Rick Akin has served as the Director of Volunteer Services
for the Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC) for more than four years.Prior to his tenure at BRC, Rick was the
Volunteer Services Manager at City Harvest for three years, during which time
he also served on the volunteer advisory committee (VOAD) for the Office of
Emergency Management and on the volunteer board at America’s Second Harvest.Rick’s professional experience also includes
12 years as senior national corporate sales and account management within the
occupational health field, and subsequently in the distance learning financial
training sector.Rick is currently on
the Board of Directors of the New York Association of Volunteer Administrators,
and has spoken both locally and nationally about best practices in volunteer
management, community service and corporate engagement.Rick holds a BA in Liberal Arts from SUNY
Stony Brook.
Rick is an instructor in VMG's Certificate Programs. He teaches Developing Corporate Partners online and in the classroom at HostosCommunity College.
