Marshfield Clinic Health System AmeriCorps Member Receives National Award

Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 -- 8:01 AM

Angel Brown received the national Excellence in AmeriCorps Award for the Most Impactful Member Service on September 1st during the 2022 AmeriCorps State and National Symposium.

Angel served as an AmeriCorps member for the last three years with Marshfield Clinic Health System AmeriCorps – Recovery Corps, and before that, for a year with the Tribal AmeriCorps Program.

Angel was one of four honorees from across the country, two individuals and two programs nationwide, that were recognized for their AmeriCorps service during this ceremony.

Prior to winning this national award, Angel was honored with the 2022 AmeriCorps Member of the Year award at the Governor’s Service Awards in Madison on May 26, 2022.

Angel concluded her fourth year of service this August, which is the maximum an individual can serve as an AmeriCorps member. She will be building upon the experience she gained by starting as a certified peer support specialist at the Human Service Center on September 6.

During her first year as an AmeriCorps member, Angel served as a mentor for students and supported children in multiple classrooms and programs in Lac du Flambeau with the Tribal AmeriCorps Program.  Following that experience, she began serving with MCHS Recovery Corps.

Their AmeriCorps members receive training to become recovery coaches to assist individuals with substance abuse disorders along their journey to recovery.

Angel brought her own experience in recovery to helping her clients over the last three years, serving clients throughout Oneida County during her first year as a recovery coach and supporting clients from multiple counties in northern Wisconsin at The Human Service Center in Rhinelander for the last two years.

Angel has also been a powerful advocate for those in recovery by sharing her own recovery story at different organizations and events. Angel and her daughter delivered a powerful presentation at the 2021 Hope Conference to hundreds of people, highlighting her own experience finding sobriety and working her recovery journey and the impact it has on family members.

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