Volunteer Spotlight - Joy Clarke-Holmes, District Director of Southern California
This month we would like to recognize Joy Clarke-Holmes in our Volunteer Spotlight. Joy has been with SCORE since January 2015 and currently serves as District Director of Southern California. During her time with SCORE, Joy has served in a variety of roles:
Mentor, SCORE Inland Empire (joined January 27, 2015 - present)
Community Relations Chair, SCORE Inland Empire (March 2015 - September 2017)
Chapter Chair, SCORE Inland Empire (October 2017 - September 2019)
District Director, Southern California (October 2019 - present)
When thinking over her time with SCORE so far, Joy has said she is most proud of her contributions to community engagement through the SCORE Inland Empire Chapter. Through her efforts (and those who teamed with her), the Inland Empire Chapter was able to increase their visibility and engagement with the minority business community in the Riverside and San Bernandino counties.
Some of this work included engaging with the Inland Empire Black Chamber, Asian Chamber of Commerce, and faith-based community organizations. Joy engaged with these groups by serving on panels, providing workshops, and even attending their monthly meetings to build relationships and trust between organizations. As a result of this relationship building, Joy was also able to help form a partnership alliance with the National Latina Women's Business Association. As part of this partnership, SCORE organized and delivered a ten-week customized training program for Latina business owners - Emerging Latina's (based on the Simple Steps curriculum). Through this program over 70 businesses were trained and mentored!
Due to the dedication and hard-work of Joy and the other members of SCORE Inland Empire, the chapter was awarded the Community Partner of the Year Award for 2018. Her efforts have also contributed to the Inland Empire having chapter membership and leadership representation of over 50% minorities and women.
Please join us in recognizing Joy for the amazing work she has done for and in her community!
SCORE Houston - City of Houston Community Partner of the Year!
Congratulations to SCORE Houston for winning the Community Partner of the Year Award from the City of Houston! They will be presented with their award during the City of Houston, Champions of Diversity Awards Ceremony on Thursday, February 13th. A flyer for the event can be found here, and the letter to SCORE Houston from the City of Houston Office of Business Opportunity can be viewed below.
Years of Service Recognition - February 2020
The Years of Service Recognition program was put in place to thank our dedicated volunteers for their continued service. Volunteers
that maintain an ongoing relationship with SCORE for longer terms are the backbone of our operations and growth. Through this program, volunteers are recognized for service lasting 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25+ years with SCORE.
Please help us recognize these volunteers for their commitment and congratulate them for their continued dedication to SCORE's clients and mission - February 2020 Years of Service.
Certificates will be mailed to the Chapter office each month. In case of questions contact shipping@score.org.
