In this episode, we discuss the role of volunteer service in the learning and development profession. Volunteering can take many forms - authoring articles, sharing resources on a blog or LinkedIn, speaking at a meeting or conference, and volunteer service with a professional organization such as SHRM, LPI, ATD, Training Industry, the Learning Guild, and many others. 

We speak with three L&D professionals and volunteer leaders about their experiences as a volunteer leader and member of a professional community of volunteers, about the rewards and benefits of volunteer service: Lauren Sullivan, president of the Greater Boston chapter of ATD; Brian Lopes, president-elect of the Bay Colonies chapter of ATD; and Suzanne Stead, president of the Greater Philadelphia chapter of ATD.