Volunteer Spotlight July 2025: Will Etkin Can you tell us about yourself and your background?  I grew up in/around the Twin Cities metro area. I currently work in Jewish education during the academic year and do text translation (between Japanese[...]
Volunteer Spotlight May 2025: Barb Weil Can you tell us about yourself and your background? I grew up in St. Louis Park and graduated from the U of M with a degree in early childhood growth and development. I have been a preschool teacher for the pa[...]
Volunteer Spotlight March 2025: Carol Shapiro Can you tell us about yourself and your background? My name is Carol Shapiro, and I like to call myself a professional volunteer. I’ve spent most of my adult life volunteering for many different organization[...]
Volunteer Spotlight January 2025: Sonia Ungerman Can you tell us about yourself and your background?  I am in my early 60s, but still think I am 40-something! Passionate about life, my family, friends and giving back to the community as much as possible[...]
Volunteer Spotlight September 2024: Nancy Gordon Can you tell us about yourself and your background? I grew up in Duluth and attended the University of Minnesota on the Minneapolis, Duluth and St. Paul campuses. I have a bachelor of science degree in medical[...]
Volunteer Spotlight July 2024: Sandra Levine and Belle Volunteer Spotlight Belle and Sandra, avid gardeners, are both transplants to the area, who have each lived in the greater Twin Cities since the mid-90s. They are actively involved in a few synagogues across denominations and devote[...]
Volunteer Spotlight April 2024: Katie Cera Can you tell us about yourself and your background? I live in Plymouth with my fiancé. I grew up in Golden Valley. I did move away from Minneapolis for my four years at University of Wisconsin-Madison for my [...]
Volunteer Spotlight January 2024: Jeff Gershone Can you tell us about yourselves and your background? I was born in St. Paul in 1948 and my parents moved to Minneapolis when I was 3. We lived in North Minneapolis until 1954 when we moved to St. Louis Park. [...]
Volunteer Spotlight November 2023: Ann Rubin Can you tell us about yourself and your background? I'm a wife, sister, daughter, aunt, caregiver, friend, and community member. I cared for my mom during her 10-year adventure with Alzheimer's disease, until [...]
Volunteer Spotlight September 2023: Julie Jacobs Volunteer Spotlight Can you tell us about yourself and your background? I have four children and eight grandchildren and relish any time I spend with them. I received my Master of Social Work at Ohio State. I had a private psycho[...]