Volunteer Spotlight
CDD salutes these exceptional volunteers who have contributed invaluable time and effort to help our community.

       
Volunteers of the Month      

Juliane Bach
Teacher's Team
"Having the chance to give other people the opportunity to discover and develop their interest in computers just makes me feel happy. "
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Maria Herzer
Teacher's Team
"It is very exciting to see someone turning around their lives and being able to help them in some way with that process. "
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Micah Roth
Teacher's Team
"Teaching for CDD has provided an expreience that rang a chord in me that awoke my desire to continue serving my community for the rest of my life."
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Volunteer Spotlight Hall of Fame      

Peter Downey
Teacher's Team
"It is very fulfilling to be able to teach computer skills to the students, who are eager, enthusiastic, and genuinely interested in bringing computers into their daily lives."
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Ryan Bailon
Teacher's Team
"Having this volunteer experience is helping me appreciate my life more. I want to continue to be a part of the driving force that helps others improve their lives."
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Wendell Bennett
Teacher's Team
"It is a great feeling to do something that will benefit others for a lifetime."
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Robert Sebez
Install Team
"Working with my amazing students helped me learn about myself, and I am very thankful for that."
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Soni Nagatani
Teacher's Team
"I enjoy the experience of guiding students through computer interaction for the very first time."
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Mark Guerra
Web Team
"It's rewarding to see how far the students progress during the length of the course."
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Smriti Raghunathan
Teacher's Team
"It is very gratifying for me to be a part of an organization that genuinely cares about making a difference."
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Chris Liu
Teacher's Team
"I love seeing the growth that students experience from being in class because many students not only gain computer knowledge, they gain the knowledge that they can accomplish something"
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Kaoru Ito
Teacher's Team and Web Team
"I get inspired by the students, knowing how hard they work to reach their goals."
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Sergey Butylkov
Teacher's Team
"I enjoy being part of this experience and feel inspired when seeing a CDD graduation ceremony. I hope to see many more of them."
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Robert Sandoval
Teacher's Team
"What I enjoy the most from Volunteering is making a positive difference in someone's life."
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Derek Crimmel
Web Team
"I think what CDD is doing to help people get back on their feet is really great and I'm happy to help."
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Eric Nord
Teacher's Team
"Teaching with CDD is the first step in my quest to become a professor. And as a bonus, I get a chance to teach in a team environment and to learn from the collective experience of my fellow CDD teachers."
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Mark Lerner
Web Team
"Working with CDD gives me direct experience of the field that I am looking to go into. I have been building my own websites and fixing my own computers for some years now, and so being able to do so while helping others is doubly as satisfying for me."
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Ashok Shah
Teacher's Team
"CDD has provided me with a platform to narrow the gap between the haves & have-nots - a cause very dear to me."
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David Gaettelin
Teacher's Team
"I enjoy helping people and giving back. CDD is a perfect chance for me to give back in one of my strongest areas that being technology."
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Esteban Tellez
Teacher's Team
"What I enjoy the most about teaching at CDD is the ability to somehow repay all the wonderful blessings this country has given me."
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Lori Young
Teacher's Team
"I love teaching and helping people learn. I'm grateful for the opportunity to participate in an established but growing non-profit like CDD."
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Austin Krauss
Teacher's Team
"As a volunteer teacher with CDD, I greatly enjoy the opportunity to meet people with many varied backgrounds and life experiences."
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Chang Kim
Teacher's Team
"I enjoyed teaching at various facilities and it allowed me to explore different areas as well as meet different people. Every student that Ifve taught was very enthusiastic and grateful for our services."
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Scot Robertson
Teacher's Team
"What I enjoy most about working with CDD is being able to offer my knowledge and time to people that I know will really benefit from it, and will ideally help them to take the next positive step in their lives."
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Corey Weidenhammer
Teacher's Team
"Teaching with CDD has not only given me the opportunity to improve my public speaking and teaching abilities, but it has visibly made a difference in the lives of individuals in my community."
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Sarah Shoup
Teacher's Team
"As a CDD Volunteer, I enjoy the sense of achievement on each students face as they learn a new skill to use down the path of their changing lives."
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Dawn Paily
Teacher's Team
"Teaching at CDD has been an amazing experience for me. Just seeing the enthusiasm of the students who come to class has been very encouraging."
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Srinivas Prativadi
Teacher's Team
"The interaction with students coming from various back ground and the teamwork involved in teaching the class is an exhilarating experience"
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Sarah Shoup
Teacher's Team
"As a CDD Volunteer, I enjoy the sense of achievement on each students face as they learn a new skill to use down the path of their changing lives."
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Shahabuddin Inamdar
Web Team
"Learning while exploring the various aspects of computer and internet are few of my main areas of interest"
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Ethan Resnick
Teacher's Team
"Volunteering with CDD allows me to combine one of my favorite things, teaching people about computers, with another great thing, helping people."
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Henry Ko
Teacher's Team
"The interaction between the students and I and the camaraderie between the instructors has been unique and rewarding."
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Joon Huh
Web Team
"The most rewarding part of my CDD volunteer experience has been witnessing the evolution of programs as well as the enthusiasm of the volunteers."
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Lucy Beer
Install Team
"Volunteering with CDD has given me the opportunity to share my innate "geekiness" with others in a positive way!"
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Joel Kent
Teacher's Team
"I decided to join CDD as a teaching volunteer because I wanted to give back to my community."
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Paul Brinkmann
Web Team
"Itfs nice to be able to contribute to helping others gain access to and learn about computers."
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Christopher Tyler
Install Team
"I enjoyed working with the students."
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Russ Matthews
Teacher's Team
"I had no idea how rewarding the teaching experience would be!"
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Dan Raju
Web Team
"Being able to combine technology and volunteering gives me great satisfaction!"
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Shawn Sarkaria
Install Team
"CDD encouraged me to tackle the global problem of computer illiteracy in my own backyard."
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Pablo Perea
Teacher's Team
"It gives me great pleasure to make a difference."
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Nikhil Ambale
Web Team
"A sense of satisfaction that comes from giving back something to the society I live in."
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Jay Tulathimutte
Teacher's Team & Web Team
"Teaching was a new and fun experience for me."
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Melinda Grodsky
Teacher's Team
"I most enjoy interacting with each of the students- teaching them basic computer skills and learning from them about life."
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Hossein Soleymani
Web Team, Teacher's Team
"My (our) students are special to us and they know that. They decided to change their future and they want to show this challenge to their families and to society."
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Jim Fitzgerald
Teacher's Team
"I have always enjoyed teaching, and CDD provides an opportunity for me to teach."
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Amarendra Mohanty
Teacher's Team
"It has been a very rewarding experience teaching basic computer skills to people who have been through so much difficulties but still trying their best to start a new life at this later stage in life."
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Marcell Shannon
Web Team, Teacher's Team
"I enjoy teaching students about computers, which they can really use every day of their lives."
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Verghese Nalengara
Install Team
"I have had the opportunity to meet a lot of kind-hearted people and have helped them make the world a better place"
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James Llado
Teacher's Team
"I thank CDD for giving me the chance to share knowledge, meet people and contribute to my community."
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Matthew Stephen Breslin
Teacher's Team
"I am grateful to CDD for giving me a chance to help my community."
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Joah Ferchak
Teacher's Team/Install Team
"It makes me feel good about myself to freely give of my knowledge and experience."
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Bradley Curry
Teacher's Team
"My time in the classroom was wonderful. I've grown up in the internet age, and I know how important computer skills are, not only in the work place, but in everyday life."
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Mark Macedo
Teacher's Team
"What I appreciate about CDD is the fact that I am able to play to my strength in computers while at the same time helping others."
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Imti Shaikh
Teacher's Team
"Nothing compares to see the happiness and motivation the students feel when they see others helping them get back on track."
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Kathleen Romo
Teacher's Team
"As an instructor with CDD at Walden House, I have enjoyed working with the students and seeing them progress and gain more confidence in their abilities."
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Alexandra Strong
Web Team
"I enjoy working for CDD because it gives me the opportunity to do something meaningful with my free time."
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Sabarinath Saran
Teacher's Team
"The feel good factor that for atleast 3 hours a week I have spent not for my self and I have helped someone to step ahead in a great direction"
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James Farrel
Teacher's Team
"I can see the sincerity in their eyes when they shake my hand at the end of each class, and that unequivocal gratitude is why I enjoy teaching."
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Philip Matheson
Web Team
"I enjoy sharing my knowledge and skills to remove some of the complications and mystery many people experience when using computers."
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Brandon Yano
Install Team
"It has been extremely inspiring to be part of the hope and confidence that the students get as they accomplish every assignment in class."
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Enrique Reyes
Teacher's Team
"I would personally like to become a counselor, helping young adult achieve goals regarding school, careers, and education."
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Jeffery Nicosia
Web Team
"When I stumbled upon CDD, I was immediately taken by the brilliance of the idea."
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Judy Chan
Install Team
"I thank CDD that give me a good opportunity to learn the computer experience and very appreciate."
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Maria Theresa Mosquito
Teacher's Team
"I enjoy the students and the program itself. The whole CDD program is organized and effective in its results."
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Andrew Kao
Web Team
"I volunteer because I can, and that's as good of a reason I can give."
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Shreyansh Durgesh
Install Team
"I hope to carry on the good things I have learnt at CDD in my home country, India."
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Heidi Elaine Miller
Teacher's Team
"I wanted to make a difference for these people by helping them overcome their fears and anxieties to develop new skills."
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Daryl Brenner
Install Team
"I love CDD and I hope they will never stop helping others like the same way they've helped me."
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Rene Enriquez
Install Team
"I love CDD and I hope they will never stop helping others like the same way they've helped me."
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Kevin Miller
Teacher's Team
"It honestly makes me feel like a better person, helping those that do/did not have the opportunities that I did."
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Aki Tabei
Instructor/Event Planner
"What I enjoy most is to see the students enjoying the class."
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Norman Tang
Install Team
"I enjoyed it the most when I saw that the students learned, progressed, and eventually got recognized on graduation night."
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Keith Nellis
Teacher's Team
"Teaching is a blast and the students are so inspiring."
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Gritt Klein
Web Team/Event Planner
"What I enjoy most is the fulfilling feeling that I have during as well as after a class with the students."
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Dale Echnoz
Install Team
"The most satisfying part of my CDD experience has been seeing the students overcome their computer phobias."
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Becky Ha
Teacher's Team
"I enjoy sharing my knowledge and experience with others who's in need of learning."
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Norelia Jacinta
Web Team
"I enjoy seeing students achieving their goal and graduating after six weeks."
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Will Roberts
Install Team
"I admire CDD and feel my participation will allow me to enhance my skills."
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Valerie Rosenberg
Teacher's Team
"I am grateful to CDD for the opportunity to teach these terrific students."
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Mark Hanauer
Photographer
"It's enlivening and inspiring to record the CDD events filled with graduates and their supporters."
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Graham Kim
Install Team
"I believe that contributing to community is very important."
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Nancy Olson
Teacher's Team
"It is a wonderful feeling to be able to shake their hands at graduation congratulating them on a great accomplishment."
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Laura Cooney
Web Team
"I love volunteering, it is such a wonderful feeling to do something for someone else."
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David Carlson
Install Team
"I just like to be part of a team that is trying to improve the world."
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Paul Albert Larriviere
Teacher's Team
"As a foreign born the main reason I entered the CDD volunteer tutoring program was to give back something to this wonderful and generous country."
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Wandy Sae-Tan
Web Team
"In my view, volunteering is of one those very rare "win-win" things in life."
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Jerry Medway
Teacher's Team
"It's great to see the faces of the class members when you "break through" or create enthusiasm and excitement."
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Joseph Patridge
Teacher's Team
"I enjoy knowing that the work we’re doing is helping people to learn valuable job skills."
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Marlaina Morales
Teacher's Team
"When you give your time to help someone out, you end up getting so much more in return."
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Dwight Harm
Install Team Lead & Teacher's Team
"The success of the site translates into more and better resources for our students and teachers."
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Ryan Ring
Web Team & Teacher's Team
"The success of the site translates into more and better resources for our students and teachers."
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Amir Habibi
Web Team & Teacher's Team
"CDD is an opportunity to improve my communication skills and socialize myself while achieving self satisfaction from helping those in need."
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