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Members If you are a current MPCA member and would like to add your information to this page, please click here to fill out the form. Bolivia
Name: Al Liu
Bulgaria
Name: Sarah Hasslinger Name: Jeremy Salucka Cameroon Name: Joel Roberston Name: Sara MacCarthy Chile
Name: Dan & Ann Diliberti Dominican Republic
Name: Richard Wimmer Comments: I lived in Estebania, a town of about 3000 people approximately 90 miles west of the capital Santo Domingo. My primary projects were latrine construction and health promotion. Some of my experience felt very difficult and some of it was absolutely fantastic. Just like life in general. Ecuador
Name: Cheryl Nenn Comments: I worked on several projects along the Columbian/Ecuadorian border, including: aiding in the development of 5 intergral farms (agroforestry, pig and guinea pig raising, tree nurseries, etc.); creating 5 school gardens/tree nurseries; presenting environmental education and public health workshops; creating a fruit preserve cooperative; and providing technical support to 2 fish farms and multiple private landowners. I also served as a Crisis Corp Volunteer in Honduras after Hurricane Mitch in 1999. Grenada
Name: Thomas Bauer Guatemala
Name: Mary Mueller Liberia
Name: Tennie Bickham Name: Margaret H. Gile
Lithuania
Name: Merry A. Wolf Years of Service: 1998-2000 Assignment: TEFL Comments: I taught English to secondary school students (5th grade, 10th-12th grades). The greatest thing for me was learning to accept that the same things can be accomplished by more than one approach, and that all ideas are valid. I made many life-long friends.
Mauritania
Name: Anne DiLallo
Years of Service: 1993-95 Assignment: Agro forestry Extension Comments: I had the privilege of living with people who live the same way they did hundreds of years ago, very peacefully. I will never forget it.
Moldova
Name: Diane Hardy Years of Service: 1995-97 Assignment: TEFL Comments: I was thrilled to serve in Moldova after growing up during the Cold War. It was an amazing experience to challenge many of my political beliefs. In these times of conflict, I am so grateful that I learned skills to see issues from many perspectives. I am proud to say that for many of us, the spirit of activism and idealism lives on. Mongolia
Name: Betsy Collins Years of Service: 1993-95 Assignment: TEFL Comments: I loved my time in Mongolia. As an older volunteer, it was an opportunity to realize a long held dream to be a PCV. Mongolia is a wonderful place and I enjoy hearing from my students.
Morocco
Name: Anne Herisson-Leplae Years of Service: 1984-86 Assignment: TEFL Comments: I taught English to High School students during the school year and during the summer interviewed people in mountain regions on their water needs. Travelling in Morocco we can be both in the 21st century and in biblical times. I feel lucky to have spent two years in this wonderful country. Paraguay
Name: Tina Hardy Years of Service: 2000-02 Assignment: Beekeeping Name: Danielle Luer Years of Service: 2002-04 Assignment: Urban Youth Development
Name: Jerry Mullins Years of Service: 1961-63 Assignment: Education Poland
Name: Helen Hermus Years of Service: 1992-94 Assignment: TEFL Comments: The most important thing I learned in Poland was taking time for the people who are important to you. I feel privileged to have witnessed the change of communist Poland to a capitalist Poland. Although it is difficult for many people, in some sick way, it is progress. I know that at least my friends are living better.
Romania
Name: Pamela Niesl Russia
Name: Rick Miller St. Lucia
Name: Stephanie Stella Years of Service: 1999-2001 Assignment: Youth Educations & Community Outreach Comments: I taught a group of 20 students everything from basic English to physical education. The most wonderfully challenging two year career. I plan to do it again someday.
Thailand
Name: Peter Lee Years of Service: 1965-67 Assignment: TEFL Comments: I worked in a Middle School for boys in Samut Sakorn, about 40 minutes by train SW of Bangkok. I am doing what I started in the Peace Corps! It was a good career move. I have also taught English in Taiwan and China. Today I continue with ESL at UW-Milwaukee. Name: Suzy Michaels
Years of Service: 1992-94 Assignment: TEFL Comments: I taught English to middle school students at a rural school located 12 hours northeast of Bangkok in the province of Sakon Nakorn. I had a wonderful experience with the warm and generous people of this country that is also known as the "Land of Smiles". Name: Mark E. Raabe Years of Service: 1979-81 Assignment: Water Resources Engineer Comments: I worked with the Dept. of Accelerated Rural Development in Yasothon Province, in the northeast region. My work consisted of designing earthen dams and reinforced concrete spillways for flood control and irrigation. I presently work for the University of Wisconsin in cooperation with the Midwest Rural Energy Council. Years later, my experiences as a volunteer continue to be a guiding influence in my life. Togo
Name: Mary Pirwitz (Barclay) Years of Service: 1966-68 Assignment: Health Education Comments: I did health education in Tchamba, Togo. I did Pediatric Nursing nine years in Milwaukee and Public Health Nursing 21 years. I'm now doing school and Parish Health Nursing. Name: Jane Moore Years of Service: 1968-71 Assignment: Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine Name: Maggie Krochalk Years of Service: 1991-94 Assignment: Forestry
Turkey Name: Paul Kensley Years of Service: 1965-67 Turkmenistan Name: Grace Steffen Years of Service: 1993-95 Assignment: TEFL Comments: Turkmenistan is like nowhere else in the world. The dry Cara Kum desert combined with the harsh winds of the north and the dry heat of the south make Turkmenistan a noman's land. The hospitality of the Turkmen and the stoic roughness of the Russian influence could leave any visitor feeling overwhelmed. Don't forget your water bottle because it has multifaceted uses. You'll leave your heart in Turkmenistan even if you don't think you will.
Zambia
Name: Yvonne Reyes Years of Service: 1997-99 Assignment: Health Education Zimbabwe
Name: Brian Grover Years of Service: 1997-98 Assignment: TEFL/Library Development |
