Our New Interactive Community and Events!
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Exciting changes are underway at GSC headquarters in San Francisco!

Our marketing team is in the process of creating an interactive community between the GSC staff, alumni and prospective volunteers by integrating GSC into the social networking world of Facebook and Twitter, as well as the creation of our brand new Web site, complete with a new blog and a smashing new logo! The final touches are underway, so be on the look out this fall season!

Come find us on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2061525&id=17703509#!/pages/Global-Service-Corps/44277160362?v=info

Or Follow us on Twitter @VolunteerGsC


PAST AND UPCOMING EVENTS:

This fall, GSC members want you to join us for a night out on the town! We have planned several upcoming events...

•    THE AMBASSADOR HAPPY HOUR: 9/13
Our first event was just held at The Ambassador on 9/13 for a special 2$ Tuesday Happy Hour and was a huge success! Our marketing team and the founders of Global Service Corps, Rick and Maxine Lathrop, spent an evening sipping cocktails and discussing the many programs and issues that GSC has continued to work for since it’s foundation in 1993.  We had a wonderful time getting to know you all, and hope to see you again at the upcoming events listed below!

•    SWANK HAPPY HOUR: 10/16
From 6-9 with DJ MELL. Drink specials for those who donate will be available.

•    SALSA DANCING @ CIRCULO: 11/3
Our next informal bash will have a bit of a Latin kick to it!  Certainly a night to remember, there will be a professional salsa dancing instructor teaching salsa lessons, and performances made by the (name of those performing, who they are..). By the end of the evening we hope to see everyone groovin’ the dance floor! There will be drink specials, good company and of course, plenty of dancin’ room! Put on your dancing shoes and come spend some time with us. Check back for further logisitics!

GSC Welcomes New Staff!

We have many new additions to our GSC Team!

Stephanie Sybert - International Special Projects Manager After completing a B.S. degree in Public Relations at Syracuse University, Stephanie went on to get her Master’s in Public Health at San Diego State University. Shortly after graduation from her Master’s program, she began working as Public Relations Manager for RealAge, Inc. and publicist for Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Mehmet Oz. Her love for international cultures and travel led Stephanie to spend 16 months abroad teaching English and traveling. She explored 15 countries throughout Europe and Asia, including Thailand and Cambodia. Upon return to the United States, she began her work with Global Service Corps as International Special Projects Manager.

Shota Shubladze - Fundraising Consultant Shota is a former official who was elected to the city council from country of Georgia with twelve years of non-profit development experience on a local and international level. His field of expertise lies with program/grant management, proposal writing and fund development. He graduated from Tbilisi State University 1995 with his MS in history, received aa Non-Profit Management Certificate and his MPA from the California State University East Bay in 2008 and 2010.

Alison Mesinger - Web Content and Social Media Marketing Team Member Alison is a recent arrival to the GSC marketing team. As a recent graduate from the University of Colorado at Boulder in News-Editorial Journalism and European History, she concentrates on the written and visual content for the Web site, as well as other social media networks like Facebook, Flikr, and Twitter. She spent several months in the South Pacific, attending the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand for a semester, and then traveled to parts of Australia and Fiji before returning home. Alison is an out-door enthusiast and spends much of her free time doing physical activities such as rock climbing, skiing, and also utilizes her photojournalism skills as a sports photographer and general photojournalist.

Stefania Savoldelli - Event Coordinator and Marketing Team Member Stefania has been living in San Francisco since July, 2009. She is an international student from Italy who loves traveling and the challenge to master foreign languages. She studied at the business school of Saint-Etienne (France) and at the University of Pavia in Italy, where she was responsible for the international students community. She interned as a marketing assistant in Italy and France, and has been interning for Global Service Corps since her completion of her MD in International Management & Marketing at the San Francisco State University. Her passion for the International field stems from her love of meeting and interacting with people from different cultures. Among her favorite trips: Spain, Malta, Mexico, Tunisia and Egypt.

Trang Tran - Marketing Team Member Tran is currently studying for her MBA at the Golden Gate University while working as a marketing intern in GSC. The work brings provides her with the opportunity to see the outcomes of GSC’s contributions to the international community, and also gives her the chance to work with an incredible group of individuals. Besides working and studying, she likes to travel and has been to Europe and several cities in the US. She love to watch movies, read books and walk around in downtown San Francisco.

GSC's Alternative Gift

Global Service Corps' Alternative Gift Giving is the perfect way to give a truly meaningful gift to a loved one. Give a gift that will help communities in Tanzania receive training and resources that will help them live healthier lives!

Click on the link above to see how you can get involved.Global Service Corps' Alternative Gift Giving is the perfect way to give a truly meaningful gift to a loved one. Give a gift that will help communities in Tanzania receive training and resources that will help them live healthier lives!

Click on the link above to see how you can get involved.