Meet Our Staff

Maia Bailey

Director

mbailey9@providence.edu

As an associate professor of biology, Maia brings new partnerships and perspectives to her role as director. A lifelong volunteer, she has worked with diverse community organizations, including national conservation groups, local parks, a children’s science museum, a zoo, a wildlife clinic, elementary schools, religious education programs, a juvenile detention center, and more. She enjoys working with faculty across campus to incorporate civic engagement into their courses through projects and service-learning. Maia served as the Faculty Fellow for Campus Outreach and Civic Engagement Across the Curriculum before becoming director in the Fall of 2020.

Maddie Harris (she/her)

Program Coordinator

mharri21@providence.edu

In Maddie’s role as Program Coordinator, she overlooks the Community Work Study program and acts as a liaison between the community partner and the student worker. She also supports the Feinstein Institute’s student workers, co-organizes programs with Global Service Learning, and aids the longevity, sustainability, and relationship of FIPS in the community.

As an AmeriCorps alumnx, both as a direct service associate with United Way King County and as an Afterschool Corps VISTA through North Carolina Campus Compact, she has a longstanding resume of serving communities. She recently received her Master’s of Education in Student Development Administration from Seattle University, where she completed various internships and assistantships in athletics, pre-college programming, student conduct, mental health advocacy, and residential life.

When not working or serving the community, Maddie enjoys reading, crafting, playing soccer, and hanging out with friends.