
Hobbies: Hiking, Camping, Hammocking, Netflix, Racquetball, Archaeology, Reading, and Cooking
Favorite Food: Grilled Cheese

About Our ASB Trip!

Theme: Community Development

... now what does that even mean?

This trip will focus on multiple aspects of an urban community! Including homelessness, hunger, poverty, working with the elderly, after school programs, and the community in general. We plan on finding the smaller components of a large and potentially overwhelming community!

What am I looking forward to the most?

Sierra: Helping prepare and serve a dinner for the community and getting to meet everyone! 

Andrew: Experiencing my last break trip and inspiring others to be "change agents" wherever they go!