VOC Crew Leader: Justin Farley
Alex Schupp • March 31, 2015
VOC Crew Leader: Justin Farley
VOC regularly highlights different VOC leaders, in all capacities, so that we can share with you the inspiring work they do to care for Colorado's outdoors! Here, we'd like to recognize VOC Crew Leader, Justin Farley.
Justin was born and raised in the Adirondack mountains of Upstate New York. He studied environmental science at SUNY Plattsburgh. Upon graduation, he was accepted into the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) program and was headquartered at the Denver campus. It was through Justin's time with NCCC that he discovered VOC.
"I was lucky enough to work with VOC as one of my projects during my first year. When I returned as a Team Leader to NCCC for my second year, I made sure that my team was assigned the VOC project," said Justin.
After his second year with NCCC, Justin moved to Boulder and worked a variety of jobs. Due to the flexibility of his work, he was available for many VOC projects. And, through his experience in AmeriCorps, he was able to quickly transition into becoming a VOC Crew Leader.
"I have always been and always will be completely in love with and a huge advocate for VOC," said Justin.
Currently, Justin works as a weather technician for Energy Resource Center, a nonprofit that helps Colorado families have safer, more energy efficient homes. In his free time, he enjoys playing pick-up lacrosse in Denver's Wash Park, camping, BBQs, breweries, and spending time with friends.
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