Chris Nayve is the Associate Vice president for Community Engagement at the Karen and Tom Mulvaney Center for Community, Awareness, and Social Action at the University of San Diego. Chris has been working in the field of community engagement and development since 1994. Chris managed USD’s Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC) funded by the U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development. COPC programs provided economic and business development opportunities, public health services, early childhood education awareness, and landlord/tenant mediation for residents of Linda Vista. Chris’ goal is to deepen the breadth and depth of community engagement for faculty, students, staff, alumni, and community partners in order to address “critical social issues through the beneficially mutual exchange of knowledge and resources.” Chris is committed to building the field of community engagement, social innovation, place-based justice, and anchor institutions and has partnered with California Campus Compact to mobilize California colleges and universities to aid in the state’s economic recovery and renewal through community engagement, microfinance, and social investment. Chris led USD’s involvement with four California universities that took part in California Campus Compact’s case study titled, Community/University Initiative on Diversity, Equity, and Service which focused on the integration of diversity and service-learning in higher education. Chris was one of 50 “America’s Leaders of Change” by the National Urban Fellows and serves on the board of the San Diego Microfinance Alliance and the Urban League of San Diego County. Prior to USD Chris served in the United States Navy with the submarine force and with the United Nations in Bosnia during the Bosnian war. His degrees include a Bachelors of Arts in History, a Masters in Business Administration, and a Juris Doctorate.

Chris Nayve

Associate Vice President for Community Engagement
Karen and Tom Mulvaney Center for
Community, Awareness and Social Action
University of San Diego