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Caroline Horstmann Highlight
You don’t need to travel the world to get out of your comfort zone—you can do that right in your own community. You can meet people that will help you see the world through a different lens...a better lens.
About Caroline
- I've always been a passionate volunteer for causes I care about and have made volunteering an integral part of my life from a young age.
- Attended Loyola Marymount University (LMU)—when I first started college, I was an education major with the goal of being a teacher.
- I was unsure about what direction to take with my career and was fearful of getting “pigeon-holed,” so I switched my major and graduated with a degree in English.
- While at LMU, I took part in a service project in East Los Angeles that supported nonprofits serving the homeless population of that area.
- This sparked my interest in nonprofits and led to an internship with Chrysalis, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that creates pathways to self-sufficiency for homeless and low-income individuals.
- After graduating, I began working for the Illumination Foundation as a site coordinator for their housing program.
- Decided to take over a year off in order to pursue my dream of traveling the world.
- When I was done traveling, I returned to the Illumination Foundation, where I now work as the director of volunteers & community engagement.
