He resides in Baltimore with his wife Nelle and volunteers as a board member for the Samaritan Community.Īfter ten years living and working in Vietnam, Betsye Moon Park moved back to the States with her family. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in transformational leadership and social change from Maryland University of Integrative Health. Eric is an explorer, traveler, and someone deeply passionate about living a life enriched with mindfulness, wellness, and servant leadership. Upon returning to the Washington D.C./Maryland region he served in a pre-opening leadership role to open and operate several wellness and fitness facilities. Prior, and after several years traveling, volunteering, and interning abroad throughout Europe and Southeast Asia, he was sparked to begin a career in wellness. In these capacities he more than doubled The Y’s volunteer base from, secured in-kind donations valued at more than $2.5 million and tripled the number of corporate and civic partners. He joined The Y in 2012 as District Executive Director for the Weinberg and Druid Hill centers and was promoted to Executive Director of Volunteerism and Community Engagement in 2015. His strategic focus included: advancing the brand and mission internally and externally implementing leading practices to engage communities in civic activities and curating experiences for corporations to feel connected and positively impact the people and communities where they work. While there, he led a portfolio of civic and corporate engagement initiatives across Central Maryland. In partnership with our community partners and stakeholders, we support budding professionals – diverse across racial and ethnic, gender, sexual, and socioeconomic backgrounds – by providing access and resources to develop the entrepreneurial skills and exposure needed to thrive, contribute to, and found or lead companies.Įric joined Venture For America as CEO after, most recently, serving as Vice President of Corporate and Civic Engagement at The Y in Central Maryland.

Historically, and presently, access presents itself as being elusive for many. We also commit to celebrating the dignity and contributions of those who are underrepresented. We encourage Fellows’ intentional examination of their new communities with the express purpose of understanding the history of places where they live and how they can play a role in influencing positive change. We strive to be anti-racist in all our actions and intentionally promote – and expect – the inclusion of diverse representation in our leadership, our Fellowship, and amongst our organizational partners. At Venture For America, the commitment to advance values of diversity, inclusion, and equity is central to our work.

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