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Member Spotlight 2020
The member spotlight is an opportunity to learn more about a leader in our field and showcase the work they are doing.
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February 2020
Erin Spink’s interest in volunteers started at the age of six when she pronounced that while it was wrong to eat animals, hamburgers at McDonald’s came from “volunteer cows” and therefore an exception could be made. She completed a Certificate with Distinction in Volunteer Program Management, followed by an M.A. (Leadership) where she submitted the first-ever academic research quantifying the concept of “volunteer engagement”. Spink’s thought-leadership work has been published around the world, including the CCVA accreditation textbook.
She continues to author informative, cutting-edge research that advances the profession through her consulting firm - spinktank - which offers workshops, free resources and online courses, and its research arm CARVE (Centre for Advanced Research in Volunteer Engagement). Erin had the honour of serving on the PAVRO Board for five years, including two as President. For the last several years, Erin has volunteered as the Training Designs Editor for e-Volunteerism and co-authors the Points of View articles with Rob Jackson. Erin was recognized in 2017 with the Linda Buchanan Outstanding Leader of Volunteers award for her contributions to the profession. Erin recently published the free ebook Top 20 Ideas in Volunteer Engagement for 2020 which is available at spinktank.ca
Erin currently works at the Canadian Cancer Society as the Senior Manager, Volunteer Engagement leading a team of 12 across Ontario. After 20 years working in Volunteer Engagement, she has changed her mind and no longer believes in eating volunteers.
Thank you to nominator Faiza Venzant
January 2020
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Jessica Pang-Parks, MES is a dynamic volunteer engagement professional who is passionate about facilitating engaging learning experiences. Jessica’s background in education theory and practice informs her approach to building meaningful relationships with professional networks and volunteer partners. At the Heart & Stroke Foundation in Canada, Jessica works as Ontario’s Senior Specialist, Volunteer Engagement. She provides coaching and subject matter expertise to employees at head office and in communities across the province. In her past role with Volunteer Toronto’s Grassroots Growth initiative, she trained over 100 leaders from Toronto’s volunteer-run organizations through specialized workshops and online modules. Jessica is proud to bring her firsthand experience in volunteer engagement and as a lifelong learner to her coaching and training practice. As the 2018-2019 President for TAVA, Jessica led an executive committee to provide meaningful and relevant professional development programming to non-profit colleagues across the Greater Toronto Area. She is thrilled to be part of TAVA’s innovative and resourceful 2019-2020 executive committee as Past President and excited about TAVA’s opportunities to serve its professional community even better.