TAMMY joined the Board of Trustees the National Volunteer Caregiving Network in 2013. As an informal caregiver, author and founder of HomeBoundResources.com, Tammy I. Glenn has counseled numerous family members and friends in short and long-term care issues, prompting The Pacific Coast Business Times to recognize her for “Who’s Who in Healthcare” in 2014 in the tri-county area where she currently leads one of the original pilot programs in the nation, CAREGIVERS: Volunteers Assisting the Elderly, founded in 1984 and serving Ventura County, California.

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KAYLIN KRAWCZYK  is the main point of contact for all questions regarding Program Membership at NVCN. With local programs located from coast-to-coast, the islands of Hawai’i and the territories of Guam, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the Volunteer Caregiving movement is serving vulnerable populations in hundreds of communities thanks to the dedication of thousands and thousands of volunteers. She’s been discovering all the resources we have in place, and she’s eager to share this information with Volunteer Caregiving Organizations across the country.  Her Bachelor’s Degree is in Sociology and another in Web Design and New Media makes her a great fit for reaching new people and helping to develop systems and programs to share aross the nation. 

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ABBI is following in the footsteps of her grandfather who is a local volunteer in California, and her father who serves on the national Board of Trustees.  Abbi is often the first point of contact for public inquiries which are referred to the local organizations. If she can’t answer the question herself, count on her to track down the answer.  When she’s not tending to NVCN, she is working toward becoming a Registered Dietitian, starting with her degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.

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LAURI handles all of NVCN’s bookkeeping services, and while she works with the Board of Trustees as a monthly contractor, her goal is to make us feel like we are her only client. If you have questions or concerns about your program membership dues or a recent donation, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. In her spare time, Lauri is a volunteer with one of our local programs where she serves seniors with transportation to the grocery store and friendly visits, sometimes accompanied by her daughter who enjoys the intergenerational experience.

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JENNA recently joined the NVCN as the Michigan Coordinator to help grow, double in fact, the number of volunteer caregivers serving throughout the state.  Her position is made available thanks to a generous grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Foundation.  Jenna brings experience in Program Management, and with her Masters of Science in Business Administration, she has the tools and passion needed to work with the Michigan programs to move this initiative forward. “The more I learn about the National Volunteer Caregiving Network, the more I believe in the mission and vision of our local organizations and the tools NVCN has to offer,” Holt said, adding, “I am confident that the work we are doing in Michigan will support Aging in Place in our state, and provide a template that can be replicated throughout the country.” 

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BILL is the go-to person if you are having problems with the web-site, or if you find errors that should be corrected. Bill is a retired electrical engineer. He spent twenty one years in the US Air Force as an enlisted man and an officer. His last assignments in the Air Force were as instrumentation test engineer and Station Set Manager for the Space Shuttle’s Orbiter. After departing the Air Force he worked for several contractors providing equipment to the Department of Defense. Since he retired, among other things, he had volunteered as a long-term care ombudsman. He is currently the webmaster for the American Association of Caregiving Youth (AACY.ORG) and its related sites; more recently he took on the job of webmaster for NVCN.

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