PASA (Guest Speaker)

PASA GUEST SPEAKER

The guest speaker I picked is Brittany, the manager of PASA.

I enjoyed her presentation about her organization because

she seemed really passionate about what she does.

During her presentation, she talked about different

roles and why they are all important. Brittany helped me get an better understanding

of all the roles because of the handouts she passed out.

The handouts included roles, facts about PASA,

and success stories. However, made sure the class participated

by asking us what already knew about “PASA”, and

the impact they have on the community.

Speaking style: Brittany, is a natural it public speaker. She seemed
really comfortable with the class. She also shared a story with us to help keep us

engaged. She is also very honest with the class. She stated

that her job sucks sometimes, but her students remind her

everyday why she does what she does. When she stated that,

I definitely related. During the summer, I worked for the

summer program. During the program, I was responsible

for creating flyers, permission slips, new letters, and

much more. It was a lot of busy work, but it definitely

did pay off at the end! Seeing a smile on the families

and students we assisted made it so worth it and it reminded

me why I did what I did.

Connection to course themes: Brittany’s presentation related to
the theory of change discussion that was held in class.
Theory of change begins with creating a long time
goal and listing the outcomes. “PASA”, assures
that the leadership team has weekly meetings to
help them achieve their goals. The board members
also meet to discuss their ideas on how they plan to achieve their goals too.