Volunteer

Each affinity group has an advisory board of alumni volunteers that meets twice a year to discuss and plan future events and programs. To volunteer or get more involved, please contact the affinity group chair. 

To see a list of alumni affinity groups and their chairs, please visit the Affinity group page.

The alumni association board is comprised of graduates of Harvard, Westlake, and Harvard-Westlake. Most members have been asked to join the board after investing their time and demonstrating their commitment to other volunteer opportunities in the alumni community. For more information, please contact board president Angel James Horacek ’95 P’27 ’29 at ajhoracek@gmail.com. 

Class agents are responsible for being the liaison between the alumni association and their classmates. They build community, communicate news and events, gather class notes, and encourage classmates to support the school. Class agents can be located anywhere around the U.S. or the world! They just need to stay connected to the school and their classmates. To volunteer, please contact alumni@hw.com. 

The alumni team is always looking for venues to host affinity group events or regional receptions. If you are willing to open up your office or home for an alumni event, please contact Associate Director of Alumni Relations Ivy Bunnak at ibunnak@hw.com. 

Join a team of alumni volunteers in rallying your classmates to support HW financially. Efforts can be handled remotely through information  and use of the HW Connect page. To volunteer, please contact alumni@hw.com. 

Become an HW Works mentor by claiming your profile on the HW Works career exploration and development platform.

Host a group of current HW sophomores at your work and provide an inside perspective on your career and industry on Career Day on Thursday, June 8, 2023. To volunteer, please contact Director of HW Works Kwaisi France at works@hw.com.  

Host a small group dinner focused around your industry or the topic of your choice. For more information on HW4L, please visit the HW4L page or complete the HW4L volunteer form.

We are inviting all alumni, near and far, to share how they are serving as volunteers to make their community a better place.  For most, the journey in community service began as students of Harvard, Westlake or Harvard Westlake where we completed a minimum of 12 hours each year. Now we would like you to share ways in which you are still involved in giving back to your community.

For alumni already committed to an organization or cause, we want to know how you are spending your 12.
Fill out the form to share with us > 

For local alumni who want to get involved, but don’t know where to start, we encourage you to take a look at this list of organizations our current students support.  Many of these organizations welcome adults as well as their families.
View the map of organizations in the LA area >

During the year, we will post local volunteer opportunities organized by our school community.  We encourage you to check our website for up to date information about these events.