Raised in Montgomery County, Maryland, Brent studied economics at Pomona College in Claremont, CA. After receiving his B.A. in 2000, he joined the Peace Corps and served as a Community Tourism...
Champions of Change: Peace Corps
Since the Peace Corps was established in 1961, more than 200,000 volunteers have served in 139 host countries working on issues like education, health, information technology, and environmental preservation. A group of former Volunteers gathered at the White House to share their ideas on how encouraging service can help win the future.
After returning from Volunteer service in Sierra Leone, Clark initially became an area coordinator for Special Olympics in North Carolina. When she returned to the Peace Corps in the 1980s, and at...
Adrienne served as a Business Development Volunteer in Russia from 1995-1997.
After Peace Corps, Adrienne has been actively involved with the Atlanta Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteer...
In 2009, C.D. Glin, Jr. was appointed as the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Partnerships for the U.S. Peace Corps. In this newly established office, he is responsible for developing and...
Dr. Hendrikson is currently the Environmental Health Director and physician assistant for Salud Family Health Center. Salud is a large Community and Migrant Health Center with 11 sites in northern...
Joe Jaycox is the youngest of six children born in a poor neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, where he attended De Paul University before joining the U.S. Marine Corps.
During his...
Sara Lopez helps facilitates relationships between the Peace Corps, other U.S. government agencies, international non-governmental organizations, and multilateral organizations. Sara received a...
Manuela oversees the National Council of La Raza's health programs, which include research and analysis of Latino health needs and status; technical assistance for Latino-serving community-based...
Earl began his career in service in 2000 when he joined AmeriCorps as a full-time member serving with Volunteer Maryland. He worked to establish a formal volunteer program at Garden Harvest, a...
Anna is the Operations Manager at the Legatum Center which promotes for-profit entrepreneurship in low-income countries. She served as an Environmental Volunteer in Togo, West Africa from 2004-...
Blair served as a Forestry Volunteer in Lesotho from 1978-1981. In 1982 and 1983, Blair worked for Lutheran World Relief on forestry in refugee camps in Somalia.
In 1995, he worked with Ed...
Joby leads the University of Maryland-Baltimore County Shriver Peaceworker Program, which is affiliated with Peace Corps Fellows/USA Program which provides returned Volunteers with financial...