FSVC’s very own Volunteer Expert Phyllis Resnick won VEGA’s Volunteer of the Year award this December. Ms. Phyllis Resnick, Ph.D., Lead Economist, Colorado Futures Center at Colorado State University, has servedas a volunteer expert for 5 different projects in just over 12 months. She has spent the equivalent of 48 days volunteering or preparing for FSVC projects and has trained 223 beneficiaries from both government and civil society.. She has traveled to Angola, Tunisia, and Jordan, and has had an undeniable impact on the Jordanian Ministry of Finance and Tunisian Ministry of Finance, to name a few. We are quite proud at FSVC to have one of our very own recognized. Congratulations Phyllis!

“It has been an honor, privilege and delight for me to have the opportunity to work with talented public servants in Jordan, Tunisia and Angola over the past year.  I look forward to following the developments in open government, budget transparency and economic development throughout the world on future volunteer opportunities with FSVC.” – Phyllis Resnick, Ph.D. Lead Economist Colorado Futures Center at Colorado State University and FSVC Volunteer Expert.

The link to VEGA’s Announcement can be seen here: VEGA Pays Tribute to Volunteers