Katie is Matched with a Board!!!

Hello Broad Street Food Pantry!

I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I am to finally be matched with a nonprofit board! I have been looking forward to this opportunity and can’t wait to get started with you! My name is Katie Mahoney and I am a fourth-year student from Kenosha, Wisconsin. I have recently switched my major to Public Affairs with a specialization in Nonprofit Management and Public Health. I have found a passion for working with nonprofit organizations and have truly enjoyed my classes in my new major. As far as my future career aspirations go, I would like to attend Graduate School for Physician Assistant Studies and work as a Physician Assistant on a Pediatric Oncology floor in a Children’s Hospital. I have chosen this path (as of now) because I believe it will still allow me to follow my passions with nonprofits and helping people. We will see where life takes me…this is just what I think I want to do!

I have had some previous experiences with nonprofit organizations through volunteering on a regular basis. I have also interned with both Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin and American Cancer Society in the past. Working for these nonprofits, I have learned a lot from the management –side of the organization, so I am very excited to learn the board/governing-side of a nonprofit. I am excited to see how the board plays a role in the bigger picture and strategic growth of an organization. This is what I am so excited to learn from all of you—the key role that board members play in making decisions and what factors play into their decision-making.

I am especially excited to work with Broad Street Food Pantry and get to see my studies in action. My interest in Public Health is something that I can see being played out at the Food Pantry in some way. Whether it comes through in programming or just the background knowledge I have from classes, I feel it will be valuable to the advancement of the nonprofit. I have also been getting interested in policy making and advocating for nonprofits. I think this is a big part of advancing nonprofits, especially something that could help Broad Street Food Pantry. I am ready to use my own experiences and knowledge to bring a new perspective to this board, but even more ready to learn from all of you and gain insight to nonprofit boards! I look forward to meeting and working with all of you!

-Katie

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