Laura Gilbert

VIP Program Manager, NCOE

Laura Gilbert is the Volunteer Infrastructure Project’s Program Manager. Laura oversees the statewide VIP program, including 10 Regional Coordinators, and over 100 AmeriCorps VIP members serving throughout California. Laura was born in California and grew up in the Central Valley town of Stockton, CA. Laura later graduated from UC Davis with a BA degree in English. She then served with AmeriCorps NCCC for two years as a member on the East Coast and a team leader on the West Coast. Laura’s AmeriCorps experience was so impactful and life changing that it led to a lifetime of service, now totaling over 15 years of nonprofit management and fund development experience. She has been in her current position with Napa County Office of Education for nearly 3 years, and believes passionately in volunteerism and her role to inspire and grow our future leaders in social justice and public service. In return, she is constantly inspired and learning from her AmeriCorps VIP members! Sometimes she can be caught thinking she is still a member herself. Laura currently lives in Sebastopol, CA with her family who loves to backpack and spend time between the ocean, redwoods and mountains.