East Tennessee Volunteer Spotlight: Matti Moss - December 2018

Mattilyn "Matti" Moss is from Greenville, South Carolina and attends the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Matti is studying social work and plans to attend graduate school in South Carolina next year, enabling the pursuit of her dream to work with the under privileged. Matti was home schooled until her junior year in high school, at which time she joined the girls’ softball team. By the time she was a senior, she had played so well that she was offered a scholarship to play with the LADY VOLS as Pitcher!

Volunteering at the East Tennessee Chapter of the Red Cross was a no brainer since her mom had her volunteering at various charities in South Carolina when she was a child. She has volunteered here in Knoxville since June, and has worked in case management, as the receptionist and is now helping Sandy Leavell to update the reference guide.

We are pleased that a LADY VOL is with us and will be doing her “Field Placement” here in the spring.  We wish her success in the pursuit of her career!

Q & A with Matti Moss…
• What is your favorite word? Sunshine
• If you could try a profession that isn’t a current or past job, what would it be? Photography
• Other than East Tennessee, where would you like to live and why? Charleston, SC, the beach!
• What natural gift or talent do you wish you had? Singing
• Who is your favorite musician? Alicia Keys
• What historical figure would you most like to meet and why? Nelson Mandela, his wisdom and kindness
• What is your favorite color? Yellow
• What are you reading, what’s on your bedside table? We the Animals
• What do you love about volunteering at the Red Cross of East TN? The people! I love being the first face for disaster victims.