Conversations with Humanitarians with Thomas Hollywood, executive director of Good Shepherd Volunteers (GSV)
Wednesday, March 25, 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Join us for a conversation with Mr. Thomas Hollywood, executive director of Good Shepherd Volunteers (GSV).
Hollywood will talk about his work with Catholic Relief Services responding to food security, health, nutrition, climate change, and migration in Peru, Malawi, Sudan, Ecuador, and Ethiopia. He’ll also talk about his current role as the executive director of Good Shepherd Volunteers and the opportunities that GSV offers to students. Students will get tips on searching for internships, volunteer opportunities, and employment, and on navigating careers. This will also be a great opportunity for peer-to-peer networking with fellow students and networking with a humanitarian professional.
More About Thomas Hollywood
With more than 25 years in the humanitarian aid and development field, Hollywood has led responses to food security, health, nutrition, climate change, and migration in both Latin America and Africa. Starting in 2007 with Catholic Relief Services (CRS), he served in Peru, Malawi, Sudan, Ecuador, and Ethiopia for a combined 15 years of field-based efforts. Three highlights are his work in Sudan with war-torn communities recovering from the genocide, leading CRS operations and programming across eight countries in South America as sub-regional director, and implementing a large USAID food security project that reduced poverty for 250,000 vulnerable individuals in Ethiopia. Currently, Hollywood is the executive director of GSV, a service organization that prioritizes the well-being of marginalized women, children, and families through the devoted work of volunteers.
