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By Admin1 (Admin) on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 2:27 pm: Edit Post

Carmine Grasso who served in Kiribati
from
79 to 81 and worked in Health
can be e-mailed at cg1adohdstatednjdus



Cindy Jurgensen who served in Kiribati
from
81 to 83 and worked in Health
can be e-mailed at pda571aworldnetdattdnet



Curt Rahman who served in Kiribati
from
81 to 83 and worked in Community Dev/ Construction
can be e-mailed at pda571aworldnetdattdnet



Havard S. Bauer who served in Kiribati
from
90 to 92 and worked in TEFL secondary Ed
can be e-mailed at havardaalohadnet



matt chico who served in Kiribati
from
90 to 92 and worked in Education/Health Devlpmnt
can be e-mailed at rmchicoagwis2dcircdgwudedu



Cherie Klein who served in Kiribati
from
91 to 94 and worked in Education
can be e-mailed at cherieandlizasprynetdcom



Greg R Tompkins (Trek) who served in Kiribati
from
92 to 94 and worked in Education
can be e-mailed at Pocawateraaoldcom



Greg Tompkins who served in Kiribati
from
92 to 94 and worked in Education
can be e-mailed at Tompkins98aaoldcom



Gregory R Tompkins (Updated 3/11/2000) who served in Kiribati
from
92 to 94 and worked in Education
can be e-mailed at Windwater48aYahoodcom



Max Voelzke who served in Kiribati
from
93 to 95 and worked in Education
can be e-mailed at maxvaeagledccdukansdedu



Carol Hagar nee Ramsey who served in Kiribati
from
93 to 95 and worked in teaching and learning
can be e-mailed at NEcentsaaoldcom



Fawn Helms who served in Kiribati
from
94 to 97 and worked in Education
can be e-mailed at fhelmsamosquitonetdcom



Carrie Yurcisin who served in Kiribati
from
96 to 98 and worked in Education, TESL
can be e-mailed at cyurc11aaoldcom



David Steinberg who served in Kiribati
from
96 to 98 and worked in Education
can be e-mailed at dmsteinbergayahoodcom



Marie Palos who served in Kiribati
from
97 to 99 and worked in Health/water sanitation
can be e-mailed at aroraeahotmaildcom



Bevin Kenney who served in Kiribati
from
97 to 99 and worked in Health
can be e-mailed at bevinkenneyahotmaildcom



Max Voelzke who served in Kiribati, on the atoll of Abemama
from
93 to 95 and worked in Education, Teacher Training
can be e-mailed at tiaboarocketmaildcom

By Admin1 (admin) on Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 11:03 am: Edit Post

Kiribati

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Cheryl Klein can be contacted at cherieandlizasprynetdcom

Country of Service: Kiribati

Training Group: K-18

Cities you served in: Tamana Island / Tarawa Island

Arrival Year: 1991

Departure Year: 1994

Work Description: Rural Primary Teacher Trainer

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

Lived and worked in my hometown of Babylon, NY from spring '95 to
March '91. Contracted as the Program Developer / Instructional
Coordinator at the College of Micronesia-FSM Pohnpei Campus from
March '96 to September '98. Moved to Takoma Park, MD and worked as
Volunteer Coordinator at Christmas in April, DC. Now live in Washington,
DC and work as Special Assistant at the Presidential Task Force on
Employment of Adults with Disabilities.

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

A complete, for lack of a better word, and full experience which stays
with me still, in memories I recall everyday and that I continue to enjoy
sharing with people.

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:

I would love to hear from others who were volunteers in Kiribati or are
currently volunteers.

Any message for returned volunteers?:

I'd love to hear from others who are interested in forming a "Friends of
Kiribati or Raoraou ni Kiribati" group.

By Admin1 (admin) on Friday, August 31, 2001 - 12:08 pm: Edit Post

Kiribati

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Julie Horwitz can be contacted at juliehorwitzahotmaildcom

Country of Service: Kiribati

Training Group: 18

Cities you served in: Onotoa

Arrival Year: 1991

Departure Year: 1993

Work Description: Education

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

after PC I moved to New Mexico, Taught on the Ramah Navajo Reservation.
Earned 2 Masters Degrees and now working on a PhD. I currently work at
Western New Mexico University as a teacher trainer

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

I miss it all of the time and still believe it was the best time of my life

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:

K-18 members

By Admin1 (admin) on Friday, October 19, 2001 - 7:07 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Gina Sue Beyer can be contacted at arorae2ahotmaildcom

Country of Service: Republic of Kiribati

Training Group: K-25

Cities you served in: Arorae Island

Arrival Year: 1998

Departure Year: 2001

Work Description: Teacher trainer, English Teacher

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

After finishing my service I traveled around the world for 8 months. I
recently arrived home in Mankato, Minnesota on October 9th. I am
presently working at B Dalton bookstore while waiting for my
teacher's license to be renewed.

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

Boy did we haul a lot of water. Smile

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:

Chris Miller

Any message for returned volunteers?:

Mauri-O nikabane! I'm home and miss you all. I would love to get
some snail mail from you. Remember when we did not have
computers.

By Admin1 (admin) on Friday, November 16, 2001 - 7:16 am: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Fawn Helms Jelinek can be contacted at fhelmsamosquitonetdcom

Country of Service: Kiribati

Training Group: K-21

Cities you served in: Aranuka Island

Arrival Year: 1994

Departure Year: 1997

Work Description: TESL Teacher Trainer

By Admin1 (admin) on Friday, January 04, 2002 - 12:16 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Paul C. Pickhardt can be contacted at pickhardtadartmouthdedu

Country of Service: Kiribati

Training Group: K-18

Cities you served in: Rongorongo, Beru

Arrival Year: 1991

Departure Year: 1993

Work Description: Secondary Education-science

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

Worked as a research limnologist for the Wisonsin Department of
Natural Resources from 94-95. Started a Ph.D. program in aquatic
ecology at Dartmouth College in 1995. Expected to defend my
dissertation in spring/summer 2002.

Kris and I now have a son, Carl Joseph, who was born in Oct. of 2000.
The 3 of us are healthy and happy in East Thetford, VT.

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

A wonderful experience that we look back on frequently. The warm
and friendly people of Beru and Tabiteuea taught us much about the
value of real conversation and caring.

Any message for returned volunteers?:

Where the heck is Mark Irby (aka Flowers)??

By Admin1 (admin) on Monday, January 07, 2002 - 11:07 am: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer mary Binauea can be contacted at binaueaahotmaildcom

Country of Service: kiribati

Training Group: k20

Cities you served in: butaritari

Arrival Year: 1993

Departure Year: 1995

Work Description: esl teacher trainer

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

first grade teacher in saipan, cnmi

By Admin1 (admin) on Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 5:02 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Mary Jean Woland can be contacted at wolandabucknelldedu

Country of Service: Republic of Kiribati

Cities you served in: island of Onotoa

Arrival Year: 1979

Departure Year: 1981

Work Description: village health aide

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

12 year career in the telecommunications industry, two kids, 5 years at
university library

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

still the most wonderful thing that I ever did. Have lots of opportunity to
talk about it with college students.

Any message for returned volunteers?:

Keep talking about it!! Every third person you'll ever meet once considered
going and didn't have the nerve!

By Admin1 (admin) on Sunday, May 05, 2002 - 5:33 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer John Borgmann-Winter can be contacted at jborgmanamciudorg

Country of Service: Kiribati

Training Group: K-9

Cities you served in: Rongorongo, Beru Island; Bikinibeu, Tarawa

Arrival Year: 1986

Departure Year: 1989

Work Description: secondary science/ESL teacher; volunteer trainer

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

Currently teaching chemistry, biology and environmental science at
secondary level in Philadelphia area;
Karin Borgmann-Winter is a child psychiatrist entering beginning a
research fellowship at UPenn in July 2002

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

I still look back with great fondness on my PC experience, and recently
had the opportunity to relive some of those memories when I took
artifacts, food and stories in to share at my son's school.

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:

Would love to hear from other Kiribati volunteers or nationals,
particularly those who knew us, or who worked on Beru.

By Admin1 (admin) on Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 6:33 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Barbara (Sweeney) Lacoss can be contacted at tamanaisahotmaildcom

Country of Service: Republic of Kiribati

Training Group: k-24

Cities you served in: Tamana Island

Arrival Year: 1997

Departure Year: 1999

Work Description: Primary School Teacher / Teacher Trainer

By Admin1 (admin) on Saturday, January 18, 2003 - 10:39 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Marie (Palos) Rosetti can be contacted at marieacoinetdcom

Country of Service: Kiribati

Training Group: K-24

Cities you served in: Arorae

Arrival Year: 1997

Departure Year: 1999

Work Description: Rural Community Health

Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
After service I traveled to Fiji and New Zealand. It was in New Zealand I met my future husband. Upon returnig to the states I followed my heart to Oregon. My husband is a smokejumper here in Oregon. We got enganged in Belize New Years Eve 2001 and we were married November 23, 2002. I am now pursing a career in nursing. I miss Kiribati everyday and count my lucky starts that I had the oppurtunity to live in utopia.

Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
It was one of the most rewarding experinces I have ever had and would recommend the Peace Corps to everyone!

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
Anyone, especially K-23,K-24,and K-25....especially Surly!

Any message for returned volunteers?:
Keep the memories alive!

By Admin1 (admin) on Sunday, March 23, 2003 - 12:19 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Eric Kroetsch can be contacted at kroe0063aumndedu

Country of Service: Kiribati

Training Group: K-22

Cities you served in: Kuria

Arrival Year: 1995

Departure Year: 1998

Work Description: Primary Education Teacher/Trainer

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

Upon returning to Michigan I taught in a 5th grade classroom 1 year, completed a MA in Counseling, and moved to Minnesota where I met my fiancee, Kim. We will be married on June 28, 2003. I currently work as an international student counselor and advisor at the University of Minnesota and am working on a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Administration with a focus in international educational exchange.

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

I look back upon my experience in Kiribati with fondness and plan to return for a visit within the next few years. My experiece as a PCV had a profound impact on my decision to work in the field of international education.

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:

I like to especially hear from any K-22 Volunteers and anyone who has volunteered on Kuria.

Any message for returned volunteers?:

To the volunteers with whom I served: I hope to meet you again some day.

By Admin1 (admin) on Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 8:50 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Stephen Iwanski can be contacted at stevei1acoxdnet

Country of Service: Kiribati

Cities you served in: Tarawa, Butaritari

Arrival Year: 1979

Departure Year: 1981

Work Description:

Construction, business development

By Admin1 (admin) on Saturday, September 13, 2003 - 12:26 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Gary DeBoer can be contacted at GaryDeBoeraletudedu

Country of Service: Republic of Kiribati

Cities you served in: North Tarawa

Arrival Year: 1986

Departure Year: 1988

Work Description:

Science and Math teacher at Taborio CSC in North Tarawa

By Admin1 (admin) (pool-151-196-25-92.balt.east.verizon.net - 151.196.25.92) on Tuesday, November 04, 2003 - 10:20 am: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Bob Long can be contacted at blong1162ayahoodcom

Country of Service: Kiribati

Cities you served in: Morikao

Arrival Year: 1984

Departure Year: 1986

Work Description:

teacher

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

currently living in Brisbane, Australia

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:

Sheri Lauchner where are you?

By Admin1 (admin) (pool-151-196-232-99.balt.east.verizon.net - 151.196.232.99) on Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 10:56 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Robyn Wheatley can be contacted at robynwheatleyayahoodcom

Country of Service: Kiribati

Training Group: K-25

Cities you served in: Beru Island

Arrival Year: 1998

Departure Year: 2000

Work Description:

Rural Community Health Project

By Admin1 (admin) (pool-151-196-232-99.balt.east.verizon.net - 151.196.232.99) on Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 9:31 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer garydeboer can be contacted at GaryDeBoeraletudedu

Country of Service: Kiribati

Training Group: K13

Cities you served in: North Tarawa

Arrival Year: 1986

Departure Year: 1988

Work Description:

Teacher at Taborio CSC North Tarawa

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

See www.letu.edu/chemphys and use faculty link

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

Great! Wish I could do it again.

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:

Anyone from K13

By Admin1 (admin) (pool-141-157-42-145.balt.east.verizon.net - 141.157.42.145) on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 12:17 am: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Martha J. Smith can be contacted at mjs41353ayahoodcom

Country of Service: kiribati

Training Group: k28

Cities you served in: Abemama

Arrival Year: 2001

Departure Year: 2003

Work Description:

Teacher trainer,primary school English,drama,and reading teacher

Other Countries you served in, Training Group Name Arrival Year, Departure Year, Work Description:

This assignment on a Pacific atoll was
extremely isolated. No services as far as plumbing or electricity were available.

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

Still in limbo. Traveling and seeing friends and family.

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

Having been a serious traveler for over 25 years, I have never encountered a country remotely similar to Kiribati. It was a challenging and liberating experience. Now that I know I can survive in a country that has virtually nothing except fish and coconuts,I know I can survive anywhere.

By Admin1 (admin) (pool-151-196-188-54.balt.east.verizon.net - 151.196.188.54) on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 - 5:39 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Gibbs Smith can be contacted at GSMIT2Uajunodcom

Country of Service: Kiribati

Training Group: K-23

Cities you served in: Tarawa

Arrival Year: 96

Departure Year: 97

Work Description:

Secondary Science Teacher at King George V and Earlham Bingham School

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

Working for USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in Fort Lauderdale/Miami area. Temporary Duty Assigments in Melbourne and San Diego. Special Emphasis Program Manager for Asian/Pacific Americans, Diversity Committee, and EEO Advisory Council-Eastern Region. Advancing Leader Program.

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:

Any/All K-23ers

Any message for returned volunteers?:

Responsibilities include promoting the recruitment, training, and advancement of Pacific Islands American Citizens to increase their representation in our APHIS program.

By Admin1 (admin) (151.196.242.91) on Sunday, April 11, 2004 - 1:51 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Lilly Barrett can be contacted at nenademamiaaoldcom

Country of Service: Kiribati

Training Group: K-23

Cities you served in: Beru

Arrival Year: 1996

Departure Year: 1998

Work Description:

TESOL

By Admin1 (admin) (adsl-70-240-139-254.dsl.okcyok.swbell.net - 70.240.139.254) on Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 9:31 am: Edit Post

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By Admin1 (admin) (adsl-70-240-139-254.dsl.okcyok.swbell.net - 70.240.139.254) on Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 9:31 am: Edit Post

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By Gibbs Smith (174.151.11.228) on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 11:14 pm: Edit Post

Don't know if anyone still c/out this site or not but I'm back home in NC working for Agriculture in Raleigh. Hope to hear back from any of ya'll still out there from K-23. I'm also on f/b or gsmit2u@gmail.com


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