Years of Peace Corps Service:88-90

Country of Service: Ecuador

Education:B.S. Biology, from Eastern Mennonite University.  MBA Environmental Management from Florida Atlantic University

Professional Experience:Ten years of Shrimp Aquaculture pond managment in Ecuador.  Currently owner of Rainforest Carpentry Inc of Sarasota, eco-friendly wood decor.

Personal: My goal in life " to save the Amazon Rainforest"

Passion/Interest: Birdwatching, Rainforest life, Sustainable Design,

Who I am :

- Proud spouse of a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who served in the Philippines.

- Recent transplant to the state of Florida from the midwest.

- Started in the teaching profession as a career path and migrated to the nursing profession.

-  Firm believer that if at all possible, we can choose to think globally but still act locally. Everyone can be a change agent in their own community.

Why I joined the board:

The Peace Corps service was a pivotal period in my husband’s life that forever changed his world view. I help celebrate the Peace Corps because it has impacted the lives of the Peace Corps Volunteers and the communities they served. I joined the board with deep gratitude for all the meaningful things that Peace Corps has done for the world.

Susan recently re-joined the RPCVGCF board, after a ten-or-so-year's hiatus. I have been living in Florida since 1997, and in the Sarasota-Manatee area since 2000.  I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Costa Rica from 1985-1987,  and I now enjoy a fulfilling a private psychotherapy practice, which includes writing evaluations for immigration.  I am so grateful for my peace corps experience, which stays with me to this day.  I joined the RPCVGCF board because I want to be a part of our group's impact on environmental sustainability and social justice, both locally and globally.

Years of Peace Corps Service: 1993-1995, Rural Community Education Advisor; Village Literacy Program Coordinator

Country of Service:  Solomon Islands, West Pacific

Education: B. A. Sociology, UMass-Amherst, MA; Graduate Certificate in Administration/Management, Harvard University-Extension Program; M.A. Pastoral Theology, Barry University; Completed Teacher Certification Education Courses, USF; ESOL Endorsed.

Professional Experience: Social Work, Program Development/Coordination/Management, ESOL Instruction, K-8.

Personal: Fan of British Mysteries; Medieval Mysteries; Cozy Mysteries; Enjoy reading about the Blue Butterfly in various habitats across the world.

Passion/Interest: Peace and Social Justice Causes; Fascinated by Social Movements.

Country of service: Malaysia, 1968-70

Country of origin: Hungary

Languages spoken: English, French, Hungarian, Malay

Currently work: Psychiatrist, child, adolescent and adult, emphasis on holistic approach to medicine and health

Agriculture volunteer

Mali West Africa 2000-2003

Education: Chaminade University, Honolulu Hawaii

Career: 24 years in the U.S. Armed Forces. Retired as a Navy Supply Officer.

Licensed Dispensing Optician

School teacher, currently I am teaching 6th grade science at Manatee School for the Arts in Palmetto Florida, where I have been for the last 11 years.

I Have 3 sons and 8 grandchildren.