1. Ecosystem Thinking & Shared Capacity 

Actions:

• Articulate shared vision and mission as an ecosystem of partnerships.

• Establish MOUs and partnership agreements to formalize roles, funding commitments, scheduling rhythms, and shared responsibilities.

• Map existing opportunities, partnerships, and career pathways across sectors to establish baselines and identify gaps.

2. Alignment & Coordination 

Actions:

• Establish shared staff position(s) for coordination that supports communication, scheduling, shared templates, and multi-stakeholder alignment.

• Align communication channels and marketing considerations and build into program planning and outreach strategies so all partners can share information and access opportunities.

• Based on opportunity/gap mapping, further explore curriculum, service-learning, internships, fieldwork, and employer opportunities to create scaffolded progression from community engagement → apprenticeship → employment.

3. Career Pathways, Joint-Training & Skills-Recognition

Actions:

• Coordinated College to Career Pathways: Develop clear structures  through partnerships and curriculum (internships, apprenticeships,fieldwork,  practicums).  

• Mentorship and Professional Skill Development: Design multi-sector training programs that taps the expertise of university and community practitioners.

• Create certificate/micro-credentials: Formally recognize skills gained in hands-on community-engagement experiences (e.g. co-creation/collaborative design, resident-led initiatives outreach and engagement, multilingual support, restorative practices).

4. Public Narrative, Visibility, & Accountability

Actions:

• Create storytelling platforms and communication artifacts (reports, videos, case studies) that highlight shared vision, mythbusting, and creates legitimacy for the shared work.

• Publish annual cross-partnership impact reports to share progress with community partners, donors, county agencies, and Dominican leadership.

• Establish shared indicators and baseline measures for student outcomes, community impact, and partnership growth.

5. Collective Funding & Institutional Sustainability

Actions:

• Secure joint funding for partnership coordination, apprenticeships, and community-engaged roles through grants and multi-partner investments.

• Strengthen institutional investment to support sustainable regional career pathways, including new structures, staffing, and resourcing.

• Integrate community-engaged work into evaluation, workload policies, and long-term staffing models for faculty and staff.

• Engage Dominican leadership and board members as co-owners of partnership and pathway goals—not merely approvers—to ensure alignment.

Link to work-in-progress logic model document

External Members

Cameron Hunter, Chief Operating Officer, Marin Promise Partnership ​​

Esmeralda Garcia, Director of Programs, Multicultural Center of Marin

Fel Agrelius, Civic Engagement Manager, City of San Rafael

Fernando Barreto, Aide to Supervisor Dennis Rodoni, County of Marin District 4

Hector Garcia, Community Library Specialist at the Marin County Free Library, South Novato branch

Jamillah Jordan, Director, Marin County Office of Equity

Jeremy Portje, Peer Support Specialist - Justice Involved Homeless Outreach Coordinator, Mental Health Advocates of Marin; Dominican ADC student (Psychology major and Community Action & Social Change minor)

Matt Kizer, Pantry and Facilities Manager, Ritter Center

Melissa Guerrero, Project Coordinator, College and Career Readiness Department, Marin County Office of Education

Richard Martinez, Chief Program Officer, Canal Alliance

Sara Matson, Chief Development Officer, Canal Alliance

Dominican Members

Alison Howard, Associate Professor of Political Science & Director of the Core Curriculum, School of Liberal Arts and Education

Denise Lucy, Professor & Executive Director, Institute for Leadership Studies, Barowsky School of Business

Emily Wu, Assistant Director of Service-Learning Program

Gina Tucker-Roghi, Associate Professor, Chair & OTD Program Director, Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Natural Sciences

Giulia Welch, Director of Internship and Professional Development, Barowsky School of Business

Jennifer Lucko, Professor and Co-Chair of Education Department, School of Liberal Arts and Education

Julia van der Ryn, Executive Director of Center for Community Engagement & Partnerships

Julie Grellas, Director of School and Community Partnerships, Student Teaching & Placement, Education, School of Liberal Arts and Education

Laura Stivers, Professor of Ethics & Co-chair Division of Public Affair, School of Liberal Arts and Education

Lindsey Dean, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Liberal Arts and Education

Louis Knecht, University Archivist and Librarian

Naomi Elvove, Assistant Dean for the Dominican Experience , Executive Director of Student Success Center

Patti Culross, Associate Professor & Director of Global Public Health Program, School of Health and Natural Sciences