"Working with MoveOn.org, I'm using the Internet to get people involved, but I rely every day on the skills I learned in Green Corps.  From planning events to working with volunteers to talking to The New York Times, Green Corps trainers showed me the ropes, and Green Corps' cutting-edge campaigns gave me the experience I needed."

- Adam Ruben, Political Director, MoveOn.org, Green Corps Class of 1993 

"Recently I was asked by Grist Magazine what the best moment of my professional life has been so far. My answer was easy. I said that it was completing my yearlong training with Green Corps in 1993. That year gave me the skills and confidence to become an executive director working with a great organization. Quite simply, I wouldn't be here today without Green Corps."

—Gregg Small, Executive Director, Climate Solutions, Green Corps Class of 1993

“Green Corps not only bolstered my determination to make the world a better place, Green Corps provided the skills to get it done.  I apply what I got out of Green Corps to what I do here in the Sierra Nevada everyday.  And it’s more than the nuts and bolts skills I learned, it’s a strategic and confident approach to the world and how we can make it a better place.”

—Tom Mooers, Executive Director, Sierra Watch, Green Corps Class of 1993

“I knew in college that I wanted to work to protect the environment, but didn’t know where to get started.  After I read 'Field School for Environmental Organizing' I knew. During my year as a Green Corps trainee, I garnered the skills, experience and confidence I needed to launch my career in public interest organizing.  Not only did I get great training, but I had a direct impact on critical environmental issues at the same time.”

—Kimberly Larson, Deputy Political Director, U.S. PIRG, Green Corps Class of 1996

“Green Corps taught me strategies and skills in grassroots organizing that inform my current work with the Beldon Fund.  Now, I work with national and state-based groups and consistently see how important it is to recruit and train strong leaders to be the new voice of the environmental movement.  Green Corps plays this critical role.”

—Antha Williams, Program Officer, Beldon Fund, Green Corps Class of 2000

“In my day to day, I lead campaigns challenging some of the world’s most powerful, irresponsible and dangerous corporations. My Green Corps training set me firmly on the path of doing work that I love that will change the world for the better. Green Corps challenged me to think big, but taught me the very practical skills needed to win campaigns.”

—Patti Lynn, Campaigns Director, Corporate Accountability International, Green Corps Class of 1997

“It is easy to say you want to do something to save the planet but the trick is in actually doing the work to make a difference.  That’s where Green Corps comes in.  Green Corps taught me to harness my passion by developing my skills and giving me critical experience.  It was the springboard for the public interest work I’ve done for the last 15 years.”

—Pete Maysmith, Executive Director, Progressive Future, Green Corps Class of 1993

"Green Corps connected me with a job I love and the organization I now direct. Most importantly, the program taught me the skills I've needed to work with communities to clean up toxic pollution and to develop long-term leaders for the environmental and social change movements."

—Alyssa Schuren, Executive Director, Toxics Action Center, Green Corps Class of 2002