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PC Country and Years of Service: Paraguay 88-90/Guatemala 15-16

Rotary Club: Jacksonville-Oceanside District 6970, WASH Ambassador, International Service Chair

Occupation: Sr. Auditor (Retired) Municipal Utilities, Previously Controller Manufacturing Facility

Civic associations: Rotary D6970, PonteVedra Concert Hall, Atlantic Beach Musicians, National Peace Corps Association

Skills: Accounting,Budgeting,Auditing (CPA/CPIM) Procurement, Production Management, Compliance, GrantWriting, ProjectManagement, Logistics Coordination, Bilingual-English/Spanish/Musician(Accordionist)/PublicSpeaker.

In addition to PeaceCorps I have worked internationally with Rotary D4250 (Honduras & Guatemala), US AirForce Guam and Engineers without Borders, Honduras. JRR Tolkien said ’Not all who wander are lost’. I would say: one international project leads to another. Through all the projects, it becomes increasingly clear that we cannot do this alone. Peace Corps needs service organizations like Rotary, both need collaboration with NGO’s, governmental agencies, and community leaders. Working together we can help all people lead dignified, productive and healthy lives. I have been called Mom, Grandma, Maestra, Profesora, Contadora, Amiga and NonSic (MayanIxil for Goat Lady), by people who taught me all that matters. Rosemary Calhoon Takacs, CPA/CPIM, BBA/MS, RPCV, WASH Ambassador

Ed Pettitt is a Ph.D. student in the Urban Planning and Environmental Policy program at Texas Southern University. His areas of research are: parks and greenspace equity, urban heat island effect, tactical urbanism, and global health and development planning. He received his B.S. degree in Human Biology, Health, and Society from Cornell University in 2006 and his M.P.H. degree in Healthcare Management with a concentration in Global Health from The University of Texas School of Public Health in 2016. Mr. Pettitt served as a Community Capacity Builder with the U.S. Peace Corps in Botswana and worked as a Senior Project Coordinator with Baylor College of Medicine Pediatric AIDS Initiative at Texas Children’s Hospital. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), John Snow International (JSI), and Family Health International (FHI). Locally, Mr. Pettitt has served as a technical advisor for The Trust for Public Lands’ Park-Smart Precinct 1 program, through which he helped develop a decision support tool on parks and social determinants of health; the City of Houston’s Complete Communities initiative, through which he chairs a work group on Parks and Neighborhood Character; the Health Equity Collective, through which he helped to develop a Community Voice strategy for community engagement; and Nature and Eclectic Outdoors’ Healthy Outdoor Communities project, through which he is currently helping to implement a grant from the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to promote equitable access to urban greenspace as an intervention to mitigate health disparities. Mr. Pettitt is actively involved with the Third Ward neighborhood, a frontline environmental and climate justice community, where he has successfully spearheaded initiatives to build a tactical urbanism chess park, convert a city-owned illegal dumpsite into a pocket park, and install safety and wayfinding signage along a rails-to-trails conversion called the Columbia Tap Hike and Bike Trail. Mr. Pettitt serves on the U.S. Department of State IREX Community Solutions Program (CSP) Partner Advisory Board (PAB) and is a member of the Equity in a Clean Energy Economy (ECEE) Collaborative, Emancipation Economic Development Council (EEDC), Project Row Houses (PRH), and Third Ward is Home Civic Club. Mr. Pettitt is a member and director of the Rotary Club of Houston Skyline, Rotaract Chair for Rotary District 5890, and member of the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG), RPCVs for Environmental Action, and Partnering for Peace. He has been recognized as a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow and an Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Fellow for Life.

Ellen G. Young – Partnering for Peace – Board Member

Ellen Young’s journey from her Midwestern US roots began with a student trip to France in High School. She graduated from Smith College with a dual degree in Economics and Political Science. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago (now Booth) Graduate School of Business. And, Ellenalso received a certificate in Non-Profit Management from North Park University in Chicago.

Ellen, now retired, was a Commercial Banker – working with multinational corporations at several international banks, including Continental Bank, Bank of America, First Chicago and Northern Trust, where she held positions as Vice President. She has held many volunteer leadership positions in local civic and non-profit organizations, including President of the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce, Lake Forest Library Trustee, Vice President and President; The Lake Forest International Club, as President, Treasurer, Philanthropy and Program Chairs; Interim Executive Director of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Lake County, and other posts.

Ellen joined the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Noon Rotary Club in 1991, and has held numerous club positions, serving as Treasurer and other positions, including President. She also served as Treasurer, Foundation Board Member, End Polio Now (EPN) chair and President of the Lincolnshire Rotary Club. After joining the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Morning Rotary Club, she served on the board and as the Club President. In 2020, Ellen formed a new Passport Club, serving since its founding as its President.

Ellen’s Rotary leadership extends throughout her District6440, and beyond. At the District level she was Treasurer, a member of the Finance committee, the EPN Committee, District Foundation Chair and an Assistant Governor for 3 years. She was District 6440’s District Governor in 2014-2015. Currently, she is the Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator for Districts 6420, 6440 and 6450 in Zone 29, all in northern Illinois.

Ellen’s connection with the Peace Corps arose from her daughter Sarah Young’s service during 2007-2008 in the Dominican Republic (DR). Sarah’s work identified the need to address the lack of reading materials for pre-school age students. Ellen’s Lincolnshire Rotary Club partnered with the Pimentel Rotary Club in the DR to provide books and build a library in a local school through a small International Grant. Eventually, literacy projects were launched throughout the country with the support of the Chicagoland-Korean Rotary Club, with additional funding from a district in Korea.

Ellen is a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow, a member of the Paul Harris Society, the Polio Plus Society, and, with her husband Chris, Level 3 Major Donors to The Rotary Foundation.

Ellen joined Partnering for Peace in November, 2019 to help expand and nurture these types of projects between Rotary International and the Peace Corps.

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Enthusiastic and Adaptable Educator, skilled in building connections
with students, parents, and the community. Two Years of Teaching
Upper-Elementary School in Namibia, Africa. Full-year Competitive
Student Teaching Internship Program Completion. Head Start
Experience. Valid Type 03 Certificate.
Dedicated and Experienced Administrator, with knowledge and
experience in a variety of budget, timekeeping, and travel software.
Skilled with all Microsoft Suite Software, to include Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, as well Adobe and Outlook.

CERTIFICATIO
N EXPERIENCE

K-9 Type 03 Elementary
Education Self-Contained
Illinois State Board of Education
Illinois Substitute Teacher
Certification

USDA Forest Service, Varies Administrative and Field Positions
2016 – Present
Serves as Primary Purchase Card Holder for the local unit.
Performs time accounting, purchasing, record keeping, and mail
support according to agency policy.
Maintains tracking logs, action items, manages administrative tracing
logs and transaction records.
Develops program support processes to meet unit needs
Performs budget activities for the local unit: monitors spending,
tracking, and costs. Reviews budget for consistency, accuracy, and
procedural/reporting requirements.
Reviews outgoing correspondence for format, grammar, punctuation in
accordance with unit guidelines.
Makes travel arrangements and submits payment documents.
Distributes administrative information to unit employees and serves as
liaison for administrative support to the unit.
Acts as point of contact for property management.
Schedules conferences and meetings for the local unit, including
arranging logistics, preparing agendas, and notifying participants.
Maintains Wildfire Firefighting Red Card Certification and Advanced
Timber Cruising Certificate.
Provides support and education as a training specialist at the National
Aviation and Fire Program.
Implements the Smokey Bear Environmental Education and Interpretive
Program

FAA Air Traffic Controller
2014 – 2016

EDUCATION

Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
2008-2011
BS in Elementary Education,
Social Sciences Concentration
BS in Aviation Management
Honors: Cum Laude
US Air Force Academy
2006 – 2008
2 Years Active Duty Military
Honorable Discharge

Worked as a team to facilitate safe and efficient separation of aircraft in
and around controlled airspace.
Promoted the mission and goals of the National Airspace System.
Coordinated with adjacent sectors and positions.
Directed movement of aircraft in flight and on the ground by utilizing
pilot and controller reports, visual observation, and tower and radar
displays in close coordination with other controllers.
Upper Primary/Elementary Teacher
2012 – 2014
Taught English, Arts, P.E. and Environmental Education for Grades 5-7.
Assisted as an ESL and Reading Specialist for Upper Elementary.
Initiated and organized the Southern African Help2Read program, a
remedial reading program for at-risk students.
Conducted a variety of external projects, including a recycling initiative,
coastal-clean-up-day, Community Peace Corps World Map Project, and
Outdoor Environmental Education for the community.
Coached Grassroots Soccer, a HIV/Aids health curriculum using soccer
to promote healthy lifestyles, taught through soccer-related games and
activities.
Tracked and collected student data for use in preparing routine and
periodic grading reports and written documents.
Supervised athletics, library services, and other after-school activities.
Collaborated with other volunteers to plan and implement programs in
compliance with Peace Corps Mission and Goals.
SIUC Marion HeadStart Teacher
2011 – 2012
Supervised a pre-primary classroom.
Implemented an Illinois-Certified Pre-K Classroom Curriculum.
Provided Hands-On Developmental Learning for toddlers.
Collected data and assembled routine written reports for student
tracking.
Competitive Yearlong Student Teaching Internship
2010-2011
Full Year Integrated Student Teaching Experience in Self-Contained

Qualifications
A visionary leader and results-oriented manager with 30+ years of professional experience leading domestic
and international organizations focused on child and youth development worldwide. Expertise in: fundraising
and partnership development; strategic planning and policy development; project management; network
development; organizational capacity building; and philanthropic giving.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ignite Collective Leadership LLC January 2025-Present
Founder and CEO Washington D.C.
● Provide executive and career coaching to accelerate leadership growth and high-impact results of teams
including with APSIA universities such as Georgetown University.
● Facilitate dynamic team training sessions to enhance collaboration, innovation, and productivity.
● Advise on the design and implementation of transformative programs and policies for social
development, including serving as Advisor on STEM and Youth for the Mobiles for Education Alliance.
U.S. Peace Corps March 2021 – January 2025
Regional Director, Inter-America Pacific Region (Presidential Appointee) Washington D.C.
● Led regional operations and strategic planning for 18 field offices in 21 countries in Latin America, the
Caribbean, and the Pacific responsible for a $54 million annual budget.
● Oversaw leadership development, performance management system and competency-based staff
development for 580 staff including 28 direct-report senior staff, and supported 1,300 Volunteers.
● Represented Peace Corps to develop regional partnerships with USAID, State Department and other
international partners focused on regional and local development priorities and engagement of young
people globally, including the Blue Pacific Youth Initiative.
● Developed first of its kind study on “Models of Financing Community and National Service Globally”.
U.S. Agency for International Development May 2016 – March 2021
Global Senior Advisor on Youth Washington D.C.
● Led development and implementation of USAID’s Youth as Partners in Development Policy and
implementation guidance, as well as coordinated global strategy to build the capacity of global USAID
staff and partners on effective youth program design, operations and implementation, resulting in
significant improvement in integration of youth programming in over 50% of missions.
● Represented USAID as lead expert on youth programming and leadership development in U.S.
Government Inter-Agency Youth Development Working Group and at White House working groups.
● Advanced stakeholder management and partnerships with private sector, donors, and youth-related
networks in issues related to employment, health, education, and security resulting in significant funding.
● Led and facilitated Positive Youth Development professional training, benefitting over 700 USAID staff
and partners around the world positioning USAID as global thought leader on youth programming.
● Developed guidance and provided technical support and field-based consultation on youth-programming
in health, education, employment, civic leadership, and violence reduction for bureaus and missions,
resulting in an improved pipeline from $150 million to over $293 million in youth-related programming.
● Supported development tools for analysis of program and organizational performance regarding youth,
as well as global knowledge management platform and learning agenda, YouthPower Learning, and global
platform for young change-makers, www.YouthLead.org, resulting in 104,000 users.
● Helped in the design of Private Sector Partnerships strategy for the Hospitality and Tourism Sector.

Creative Associates International July 2013 – May 2016
Senior Associate for Learning and Capacity Building Washington D.C.
● Oversaw Creative’s strategy to build program capacity of partners, beneficiaries, and field staff in 20
countries through strengthening in-person and online training and capacity building tools.
● Led the development of CreativeU, a web-based portal for e-learning benefitting thousands of
development workers around the world. Supported the development and curation of over 200 modules.
● Supported the strategic planning and development of Creative’s Youth Strategy by providing technical
guidance, business development support, and field-based consultation for youth-related projects.
Creative Associates International August 2010 – July 2013
Chief of Party – USAID Youth At-Risk Program – Panama Panama City, Panama
● Oversaw an $8 million USAID-funded project to support networks of partners to engage 42,000 at-risk
youth from areas of high violence in educational, employment and out-of-school time activities.
● Led efforts to improve the national and community-level coordination of youth and violence prevention
strategies within public, private and NGO sectors through the development of Municipal Violence
Prevention Committees and Plans, as well as inter-sectoral working groups at the national level.
● Designed strategies to develop public-private partnerships to co-finance community-led initiatives around
violence prevention and youth development resulting in over $12 million in leveraged funds.
● Supported development of a network of 22 youth outreach centers serving 9,200 youth.
● Directly supervised and led performance management for a team of 20 staff.
Peace Corps 2006 – 2010
Chief of Programming, Inter-America and Pacific Region Washington D.C.
● Provided regional oversight to programs and training, as well as strategic planning for 22 field offices
serving 28 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands.
● Designed and facilitated regional technical workshops, conferences, staff development retreats, and
strategic planning meetings for field and headquarters staff.
● Determined resource allocation of $55 million annual budget as member of senior staff.
● Co-designed and coordinated V2 – Multiplying the Power of Service agency-wide initiative focused on
scaling up the engagement of young people in volunteerism globally.
● Co-developed a new agency monitoring, evaluation and learning system, and designed an online
document library resulting in increased real-time access to documents by field.
● Helped develop a system of competency-based staff development for programming staff.
● Oversaw effort to improve quality of project planning and management, as well as training design and
evaluation of 80 projects, resulting in 60% increase of posts meeting high quality standards.
Peace Corps December 2001 – June 2006
Director of Program and Training Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
● Managed and directed Peace Corps’ program and training, supervising 29 staff and 140 volunteers.
● Strengthened Peace Corps’ efforts to actively address host country development needs through revision
of six project plans, design of new Youth-at-Risk project, promotion of Haiti/DR cross-border initiative,
and national HIV/AIDS and environmental peer education networks.
● Led program quality resulting in a reduction of early termination rate to lowest in all of Peace Corps.
● Helped co-found a national youth service initiative, Sirve Quisqueya, with a coalition of 15 leading
national partners, resulting in the establishment of a national service plan and mobilization campaign.
● Promoted capacity building of non-governmental organizations through training in participatory needs
assessment, project design and management, and resource mobilization.
● Served as Acting Country Director in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti for prolonged periods.
● Revitalized and expanded cooperative relationships with host country government officials, U.S.
government agencies, international, and non-governmental organizations.

Youth Service America January 1998 – December 2001
Vice President for Programs Washington D.C.
● Oversaw coordination of YSA’s programs for a national alliance of more than 200 youth service agencies.
Programs included: Global Youth Service Day, SERVEnet.org, Youth Civic Action Network, National
Youth Service Affiliates Program, and the Fund for Social Entrepreneurs.
● Assisted in the development of the President’s Student Service Awards program and Global Youth
Service Day to mobilize and recognize millions of young volunteers each year.
● Developed and evaluated strategic plan for YSA and established program and operating systems.
● Coordinated and convened national leaders in the service-learning field through Working Group.
● Directly wrote proposals and cultivated donors resulting in millions in funding.
● Developed corporate partnerships for various YSA awards programs including: Sears, the Backstreet
Boys, MTV, AT&T, Hasbro, NBA, as well as the Corporation for National Service.
● Assisted in development of media/public relation’s strategy that generated 310 million media impressions
per year with partners such as Parade Magazine, Seventeen, the Today Show, Channel One, and AOL.
Inter-American Foundation July 1994 – January 1998
Country Representative for Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and Venezuela
Coordinator of Youth Programming
● Analyzed, selected and monitored over 50 innovative community development projects yearly throughout
4 countries as part of overseeing foundation investments. Coordinated 8 in-country staff.
● Established innovative funding partnership agreements with other international and national donors
including: Petróleos de Venezuela (Venezuelan national oil company), Dividendo Voluntario para la
Comunidad, the International Youth Foundation, COLABANCO, and Fundación CODESPA.
● Designed a nine-organization development credit fund network, providing over $2.2 million in credit to
small cooperatives and non-governmental organizations in Panama.
● Coordinated $2 million cooperative agreement between the Inter-American Foundation and the
International Youth Foundation, resulting in $3 million in leveraged funds for youth-focused grants.
● Supported the establishment and coordination of the Inter-American Working Group on Youth
Development, composed of 7 major international donor agencies.
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) August 1989 – August 1992
National Projects Officer Dominican Republic
● Served as Deputy Country Representative in all aspects of planning and executing the country program
and operations plan. Supervised staff of 12. Represented UNICEF at international conferences.
● Organized and implemented statistical, monitoring and evaluation system for UNICEF program.
● Coordinated longitudinal study on the Impact of Economic Policies on Social Welfare.
● Provided technical advice to authorities on socio-economic policies to protect vulnerable populations.
● Coordinated UNICEF cooperation with other UN agencies and private voluntary organizations.
Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos January 1988 – June 1989
Assistant House Director/Coordinator of Nutrition/Volunteer Mexico
● Supervised home and coordinated vocational education programming for 100 orphaned teens.
● Managed food production, preparation and distribution for 900 children between ages 1-15.
● Coordinated staff of 20 workers in four separate houses.
CONSULTANCIES AND OTHER EXPERIENCES
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) January – July 1994
Policy Analyst/Consultant – CEDC Section New York City, New York
● Drafted UNICEF policy paper on strategies for field offices, governments and non-governmental
agencies to reduce and eliminate forms of child prostitution and sexual exploitation of children.

NYC Department of Employment – Youth Employment September – December 1993
Policy Analyst/Intern New York City, New York
● Drafted plan for incorporating a developmental approach to employment preparation for youth. Served
as liaison between the Division of Youth Employment and consortium of community-based programs.
Casa Alianza/Covenant House August – September 1993
Policy Analyst/Consultant Guatemala City, Guatemala
● Evaluated and made recommendations on vocational training programs for organizations working with
over 1,200 at-risk youth. Presented workshops on vocational preparation and program planning.
U.S. Agency for International Development May – August 1993
Policy Analyst/Summer Fellow Brasilia, Brazil
● Developed project design for a $3 million USAID project on at-risk youth and street children.
● Carried out extensive document and field research in Fortaleza, Recife, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
Center for Immigration Policy and Refugee Assistance May – December 1987
Legalization Fellow Washington, D.C./Santa Ana, CA.
● Received training as one of fourteen CIPRA Fellows nationwide to assist in implementing
Immigration Reform Legalization Campaign.
● Provided legal counseling and application preparation for over 300 clients in Santa Ana, California.
EDUCATION
Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Degree: Master’s in Public Affairs, June 1994. Field: International Development Studies
Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service
Degree: Bachelor of Science, May 1987. Major: International Law. Minor: Latin American Studies Certificate
Honors: Dean’s List 1983-1987, Government and Jesuit Honor Society
LANGUAGE SKILLS
● Native English, Advanced Spanish.
● Lived for a total of 14 years in Mexico, Dominican Republic and Panama; extensive work throughout
Latin American and Caribbean countries, as well as the Pacific. Work and travel through 83 countries.
PUBLICATIONS
● Numerous professional blogs for USAID.gov, IAF.gov, and PeaceCorps.gov, as well as journals.
BOARD POSITIONS
● ROTARY CLUB WASHINGTON GLOBAL – President 2025 – Present
● IREX – Global Advisory Council Member 2021-2025
● ATLAS CORPS – Board 2020 – 2023
● FONDO QUISQUEYA- Board 2014 – Present
RECENT PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS
● USAID Administrator’s Distinguished Career Performance Award, USAID, 2023
● Outstanding performance rating for 14 years at Peace Corps and USAID.

Bilingual (English/Spanish) nonprofit leader with 10+ years managing global teams and overseeing complex, donor-funded
initiatives. Skilled in end-to-end grant administration, strategic planning, cross-functional coordination, and financial
oversight. Adept at managing investments, building partnerships, and aligning diverse stakeholders around impact-driven
goals. Committed to equity in education and sustainable systems change.
Linguistics
Professionally fluent in Spanish
Core Competencies
Effective leadership ▪ Cross-cultural communication ▪ Research ▪Grants Management ▪ Program Coordination ▪ Stakeholder
Engagement ▪ Budgeting & Reporting Strategic Planning ▪ Monitoring and Evaluation ▪ Cross-Cultural Communication ▪
Public Speaking ▪ Donor Relations ▪ Event Planning ▪ Salesforce ▪ Excel ▪ Conflict Resolution ▪ Systems and Workflow
Optimization
Professional Experience
School of International Service ▪ Washington, DC
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant ▪ 2024 – Current
▪ Research and analysis of sources for journal article and book publication
▪ Editing articles and book manuscript before submission
▪ Assistance with organizing and facilitating academic panels and the Peace Corps Prep program
Education for the Children Foundation ▪ Jocotenango, Guatemala
USA Executive Director ▪ 2024 – Current
▪ Development and administration of the organization as the first full-time employee
▪ Creation and implementation of a comprehensive fundraising strategy
▪ Event planning, grant writing, and donor management
▪ Carrying out of all 501c3 compliance tasks and documentation
▪ Financial management
▪ Board of Directors development
Country Director ▪ 2019 – 2023
▪ Direct supervision of the 6 area directors and oversight of 60 employees
▪ Fostering a positive organizational identity and work climate focused on teamwork and commitment to the
organization’s mission
▪ Grant writing, grant reporting, and fundraising both locally and abroad
▪ Securing over 30 individual monthly donors for a combined total of over $20,000 annually
▪ Planning and facilitating annual events raising over $25,000
▪ Building partnerships both locally and abroad to improve programs
▪ Successful adaptive management during the COVID-19 pandemic
▪ Creation and execution of the organization’s first strategic plan
▪ Project design, management, and development
▪ Monitoring and evaluation of programs
▪ Leadership development of senior team in fundamental program management areas
▪ Compiling monthly and annual reports for the CEO, board members, and other key stakeholders
▪ Preparation and administration of the annual program budget of over $800,000
▪ Organizational safeguarding and compliance management
Development Director ▪ 2018 – 2019
▪ Led grant writing and administration processes, securing essential funds for program growth and sustainability.
▪ Spearheaded donor appeals and campaign strategies, increasing year-over-year contributions.
▪ Supervised a team of three fundraising staff, supporting professional development and team efficiency.
Visitor and Volunteer Coordinator ▪ 2017 – 2018
▪ Managed a robust volunteer program, welcoming and coordinating over 130 volunteers annually.
▪ Provided regular tours and presentations of the organization, enhancing public awareness and engagement.
▪ Executed outreach initiatives to expand the organization’s visibility and donor network.

United States Peace Corps ▪ San Andrés Xecul, Guatemala
Youth in Development Professional ▪ 2014 – 2016
▪ Worked with several community partners to teach life skills and sexual reproductive health in three local junior
high schools
▪ Organized a Girls Leading our World camp for 40 teenage girls. Educational workshops were given by community
partners. Topics included: self-esteem, goal setting, gender equality, and sexual reproductive health
▪ Carried out three interactive nutrition fairs with the local junior high schools which included a healthy cooking
competition
▪ Facilitated weekly youth leadership groups with 45 junior high and out of school youth participants in order to
teach English, life skills, and provide spaces for informal learning and social engagement
▪ Worked with local stakeholders to organize a student photography exhibit displayed simultaneously in
Guatemala and Wyoming
▪ Taught a monthly workshop for 50 teachers on topics such as: classroom management, literacy development,
lesson planning, methods for increasing female inclusion, and strengthening student governments
▪ Hosted a weekly radio show that shared contextualized health education with the community
▪ Served as the media representative for the Peace Corps Project Advisory Committee, responsibilities included:
putting together the bi-annual Spanish and English newsletters, social media management, and website design
Make-A-Wish Wyoming ▪ Casper, Wyoming
Volunteer Coordinator ▪ 2013 – 2014
▪ Oversaw volunteer recruitment, training and onboarding in order to facilitate over 40 wishes for children battling life
threatening conditions throughout the state
▪ Communications and social media output including: newsletters, press releases, website
management, interviews, and blogs
▪ Organized the annual fundraising gala
AmeriCorps (Campus Corps) ▪ Laramie, Wyoming
Volunteer Coordinator ▪ 2012 – 2013
▪ Coordinated the schedules of 40 independent volunteers as well as twenty groups in order to keep the local soup
kitchen operational for its daily clients
▪ Assisted clients in English and Spanish
▪ Organized and executed fundraising events
Education
Master of Science – Development Management ▪ American University, School of International Service
▪ Degree in progress, expected graduation date – December 2025
▪ SIS Dean’s AmeriCorps Graduate Assistantship Award
▪ Coordinator of the EDH Graduate Student Collective
Bachelor of Arts, Dual Major – International Studies and Spanish ▪ University of Wyoming
▪ GPA 3.5
▪ International Studies Honor Society, Sigma Iota Rho
▪ President’s Honor Roll
Intensive Spanish Language Program ▪ Universidad Veritas ▪ Costa Rica

Our Board

Rosemary Takacs

Ed Pettitt

Ellen Young

Cal Mann

Steve Werner

Chantelle Doerksen

Alan Kusunoki

Shannon Carter

Ben Heinlen

Kimberly Murphy

Emily Joy

Laurel Poff

Mike McCabe

Sara Miller

Caroline MacKenzie