Carol Wiater was named AmeriCorps’ Acting Chief Modernization Officer in December 2024.

Wiater joined AmeriCorps in 2019, with more than a decade of experience in national service, program development, and systems building. She first saw the AmeriCorps “A” while on a service trip to New Orleans, Louisiana to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Waiter says serving alongside the community and an AmeriCorps NCCC team shaped the next years of her life, and she went on to serve two terms of service as a Team Leader with AmeriCorps NCCC.

Anthony Hynes was named AmeriCorps’ Acting Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer in April 2024. Hynes first joined AmeriCorps in January 2023 as the Civil Rights Director in the Civil Rights and Employment Branch of the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.

Minh Dinh has been the AmeriCorps director of Reporting Compliance and Audit since December 2022. He has more than 20 years of experience in government financial management, project management, accounting, and auditing.

Dinh began his federal career as an auditor with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection within the Office of International Trade in 2002. In 2008, he was promoted to program manager/staff accountant and in 2011, he was promoted to supervisory auditor where he managed a team of auditors that performed external audits of importers.

Jake Sgambati is the Acting Chief Operating Officer at AmeriCorps. He supports agency operations – including financial management, information technology, human resources, grant monitoring, and facilities. In his role he provides advisement and leadership development to support the AmeriCorps mission.

Melissa Allen is the Deputy Chief Program Officer at AmeriCorps. In this role she works across offices to coordinate program operations. Allen has a Masters in Social Work with a concentration in non-profit and public management. She has been with AmeriCorps since 2011, starting her work in the New Jersey State Office, followed by time in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Office. Allen is a national service aluma, having served two terms with AmeriCorps VISTA and one with AmeriCorps NCCC. Allen cares most about building high functioning teams to enhance operations and work culture.

Brooke Crosby was appointed to the position of acting senior advisor for Native American Affairs in November 2023.

Prabhjot ‘Prab’ Bajwa brings more than 25 years of extensive information technology experience with him to his role at AmeriCorps.

Bajwa previously served as the Chief Technology Officer and Director of Application Digital Transformation at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Before that, he had served as Chief Technology Officer for the U.S. Courts, with key responsibilities of identifying, evaluating, and implementing technology-based solutions designed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire U.S. Federal Judiciary.