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    James Francis Hauser - Central Wisconsin News

    James Francis Hauser - Central Wisconsin News

    ... Peace Corps that, in 1961, had begun as a way for America to provide skilled workers in other parts of the world as well as for Americans to ...
    July 16, 2026
    A Sense of Where You Are | Marc Skelton | The Times of Israel - The Blogs

    A Sense of Where You Are | Marc Skelton | The Times of Israel - The Blogs

    Marc Skelton is a member of the Maccabi USA basketball masters team. He graduated from Northeastern University, served two years in the Peace Corps in ...
    July 16, 2026
    Robert Winston “Bob” Tacker - El Defensor Chieftain

    Robert Winston “Bob” Tacker - El Defensor Chieftain

    Early in their marriage, Bob and his wife, Gloria, joined the Peace Corps, where they spent more than five years living and serving in Kenya with ...
    July 16, 2026
    Scientist Who Put Philippine Marine Biodiversity on the Global Map Killed in Negros Oriental

    Scientist Who Put Philippine Marine Biodiversity on the Global Map Killed in Negros Oriental

    Carpenter's relationship with the Philippines began in 1975, when he arrived as a young Peace Corps volunteer and was assigned to conduct coral ...
    July 16, 2026
    Influential Women Features Rachel Branaman: Nonprofit Executive, Strategist And Author ...

    Influential Women Features Rachel Branaman: Nonprofit Executive, Strategist And Author ...

    The foundation of Rachel's philosophy was forged early in her career, notably during her time as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia. Arriving ...
    July 16, 2026
    Akron Children's announces winners of 2026 More childhood, please. Awards

    Akron Children's announces winners of 2026 More childhood, please. Awards

    The retired lawyer and former Peace Corps volunteer began organizing the program in 2017 to match volunteers with students, helping them with ...
    July 16, 2026
    Olin Lagon: The Bank That Said Yes To What Started As A Sketch On A Napkin - Civil Beat

    Olin Lagon: The Bank That Said Yes To What Started As A Sketch On A Napkin - Civil Beat

    Olin Lagon is a Native Hawaiian technologist, U.S. Navy and Peace Corps veteran, and cofounder of Hawaiʻi-born companies and organizations that ...
    July 16, 2026
    Coretec wins again, beats out 5 to win $10M Peace Corps IT Service Desk Support contract

    Coretec wins again, beats out 5 to win $10M Peace Corps IT Service Desk Support contract

    ... Peace Corps. Awardee Name: CORETEC LLC Total Contract Value: $9,895,239.61. Funding Agency: PEACE CORPS Number of Bidders: 6. Award ID ...
    July 16, 2026
    Julia Settle Obituary - The Press Democrat

    Julia Settle Obituary - The Press Democrat

    ... Peace Corps, spending two years in W. Samoa where she continued her teaching. Upon returning home, she did numerous community volunteer jobs in ...
    July 16, 2026
    I changed jobs 10 times in 10 years to get the career I wanted - Capital FM

    I changed jobs 10 times in 10 years to get the career I wanted - Capital FM

    He adds that he has also eventually managed to match the $70,000 (£52,000) he earned at the Peace Corps back when he was 28. “The skills I learned ...
    July 16, 2026
    Lee Dunbar, Who Served the Disabled, Dies at 77 - The Provincetown Independent

    Lee Dunbar, Who Served the Disabled, Dies at 77 - The Provincetown Independent

    The anti-poverty program began in the 1960s and was known as the domestic Peace Corps. Afterward, Lee backpacked through England and Ireland ...
    July 15, 2026
    Anthony Francis O'Brien Obituary (2026) - Media, PA - Donohue Funeral Home - Legacy

    Anthony Francis O'Brien Obituary (2026) - Media, PA - Donohue Funeral Home - Legacy

    Tony attended Saint Anastasia Parish School, Monsignor Bonner High School, and Saint Joseph's University. He then served as a Peace Corps volunteer in ...
    July 15, 2026
    Behind-The-Scenes Stories From Family Ties That Only True Fans Know About - The List

    Behind-The-Scenes Stories From Family Ties That Only True Fans Know About - The List

    "Family Ties" first aired in 1982. The show featured the Keaton family from Ohio, led by former Peace Corps activists Steven and Elyse Keaton. The ...
    July 15, 2026
    DFC CEO Ben Black Gives Opening Remarks at Hearing on Ending Supply Chain Dependency

    DFC CEO Ben Black Gives Opening Remarks at Hearing on Ending Supply Chain Dependency

    Peace Corps and AmeriCorps VISTA · Students and Recent Graduates · Veterans · Career Paths · Administrative · Environmental, Economic, and Social ...
    July 15, 2026
    Vista del Mar Union School District Welcomes Dr. Raymond Fausel as New Superintendent ...

    Vista del Mar Union School District Welcomes Dr. Raymond Fausel as New Superintendent ...

    His journey into education began far from California. As a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English in Kyrgyzstan, Dr. Fausel discovered that education ...
    July 15, 2026
    She Was Already a Legend Before She Ever Left Earth - YouTube

    She Was Already a Legend Before She Ever Left Earth - YouTube

    ... Peace Corps medical officer in Liberia and Sierra Leone - Founded initiatives advancing science in Africa and the diaspora - Trained dancer and ...
    July 15, 2026
    Using AI to expand children's access to learning in the Eastern Caribbean - Peace Corps

    Using AI to expand children's access to learning in the Eastern Caribbean - Peace Corps

    Arthur G. serves as a Literacy Volunteer in Saint Lucia from June 2023 to September 2027. Ways to Serve. Peace Corps Volunteer. Work Sector. Education ...
    July 15, 2026
    Mark Goldy-Brown "MGB": Kickin' it in Philly - Philadelphia Gay News

    Mark Goldy-Brown "MGB": Kickin' it in Philly - Philadelphia Gay News

    Tell me a little bit about your coming out story. Well, after college, I was still in the closet, and I went into the Peace Corps. I lived in Peru for ...
    July 15, 2026
    Athletics Hall Of Honor Class of 2026 - Wittenberg University

    Athletics Hall Of Honor Class of 2026 - Wittenberg University

    Trio of Students Selected for the Peace Corps. For a school its size, Wittenberg has historically sent a high number of graduates to the Peace Corps ...
    July 15, 2026
    UP Marine Institute mourns American scientist's death | The Manila Times

    UP Marine Institute mourns American scientist's death | The Manila Times

    The MSI noted that his affection for the Philippines stretches back to his days as a United States Peace Corps volunteer in the seventies.
    July 15, 2026