Ecuador Country Director Rubén O. Hernandez is new Country director for Honduras
Five Country Directors Take New Posts
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 13, 2004 – Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez is pleased to announce the transfer of five country directors to new posts. Each of the country directors will officially begin his or her new assignment this month.
Peace Corps country directors are responsible for management and direction of all aspects of the Peace Corps program in their country of assignment. The country directors support volunteers in the field. They lend their skills and energy to meet development needs and promote a better understanding between the host country people and Americans.
The new country director assignments are as follows:
Honduras - Rubén O. Hernandez
Prior to assuming his post in Honduras, Rubén Hernandez served as country director in Ecuador, beginning in 2002. From 2000-2002, he led the Hernandez Group, a regional development and business management-consulting firm. For the previous 28 years, he worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority as a vice president.
Hernandez holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, a master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Southern California, and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Tennessee.
