Our Board Candidates and Businesses Have Plenty to Say!

Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU) has helped close to 400 business professionals find a volunteer board position with a nonprofit organization that suited to their skills and interests.

Here’s what some of the graduates of our Board Leadership Program say about their experience:

“BVU has made it possible for me to make a difference in the community by matching my skills with the needs of a nonprofit organization.”

Debbie Hensley
Director, Human Resources – Black & Decker
Board member – Literacy Works, Inc.

“Serving the Baltimore community is a personal priority and BVU gave me the opportunity and the tools to get involved.”

Harris Benny
Vice President – Johns Hopkins Medicine International
Board member – People Encouraging People (PEP)

“BVU’s wonderful board matching and training program helped me find a nonprofit organization, focused on women and children, enabling me to make a difference in the community.”

Ellie Crawley
Administrative Assistant -- Brown Capital Management
Board member – ACTS

“BVU gave me various options where I could make a positive impact in the community. They helped me determine which organizations were most aligned with my interests, ideals and skills. The National Aquarium is a perfect fit for me.”

Mohannad F. Jishi
Administrative Vice President; Group Head, Commercial Equipment Leasing -- M&T Bank
Board member – National Aquarium

"Within weeks of signing up for BVU services, I was interviewed, provided a short list of boards to consider and am now a functioning member of the Learning, Inc. board. BVU was essential in assisting me in finding an organization that provides critical needs to Baltimore's at-risk teenage population."

Rick Latini
Senior Vice President/Principal – Colliers Pinkard
Board member – Learning, Inc.

They Made a Difference. How about You?