Written By: Meg Provenzale

Taryn Anderson has been named Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month for May. Taryn is studying to become a lawyer at Nashville’s School of Law all while volunteering and assisting many non-profit organizations in town. These organizations include, The Junior League of Nashville (JLN), The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) as well as Nashville’s Film Festival (NFF).

Originally from Minnesota, Taryn has called Nashville home for the past 12 years, “I was looking for some different scenery so I moved down here after I graduated and found my place working at an accounting firm [I] was there for about eleven or twelve years and then I decided to have a pre midlife crisis and decided to go to law school.” Taryn’s studies in law derive from her passion to help animals and to help people. Her desire to help others shows in the leadership role she has as Executive Vice President of the Junior League.

The JNF provides volunteer support for non-profits located in Nashville. “As Executive Vice President, I work with the Vice President’s of the League that make up the Management Team who are in charge of running the operations for the League. I also sit on the Board of Directors where we work on the governance of the League. The JLN’s focus areas are human trafficking and childhood literacy so all our community partners we work with are trying to further efforts in the respective fields.”

Taryn explains what inspired her to keeping doing good for Nashville’s community, “I love helping others. I love supporting people and getting them to help accomplish or achieve their dreams.  I’m basically a giant life cheerleader for others.  So, volunteering was a progression into being able to help others!”

Volunteering comes naturally to Taryn because of the people and atmosphere she was placed in with her profession and studies. However, she gives credit to the community Nashville provides, “In Nashville there’s such a sense of community if you want to start your nonprofit there’s someone in town who can give you connections to help you to do something.”

Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month is a program of Doing Good, a 501(c)3, nonprofit organization which educates and inspires people by celebrating the real stories of real people who volunteer. For additional information about Taryn, Doing Good, or other volunteers, visit the website www.DoingGood.tv or @DoingGoodTV on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, or YouTube.