Celebrating Peace Corps

I recently gave a workshop “Thriving and Creating Meaning at Work” for the RPCV Alliance for Ukraine, a group of former Peace Corps Volunteers. Several of the participants served in that eastern European nation when I was Peace Corps country director there. It was great to reconnect, even if it was on Zoom! 

I also recently published an Op-ed in the New Hampshire Union Leader celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Peace Corp and offering reasons why this federal agency is needed now more than ever. Serving in Morocco after college was one of my best life decisions and set me on a path to where I am today. In 2008, I was privileged to return as a country director and, for the next nine years, I supported some 1,500 volunteers of all ages in Ukraine and several African nations, witnessing the same positive spirit and can-do attitude. Peace Corps embraces cultural understanding, which is why the volunteers are so effective overseas and many go on to have great success as diplomats and in business and nonprofits, both domestically and overseas. The Peace Corps has a proven record of producing leaders who benefit our country in so many ways long after their service. You can read my full Op-ed here.