Alyssa Cherkin is a Deloitte Academy, National Lead at Deloitte. She possess expertise in fundraising, leadership, strategic planning, nonprofits, event planning and 15 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Alyssa possessed an infectious energy, passion, and desire to help other, to guide individuals and groups to achieve their self-determined goals. She is well aware when her guidance is suggestive that the path may be challenging or require hard work , but that is also when she shows she rolls up her sleeves and joins in the effort. " and "Alyssa has built a wonderful career by doing good. (I sure wish I could write that sentence for everyone I know.) Her deep and constant commitment to community programs, her activism, and her willingness to work very hard to make it all happen--there's a model here that I'd like to replicate in my own life, and would like to share with others. Thanks, Alyssa, for setting the standard."