{"id":2154,"date":"2019-08-20T03:38:37","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T03:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ona19.journalists.org\/?p=2154"},"modified":"2019-08-22T20:33:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T20:33:25","slug":"volunteer-spotlight-kelly-jones-and-megan-combs-volunteer-co-chairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ona19.journalists.org\/2019\/08\/20\/volunteer-spotlight-kelly-jones-and-megan-combs-volunteer-co-chairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Spotlight: Kelly Jones and Megan Combs, General Volunteers team Co-Chairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>We\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/ona19.journalists.org\/category\/volunteers\/\">kicking off a series<\/a> celebrating some of our amazing conference volunteers, who bring the ONA spirit to life with a number of crucial roles at our annual event \u2014 starting with Kelly Jones and Megan Combs, Co-chairs of the General Volunteers team. Say hello when you see our volunteers at the conference, and if you\u2019re interested in volunteering at ONA19, you can still join the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfZXqb8BaBVHH4T7tkliikNsqb9GkJjaA034AC9FD1VpZ57Qw\/viewform?usp=send_form\">volunteer waitlist<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Name and the number of years volunteering with ONA:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journalists.org\/profiles\/kelly-jones\/\">Kelly Jones<\/a>, seventh year volunteering<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journalists.org\/profiles\/megan-combs\/\">Megan Combs<\/a>, fifth year volunteering<\/p>\n\t<!-- Google Ad -->\n\t<div class=\"sponsor-ad\">\n\t\t<p>Special thanks to our <a href=\"\/sponsors\/\">ONA19 sponsors<\/a>, including:\n\t\t<div id='div-gpt-ad-1563570671210-0'>\n\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1563570671210-0'); });\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h3>What\u2019s your favorite memory as a volunteer?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Kelly: <\/strong>I have so many! ONA13 was my very first conference, and my very first year co-running the volunteer program. So I had a \u201c1\u201d button, and a \u201cConference Chair\u201d badge. For some reason, that really resonated with me. Now, celebrating my seventh at ONA\u2019s 20th \u2014 it\u2019s just so meaningful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Megan: <\/strong>The opening night receptions are always my favorite and are in great venues. It&#8217;s fun to mingle and meet people.<\/p>\n<h3>How has volunteering impacted you?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Kelly: <\/strong>ALL THE FRIENDS! This community is so close, and I *hope* the environment and culture we\u2019ve fostered sticks with others as much as it\u2019s stuck with me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Megan: <\/strong>Volunteering has helped me meet so many interesting, helpful and inspiring journalists. All our volunteers are so committed to their roles and this conference. We&#8217;d be lost without them.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s your best advice for a new volunteer?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Kelly: <\/strong>Enjoy! Talk to others, learn from others and remember, we couldn\u2019t do it without you. Take pride!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Megan: <\/strong>Soak in every minute. You may not get to attend every session you want because of your volunteer shift, but you&#8217;ll be surprised by what you still learn. It could be a perspective you never thought about or a new way of using a piece of technology. There are so many smart people around. Just be open to their ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re kicking off a series celebrating some of our amazing conference volunteers, who bring the ONA spirit to life with a number of crucial roles at our annual event \u2014 starting with Kelly Jones and Megan Combs, Co-chairs of the General Volunteers team. 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