Sacred Heart values prompt people to be positive agents of change. Through voluntarism, members of this panel show how vision and action can make a vital difference in our world. Date: Friday, 24 April 2009 Time: 10:15 AM to 11:15 AM   Mary Jane Tiernan   Moderator Mary Jane Tiernan received a BA from the San Diego College for Women, 1961, and her MA in English in 1972. She has spent over 35 years in education as teacher and administrator at Schools of the Sacred Heart, including Broadway, Lone Mountain, San Francisco, and the University of San Diego. Mary Jane has served on the San Diego Sacred Heart Alumnae/i Board since 1995 and is a past president of the Associated Alumnae/i of the Sacred Heart San Diego.   Kathleen Wellman Kathleen Dunn Wellman received her BA from the University of San Diego and her JD from the USD School of Law. A practicing attorney since 1974, she is a founding member and past president of the North County Chapter of Lawyers Club of San Diego; is a former president of the San Diego Chapter of the Alumnae of the Sacred Heart; and has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards. Her comments will describe her efforts as founding president and board member of Caring Residents of Carlsbad, Inc. - a community non-profit that built and supports La Posada de Guadalupe de Carlsbad, an emergency homeless men's shelter.   Sister Shu, RSCJ   Mary R. Schumacher, RSCJ, received her counseling degree from Creighton University and post graduate degree in chemical dependency at the College of New Jersey. In recovery for twenty years, she is currently employed as a counselor at the Betty Ford Center. "Sister Shu" will speak on the critical function of the volunteer sponsor, a role similar to a Spiritual Director which is vital in the recovery process. Maureen Pecht King Maureen Pecht King, graduate of the San Diego College for Women, is the current chairperson of the Mercy Hospital Foundation Board and the immediate past Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Mingei International Museum. Her service to community needs is widespread and longstanding, resulting in numerous honors and awards. Having co-chaired the Advisory Board for the San Diego Organizing Project for 29 years, Maureen's presentation, "Teaching Men to Fish", is a brief overview of the project and how that organization enables individuals and communities through the gift of empowerment. Maureen is also a past president of the Associated Alumnae/i of the Sacred Heart San Diego.