Member Bio: Chinelle Rodriguez

What is your background: geographic and educational and anything you'd be willing to share?

I am Trinidadian, I came to the U.S. at the age of nine and lived in New York. I have also lived in Massachusetts and Idaho. I have a B.S.W. from Atlantic Union College and a M.S.W. from Walla Walla University.

Why did you choose to serve?

I chose to serve because I needed some more experience in an agency that will help me in my professional career as a Social Worker. I thought that CHS would provide me with that experience and the opportunity to get a job after completing AC. I also enjoy helping people and working with children and AC was able to allow me to do that while serving.

What is your site and what is a typical day at your site?

My site is the Children's Home Society Early Learning Center of Walla Walla. A typical day at my site involves me assisting the teachers in teaching, discipling, feeding, diapering, playing with, and putting to sleep, infants (Birth to 1 year), waddlers (1 year olds) and toddlers (2 year old) . I also do receptionist work in the afternoons and other tasks as assigned by my supervisor.

What are your plans for after graduation?

My plan is to get a job at the Early Learning Center as a teacher and to get a certificate in Early Childhood Development.

If you could choose a super power what would it be?

My super power would be to heal the sick physically and emotionally because there are millions of people in this world with physical and mental illness. This would be one less problem that we would have to spend billions upon billions of dollars for each year in research, medicine, hospital fees, insurance etc. Then that money can be used to alleviate world hunger and homeless.