service voices
Project
North Star PAC is committed to advancing the core values of character and service. We endeavor to help build a stronger, safer, and more prosperous America by helping to reshape the national dialogue and providing a steady guide — a “North Star” anchored in these enduring values.
At this divisive moment in our politics, we believe the path forward for our country does not lie in louder rhetoric, but in listening, engaging, and restoring trust.
North Star PAC's Service Voices Project features the stories of committed public servants, highlighting Americans working and leading in their communities, the lessons and learnings that they have built in their service to community and country, and the importance of service-oriented leadership in this pivotal moment.
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Serving Your Community. Serving Your Neighbors. Growing as a Human.
Jessica knows the local impact of service. She embodies community service. She worked as a set decorator on numerous feature films before beginning an academic career teaching art history and working on NEH funded grants for K-12 teachers. She is an active volunteer in her community, taking a leading role at a local food pantry during COVID, for which she won a community service award in 2021. She is also a founding volunteer for Allies of our Afghan Allies, an organization helping to settle refugees in Cape Ann, Massachusetts, where she lives.
Reflections on Service, Leadership, and a Sacred Oath
John T. Shartle served the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons for 30 years, retiring with distinction as a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) in 2018. Throughout a demanding career with the U.S. Department of Justice, he thought often of character, service and security. He never forgot his oath to uphold the Constitution. John’s sterling reputation in the DoJ was due to his integrity, leadership and commitment to service.
Character and Service in the US Coast Guard
Stephen Chamberlin is a vet who knows a thing or two about leadership under pressure. He is a retired US Coast Guard officer who served for 25 years. He retired from a Command tour of the US Coast Guard’s Pacific Area Intelligence Unit in 2015. In this job he led a team of civilians and military to provide strategic intelligence to the US Coast Guard’s Pacific Area commander and tactical intelligence to Coast Guard ships deployed throughout the Pacific Ocean. Prior to that he spent most of his career coordinating Search and Rescue and Law Enforcement operations.