Melinda Wilkes Nominated for Volunteer Administrator’s Award
This just in from our Volunteer Services Department:
Congratulations to Melinda Wilkes, JFS Volunteer Services Manager, for being nominated for the Dee Warford-Kutch Volunteer Administrator’s Award at the Volunteer San Diego’s Volunteer Manager Recognition Event! The award honors professionals who exemplify the highest principles and ethics in the field of volunteer administration.
Melinda began working at JFS in 2006. Since that time, the Volunteer Services Department has grown significantly. With Melinda on board, our monthly average of enrolled volunteers has grown from 385 to 606 and the total number of recruited volunteers jumped from 250 to 963.
In addition, Melinda has been working non-stop on strengthening her professional and leadership skills. She’s completed her Volunteer Administrator Certificate (CVA), is enrolled in University of San Diego master’s program in Nonprofit Leadership and Management, she’s the current Co-Chair of DOVIA (Directors of Volunteers in Agencies), she’s on the Community Advisory Board for volunteer managers, and she offers volunteer management tools, workshops, and brown bag lunches for volunteer managers throughout the county.
Congratulations once again to Melinda Wilkes – we’re very proud of her!
