Steve Culbertson, Treasurer/Director

Steve is President and Chief Executive Officer of Youth Service America, an international nonprofit resource center that partners with thousands of organizations committed to increasing the quality and quantity of volunteer opportunities for young people, ages 5-25, to serve locally, nationally, and globally. For two years in a row, the Nonprofit Times named him to its list of "The 50 most powerful and influential leaders" in the sector, saying, "Culbertson has helped to position volunteering and young people as an issue and a national priority."

Founded in 1986, Youth Service America's mission is to expand the impact of the youth service movement with communities, schools, corporations, and governments. Youth Service America envisions a global culture of engaged youth who are committed to a lifetime of service, learning, leadership and achievement. With the support of the State Farm Companies Foundation and PARADE Magazine, Youth Service America organizes National & Global Youth Service Day, a public education campaign to highlight the amazing contributions that young people make to their communities 365 days of the year. As the largest service event in the world and YSA's premier program, it draws together a remarkable consortium of local, regional, national, and international partners. Mr. Culbertson developed the parallel Global Youth Service Day program in 2000, which Youth Service America now coordinates in more than 100 countries.

Mr. Culbertson led the launch of SERVEnet (http://www.servenet.org/) in 1996, providing the largest database of volunteer opportunities in America and myriad resources for volunteers and nonprofit organizations. He launched YSA's website (http://www.ysa.org/) soon thereafter.

Mr. Culbertson is a strong proponent for starting young people at an early age in addressing the unmet needs of their communities, as both a strategy for academic and civic education, as well as personal development. He believes that youth-voice and participation are critical in any decision-making that affects them, and that healthy communities must intentionally engage youth at all levels. Four young people serve on Youth Service's America Board of Directors.

For most of his career, Mr. Culbertson has worked in the strategic development of American nonprofit organizations. Prior to YSA, he worked with the Environmental Defense Fund to organize the Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment. Previously, Mr. Culbertson was Vice President for Development and College Relations at Connecticut College, and Vice President for Marketing at Sumner Rahr & Company in Chicago, specializing in philanthropic support, communications, and strategic planning for nonprofits. He began his career as Director of Communications for the Chi Psi Educational Trust in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Mr. Culbertson has been an active volunteer since childhood with service organizations ranging from Rotary International and the Boy Scouts of America to the Episcopal Church and the Lawrence Hall School. He is a Trustee for America's Promise, and serves on the boards of the National Service-Learning Partnership, America's Fund for Communities, and Youth Service America. He was born in Bitburg, Germany, grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts, and has a degree in both English and French from Hamilton College.