Team ServeNext

Sean Edwin, Field Coordinator

While attending Kalamazoo College in Michigan, Sean served as the president of the Asian Student Association and studied 20th century American history, economics and religion.  After graduating, he decided to serve two years (2005-07) at City Year Chicago.  As a Senior Corps Member, he piloted an award winning high school service-learning initiative and planned large-scale service events for the Chicago community.  After teaching English in Spain for 3 months, Sean joined the ServeNext team.  He is excited to share his love for National Service throughout the country!  He can be reached at sean@servenext.org. 

Aaron J. Marquez, Treasurer & Co-Founder

Aaron responded to the 9-11 attacks by taking time off from college at the University of Arizona to join AmeriCorps with City Year in Boston. Rapidly, the National Service movement inspired him, and he decided to return for a second year of service with City Year as a Senior Corps Member. During his second year he was awarded the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Service Innovation Award and the MFS Civic Impact Award. In 2004 and in 2006 he worked as a Field Organizer and Field Director for candidates that championed national service. He is currently a student at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service studying Trans-State Actors in International Politics.  Aaron can be reached at aaron@servenext.org. 

Zach Maurin, Director & Co-Founder

Zach’s deep commitment to expanding National Service began during his fulltime year of service with City Year (‘02-‘03), a leading AmeriCorps program. As an AmeriCorps Alumnus, he has been an advocate for expansion by meeting with congressional offices and speaking at events organized by Voices for National Service. In the past four years, Zach has worked as a part-time Program Assistant for New Leaders for New Schools, a nationally renowned organization that prepares outstanding urban school principals. At George Washington University, he serves as a founding member on Service-Learning Advisory Board to create a university Service-Learning department. He graduated in 2007 from George Washington with a bachelor’s degree in English, dually focusing on literature and writing.  Zach can be reached at zach@servenext.org. 

Matthew B. Wilhelm, National Field Director 

Matt is a proud resident of New Hampshire and National Service activist. Through his two years of AmeriCorps service with City Year, Matt was afforded the opportunity to lead a team of his peers in mentoring, tutoring, and facilitating after school programming at Somersworth Middle School.  He also managed public outreach and engagement efforts and helped to incubate Concert Corps, an initiative bridging the worlds of music and service that has since evolved into an independent non-profit.  Before City Year, Matt attended Plymouth State University, where he served as Student Body President, interned in the Governor’s Office for Citizen Affairs, and worked at Calumet Lutheran Camp & Conference Center.  He works out of the maax, Inc. factory in the historic Manchester Millyard and can be reached at matt@servenext.org.