长期的志愿者为拯救生命的使命带来了金融专业知识
As a senior partner of Deloitte, Alvin L. Royse did financial work for many Fortune 100 companies. Now, as a longtime volunteer for the American Heart Association, 罗伊斯将他的财务技能贡献给了一个非常不同的非营利组织.
"In business, the process for making decisions is normally much more structured," said Royse, 74, of Hillsborough, Calif. "In a nonprofit and in government, 你必须更加协作,并能够在许多不同的经验和观点之间建立共识."
25年来,罗伊斯一直是该协会坚定的志愿者. His efforts have earned him the Morgan Stark Memorial Award, 授予一名优秀的资源管理志愿者, and a leader in finances, operations or human resources.
Royse, 他多年来获得了许多美国心脏协会的奖项,并担任董事会主席和财务主管, 他说,这说明了他最喜欢的一句话:“从成功到意义."
"We spend our lives being successful in doing things in a work sense, but when you get into the nonprofit world, the significance of what you do for individual people is different," Royse said. Retired from his career at Deloitte, Royse (who also has a law degree) has served on his town council, as an executive in residence at USST in Shanghai, China, and on the boards of a number of nonprofit organizations.
"At the AHA, we save lives," he said. “尽管我们在德勤做了很多伟大的事情,但我们并没有拯救生命. Here, you're impacting people day to day.''
罗伊斯为美国心脏协会(American Heart Association)参与了许多项目,最近在该协会14家科学期刊中的11家的科学出版合同谈判中发挥了重要作用.
罗伊斯还在2015年为该协会的10年“加强投资创新”活动制定战略方面发挥了重要作用.
“人工智能对我们的使命产生了巨大的影响,”美国心脏协会首席执行官南希·布朗说. "His financial acumen, coupled with his personal passion for fighting heart disease, 多年来以无数重要的方式使美国心脏协会受益."
Under his leadership, 美国心脏协会成立了协会的风险投资基金——奖团基金,罗伊斯至今仍是奖团基金使命投资委员会的全国志愿者.
Outside of his volunteering and career, 罗伊斯也对政府和公共服务部门产生了影响. 21岁时,他被选为北达科他州的州议会议员,他在那里长大. 他还担任过旧金山以南的加州希尔斯伯勒市的市长.
1997年,一个偶然的机会让他加入了美国心脏协会, 当有人问他是否可以站出来主持旧金山心脏行走时. Royse seized the opportunity to serve, and later developed a passion for the cause of fighting heart disease, developing a passion for personal reasons.
他的许多家庭成员都患有心脏病:他母亲的六个姐妹死于心脏病. 2017年,罗伊斯自己接受了三重搭桥手术,但他已经康复,现在感觉很好. 他与美国心脏协会的关系使他对自己的健康习惯负责, Royse said.
"I became more cognizant of it, and it's done so much," Royse said. "It has opened my eyes to healthier habits like exercise. 当你说我为心脏协会贡献了很多的时候,我要说的是我得到了更多的回报."
Over the years, Royse has enjoyed meeting many heart disease survivors, 从天生有先天性心脏缺陷的小孩到都有心脏病的双胞胎成年姐妹. 他越来越意识到心脏病对许多人的影响有多深, and the importance of the American Heart Association's mission. That is what drives Royse to work as hard as he does.
"You can look at all the research, outreach and advocacy. 在一天结束的时候,一切都归结为:我们拯救生命,”罗伊斯说. “这家公司拥有优秀的员工,他们有才华、活跃、敬业. It's effective. It gets results. It makes a difference."
至于摩根·斯塔克纪念奖,罗伊斯说他感到谦卑和感激. He quotes famed basketball player Michael Jordan: "Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships."
“坦白地说,我只是大计划中的一部分,”罗伊斯说. "It takes a team to really make a difference."
艾尔·罗斯将于5月2日(星期四)在美国心脏协会的在线全国志愿者奖颁奖典礼上获奖 ceremony, which begins at 6 p.m. Central and is open for public viewing.