1998: Mary Stupen served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine in Sevastopol and Vilkovo beginning in 1998



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Mary Stupen can be contacted at mstupenacomcastdnet

Country of Service: Ukraine

Cities you served in: Sevastopol and Vilkovo

Arrival Year: 1998

Departure Year: 2000

Work Description:

Environmental education, awareness, and organization development

Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:

Now, I am currently working at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL, in Restoration Genetics of rare plants in the genetics lab. My curent project is gene flow patterns of Eriogonum microthecum. Uponcompleteion of service, Fred and I were married. We have one daughter and another one on the way.

Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:

It was a wonderful and fulfilling chapter in my life.

Originally posted: February 21, 2007

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Related Links:

Peace Corps Ukraine; Directory of Ukraine RPCVs; Messages and Announcements for Ukraine RPCVs; Peace Corps Annual Report: 1998