Faiza Venzant, Executive Director of CCVA, from a young age, Faiza's parents instilled a strong sense of volunteerism in herself and her two older brothers. They, as immigrants to Canada from Uganda in the early 70s made a successful transition into Canadian life with the help of many generous volunteers. A volunteer herself from a very young age, she has been an advocate for volunteer engagement and excellence in volunteer management for 25 years.  As a facilitator for the Community Action Poverty Simulation, Faiza is passionate about equity and access amongst volunteers and leaders of volunteers. Faiza immigrated to the United States with her family in 2021.

Faiza immigrated to the United States in 2021 and now serves as the Executive Director with the Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration.  She is also a Principal Investigator with the Assessing Diversity and Equity in Volunteer Inclusion project. 

Connect with Faiza on LinkedIn or at faizavenzant@gmail.com

Learn more about the Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration at

www.cvacert.org