“The students are such an impressive bunch of people- I am amazed at how prepared and motivated they are. They have so much talent to offer,” says Catherine Sazdanoff, a volunteer of almost 10 years, about our students.
Since 2014, Catherine Sazdanoff has been a committed volunteer with our Corporate Work Study Program. She has participated in almost all the events we offer throughout the year from student bus drop-off volunteering, to speed networking, and our professional development days. Catherine enjoys coming back and volunteering at CRSM because it’s “rewarding for [her]”, and beneficial for the students.
Catherine speaks highly of the synergetic nature of the CRSM volunteer events by stating how “it’s a real collaborative experience”, and an overall “great experience because the CRSM staff and students create a very supportive environment” for the volunteers, and ultimately one another.
Catherine recalls a time during one of her bus volunteering mornings, (when volunteers accompany students to their Corporate Work Study jobs on the first day of school), in which “students were helping one another get to where they needed to be.” She could not believe how supportive and encouraging the students were to one another, and how they were helping each other through this often scary experience, alongside her as the bus volunteer.
Catherine Sazdanoff’s decade-long dedication to our Corporate Work Study Program epitomizes the heart of volunteerism. Her admiration for our students shines through her words, reflecting their remarkable preparedness, motivation, and abundant talent. Thank you Catherine for your commitment, you are truly an angel among us!