Reimagining Service Council and its members.

To focus and propel the work of Reimagining Service, there is a 26-member national Council with representatives from multiple sectors involved with volunteerism. The Council will work cooperatively and openly with the community of practitioners, educators, intermediaries, funders and leaders in the volunteer world.

The Council will be guided by an Executive Director who reports to the Executive Committee of the Reimagining Service Council. The Council is committed to working together to leverage the power of our collective voices, experiences, skills and resources to inspire changes to policy and practices in volunteer engagement. Specifically, the Council will:

  • Broker cross‐sector partnerships to pilot and research new volunteer practices and policies and to explore and test more creative utilization of volunteers
  • Bring new data and insights to better understand high performing organizations with strong volunteer practices and disseminate best practices throughout the volunteer community
  • Provide insight into the most effective and efficient processes that lead to becoming a service enterprise – an organization that fundamentally leverages volunteers as a core strategic function to achieve the social mission of the organization
  • Attract more funders and funding to volunteer engagement by building a compelling business case and increasing funder awareness of the power of volunteers in achieving broader community goals

It is our intention to be inclusive in gathering input, sharing knowledge and results, and to track the goals set by Reimagining Service.



Bobbi Silten, Council Chair Gap Inc.
Gary Bagley, Council Vice-Chair New York Cares
Karen Baker CaliforniaVolunteers
Greg Baldwin VolunteerMatch
Sarah Beaulieu Be the Change, Inc.
Elizabeth Blake Habitat for Humanity
Ronna Brown Philanthropy New York
Katie Campbell Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration
Evan Hochberg Deloitte Services LP
Jeff Hoffman Jeff Hoffman & Associates
Aaron Hurst Taproot Foundation
Jane Leighty Justis The Leighty Foundation
Farron Levy True Impact
Gail Nayowith CSO Family of Services
David Paine 9/11 Day of Service
John Power The Volunteer Center of San Francisco and San Mateo Counties
Shirley Sagawa Sagawa/Jospin
Amy Smith Hands On Network
David Smith National Conference on Citizenship
Lisa Spinali Ripple Effects Consulting
Betty Stallings Betty Stallings & Associates
Joshua Steinberger The Presidio Trust
Kerry Sullivan Bank of America
James Weinberg Commongood Careers
Peter York The TCC Group
Kaira Esgate, Executive Director Reimagining Service
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