With purpose

Bonnie Beth Silvestri is focused on serving her community and teaching young people.

In her role as director of strategic communications in the Office of Community Engagement and Partnerships at the University of South Florida, Silvestri has found a way to combine the pair.

“Service learning has become a major passion of mine,” Silvestri, 45, says. “It's about tying service in the community to the curriculum of a course, so the service becomes part of the course.”