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Ashley Rieser has been in the volunteer administration field for over 18 years. She oversees more than 600 volunteers who assist in a variety of performing arts venues, festivals, and art galleries at The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. She is a forward-thinking leader focused on moving the profession of volunteer engagement to the next level on a local and national scale. She received her CVA in 2016. She is the Director of Outreach for the CCVA, Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration and the Membership Chair for AL!VE, Association for Leaders in Volunteer Engagement. In addition, she is the President for her local association VASP, Volunteer Administrators of Southwestern PA. Ashley was the recipient of the 2017 EVIE Award for Outstanding Volunteer Administrator of the Year. She is the past Chair of Tessitura’s Managing Volunteers and Interns Community of Practice. She is a co-host for the Better Impact Enterprise Cohort. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Colorado and one in Human Resources from Point Park University.
Take the next step in your career as a leader of volunteers and become certified in Volunteer Administration (CVA).
Leaders in non-profit organizations and community groups increasingly understand that volunteers can be a critical resource for delivering on a mission. Effective people management and community engagement is imperative – whether they be paid or unpaid. As a result, employers expect that those individuals tasked with mobilizing and coordinating volunteer engagement demonstrate a thorough knowledge of effective practices and an understanding of how to apply that knowledge in support of real-world organizational priorities.
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In this free session, you will learn about the CCVA, why certification may be right to you, how the exam is created, what the application, preparation, and certification process is, and when you will be ready.
