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By Admin1 (Admin) on Tuesday, May 15, 2001 - 11:46 am: Edit Post

William D. Miller(Bill) who served in Bolivia and Venezuela
from
70 to 72 and worked in Agriculture
can be e-mailed at bmillerawlgoredcom



Henry Wheatley who served in Ivory Coast and Venezuela
from
64 to 69 and worked in Country Director
can be e-mailed at 71334d2371acompuservedcom



Bette Booth who served in Paraguay and Venezuela, Barbados
from
72 to 75 and worked in Agriculture
can be e-mailed at bettebahotmaildcom



Joseph Sklar who served in Peru and Guatemala and Venezuela
from
62 to 67 and worked in Community Organization
can be e-mailed at jsklaraousddk12dcadus



Joe Jaycox who served in Venezuela
from
62 to 64 and worked in physical education=YMCA
can be e-mailed at jjaycoxaaoldcom



Anthony Marino who served in Venezuela
from
64 to 66 and worked in Urban Community Development II
can be e-mailed at appmarinoaaoldcom



bob kierlin who served in Venezuela
from
64 to 66 and worked in University Education
can be e-mailed at bobkaluminetdnet



Robert D. Blumberg who served in Venezuela
from
64 to 66 and worked in University Education
can be e-mailed at cpaltdamcdnet



Dawn Miller Arnold who served in Venezuela
from
64 to 66 and worked in University - Teaching English
can be e-mailed at dawnaamidrexdcom



George D. Wesoloski who served in Venezuela
from
64 to 66 and worked in YMCA
can be e-mailed at drwesoabellsouthdnet



George Wesoloski who served in Venezuela
from
64 to 66 and worked in YMCA
can be e-mailed at drwesoabellsouthdnet



Jerry Ingles who served in Venezuela
from
64 to 66 and worked in Community development
can be e-mailed at jeinglesasewaneededu



Jim George who served in Venezuela
from
64 to 66 and worked in Education
can be e-mailed at jgeorgeahonoluludgannettdcom



Martha (formerly Savio)Lindley who served in Venezuela
from
64 to 66 and worked in Community Development
can be e-mailed at marthalindleyahotmaildcom



Mike Gale who served in Venezuela
from
64 to 66 and worked in Education
can be e-mailed at mgale22601aaoldcom



Richard Dugan who served in Venezuela
from
64 to 66 and worked in Coop/RCD
can be e-mailed at rduganabellatlanticdnet



Marguerite Smith Urban who served in Venezuela
from
64 to 66 and worked in Community Development
can be e-mailed at tjazzaicandnet



Bob Raymond who served in Venezuela
from
65 to 69 and worked in Municipal Management
can be e-mailed at bedrockacnwdcom



Carol Eldridge who served in Venezuela
from
65 to 67 and worked in YMCA
can be e-mailed at rceldridawcodcom



Dick Emery who served in Venezuela
from
65 to 67 and worked in Rural Coops II
can be e-mailed at richard_emeryaombdeopdgov



Brad Hollomon who served in Venezuela
from
66 to 68 and worked in CD/Cooperatives
can be e-mailed at 73200d1201acompuservedcom



Allan Luks who served in Venezuela
from
66 to 68 and worked in Municipal Management
can be e-mailed at aluksajunodcom



Bart Briefstein who served in Venezuela
from
66 to 68 and worked in Directed Recreation/Physical Education
can be e-mailed at barttaworldnetdattdnet



betty and wayne schilling who served in Venezuela
from
66 to 68 and worked in ag coop and pe
can be e-mailed at Bettyschillingacompuservedcom



Emily Zook who served in Venezuela
from
66 to 69 and worked in CD-Coop II
can be e-mailed at ezookascholasticdcom



Betty Schilling who served in Venezuela
from
67 to 68 and worked in Physical Education
can be e-mailed at 105161d474acompuservedcom



Alberto Ibarguen who served in Venezuela
from
67 to 68 and worked in co0ops
can be e-mailed at aibarguenaheralddcom



John Humphrey who served in Venezuela
from
67 to 69 and worked in education, coaching
can be e-mailed at johnhumphreyamaildcedar-rapidsdk12diadusd

By Admin1 (Admin) on Tuesday, May 15, 2001 - 11:46 am: Edit Post

Ken Abair who served in Venezuela
from
67 to 69 and worked in Physical Education
can be e-mailed at PAbairaaoldcom



Richard Osborn who served in Venezuela
from
67 to 69 and worked in Health & Physical Education
can be e-mailed at R_Osbornamsndcom



Alain Gelbman who served in Venezuela
from
69 to 71 and worked in Rural Education & Development
can be e-mailed at AlainGajunodcom



Art Milch who served in Venezuela
from
69 to 70 and worked in Rural Education
can be e-mailed at amilchaerolsdcom



Art Milch who served in Venezuela
from
69 to 70 and worked in Rural Education
can be e-mailed at amilchahomedcom



April McGrew who served in Venezuela
from
69 to 71 and worked in Rural Health Education
can be e-mailed at awaltonacwodcom



Larry Hill who served in Venezuela
from
69 to 71 and worked in Health
can be e-mailed at hillx2amnldsequeldnet



Bill Hummel who served in Venezuela
from
69 to 71 and worked in Rural Education
can be e-mailed at hummelwaartsdendowdgov



James A. Ciullo who served in Venezuela
from
69 to 71 and worked in Education
can be e-mailed at jciulloavgernetdnet



Ron Rodgers who served in Venezuela
from
69 to 72 and worked in Rural Education
can be e-mailed at rrodgersaaiwebdcom



Froome Gayle who served in Venezuela
from
70 to 72 and worked in physical education
can be e-mailed at mfalacasaaaoldcom



Harry Spence who served in Venezuela
from
71 to 73 and worked in Hospital Assistance
can be e-mailed at hbspenceaaoldcom



Sally Spence who served in Venezuela
from
71 to 73 and worked in Hospital Assistance
can be e-mailed at hbspenceaaoldcom



Ron Sandidge who served in Venezuela
from
71 to 74 and worked in Physical Education Teacher Training; YMCA; in-country training center
can be e-mailed at ronsandidgeahotmaildcom



Patricia Ehret who served in Venezuela
from
72 to 74 and worked in Municipal Management & Engineering
can be e-mailed at sehretaaoldcom



Steve Ehret who served in Venezuela
from
72 to 74 and worked in Municipal Management & Engineering
can be e-mailed at sehretaaoldcom



Sandi and Gary Stith who served in Venezuela
from
72 to 74 and worked in Municipal Management
can be e-mailed at sstithavtdedu



Sandi Stith who served in Venezuela
from
72 to 74 and worked in Community Development
can be e-mailed at sstithavtdedu



Norm Lindquist who served in Venezuela
from
73 to 75 and worked in Education
can be e-mailed at lnormahensondccdwwudedu



Don Spiers who served in Venezuela
from
73 to 75 and worked in Smithsonian/Peace Corps
can be e-mailed at spiersdamissouridedu



Victor Roth who served in Venezuela
from
73 to 76 and worked in Municipal Management
can be e-mailed at VSrothaAOLdcom



Gary Williams who served in Venezuela
from
73 to 74 and worked in Agriculture/conservation
can be e-mailed at william1aerolsdcom



Mark Roock who served in Venezuela and Chile
from
74 to 78 and worked in Sports
can be e-mailed at mroockayahoodcom

By Admin1 (admin) on Saturday, August 18, 2001 - 4:59 pm: Edit Post

Venezuela


Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Don Spiers can be contacted at spiersdamissouridedu

Host Country: Venezuela

Training Group Name: Sports and Recreation

City (or cities) you served in: Caracas

Year you began your peace corps service: 1973

Year you completed your peace corps service: 1975

Peace Corps Work Description (in one line): Biological research with fish



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jerry Ingles can be contacted at jeinglesasewaneededu

Host Country: Venezuela

Training Group Name: Urban Community Action

City (or cities) you served in: Maturin

Year you began your peace corps service: 1964

Year you completed your peace corps service: 1966

Peace Corps Work Description (in one line): community development



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer joe jaycox can be contacted at jjaycoxaaoldcom

Host Country: Venezuela

Training Group Name: YMCA

City (or cities) you served in: Caracas/Maracaibo

Year you began your peace corps service: 1962

Year you completed your peace corps service: 1964

Peace Corps Work Description (in one line): Physical Education

Leave a message here if there was an incorrect or duplicate e-mail address for you in the "Directory of Volunteers":
looking for 1962 RPCV's who trained in Brattleboro,Vt. and Arebibo, P.R for Venezuela,Chile,Bolivia projects.



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer april walton can be contacted at awaltonacwodcom

Host Country: Venezuela

Training Group Name: Rural Health Education

City (or cities) you served in: Santa Isabel and Agua Blanca

Year you began your peace corps service: 1969

Year you completed your peace corps service: 1970

Peace Corps Work Description (in one line): health and sanitation



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer RICHARD R. OSBORN can be contacted at R_Osbornaemaildmsndcom

Host Country: VENEZUELA

Training Group Name: Physical Education Group VI

City (or cities) you served in: Ciudad Guayana (San Felix)

Year you began your peace corps service: 1967

Year you completed your peace corps service: 1969

Peace Corps Work Description (in one line): Teacher Trainer, Coach



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Tom McFarland can be contacted at tommcfarlandamindspringdcom

Host Country: Venezuela

Training Group Name: Urban Community Development

City (or cities) you served in: Ciudad Bolivar

Year you began your peace corps service: 1964

Year you completed your peace corps service: 1966

Peace Corps Work Description (in one line): community development



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer William I. Hummel can be contacted at hummelwaartsdgov

Host Country: Venezuela

Training Group Name: Rural Education

City (or cities) you served in: Tucupido

Year you began your peace corps service: 1969

Year you completed your peace corps service: 1971

Peace Corps Work Description:
Community Development

Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
see "Arepita.com"



Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Joe Jaycox can be contacted at jjaycoxaaoldcom

Host Country: Venezuela

Training Group Name: YMCA

City (or cities) you served in: Caracas/Maracaibo

Year you began your peace corps service: 1962

Year you completed your peace corps service: 1964

Peace Corps Work Description:
Group established YMCA Centers throughout Venezuela. Taught
physical education, organizaed sport
teams w/boys,girls from barrios of
Catia (Caracas) and Santa Rosa de Agua (Maracaibo.

Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
Retired from business. Living in
Chicago near O'Hare airport. Involved
in helping teach English to hispanic
youths in Chicago

Anything else you would like people to know about your peace corps service:
Planning 40th reunion of Venezuelan/ YMCA project volunteers including
groups from Chile/Bolivia who went
through training with us in 1962 in
Sandinona,Vermont & Arecibo, P.R.

By Admin1 (admin) on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 9:39 am: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Stephen F. Cassell can be contacted at oldtrailacwnetdcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Physical Education Teacher Training

Cities you served in: Moron

Arrival Year: 1972

Departure Year: 1974

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

I helped develope finances and programming for the Moron YMCA

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

Volunteer as a Spanish Club Advisor/Tutor at my old high school

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

I give credit to my PC experience for allowing me to communicate in
Spanish

By Admin1 (admin) on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 10:56 am: Edit Post

Venezuela

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Judy Harrington can be contacted at judyh577ayahoodcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Venezuela YMCA

Cities you served in: Maracaibo

Arrival Year: 1965

Departure Year: 1967

Work Description: Urban Youth Development

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, September 20, 2001 - 7:49 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer judy craig can be contacted at holajudyahotmaildcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Recreation/CD

Cities you served in: Barcelona/Puerto La Cruz

Arrival Year: 1967

Departure Year: 1969

Work Description: swimming instruction for CVN

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

Dominican Republic 2000, Education

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

taught 30 years then retired!

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

I still speak Spanish, and am involved in multicultural type programs

By Admin1 (admin) on Wednesday, October 03, 2001 - 5:01 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Maury Sterns can be contacted at maurysterns2000ayahoodcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: University Education

Cities you served in: Maracaibo

Arrival Year: 1962

Departure Year: 1964

Work Description: University Education and Community Development

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

Completed PhD in Human Development at University of Chicago;
taught at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada; taught and
conducted research in Brazil. Have been involved in international
training work for the past several years; currently at the World Bank in
Washington, D.C. where I manage our Executive Developmnent
Program and do a lot of team-building facilitation in particular
Bank/Client teambuilding in the field. Have been back to Venezuela
twice since Peace Corps days. Just completed 17 years on the Board
of Directors of the National Peace Corps Association where I served as
Vice President and as Secretary and I continue to serve as Chair of the
Awards Committee.

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

I look back on Peace Corps sojourn as "golden days" It gave me great
perspective on my own country as seen through the eyes of others. I
developed friendships that persist even today. I take special pride in
having established a School of Re-Education at the National Prison and
a Program where blind adults teach blind children in the Maracaibo
community, as well as university classes I taught. I also recall how
many Venezuelans, including strangers, came up to me to convey
condolences after JFK's assassination. It was touching and made me
feel almost like it was a loss in my immediate family.

By Admin1 (admin) on Monday, October 08, 2001 - 6:22 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Robert J. Buffin can be contacted at RJBuffinaaoldcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Directed Recreation I

Cities you served in: Caripito and Cuidad Bolivar

Arrival Year: 1966

Departure Year: 1968

Work Description: YMCA Direcctor/Recreation

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

1968-1970 Peace Corps Recruiter
1970-1073 Desk Officer for Venezuela, Ecuador, Uruguay and
Paraguay
1973-1975 University of Wisconsin Law School
1976- present National Labor Relations Board in San Francisco

By Admin1 (admin) on Wednesday, November 07, 2001 - 12:30 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Beverly (Walker) BenSalem can be contacted at bbensalemapcdcdorg

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: rural community development

Cities you served in: Venezuela (staff wife in Ghana and Morocco)

Arrival Year: 1964

Departure Year: 1966

Work Description: rural CD in Margarita Island

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

It was of vast importance in my life!

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

Eric Reuther (Cumana)
Trish de Mello (Brazil)

By Admin1 (admin) on Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 5:13 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Carolyn Fineran can be contacted at cfineranaaoldcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Chile/Uruguay 1964 Notre Dame

Cities you served in: Caracas, Valera Venezuela

Arrival Year: 1964

Departure Year: 1966

Work Description: art therapy, Clinica Municipal de Conducta

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

Entreprenuer, Denver Colorado. World travel and work with promotion of
world crafts and textiles.

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

It was the "life forming" experience which has colored my view of life. The
ability to communicate in Spanish is a daily gift. Living in another culture
and knowing that my way is not always the right way has given me an
edge in live...a real appreciation for the many other cultures.

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

Kathy Bear Angullo, Venezuela 63-65

By Admin1 (admin) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 12:11 am: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Wildgen (Sweet) can be contacted at wildgensnaaoldcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Municipal Management II

Cities you served in: Valencia

Arrival Year: 1969

Departure Year: 1971

Work Description: technical assistance to city planning office

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

I am a trial attorney working at the Legal Dept of AAAMichigan/Wisconsin.
I have 3 college age sons. I volunteer at the Hispanic Services Coalition in
Pontiac, Michigan.

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

I would like to know what has happened to the various Peace Corps
projects in Venezuela, especially in Maaricaibo and Valencia. Also,I
wonder if it would be safe now to travel the way we did,hitchhiking and
back packing around Venezuela, Columbia, Equador and Peru?

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

Gordon Linden, Andy Bell

Any message for returned volunteers?:

Try to maintain your language skills.

By Admin1 (admin) on Wednesday, December 05, 2001 - 10:12 am: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer David H. Hunsberger can be contacted at davidhunsaaoldcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: CD-Coops III

Cities you served in: Barquisimeto

Arrival Year: 1967

Departure Year: 1969

Work Description: Help found and promote credit unions

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

Management consulting, computer systems work. Five years on the staff
of the World Bank. Currently an independent trainer and consultant
specializing in Microsoft Project 2000, a widely-used planning and
scheduling tool.

By Admin1 (admin) on Wednesday, December 05, 2001 - 11:08 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Pat Garcia de Nixon can be contacted at pnixonamaeincountydnet

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Venezuela, secondary educ. at U of Maryland

Cities you served in: Juangriego & Porlamar on Isla Margarita

Arrival Year: 1962

Departure Year: 1964

Work Description: Taught ESL in middla school and high school

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

Went to grad school at U. Penn in Phila. Lived and taught middle school
there for 5 years. Moved to San Diego Calif. taught Spanish and ESL at
S.D. High School until I looked up Paul Nixon at an international
conference in S.F. We married 15 years after meeting during Peace
Corps service. One daughter and one grandson. ESL teacher for City
College S.F. 20 years, facing a much awaited and deserved retirement
June 2002.

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

Peace Corps made me the person I am today. I have a much broader
view of the world as a result of seeing U.S. through the eyes of others.
The bonds of friendship form that period of my life are strong and very
much still in place.

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

Doris Otillar served in Ecuador 62-64, trained at the U. of Md. same time
we did. Last known whereabouts: Sedona Arizona.

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 4:40 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer pam layton hampton can be contacted at hamppwaaoldcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Rural Health

Cities you served in: El Rincon, Agua Blanca

Arrival Year: 1969

Departure Year: 1970

Work Description: Rural Health/Sanitation

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

Presently living in Seattle, retired lawyer.

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 4:42 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer naomi rubin can be contacted at naomiamhonlinednet

Country of Service: Venezuela

Cities you served in: Yatitagua

Arrival Year: 1969

Work Description: rural health/community development

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

After moving around the country a bit, I've settled in the Hudson Valley
in New York. I am currently an Internal Auditor for NYS and am very
active in local politics and community activities.

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, December 06, 2001 - 4:45 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Robert S. Woodward can be contacted at rswaunhdedu

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Rural Cooperatives

Cities you served in: Puerto la Cruz

Arrival Year: 1965

Departure Year: 1967

Work Description: Accounting, Business Strategy, Municipal Planning

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

Trained in Arecibo, PR

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

Professor @ University of Western Ontario (72-77), Washington
University in St. Louis (78-2001), University of New Hampshire (2001- )

By Admin1 (admin) on Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 7:29 am: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer gretchen ott hall can be contacted at garhallasnetdnet

Country of Service: VENEZUELA

Training Group: Don't know what you mean

Cities you served in: Cumana, Rio Caribe

Arrival Year: 1962

Departure Year: 1964

Work Description: Teacher ESL

By Admin1 (admin) on Wednesday, December 26, 2001 - 5:23 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Froome Gayle can be contacted at mfgayleaaoldcom

Country of Service: venezuela

Training Group: pe/tt

Cities you served in: valencia

Arrival Year: 1970

Departure Year: 1972

Work Description: physical education teacher training

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, January 03, 2002 - 5:44 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Gary E Wasson can be contacted at gwassonagrandwaynedcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Municipal Management II

Cities you served in: San Cristobal

Arrival Year: 1969

Departure Year: 1970

Work Description: Worked with local govt. to establish planning office

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

Was drafted immediately upon return to US. Served in West Berlin.
Have been in local government in Fort Wayne for last 28 years.

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

Great growing anf leaning experience

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, January 03, 2002 - 5:47 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Stephen Harrington can be contacted at Beekeeperamsndcom

Country of Service: venezuela

Training Group: Rural coops 2

Cities you served in: Quibor, San Felipe

Arrival Year: 1965

Departure Year: 1967

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, January 03, 2002 - 5:48 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Bart Briefstein can be contacted at letterstoneaattdnet

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: University of Arizona

Cities you served in: Caripito, Valencia

Arrival Year: 1966

Departure Year: 1968

Work Description: Directed Recreation

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, January 03, 2002 - 5:49 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer JosephEvanDiamond can be contacted at jdiamondaenergydstatedcadus

Country of Service: Venezula

Training Group: CD-COOP3

Cities you served in: Guanare/Campo Elias

Arrival Year: 1967

Departure Year: 1969

Work Description: Credit Union Advisor

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, January 03, 2002 - 5:56 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Bette Booth can be contacted at bettebagrapevinednet

Country of Service: Paraguay, Venezuela, Barbados

Arrival Year: 1972

Departure Year: 1975

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, January 03, 2002 - 5:57 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Carol Winkler Schramm can be contacted at schrammamailbagdcom

Country of Service: Venzuela

Training Group: CD/COOP lll

Cities you served in: Punto Fijo, Barquisimetro

Arrival Year: 1967

Departure Year: 1969

Work Description: Cooperative Development

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, January 03, 2002 - 9:19 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer mike kendellen can be contacted at kendellenavidorg

Country of Service: morocco

Training Group: 1977

Cities you served in: marrakech, khenifra

Arrival Year: 1977

Departure Year: 1980

Work Description: tefl; special education

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

venezuela; 1974-1976; san carlos and maracaibo

By Admin1 (admin) on Friday, January 04, 2002 - 12:55 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Nancy Hogan can be contacted at nancyhoganaaoldcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Industrial Arts

Cities you served in: Barquisimento

Arrival Year: 1966

Departure Year: 1968

Work Description: Teacher, Normal Schoo, Community Education

By Admin1 (admin) on Friday, January 04, 2002 - 3:20 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer FRANK LAMM can be contacted at ufclpahotmaildcom

Country of Service: VENEZUELA

Training Group: TUCSON, AZ

Cities you served in: POBLADO 'A' (eastern Venezuela)

Arrival Year: 1968

Departure Year: 1971

Work Description: Community Development & Agriculture

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

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHING, REAL ESTATE INVESTING, FINANCIAL
MARKETS INVESTING.

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

ONE OF THE BEST AND WORTHWHILE EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE. I
WOULD STILL LIKE TO DO MORE OF IT.

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

ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO CORRESPOND.

Any message for returned volunteers?:

THANKS FOR TRYING TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

By Admin1 (admin) on Friday, January 04, 2002 - 4:14 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Sara Aeikens can be contacted at aeikensaraaexcitedcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Colorado, Denver

Cities you served in: La Mesa de Ejido

Arrival Year: 1964

Departure Year: 1966

Work Description: co-operatives

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

teacher, women's wholistic health, massage, Touch for
Health,spiritual, photographer, married & one son

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

life time impact

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

Venezuela rural group 1964-66

Any message for returned volunteers?:

Anyone want any visitors?

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 3:31 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Paul J. Dooley can be contacted at Kasey95aAOLdCOM

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: University of Denver June,July and August 1964

Cities you served in: Santa Cruz de Mora, Merida

Arrival Year: 1964

Departure Year: 1966

Work Description: Coop/ rural development

All following questions are optional: I retired from public school service of 37 years. I
was the Head Guidance Counselor at Taunton High School. I taught Grade 6, Special
Needs classes and was a Guidance Counselor before I became the head of thre
department in 1984. Altho currently retired, I am Director of Adult Education Services
for the city of Taunton. I have been happily married for 34 years (35 this June). I have
three sons (Sean, Christopher and Matthew) Sean and Chris are married and we are
very hopeful for Matt.

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, January 31, 2002 - 12:15 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Raymond R. Holland can be contacted at rrhollandapicsfdorg

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: University Education

Cities you served in: Maracaibo and Cumaná

Arrival Year: 1964

Departure Year: 1966

Work Description: Taught Chemistry, English, Physics, Thermodynamics

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

None. Opened Peace Corps Recruiting Office in San Franciso in 1966 and
Served as Director of Public Affairs and Recruiting in Washington, D.C. from
1967-68

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

Law School 1969-73. Director of Planning for Economic Opportunity Council
of San Francisco 1969-73. Deputy Director, San Francisco Mayor's Office of
Employment and Training 1973-83. Vice President and Legal Counsel,
Private Industry Council of San Francisco, Inc. 1983-Present.

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

It is unfortunate that there have not been more Peace Corps programs
over the last 35+ years in middle eastern countries and it would be most
unfortunate if that trend is now reverse solely as a matter of U.S. foreign
policy.

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

Anyone who was a volunteer in Colombiam Ecuador, or Venezuela from
1962 to 1970.

Any message for returned volunteers?:

Melinda (also a 1964-66 Venezuelan RPCV) and I still live in San Francisco
and have two grown sons, one who is a criminal defense attorney in New
York City and another who is soon to be starting medical school.

By Admin1 (admin) on Monday, February 11, 2002 - 7:41 am: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer FRANK LAMM can be contacted at ufclpahotmaildcom

Country of Service: VENEZUELA

Training Group: TUCSON , AZ - JULY 1968

Cities you served in: POBLADO 'A' (near Campiarito-south of Carupano)

Arrival Year: 1968

Departure Year: 1971

Work Description: Community Service, Youth Groups, Agricultural Group

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

SPECIAL ED TEACHER, MASTERS DEGREE,
INVESTMENTS, ENTREPRENURE, ANALYST,
PRIVATE SCHOOL. I live in Colorado.

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

ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT I EVER DID.

By Admin1 (admin) on Wednesday, February 13, 2002 - 4:06 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Beverly (Bensalem) Walker can be contacted at bbensalemapcdcdorg

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Rural Community Development

Cities you served in: Margarita Island, Maracaibo

Arrival Year: 1964

Departure Year: 1966

Work Description: organizing c.d. activities

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

staff wife: Ghana 67-69
Morocco 72-74

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

Joan and Fred Brown (Venezuela)
Trish de Mello (Brazil)

By Admin1 (admin) on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 8:10 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Rebecca (Becky) Finn can be contacted at fineFinnaaoldcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Cooperatives

Cities you served in: Mene de Mauroa, Falcon;Tucupita, Delta Amac

Arrival Year: 1969

Departure Year: 1971

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

Settled in New Mexico/Colo. and taught music, divorced, remarried, had twin
daughters now in college.

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

It was the best education I ever had.

By Admin1 (admin) on Friday, March 15, 2002 - 9:55 am: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer I Lynn Rinehart can be contacted at lynnabreakthroughexperiencedcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: YMCA

Cities you served in: Maracaibo and Caracas

Arrival Year: 1962

Departure Year: 1964

Work Description: Peace Corps Volunteer Leader

By Admin1 (admin) on Tuesday, April 02, 2002 - 2:26 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer bob kierlin can be contacted at bobkaluminetdnet

Country of Service: venezuela

Training Group: university

Cities you served in: valencia

Arrival Year: 1964

Departure Year: 1966

Work Description: university industrial relations center

By Admin1 (admin) on Tuesday, April 02, 2002 - 4:42 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Dena Ann Jordan Trangsrud can be contacted at Trangsrudaaoldcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Coop I

Cities you served in: Caracus & Cumana

Arrival Year: 1964

Departure Year: 1966

Work Description: Establishing Cooperativas/Credit Unions

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

Fantastic experience...would not be as complete a person without the PC
experience!

By Admin1 (admin) on Wednesday, April 17, 2002 - 11:07 am: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Philip & Carol Cloues can be contacted at caclouesasprynetdcom

Country of Service: VENEZUELA

Training Group: TECHNICAL SERVICES

Cities you served in: BARQUISIMETO

Arrival Year: 1971

Departure Year: 1973

Work Description: Ministry of Mines; community development

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 8:02 am: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jon C. Halter can be contacted at jchalterayahoodcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: University of Arizona

Cities you served in: Barquisimeto, Yaritagua, Caracas

Arrival Year: 1966

Departure Year: 1968

Work Description: organizing packs and troops for the Venezuelan Boy Scout
Association

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

I have worked for the Boy Scouts of America since 1972, for 17 years as an
editor with Boys' Life magazine and since 1989 on the staff of Scouting
magazine, where I have been the editor since 1994.

By Admin1 (admin) on Tuesday, July 02, 2002 - 12:52 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer James Spears can be contacted at jspearsatelusdnet

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: ucdii

Cities you served in: Barcelona, Caracas

Arrival Year: 1964

Departure Year: 1966

Work Description: Community development, audio visual

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

For our group see website www.jspears.com Click venezuela

By Admin1 (admin) on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 9:56 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Pat Garcia de Nixon can be contacted at pnixonamarincountydnet

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Secondary Education

Cities you served in: Juangriego & Porlamar, Nueva Esparta

Arrival Year: 1962

Departure Year: 1964

Work Description: Taught English as a Foreign Language

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

Taught high school Spanish from 1965 to 1977. Paul Nixon, fellow volunteer, caught
up with me, we married, have a daughter as well as his twins, a boy and a girl.
Taught ESL for the last 20 years at SF City College and have just retired.

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

Barbara Beelar, where are you?
Anacleto Rodriguez...ditto

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 7:17 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer michael crosswell can be contacted at mcrosswellausaiddgov

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Municipal Management II

Cities you served in: Cumana, Juan Griego

Arrival Year: 1969

Departure Year: 1971

Work Description: Work in municipal government as an economist

Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
PhD in Economics (Development and Trade)from Northwestern University in 1976; International Economist at the Fed 1975-77; Economist at Agency for International Development since then, focusing mainly on Asia and the Near East, and on policy. Married in 1987. Father of Greg (10) and Lisa (8). Avid cyclist

Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
It's remarkable to have gone from being one of the anti-war good guys in the late 1960's, to one of the pro-globalization bad guys in the late 1990's, all the while trying to reduce poverty in developing countries.

By Admin1 (admin) on Saturday, November 02, 2002 - 3:21 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Pat Garcia de Nixon can be contacted at pnixonamarincountydnet

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Venezuela Sec. Ed.

Cities you served in: Juangriego & Porlamar, Nueva Esparta

Arrival Year: 1962

Departure Year: 1964

Work Description: Teacher of EFL

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
Doris Otillar: Ecuador, 62-64
Anacleto Rodriguez, Venezuela, 62-64

By Admin1 (admin) on Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 11:13 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer NancyHogan can be contacted at NancyHoganaaoldcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Industrial Arts

Cities you served in: Barquesimeto

Arrival Year: 1966

Departure Year: 1968

Work Description: Teacher, Escuela Normal, Campemento Turpial

Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
Name while in the Peace Corps - Nancy Contreras. Use birth name (Hogan) now. Finished degree in sociology, worked in research for consulting firm, advertising agencies. Owned media consulting company serving high tech companies. Now retired.

Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
The more I think about it, the richer the experience becomes. I gained so much understanding about different countries, cultures, lifestyles.

Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
Anyone from my training group or Barquisimeto.

Any message for returned volunteers?:
Get on the emergency volunteer list.

By Allan LUks on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 6:34 pm: Edit Post

Just stumbled on this site, and would like to hear from any volunteers who served in Venezuela, 1966-68, in Municipal Mgmt.I or in Maracay, maybe we could get together. My only contact is Patti Shotwell now Patti Young. Allan

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 12:08 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Judy Mierzwa Gerdes can be contacted at jag939aaoldcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: YMCA

Cities you served in: Valencia

Arrival Year: 1962

Departure Year: 1965

Work Description:

Managed & grew the YMCA camp.

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

Married three children, three grandchildren, Manager Real Estate in Akron/Medina Ohio

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

Very enlightening, sorry that Venezuela was cut out of the Peace Corps and what seemed like blackballed

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

all my YMCA volunteers

Any message for returned volunteers?:

You have special talents that are not readily marketable in the bottom-lined business world of today.

By Admin1 (admin) on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 9:14 am: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Marcia Pastoor can be contacted at marciadpastooraworldnetdattdnet

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Phys Educ IV St Petersburg Florida

Cities you served in: La Victoria/Caracas

Arrival Year: 1966

Departure Year: 1968

Work Description:

Jr High and Sr High Physical Education

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

Venezuela; Phys Educ iv

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

Married, mother of three. Presently, a Realtor. Travel and keep up with my Spanish ( Mexico, Columbia, Costa Rica, Guatamala, Panama, Equador, El Savador) Would someday like to return to La Victoria.

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

Great experience! My youngest daughter has been accepted and will begin her tour in July of 2004.

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

Anyone fron PE IV. My maiden name was KIK

By Admin1 (admin) on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 2:52 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Maurice A. Sterns can be contacted at maurysterns2000ayahoodcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: University Education

Cities you served in: Maracaibo

Arrival Year: 1962

Departure Year: 1964

Work Description:

taught at Universidad del Zulia, established accredited high school program at Carcel Model, and with support from Governor and Shell Oil Company, established a program via Associacion Zuliana de Ciegos where blind adults were teaching blind children; served as editor of El Guaicaipuro (newsletter of Venezuela PCVs); chaired Venezuela Higher Education Conference which included both Peace Corps participants and Venezuelan leaders from university community around the country.

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

Retired last year from World Bank where I had been a senior training officer and executive director of the Executive Development Program; included much international work facilitating workshops especially in Latin America which enabled me to keep my Spanish and Portuguese fresh and up to date. Among the workshops I conducted was one held in Coro and another in Porlomar on Margarita Island--both supported developing an active network among health and education professionals involved in implementing development projects. Since retirement, I have continued to consult for World Bank--this year I have facilitated teambuilding programs and leadership training programs in Thailand, 3 times in Brazil, in Guyana, Ecuador, and Honduras

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

It was a fabulous experience which had major impact on my life after the Peace Corps which has focused primarily on issues related to cross-cultural communication and international development

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

Would be great to reactivate contact with others in the Venezuela University Project that served around same time; would also be great to organize a Friends of Venezuela Group among RPCVs and affiliate with NPCA. I served on the Board of National Peace Corps Association for about 18 consecutive years (1985-2001)and in that capacity served as an officer and in particular I continue to serve as Chair of the NPCA Awards Committee. It's a great organization and I encourage other RPCVs to join and support it.

Any message for returned volunteers?:

See message just above.

By Admin1 (admin) (pool-151-196-232-99.balt.east.verizon.net - 151.196.232.99) on Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 10:53 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer john adrian can be contacted at jocorlioacantvdnet

Country of Service: Venezuela

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

i want to know about elizabeth reveille who was in venezuela at the same time of tony marino and barbara, oh lousi was there to so was jerry please come back

By Admin1 (admin) (pool-151-196-232-99.balt.east.verizon.net - 151.196.232.99) on Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 10:53 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Greg Payne can be contacted at vgpayneahupdsjsudedu

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Physical Education Teacher Training

Cities you served in: Barinas

Arrival Year: 1974

Departure Year: 1976

Work Description:

Taught methods classes to elementary school teachers

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

Currently a researcher, writer, department chair, and professor of human performance at San Jose State

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

Wouldn't trade it for anything - a transformational experience

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

Everyone in PE/TT during early to mid 70s

By Admin1 (admin) (pool-141-157-69-95.balt.east.verizon.net - 141.157.69.95) on Sunday, April 25, 2004 - 3:56 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer sarah wildgen (sweet) can be contacted at wildgensnaaoldcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Municipal Management II

Cities you served in: Valencia

Arrival Year: 1969

Departure Year: 1971

Work Description:

technical assistance to municipallities under auspices of FUNDACOMUN

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

I have three sons, the youngest of whom is graduating from college. I am a working attorney.

By Admin1 (admin) (151.196.44.226) on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 5:02 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer George D. Wesoloski can be contacted at jgwesoloskiaecdrrdcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Venezuela II

Cities you served in: Valencia, Venezuela

Arrival Year: 1964

Departure Year: 1966

Work Description:

YMCA recreation

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

Ctr.for Int'l Tropical Ag., Colombia, Ph.D. An.Sci., Int'l Ag. Consultant
Specialest in tropical animial producton.

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

A career and life changing experience.

By Admin1 (admin) (pool-141-157-9-111.balt.east.verizon.net - 141.157.9.111) on Saturday, October 23, 2004 - 6:01 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Rod Buchignani can be contacted at rodbookapacbelldnet

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: Community Development

Cities you served in: Maracay

Arrival Year: 1967

Departure Year: 1969

By Admin1 (admin) (pool-151-196-36-89.balt.east.verizon.net - 151.196.36.89) on Sunday, November 21, 2004 - 3:21 pm: Edit Post

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Douglas C. Reymore can be contacted at drremodacascadebuilddcom

Country of Service: Venezuela

Training Group: CD/CO-OP III

Cities you served in: Santa Ana, Paraguana, Estado Falcon

Arrival Year: 1967

Departure Year: 1969

Work Description:

Worked with co-ops, primarily savings and loan co-ops, worked with the Shell Foundation; taught physical education

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

Right after finishing my two years with the Peace Corps in Venezuela, I entered graduate school in International Management at the American Graduate School of International Management in Glendale, Arizona. I received my MBA, and was hired by Gerber Baby Foods, headquartered in Fremont, Michigan. After a year of training, I was sent to Panama as regional sales manager. From there I was hired by Shulton as Market Development Manager for Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. After twelve years in international business, my wife and I moved to Seattle to take over the family construction business.

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

I organized a 25-year reunion for my Peace Corps group here in the Seattle area. We were able to locate almost 40 of the 40+ in our group, and the vast majority attended. What a wonderful experience!

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

Carol Winkler Schramm, Bill Meehan, Will Spencer, Doug Martin

Any message for returned volunteers?:

Keep in touch with those in your group. That's especially easy nowadays with the Web, e-mail, etc.

By Admin1 (admin) (ppp-70-245-26-66.dsl.okcyok.swbell.net - 70.245.26.66) on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 11:33 am: Edit Post

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