2011.02.11: February 11, 2011: Nicaragua RPCV Carol Barrick is new Peace Corps Country Director for Nicaragua
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2011.02.11: February 11, 2011: Nicaragua RPCV Carol Barrick is new Peace Corps Country Director for Nicaragua
Nicaragua RPCV Carol Barrick is new Peace Corps Country Director for Nicaragua
Between tours with the Peace Corps, Barrick directed training and education programs serving low-income and underserved populations for colleges and universities in California, Pennsylvania, and Oregon. While assistant director of the Western Rural Development Center at Oregon State University, she co-authored Cross-Reach: A Cross-Cultural Training Manual and conducted a series of cross-cultural workshops for indigenous community members and agricultural extension workers in Guam and Alaska. Barrick was the assistant training director for the Latin American Agricultural Training Center in the 1980s. She also worked as a consultant with EARTH University and in bilingual international schools.
Nicaragua RPCV Carol Barrick is new Peace Corps Country Director for Nicaragua
Peace Corps Welcomes Three New Peace Corps Country Directors
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 11, 2011 – Three new Peace Corps country directors will assume their overseas posts this month following a swearing-in ceremony at the Paul D. Coverdell Peace Corps Headquarters. Each country directors has previously served with the Peace Corps as a volunteer or former staff member.
Country directors are responsible for the management and direction of all aspects of the Peace Corps program in their countries of assignment. The country directors support volunteers in the field. They lend their skills and energy to meet Peace Corps program goals and promote a better understanding between the host country people and Americans.
"We're excited to welcome talented and experienced leaders who are deeply committed to supporting volunteers during their Peace Corps service," said Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams. "They are dedicated to helping volunteers meet opportunities and challenges with innovation, creativity, determination, and compassion."
The country directors include: Seth Fearey (Kyrgyz Republic), Vincent Groh (Liberia) and Carol Barrick (Nicaragua). The Peace Corps also welcomes eight directors of management and overseas operations and 18 directors of programming and training to the agency.
The following are biographies of the new Peace Corps country directors:
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Carol Barrick – Nicaragua Country Director
Barrick served as Peace Corps director of program and training in Nicaragua from 2007 to 2010 and Costa Rica in the 1990s. Barrick has her Masters in International Administration from the School for International Training (SIT) and her bachelor's in international relations from the School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C.
Between tours with the Peace Corps, Barrick directed training and education programs serving low-income and underserved populations for colleges and universities in California, Pennsylvania, and Oregon. While assistant director of the Western Rural Development Center at Oregon State University, she co-authored Cross-Reach: A Cross-Cultural Training Manual and conducted a series of cross-cultural workshops for indigenous community members and agricultural extension workers in Guam and Alaska. Barrick was the assistant training director for the Latin American Agricultural Training Center in the 1980s. She also worked as a consultant with EARTH University and in bilingual international schools.
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