CASA Community Member of the Week

Name: Sinead M.

Role: Board Fellow on Friends of CASA through University of Michigan Business School

What interested you about the CASA program?

I wanted to be able to continue to work within the nonprofit sector during my time at business school. Being able to work directly with Friends of CASA allows me to use some of the skills I am learning at school and immediately start making an impact.

Tell us a little bit about your previous Work and/or Volunteer Experience and/or Education:

I worked as a teacher through Teach for America for two years on the South Side of Chicago before returning to school at Stanford University and earning a Masters degree in Education Policy. After working for a few years in Palo Alto doing Education Policy research, I decided to attend business school at the University of Michigan in the hopes of one day being able to reform an entire school district.

Hobbies/Fun Fact(s) about Yourself:

I used to compete all around the world in Irish Dancing and placed in the World Irish Dancing Championships.

What is your favorite quote of all time?

"the best thing you've ever done for me is to help me live my life less seriously...it's only life after all." -indigo girls

How did you hear about the CASA Program?

Through the Board Fellows program at business school.