A. Celeste Sauls-Marks, CVA
A. Celeste Sauls-Marks serves the Agency Relations Director for Dallas County, Government Relations and Disaster Management at the Volunteer Center of North Texas (VCNT). As the Founder and Leadership Team Leader for the VRM Roundtable, she is leading the project to build the Association of Volunteer Resources Management (www.avrm.org). Ms. Sauls-Marks serves as the Editor-In-Chief of Volunteer Management Review and on the Steering Committee of International Volunteer Manager Appreciation Day. As a frequent speaker, Ms. Sauls-Marks dynamic style and insights engages participants to develop and manage robust volunteer programs.
As the ServiceWorks! Director, she developed an innovative volunteer program for the City of Dallas. Most recently, she served as the Volunteer Coordinator on the City of Dallas Hurricane Operations Command Staff. During the Katrina and Rita hurricane response efforts, VCNT registered and referred 9,200 individuals and groups to volunteer opportunities that aided evacuees. They also provided spontaneous volunteer management at the Dallas Convention Center and Reunion Arena shelters.
Ms. Sauls-Marks is a frequent speaker to many groups including the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, US Dressage Federation, Texas Association of Museums, and Tejas Girl Scout Council, to name a few. She is a past president of the Dallas Association of Directors of Volunteers and serves on the Participant Advisory Board of the Great American Bake Sale, a program of Share Our Strength. She chaired the Volunteer Committee for the American Association of Museums Annual Conference (2002). She is actively involved as a continuing committee chair and speaker for the Volunteer Management Conference held each year in North Texas. Her passions for volunteerism and community involvement have been the driving force of her career in the non-profit sector.
Ms. Sauls-Marks lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband Michael and their four-legged children: Spencer, Leda, Ming, and Percy.
Contact: csauls@volunteernorthtexas.org