• 1964: Laurel Dickerson served in Colombia in Puerto Lopez, Meta beginning in 1964  Thursday, January 12, 2006 - 8:16 am [1]

1964: Laurel Dickerson served in Colombia in Puerto Lopez, Meta beginning in 1964



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Laurel Dickerson can be contacted at ldickersonaattbidcom

Country of Service: Colombia

Training Group: Urban Community Development, Kansas City, MO., 1964

Cities you served in: Puerto Lopez, Meta

Arrival Year: 1964

Departure Year: 1966

Work Description: Rural Community Development, Puerto Lopez and Los Llanos

Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
Completed B.A.('67); worked for U.S. gov.('67-'72); grad school (Ph.D. '77); university faculty (U.of MD; U. of FL to '82); worked in high tech industry to '91; formed business,MDG Associates (current).

Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
Changed my life; gave me life-long interest in U.S. relationship to world; intense interest in on-going turmoil in Colombia

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
Anyone from my Kansas City training group; Joe Hardy, Dennis Kaltrider,and the guy from Chico,CA.

Any message for returned volunteers?:
Am crazy to hook up (email) with anyone currently living in Colombia; better yet, in Puerto Lopez, Villavicencio, and/or Los Llanos.

Originally posted: September 21, 2002

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