We are pleased to welcome our Young Professionals’ (YP) 2024 co-chairs Rajasi Joshi and Nikki Mena. These two are dedicated to YP’s mission of supporting and fundraising for CSA, and building meaningful connections with local young professionals with a heart for service. Rajasi Joshi has extensive experience in volunteering for community organizations and has honed…
Author: Hannah Alpert, Young Professionals On Sunday, October 15, CSA’s Young Professional group hosted the 5th annual Empty Glasses wine tasting fundraiser at the picturesque Portola Winery. We got lucky with an afternoon of perfect weather! Here’s a recap of the event, by the numbers: 4: number of delicious wines we tasted – 1 white…
Author: Maria Yefimova, CSA Young Professionals Healthcare is a human right. Some might not agree with this statement. But most of us have experienced difficulties finding a good doctor, unpleasantness of going to the hospital, and paying for expensive health insurance. Imagine what it is like for CSA clients, many of whom lack…
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 …