12:50 pm - 1:50 pm | Yerba Buena Room
Getting Ahead and Giving Back: The personal and professional benefits of volunteering
Volunteering is good for you and for others. It supports our health, helps us find our passion and a sense of purpose, and when done well, strengthens the communities we work with. It's also great for your professional development. This interactive session will discuss how volunteering can help build new professional skills, strengthen your network, and move you forward in your career. Participants will also receive a copy of Cal Professor Emeritus Arthur Blaustein's book "Make a Difference: The Ultimate Volunteer Handbook", a comprehensive guide to civic participation and the best volunteering opportunities.
Sandra is Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the Public Service Center. As an assistant professor of Criminology and Political Science at the University of Maryland, College Park she integrated service learning into both her undergraduate and graduate courses. In 2002 Sandra joined the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and in 2010 she was selected to lead the Foundation’s girl’s education, women’s leadership, and reproductive health program in 5 Sub-Saharan African countries. In 2012, Sandra volunteered for the Obama campaign in the battleground states of Nevada and Colorado and later was appointed Executive Director for the nonprofit Teach with Africa, a cross cultural exchange program that allowed teachers from the U.S. and South Africa to learn from each other. Sandra holds a BA from San Jose State University, a PhD from UC Berkeley, both in political science. She also serves on the regional Board of the Jefferson Awards Foundation, the Chancellor’s Community Partnership Fund, and is the immediate past Board Chair of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland.