You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.
~Winston Churchill
Outreach Summary
One of the greatest lessons I learned in life was that healing others helps you to heal yourself; that is to say, you get more than you give. My volunteer history started when I was 16 and extends to present day. I have volunteered as a solo venture, with small and large groups, as a participant, as a group leader, locally, domestically, and internationally. My experiences have been eye opening and has helped to create a broad worldview that I otherwise would not have.
In addition to being able to give back to the community through global outreach, my volunteer experiences has also helped me to amass a number of skills relevant to the global workforce. It’s like I said, when you volunteer, you often get more than what you can give.
Volunteering with Peace Above the Storm
Program Director, Volunteer, Founder
Peace Above the Storms Ministries, U.S.A.
06/2005 – 08/2017
Project planning, budgeting, implementation and coordination; organized 6 trips to Belize; community outreach, home visits and wellness checks, health fairs, children’s programs.
Project planning, budgeting, implementation and coordination; organized 2 trips to the Dominican Republic; community outreach and building project.
Volunteering at the A-I (Siddi) Light Academy
Program Director, Volunteer Teacher, Interim Principal
A-I (Siddi) Light Academy, Karnataka, India
05/2007 – 10/2007; 05/2008 – 09/2008
Manage daily operations of a Pre-K – 8th Grade English Medium Boarding School with over 80 students and 10 members of staff.
Project reporting to school sponsors in Austria (Springs of Hope) and the U.S.A. (The National Association for the Prevention of Starvation, NAPS).
Collaborated with community members serviced by the school.
Traveled between villages, towns, cities and states to source materials and communicate with stakeholders.
Volunteering with NAPS
Volunteer, Project Team Member, Logistics
The National Association for the Prevention of Starvation, Huntsville, AL
08/2003 – 10/2007
Global outreach mission to Zambia; assist in the building of an HIV/AIDS training facility and medical center in the village of Choma, school and orphanage presentations in Lusaka, community outreach, and a March Against HIV/AIDS in Lusaka.
Hurricane disaster relief missions to Florida and Louisiana; assist in the clearing of debris, food and water delivery, and community outreach.
Training missions throughout the U.S.; assist in fundraising and marketing; visits to group homes, schools and detention centers to motivate and empower children and teenagers; providing help for food banks and shelters.