
Bari Wald
Area Programs Manager
USO Okinawa
USO Okinawa
Area Programs Manager
I plan, design, and execute events & programs for service members and their families.
A great day is a day where I have to remind myself to stop and stay hydrated! It's a day where I call my husband and tell him to eat dinner on his own because I don't know when I'll be home. It means that we (my team and I), are running at full throttle planning for, or executing an event or program. It means that I'm ensuring our mission of keeping service members connected to family, home and country, is accomplished. It means putting smiles on the face of someone far from home.
Here's the first step for college students
Start volunteering now! Volunteer at a few places and try a wide variety of things to see what fits your style. You may find you are more business operations minded, or you like numbers so non-profit accounting is right up your alley. The most important thing is that you start giving your time so you will appreciate the volunteers that give you their time in the future.
"You'll probably end up just a trophy wife."