Our Team

TJ, Kim and their daughter Sienna have lived in Paris for over 21 years.  After living in San Francisco and working in Silicon Valley, TJ now dedicates his time to social impact projects in Paris, including with Serve the City since 2015, as a volunteer, a Board member and the Managing Director.  TJ also launched a non-profit Association in Paris called Venture Académie, dedicated to helping immigrant and refugee entrepreneurs start their own business.  His company also created the business plan for the U.S. National Refugee Welcome Center in Philadelphia, and a training program to help new refugees and asylum seekers find employment in France.  TJ has been the Chair of the Nominating Committee, Vice Chair of the Properties committee, and for 3 years, TJ he recently held the Chair position of the Mission Outreach Program at the American Church in Paris.  His ambition is to guide volunteers and transform them into more impactful volunteers, and to create more impactful long term projects for the refugees and young migrants in Paris.

Carol Weiss Pouchol is a Director of the Administrative Team at Serve The City Paris. Her team is in charge of expense reporting, book-keeping and supplies.  Carol also tracks donations and CSR revenue.  Carol originally came to France on an expat assignment for Microsoft Corporation in the role of Information Technology Director for Southern Europe.  Carol has now lived in Paris for over 30 years and has been the Treasurer of United States Girl Scouts Overseas – Paris since 2003.  In addition to these responsibilities,  Carol mentors other leaders at Serve The City and volunteers regularly with our Food Distribution Program.

Jonathan Schmutz is a former aerospace engineer, turned social entrepreneur.  He is the technical co-founder of a neuroscience startup called Zeta Technologies, the marketing Executive for the ecommerce website ‘Aurore Market’, and the Chief Marketing Officer for ‘TopMusic’.   Jonathan studied at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master’s degree from Ecole Polytechnique.   Jonathan is now a Board Director, helping with strategy and partnerships at STCP because he has always had a heart for, and donated significant time to, helping individuals who are in need.

At Serve The City Paris, there is a volunteer “STCP Leadership Team” that reports to the STCP Directors.    The STCP Leadership Team is made up of volunteers who have a specific skill set and passion relating to project management, marketing & communications, technology, event planning, resource planning, or managing and coordinating a specific STCP volunteer activity.    Some of the positions are paid, but all the positions do require a certain number of dedicated hours per week.    Every six months, some of our members of the STCP Leadership Team do rotate, so if you have a desire to join the STCP Leadership Team, we would be delighted to share more about the role and requirements.  (Just send us an email to info@servethecity.paris).

Amélie is our fearless mascot who is always around to make us smile! She loves treats, attends the morning volunteer activities and enjoys relaxing under the table during our team meetings.