By Hannah Alpert, CSA Young Professionals I don’t love the phrase “kill two birds with one stone” (why does it have to sound so harsh?!), but one of my favorite things to do is fill two needs with one deed. Whether it’s talking on the phone to an old friend while driving to work, walking…
CSA is thrilled to announce CSA Young Professionals’ new chair, Kei Shao Tikkanen! Kei was born and raised in Los Angeles, spent several years in New England, then moved to the Bay Area with her partner in 2021. She is currently working for a healthcare startup, Cityblock Health, as a strategy and operations manager. In…
We are delighted to spotlight Hannah Alpert, YP member and active volunteer at CSA. She has been with the Young Professionals group since January of 2021. Attending monthly meetings, networking with CSA staff, helping plan Empty Glasses, delivering food to COVID-positive clients, and volunteering at the Back-to-School event we held in July are just a…
As Volunteer Appreciation Month draws to a close, we are delighted to close our month-long volunteer series with this profile on Kate Johnson, chair of this year’s Young Professionals Empty Glasses event. A fourth-generation Californian, Kate grew up in Sacramento and attended Claremont McKenna College, concentrating on Government and Economics. Her graduate studies took her…
Woo hoo – CSA’s Young Professionals (YP) group has fully arrived! In January, this (relatively) new arm of CSA volunteers rolled out their own page on the CSA website. The page includes everything you wanted to know about this dynamic group of individuals in their 20s, 30s and 40s. Click here to view. For those…
We are delighted to introduce Youmun Alhou, this year’s Young Professionals (YP) Chair. Youmun has been active with YP since the group was formed 3+ years ago, participating in a variety of CSA activities and events – from restoring the Seventh-day Adventist Church social hall to pristine condition after two Empty Bowls soup supper shifts…
Our Young Professionals’ 2nd Annual Empty Glasses on Friday was a huge success, with well over 75 people joining us for this virtual event. Big thanks to Hook & Ladder Winery for their delicious wine and wine tasting expertise. The winery is graciously extending their offer to contribute a portion of sales …
It’s National Volunteer month, and we are delighted to feature some of our wonderful volunteers in our ongoing #BecauseICare campaign. This week we salute Nicole Schreiber, Chair of our Young Professionals group.
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May 18th marks the first-ever CSA Young Professionals Empty Glasses Networking event. Only 27 tickets remaining. Get yours today! (Must be 21 or older).
CSA’s Young Professionals group is delighted to announce a new networking event on Saturday, May 18th at Portola Winery. Tickets are $35 … and they are going fast!