Career Path of a Director Community Relations at Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Rhonda began career with on-campus jobs in college and then transitioned to Big Brothers Big Sisters in 1993, through Sac State's Career Center, where career progressed over 23 years to become the CEO. Later, career moved to the Nehemiah Community Foundation as an executive director for three and a half years before landing at SMUD "six years ago" in the community relations department.
Career Path, Non-profit Leadership, Community Relations, Executive Leadership, Career Advancement
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Rhonda Staley-Brooks
Director, Community Relations, Outreach & Support
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
California State University Sacramento
Executive Masters Business Administration
Psychology
Energy & Utilities
Communication and Marketing
Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Greek Life Member, Transfer Student
Video Highlights
1. Started working on campus in freshman year at Woodbury University and later at Sac State.
2. Found Big Brothers Big Sisters through the Career Center in 1993 and stayed with the organization for 23 years, eventually becoming their CEO.
3. Moved to Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) six years ago and has been in the community relations department since.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path? Please start with your experiences in college, or any internships or jobs you had before your current role.
I actually started working on campus when I was at Woodbury University, my freshman year. I moved away from Woodbury and transferred to Sac State in 1992.
I worked campus jobs until I found Big Brothers Big Sisters through the Career Center in 1993. I stayed there from being an undergraduate sophomore all the way to becoming their CEO, for about 23 years.
I left that in 2016 and then became an executive director for the Nehemiah Community Foundation for three and a half years. Then I landed here at SUD six years ago, where I've been in the community relations department since I started.
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