Building a Community Organization: New Spaces for Social Change

Abstract

In this critical reflection, I discuss my dual roles as a president of a local nonprofit organization and a full professor at my university. I reflect on how I moved from a volunteer at an animal shelter to a community leader, discuss the organization I founded in 2019, and explore the various, daily intersections between these two roles and experiences.

Keywords

• community engagement
• reflection
• faculty development
• community-based organizations
• animal welfare