Director of Training & Technical Assistance
National Summer Learning Association
Silver Spring, MD
Highlight any employment, volunteer, or other experience relevant to NAA's mission, vision, values, core competencies, and strategic focus areas.
I recently completed 2 terms on the American Camp Association national board. I serve with leading national youth development organizations including: NIOST, Weikart Center and National Summer Learning Association.
Based on your skills, dispositions, and expertise, explain how you see yourself contributing to NAA's strategic focus areas: Field Leadership, Professional Development, Advocacy, Community Building.
I am a subject matter expert in the discipline of Positive Youth Development. I provide professional development experiences that at dynamic and highly interactive. I am well versed in adult learning theory and have provided coaching supports for non-profit executives and frontline staff.
Review the NAA Board Job Description. Using the job description as a guide, describe your experience, skills, and dispositions that prepare you to be an effective board member of a national professional association.
I have a strong business acumen with the ability to make strong interpersonal connections with people of all ages. I really believe that this is my superpower. I am not afraid to confront issues without being confrontational. I am entrepreneurial. I am mission driven and innovative. I can hold both the big picture and practical applications in my thinking simultaneously. I have a great sense of humor which helps during tough times.
Why are you interested in being a member of the NAA Board of Directors?
I am the practitioner I am today because of NAA. This is a chance for me to give back to the organization that created career pathways for me.
