2015

NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL REPORT

www.peacecorpsconnect.org

CONTENTS Impact

22 A Letter to You

Community

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04 Activity

Recognition

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Leadership

Advocacy

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A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD CHAIR

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his Annual Report highlights National Peace Corps Association’s (NPCA) major milestones in 2015, which included the launch of free and open membership and the establishment of our Community Fund. After intensive efforts spanning several months in 2015, our Peace Corps community came together for a great advocacy victory. Congress approved the President’s $410 million Peace Corps request for Fiscal Year 2016. The $30.5 million increase was the third largest in agency history at a time when funding for other federal agencies was stagnant or falling. Our fourth annual gathering of the Peace Corps community - Peace Corps Connect - was co-hosted by NPCA affiliate group Northern California Peace Corps Association on the University of California-Berkeley campus. More than 500 members of the Peace Corps community attended, including Returned Peace Corps Volunteer members of Congress and the Peace Corps director.

NPCA continued to develop programs to support our business model. Increasingly more demand driven, Next Step Travel expanded to destinations of interest to our community and engaged with campus-based Peace Corps Prep programs. We also launched our Cultural Agility Leadership Lab corporate volunteer program with 10 Cigna professionals, accompanied by two RPCV cultural coaches, traveling to Indonesia to support local nongovernmental organizations. After much research and planning, NPCA launched a new Community Fund, with the strategic intent of increasing our community’s impact and continue transforming NPCA into a mission-driven organization. In December, NPCA updated our Strategic Plan to include a new 3rd Goal reflecting these organizational directions and committing NPCA to “Increase the Peace Corps community’s development impact.” In September 2015, the NPCA Board of Directors approved pivotal new membership policies, eliminating dues for individual members and fees for group affiliation. The new model is consistent with our vision of a united and vibrant Peace Corps community and embraces a broader, more diverse, and more inclusive community. NPCA made significant positive financial strides in 2015, increasing our revenues, especially through gifts and earned income, to end the year with a total net gain in assets of $19,499. Our commitment to a “profitable non-profit” model is taking root. With an eye towards a strong financial future, we established the NPCA Legacy Fund, an unrestricted endowment fund. In collaboration with the Office of First Lady Michelle Obama, Peace Corps and NPCA have committed to expanding access to education for girls around the world through the Let Girls Learn initiative. NPCA and Peace Corps also partnered to support the Employers of National Service initiative, creating and promoting career pathways for RPCVs. The commitment and generosity of our Peace Corps community is moving us forward to a strong and sustainable future. Thank you for all you do! Glenn Blumhorst Joby Taylor



President and CEO Board Chair Guatemala 1988-91 Gabon 1991-93

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NPCA GOAL:

Enable our members and affiliate groups to

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An NPCA that Reflects our Community

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n 2015, National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) responded to the voices of our Peace Corps community by making major mission-driven organizational changes that included the launch of free and open membership. Effective January 1, 2016, membership in NPCA became complimentary for everyone in the Peace Corps community — serving Peace Corps Volunteers, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, current and former Peace Corps staff, host country nationals and anyone who shares Peace Corps ideals. We also eliminated annual fees associated with NPCA group affiliation.

We’re taking action to build a big tent, diverse and inclusive of our full Peace Corps community and enabling us to strengthen our collective voice and impact. Over the course of 2015, the NPCA team traversed the country, often on regional road trips, to engage with the Peace Corps community in 25 states. At potluck dinners, annual meetings, and community service projects, we gathered with affiliate groups to share experiences and together plan for the future. We are evolving NPCA’s programs and services to respond to the needs and requests of the Peace Corps community.

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Peace Corps Connect - Berkeley

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eace Corps Connect, NPCA’s annual conference, continues to grow. Our June 2015 gathering on the University of California - Berkeley campus was the largest yet, with over 500 participants at the two-day event. The Northern California Peace Corps Association (NorCal PCA), our outstanding affiliate group partner, headed a series of high-quality workshops in addition to all their work with planning and coordination. Leadership meetings included NPCA’s Board of Directors and Annual General Membership Meeting. The Affiliate Group Network also collectively worked to identify further methods to support their goals. Peace Corps was a strong partner presence throughout as well, organizing and leading sessions and holding an RPCV career conference immediately prior to Peace Corps Connect. The program appealed to a wide range of conference goers. From country-of-service reunions, to sessions for entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners to workshops on practical ways to carry out Third Goal activities in your local community, there was something for everyone. Feedback following the conference was overwhelmingly positive—a clear sign that Peace Corps Connect is a valuable experience for our community.

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Celebrating the Impact of our Peace Corps Community Peace Corps Connect has also become the natural venue for NPCA’s awards recognizing the work and accomplishments of our community.

The winner of the 2015 Harris

Wofford Global Citizen Award was Berhane Daba of Ethiopia. Suffering from polio and left on the streets of Huletta at the age of five, she was befriended by PCV Mary Myers-Bruckenstein (196870), who provided Berhane the environment and support to heal and attend school. Berhane’s determination to overcome her own obstacles led her to establish the Ethiopian Women with Disabilities National Organization in 1995. Berhane has traveled the world to champion the cause of equal access for the disabled.

The 2015 Sargent Shriver Award

for Distinguished Humanitarian Service went to Ralph Bolton (Peru 1962-65) in recognition of his creation and leadership of The Chijnaya Foundation, a nonprofit organization that addresses the needs of poor communities on the Altiplano (highland) region of Southern Peru. Ralph’s lifelong commitment to indigenous communities in the Peruvian altiplano since the days of his Peace Corps service exemplifies the spirit of this award in recognizing the contributions of the Peace Corps community to meaningful impact.

The winners of the 2015 Loret

Miller Ruppe Award for Outstanding Community Service were Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison, recognizing their “We All” poster series that extends the intercultural education work of their longstanding calendar project, and Friends of Afghanistan, for their efforts to increase understanding and advocacy on the part of the people of Afghanistan. These outstanding NPCA affiliate groups exemplify the Third Goal of the Peace Corps and the lifeline commitment of our Peace Corps community to service and cooperation.

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PCA offers Peace Corps community members access to scholarships at prestigious universities where they can build on their Peace Corps experiences. Through our partnership with the University of Southern California, Elizabeth Stokely (Ecuador 2011-13) received the inaugural $50,000 NPCA scholarship for USC’s Marshall School of Business IBEAR MBA program.

The 2015 SIT scholarship recipients:

In 2015, the School for International Training (SIT) Graduate Institute recognized exceptionally accomplished NPCA members with a $10,000 scholarship. The SIT Graduate Institute features programs in International Education, Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation, Sustainable Development, TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), and Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management. A total of 78 awards have been given since 2000, when NPCA and SIT first created the scholarship.

- Charlotte “Taylor” Westfall, Costa Rica 2012-14

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- Stephanie Pena, Zambia 2012-15 - Christelle Domercant, Costa Rica 2013-15 - Chad LaRoche, St. Vincent and Grenadines 2011-13

- Jessica Bailey, Madagascar 2012-15 - Rebecca Beauregard, Ethiopia 2008-11 NPCA will be adding more scholarships in the future! Reach out to [email protected] for further information.

Education Small Grants The Education Small Grants program supported individual members and affiliate groups of the NPCA to either establish new projects or enhance existing adult education or community education projects in support of the Peace Corps’ Third Goal, “bringing the world home.” We awarded grants to six affiliate groups in 2015, the final year for the program. February 2015 The Peace Corps Iran Association received a grant from NPCA for partial funding of the Iranian Cultural Bazaar held in Austin, Texas. The three day conference encouraged dialogue between Iran RPCVs, local Iranian-Americans, students, and any other interested party of the public who sought to share in the understanding of the cultures and legacies of Iran. The Idaho Returned Peace Corps Volunteers applied for and received support to facilitate the Boise Peace Corps Third Goal Festival, which sought to bring together RPCVs, Peace Corps recruiters, the international community, and the general public in order spread awareness about the Boise International Market (BIM), “a business incubator and multicultural marketplace for small businesses” that are often owned by refugees.

October 2015 First Coast Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Inc. accepted support from NPCA in order to sponsor a one day “Third Goal Film Festival” to coincide with the celebration of the 55 Years of the Peace Corps. It is designed to revitalize Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, and attract University of North Florida, Community College students, and others interested in learning more about the Peace Corps mission and to highlight Ethiopian customs, traditions, food and music. The Central Missouri Returned Peace Corps Volunteers received a grant from NPCA in order to fund The Third Goal Film Fest in April 2016. The Film Fest features documentary and narrative films set around the world and aims to advance Peace Corps’ Third Goal.

May 2015 The Louisiana Peace Corps Association secured a grant from NPCA to fund the Louisiana Peace Corps Association Festival 2015, a RPCV showcase of film, standup comedy, storytelling, PechaKucha presentations, poetry, and panel discussions aimed at experience sharing with New Orleans residents. The Northern Virginia Returned Peace Corps Volunteers obtained funding from NPCA to engage in diversity experience sharing and provide information about Peace Corps at the Reston Multicultural Festival 2015. The Reston Multicultural Festival is 15 year tradition of cultural celebration and mutual learning in Northern Virginia. 9

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PCA affiliate groups are the heart and soul of the Peace Corps community. They run the gamut in size and activity from a couple dozen individuals meeting occasionally for a service project and happy hour to several hundred individuals gathering weekly for career development panels, book groups, community presentations and more. NPCA’s vision of a “united and vibrant Peace Corps community” is played out in this community that is indeed vibrant and united in purpose, but not necessarily united in their path. No two affiliate groups are exactly alike, yet they all share a commitment to serve their members and champion Peace Corps ideals. NPCA support of this affiliate group community comes in many forms, most of which is funded through a grant from the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison. Each year, ten percent of the sales of International Calendars and notecards produced by RPCVs of Madison is set aside specifically for group-building activities by NPCA. So, this grant is made possible due to your purchases – thank you!

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n 2015, through the 2014 grant, NPCA launched the Affiliate Group Resource Library as an online onestop shop for toolkits, templates, resources and information to help affiliate groups reach organizational goals and grow. The resources in this library include: - Getting Started - Legal Considerations - Membership - Communications - Financial Management - Advocacy - Archives - Workplace Affiliation Groups The 2015 grant launched the Purpose-Driven Group Webinar Series to provide tutorials and seminars on a range of topics. Affiliate group leadership or members can join live – or watch the recorded sessions with Q&A at a time convenient for them. The first webinars highlighted the launch of the new membership model and the Community Fund, with more to come in 2016. With free affiliation for groups with NPCA, our community is growing rapidly, including groups based around geography, country of service, workplace affiliation, affinity or cause. Learn more online at http:// www.peacecorpsconnect.org/cpages/affiliate-library or email [email protected].

NPCA’s 2015 Thanksgiving Facebook post

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NPCA Affiliate Groups as of December 31, 2015

Alaska Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Amigos de Bolivia y Peru Amigos de Honduras Arkadaslar (Friends of Turkey) Athens Area Association of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Atlanta Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Big Sky Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Boston Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Central Indiana Peace Corps Association Central Missouri Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Central Ohio Returned Volunteer Association Charlotte Area Peace Corps Association Chicago Area Peace Corps Association Cincinnati Area Returned Volunteers Columbia River Peace Corps Association Committee for a Museum of the Peace Corps Experience Connecticut Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Ethiopia & Eritrea Returned Peace Corps Volunteers First Coast Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Friends and RPCVs of Guyana (FROG) Friends of Afghanistan Friends of Albania Friends of Armenia Friends of Benin Friends of Botswana Friends of Burkina Faso Friends of Cote d’Ivoire Friends of Cameroon Friends of Colombia Friends of Costa Rica Friends of Ecuador Friends of Fiji Friends of Gabon Friends of Ghana Friends of Guatemala Friends of Guinea Friends of India Friends of Jamaica Friends of Jordan Friends of Kenya Friends of Korea

Friends of Kyrgyzstan Friends of Lesotho Friends of Liberia Friends of Macedonia Friends of Malawi Friends of Malaysia Friends of Micronesia Friends of Mongolia Friends of Morocco Friends of Mozambique Friends of Nepal Friends of Niger Friends of Nigeria Friends of Pakistan USA Friends of Paraguay Friends of Senegal and The Gambia Friends of Sierra Leone Friends of Swaziland Friends of Tanzania Friends of Thailand Friends of the Dominican Republic Friends of the Eastern Caribbean Friends of Togo Friends of Turkmenistan Friends of Uganda Full Basket Belize Greater Birmingham Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Gulf Coast Council of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Health Justice for Peace Corps Volunteers Heart of Texas Peace Corps Association High Atlas Foundation Idaho Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Inland Northwest Peace Corps Association Iowa Peace Corps Association Kansas City Area Peace Corps Association Kansas Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Kentucky Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Inc. LGBT Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Louisiana Peace Corps Association Maine Peace Corps Association Maryland Peace Corps Association 11

NPCA Affiliate Groups Megobari Foundation Milwaukee Peace Corps Association Minnesota Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Mountain Laurel RPCV Group of Northeast Pennsylvania Nebraska Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers New Mexico Peace Corps Association North Carolina Peace Corps Association North Texas Peace Corps Association Northern Alaska Peace Corps Friends Northern California Peace Corps Association Northern Ohio Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Association Northern Virginia Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Orange County Peace Corps Association Peace Corps Alumni Foundation for Philippine Development Peace Corps Friends of DR Congo (Zaire) Peace Corps Friends of Haiti Peace Corps Iran Association Peace Corps Panama Friends Philadelphia Area Peace Corps Association (PAPCA) Pittsburgh Area Peace Corps Association (PAPCA) Returned Peace Corps Volunteers @ State Returned Peace Corps Volunteers at EPA Returned Peace Corps Volunteers at the Department of Transportation Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of China Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Colorado Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Delaware Association Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Gulf Coast Florida Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Hampton Roads, Virginia Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Hawaii Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Long Island Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Los Angeles Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of New Jersey Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of New York City Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of North Florida Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Northeastern New York 12

Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Northern Michigan Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Phoenix, Arizona Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of San Antonio, Texas Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Carolina Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Florida Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Washington, D.C. (RPCV/W) Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of West Michigan Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of WisconsinMadison Returned Volunteers of Buffalo, NY Rhode Island Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Rochester Returned Peace Corps Volunteers RPCV Friends of Azerbaijan RPCVs of Southern Arizona - Desert Doves Sacramento Valley Returned Peace Corps Volunteers San Diego Peace Corps Association Santa Barbara Peace Corps Association Seattle Area Peace Corps Association (SEAPAX) Shriver Peaceworker Fellows Program South Central Pennsylvania Peace Corps Association Southeastern Michigan Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Southern Oregon Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Southwest Ohio Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Organization St. Louis Peace Corps Association Tampa Bay Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Tennessee Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Ventura County Peace Corps Association West Cascade Peace Corps Association West Virginia Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Group Western Montana Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Western North Carolina Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Winston-Salem Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

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PCA’s Next Step Travel program shifted to a more demand-driven model in 2015, providing travel opportunities designed especially for our seasoned, adventurous, and inquisitive community. We led a full-to-capacity trip to Cuba — our first of several — and initiated expansion of the program to include future travel to Iran, Peru, India, and other exciting destinations that topped the list of our community survey. NPCA also established a campus-based component for Next Step Travel, aligning with Peace Corps Prep programs at participating schools and universities to offer students who are considering international service “a taste of the Peace Corps.” Berkshire School in Massachusetts also joined up with NPCA to travel to the Dominican Republic, encouraged by their RPCV teacher to have a mini-Peace Corps experience. We continued our stalwart partnership with Discover Corps, while also engaging new collaborators such as the Fulbright Association, NPCA affiliate groups like Peace Corps Iran Association, and operating partners including Global Exchange to enhance our program offering.

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Pathways to Employment for RPCVs

LinkedIn

Employers of National Service

In January 2015, NPCA and the Peace Corps joined

Ensuring that RPCVs have greater access to employ-

forces with a co-branded, co-administered Peace Corps Network LinkedIn Group.

This group — consisting of more than 13,000 members and previously managed solely by NPCA —serves as both NPCA’s and Peace Corps’ official LinkedIn Group and is open to all who have Peace Corps listed in their LinkedIn profile. It provides an official space for connecting with others in the Peace Corps network and finding career-related opportunities. One of the greatest benefits of Peace Corps service is the lifetime connection it creates between those who have served. As an alumni network, the NPCA has had a presence on the LinkedIn professional networking platform since October 2007.

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ment opportunities upon return from their service abroad is an NPCA priority. Together with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), AmeriCorps, AmeriCorps Alums, Peace Corps and the Franklin Project, NPCA in 2015 helped recruit more than 300 entities to become Employers of National Service (EONS). The program works to connect national service alums, including RPCVs, with leading employers in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors to enhance hiring, recruitment, and advancement opportunities. Through this initiative, RPCVs are able to apply the skills built from their service experience in the workplace, while employers gain access to a highly qualified, hardworking, and dedicated group of potential employees.

WorldView Magazine

Spring 2015 - On the Frontlines of Health - Vol. 28 Issue 1

Summer 2015 - Telling Our Stories - Vol. 28 Issue 2

Fall 2015 - Peace Corps & the Private Sector - Vol. 28 Issue 3

Winter 2015 - How Far Will You Go? - Vol. 28 Issue 4

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Communication Outreach When Our Peace Corps Values Matter Most by Glenn Blumhorst

to education and constructive dialogue – to the open hand of America, rather than the closed fist.

Dear fellow members of the Peace Corps Community,

Together, I urge us all to:

Like many of you, I am deeply disturbed by the recent chorus of negative and aggressive speech targeting immigrants and refugees in our country. At times it has seemed impossible to pass even a single day without encountering prejudicial, uninformed, and inflammatory messages in the press and on social media. Over the course of 54 years, more than 220,000 of us have lived and worked side by side, often in isolated, marginalized communities, with the citizens of 141 countries. Among those that have invited us and welcomed us are predominantly Muslim countries – places like Morocco, Turkey, Jordan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Indonesia, and Senegal – and our Latin American neighbors like Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Bolivia.

• Reach out, in large ways and small, to immigrants, refugees and other minorities in our communities. Welcome them as we were welcomed when we were Volunteers far from home.

Together with our hosts we celebrated, worshipped, and grieved. We broke bread and learned each other’s languages. We immersed ourselves in our shared humanity. Because as Peace Corps Volunteers we are tasked not merely with transferring skills and knowledge, but also with sharing, in a spirit of humility and respect, what it means to be an American. The hateful messages we have been hearing do not reflect who we are as a country. They make our fellow citizens feel unsafe, and those here fleeing violence unwelcome. And they threaten to damage the reservoirs of good will abroad that Peace Corps Volunteers have painstakingly built over decades. They are wrong and we condemn them. As Volunteers, we promised to take on a third task: to foster among Americans a greater understanding of the places where we served. Now is the time for us to rededicate ourselves to this third goal of the Peace Corps, to commit ourselves

• Call out hate speech. Counter stereotypes and prejudice – at work, in our homes, in public, with friends. • Share your Peace Corps story in person. Seek opportunities to speak at libraries, schools, places of worship, civic and social organizations. Share what it was like to serve in a Muslim country, in a minority community, or simply to be a newcomer in a strange land. • Share your Peace Corps experience even more widely. Write letters to the editor and op-ed articles. Use social media to showcase messages and images of tolerance and respect using the hashtag #PCisPeace. Write to politicians and your Congressional delegation. Let people know that prejudicial speech undermines the mission of the Peace Corps and the values of our nation. • Connect with your fellow Peace Corps Volunteers. Reach for encouragement and support when you feel frustrated or discouraged. Many of our affiliate groups have established community outreach efforts, or are mobilizing to respond to this newly hostile climate. The National Peace Corps Association will in turn share information and support awareness-raising efforts by our community. Friendship. Freedom. Openness. Respect. These are American values to which we dedicated 27 months of our lives, and these are the values that continue to animate everything we do, both professionally and personally, as Returned – not former, not “ex” – Peace Corps Volunteers. 17

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PCA joined Peace Corps in responding to the invitation from First Lady Michelle Obama to support the White House’s new initiative, Let Girls Learn. Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet and NPCA President and CEO Glenn Blumhorst joined President and First Lady Obama at the March 2015 White House ceremony in which the First Lady announced the initiative.

… in recent years, I’ve worked with my staff and we’ve consulted with so many of you to ask how I can be most helpful — and folks from CARE and Brookings, the Global Partnership for Education, the National Peace Corps Association, and so many others — you guys have stepped up. And time and again, you have told me that whatever these obstacles these girls face — whether it’s school fees, or violence, or cultural beliefs that girls simply aren’t worthy of an education — you’ve said that these problems will not be fixed from on high, that these are community challenges that call for community solutions. — First Lady Michelle Obama Peace Corps and NPCA committed to expanding access to education for girls around the world by increasing the impact of PCVs during their service as they work to break down barriers to girls’ education and empowerment. NPCA broadly promoted the Let Girls Learn initiative through our affiliate groups, many of which held local fundraising campaigns for Let Girls Learn. We also forged strategic partnerships that advanced Let Girls Learn objectives. The NPCA-Water Charity partnership, for example, raised and contributed well over $150,000 to Peace Corps Partnership Program girls’ education projects, including the first PCV Let Girls Learn project – Svey Leu High School Latrine in Cambodia.

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PCA’s increasingly strong advocacy efforts showed their worth in 2015. In March, despite a snowstorm that canceled travel plans and closed federal government offices, our 10th National Day of Action went forward with nearly 80 committed advocates hitting the Hill. Across the year, our community’s hard work and persistence paid off. While the Peace Corps appeared to be slated for level funding as both the Senate and House Appropriations Committees recommended continued Peace Corps funding at $379.5 million for Fiscal Year 2016, a strong push against the odds led to a major increase in the appropriation to the Peace Corps. Signed into law in December 2015 at $410 million, this is the largest dollar figure for Peace Corps spending in 20

the agency’s 54-year history and more than a $30 million advocacy victory!

“We couldn’t have done it without you,” - Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet In 2015, NPCA also advanced an agenda to improve the post-service health conditions for members of the Peace Corps community who confront illness or injuries stemming from their service. A large majority of RPCVs come home from service with minor or no health concerns. However that’s not the case for all. While the challenges are multifaceted and in many cases complicated, 2015 saw increased collaboration

and commitment among NPCA, the Peace Corps agency, NPCA affiliate groups, Health Justice for Peace Corps Volunteers (HJPCV) and key members of Congress to improve the RPCV post-service health experience.

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hile a large majority of RPCVs come home with minimal or no difficulties, for others that has not been the case. Because of that, June 25, 2015 was the first Health Justice Awareness Day. Over the decades, many Volunteers have returned home with serious injuries and trauma, or with unusual, hard to treat (or diagnose), life-altering diseases. Within the Peace Corps family are those RPCVs who have struggled to obtain healthcare or disability benefits. Others have lost careers, and been left destitute, uninsurable and even homeless. Health Justice Awareness Day served as a step in broadening the awareness, conversation and actions on important issues impacting the health and well-being of vulnerable members of our community.

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ecause of efforts of NPCA’s advocacy team in 2015, the Peace Corps community sent two major messages to American leaders. In March, 158 Representatives signed NPCA’s letter to encourage the House Appropriations Committee to approve President Obama’s Budget Request of $410 million for Peace Corps in Fiscal Year 2016. NPCA created a second sign-on letter to the White House to urge increased funding for the Peace Corps in his FY 2017 budget. It was signed by 101 affiliate groups – representing approximately 40,000 members of the Peace Corps community. The letter recommended steady growth that would allow the Peace Corps to return to having 10,000 volunteers in the field. Citing the multitude of contributions of current and returned Peace Corps Volunteers, the letter notes, “If America and the world want more leaders, it needs more Peace Corps Volunteers. And if America and the world want more volunteers, Peace Corps needs more funding.”

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n 2015, NPCA took the boldest and most visionary step in its 36-year history, transforming and rebranding itself from what had been a small “alumni association” for dues-paying members into a community-driven social impact organization. Now, with free membership open to every serving and former Peace Corps Volunteer and staff member as well as anyone who shares the ideals and values of Peace Corps service, NPCA is at the center of a broader, more inclusive and diverse community. To mobilize the energy and talents of our community in pursuit of the enduring ideals that motivate our mission of service, NPCA launched its Community Fund in 2015 to leverage the resources of the private sector in support of the programs and services that are most dear to the greater Peace Corps community. The Community Fund is focused on the three strategic priorities of the NPCA: 1) Enabling our members and affiliate groups to thrive; 2) Helping the Peace Corps be the best it can be; and 3) Increasing the Peace Corps community’s development impact. In short, the Community Fund generates program-focused financial support for initiatives that increase the vibrancy and impact of the Peace Corps community.

We are building public-private partnerships to supplement the agency’s support for Volunteers currently serving overseas — and creating new opportunities for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and others to undertake special development projects or assist in meeting humanitarian emergencies. Going forward, we will pay special attention to projects in two areas that have proved to be among the most cost-effective ways to address the world’s development challenges: educating and empowering girls and women, and delivering clean water and improved sanitation services. With the launch of the new NPCA Community Fund, we’re just getting started.

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Access to Clean Water and Sanitation N

PCA launched a unique, integrated program to improve access to clean water and sanitation, with support of the Peace Corps. NPCA and Water Charity joined together to start implementing community-driven development projects to be identified by serving Peace Corps Volunteers and RPCVs throughout the world. Working together, we identified and secured a six-figure donation to fund projects in Africa. Water opens school doors. Access to a clean and safe bathroom is crucial for all children, but it’s especially important for young girls as they reach adolescence. In most developing countries, schools lack running water and bathroom facilities. This means girls have to return home to use the bathroom, often not returning to classes. In addition, during the time they are menstruating, they lack the sanitary facilities and necessary privacy. Without running water at home, girls in rural communities usually are responsible for collecting water to serve the needs of their families. This often takes several hours per day and leaves little time for studying, doing chores, or pursuing recreational activities. Clinics also present problems. Many of the medical services where girls and women receive their health care don’t have running water – making the delivery of services

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difficult and unsafe. This is especially true for maternity clinics, where clean water is essential. The projects chosen were suggested by people who understand the problems girls face. NPCA and Water Charity have committed to funding “100 Water Projects in Albania,” a Let Girls Learn project that has caught the attention of neighboring countries. The partnership of NPCA and Water Charity has proved to be extremely effective in its first year of operation. The entire Peace Corps community, including serving PCVs, RPCVs, and Peace Corps staff, has come together to provide signficant assistance to those in need throughout the world, especially girls. Funding for the partnership has come from foundations, corporations, and individual donors.

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n 2015, the NPCA-Water Charity partnership implemented 220 development projects in 35 countries serving over 200,000 people. Since the announcement of the Let Girls Learn initiative through the end of 2015, the NPCA-Water Charity partnership had implemented over 50 Let Girls Learn projects. NPCA and Water Charity also began to solicit project proposals from Returned Peace Corps Volunteers to advance what we call “Let Girls Learn Plus” – projects falling outside the Peace Corps structure, but well within the spirit of Let Girls Learn. A large number of RPCVs stepped up; some had just completed service and other closed service as many as 50 years ago. They were given technical and financial support to return to their countries of service to implement projects. Through Let Girls Learn Plus we’ve implemented another 55 projects that do not fall under the official Let Girls Learn designation, but that carry forth the same goals and objectives to enable girls to remain in school.

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Community Economic Development

Rajesh Singh of Cigna takes a selfie with several children while on his trip to Indonesia.

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n 2015, NPCA partnered with Northeastern University to launch the Cultural Agility Leadership Lab (CALL) program, which provides technical expertise from corporate partners working jointly with RPCVs to strengthen the capacity of local organizations in Peace Corps countries. In April of 2015, eight Cigna volunteers traveled to Indonesia with two RPCV cultural coaches to support two local NGOs in building out their IT departments. These corporate volunteers work side-

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by-side with their local counterparts to identify solutions to their organizational challenges, developing the recommendations, plans, and strategies to improve organizational capacity over the longer term. RPCVs accompany the corporate volunteers – many who have never traveled outside the U.S. – to coach them as they develop their cultural agility. It’s a winwin-win for the corporate, NGO, and Peace Corps communities.

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tarting in 2014 and continuing into 2015, after the devastating outbreak of the Ebola Virus in West Africa, three of our affiliate groups — Friends of Guinea, Friends of Liberia, and Friends of Sierra Leone — mobilized to respond. In response to requests from RPCVs from these countries, NPCA took swift action, establishing a partnership with the affiliate groups that resulted in the formation of an Ebola Relief Fund. The Fund enabled community-based solutions by distributing small grants to grassroots organizations working in affected communities. By the time the Fund drew to a close in mid-2015, more than 400 individuals and 17 affiliate groups of the wider Peace Corps community had donated over $90,000 to the Fund. These donations supported 30 grants to 26 communities in the three most impacted West African nations, touching the lives of an estimated 300,000 individuals. All 30 grant recipients submitted final reports showing they had completed the work they proposed to do. This 100 percent response rate was unique among agencies involved in Ebola relief, a clear reflection of the strong links between RPCVs and the communities in which they served.

To download the full Ebola Relief Fund Report, visit http://bit.ly/2cDZDb7.

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Statement of Activity, 2015 National Peace Corps Association Expenses Membership $288,473 Publications $318,693 Education/Service $344,447 Management/Fundraising $243,355 Donated Services $156,357 TOTAL $1,351,325

Revenues Membership $159,399 Grants and Contributions $612,579 Advertising $287,675 Earned Income $154,814 Donated Services $156,357 TOTAL $1,370,824

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Sargent Shriver Leadership Circle National Peace Corps Association is grateful for the generous gifts that enhance our mission to champion the Peace Corps Community. Your steadfast contributions help ensure that the NPCA achieves its objectives and the legacy of the Peace Corps remains strong and vital. The list below includes all donations received between January 1 and December 31, 2015.

Founders’ Circle Platinum Tony Barclay Cully and Bridget Davis Janet W. and Wylie Greig Karen Joan Keefer RoseAnn Rotandaro Elena B. Russell Haskell Sears Ward and Leah Ward Sears F. Chapman and Grace Taylor Mal Warwick

Gold Friend Jan M. Guifarro Peter Laugharn

Silver J. Henry and Emma Ambrose Glenn and Catherine Blumhorst Kay and Kevin T. Dixon Jonathan and Edith Eddy Juliane M. Heyman William James Elizabeth F. Karplus Sam Lawson Kenneth A. and Lucy Lehman James L. and Amira Luikart Jonathan Pearson Mary C. Pendleton Michael J. Peter and Tracey Davies George Scharffenberger Robert C. and Judith H. Whitney Terry Patricia A. Wand

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Sargent Shriver Leadership Circle Supporting Level:$1,000/Individual $1,750/Couple Anonymous (2) Randolph A. Adams Alice Alexander Johnny Alexander and Jane Divinski Jack Allison Bruce Anderson Anne E. Baker Tad P. Baldwin William and Margaret (Nick and Bay) Bancroft Richard L. Bayles Rowland F. Bennett Lawrence Blaskopf Jayne Booker Ron Boring William P. Brandon and Pamela Fawcett-Brandon Sandra Bunch Lewis H. Butler Dale Scott Duckett George T. Duncan John E. Earhart David H. Elliott Newell Flather Brian M. Foster Charles L. and Diane Frankel Carol J. Freeman Anthony F. Gasbarro Arlene Goldberg Bonnie S. Gottlieb Robert Graulich and Scotland King William Dennis Grubb Carol and Sherwood Guernsey Jan Gurtner Natalie Gee and J. Michael Hall Kathleen M. Harnig Paula M. Hirschoff Ulysses J. Hudson Franklin R. Innes Will A. and Frances Hopkins Irwin Elizabeth Jenkins-Joffe Andrea L. Johnson S. Hope Johnson

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Carolyn Kari Ginny and Charles Kirkwood Anna Knight Gloria B. Levin Roger K. Lewis Diana T. MacArthur Gwyn S. and Wilson K. Mason Chuck McConnell Judith Severs McGuire and Raymond McGuire Bruce McNamer Richard Meredith David A. and Bernadette Miron Mike and Ann Moore Russell E. Morgan, Jr. Andrew Motiwalla Susan Neyer and Peter Johnson Philip Quinnett Carrie Hessler-Radelet Gordon L. Radley Timothy M. Resch Eleanor and William Revelle John D. Rockefeller IV William P. Romenius Paul Sack and Shirley Davis Jack Schafer Gary L. Schulze Kate Schwanhausser Paul S. and Mary C. Slawson Maricarmen Smith-Martinez Virginia Smyly Rosemary George Straley Averill J. Strasser and Beverly Rouse Joby Taylor Stephen B. Thayer Sanna Thomas Terry Vogt and Mary A. Vogt Steve Werner and Patty Werner Aaron Williams Angene H. and Jack A. Wilson Steven E. Wolf Frank M. Yates

Leadership Circle Sustainers:$500-$999

Supporters:$250-$499

Anonymous (2) Kathy Baker Jane S. Bardon Beverly Baskin Charles A. Beach and Jane L. Beach Kate Becker Juana Bordas Jesus E. Cabrera Ryan and Courtney DeBok Allison Diamant Christopher Doran Phyllis Friedman Christopher Gilson Corey Arnez Griffin Angela K. Harris Dennis M. Lucey Lois Lutz Katherine Maxwell John McKinney Linda L. Millette Robert A. Nolan James Ogata Noreen C. O’Meara Linda J. Stingl Kathleen Tilford Tom Tremoulet Jeraldine van den Top Cornelia Wakhanu

Virginia Lee Coon Sherrill McCullough Davis Jeffrey Dean Carol Dinneen David J. Donovan Howard Ellegant Jim Fisher David Fitzjarrald Brian Forde Mark W. Foster Joseph S. Freeman Patricia Garamendi and John Garamendi Jean C. Halle Katy W. Hansen and Peter J. Hansen Christopher G. Haragan Hal D. Hardin Lonna H. Harkrader E. Jean Harman Sharon Keld Dana Kenney Paula L Larson Ansel Luchau George Matheos Mary Davis and Frederick T. Davis Tyson McGuire Thomas Doane Perry Edward Pikaart Kevin F. F. Quigley and Susan L.Q. Flaherty Meghan B. Rainey John Reavis and Alexandra Kurylko John Edward Riggan Steven I. Robman John H. Rogers Shelly E. Segall Naomi L. Shank Lawrence H. Shirley Gordon Smith Ann Sulkovsky James C. Swank John C. Thoelecke Cheryl Turner

Supporters:$250-$499 Anonymous (1) Carol Bellamy Ryan Bewley Ralph Bolton Joseph J. Borich Bonnie Clarke Robert L. Coffey Stuart N. Conway and Janet R. Bramhall

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Leadership Circle Supporters:$250-$499

Contributors:$100-$249

Peter R. Watson Mary Lou Weathers Krista Wolgast Manuel and Linda Zenick

Stephen Cristofar Nancy Baughman Csuti Lisa Curtis David Dassey Tom Delgiacco Elizabeth Demeo John and Mary Dickson John F. Dixon and Karen C. Dixon Julie Donahue H. Jesse Dubin Gregory A. Dus Sault Candace Egenolf Patricia Eichenlaub Leslie Everett Ifeoma C. Ezeh Charles Feezer Trudy Fink Gerald L. Finkelstein Loren Finnell Daniel H. Fitts Bart Folse William F. Foote Marilynn J. Foree Myron O. Fountain Kay Frishman David Frossard Glenn Louis Gabanski Portia Louise Gage Michael Ross Gannett Judy Gates Evelyn Gaudrault Bill Gavelis Robert T. Gavenda Martin J. Gleason Albert Norman Glosser John T. Goldrick Judith Goodwin John M. Gorman Bruce A. Gottschall William Graff and Betty Graff Lincoln H. Groves

Contributors:$100-$249 Anonymous (17) Suzanne Adam Albert P. Alex JoAnna Woo Allen Michael H. Anderson Tom Appel Dean A. Armstrong Shiela Bobbs Armstrong Nancy Bibb Atkinson Paul Atkinson Franklin B. Axel Chad Bardone Vicky Ann Thoma Barrette Bette Bass Nancy Baughman Csuti Bradley C. Bauler Conrad H. Bergo Susan Dill Bernstein and James Bernstein Kelsey Bonsell Katharine Bradbury Kelly Brest van Kempen Margaret Bromley and John P. Bromley Jr. Roger C. Brooks Glorious L Broughton Donal F. Brown and Brenda Brown Barbara C. Bryan Patricia Burbank Wayne Burt Carolyn H. Cary Benny Cespedes Mary R. Christopherson Ana A. Ciereszko Kathryn Clark Michele T. Cole

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Leadership Circle Contributors:$100-$249 Frank Guzzetta Connie Hankins and William Hankins Beverly Hansen Penny Harris and Daryl L. Harris Marjorie R. Harrison Helen Haugsnes Tom Hebert Diane S. Hibino Keiko Hiramoto Hess Michael Hirsh Peter Holden James R. Hollyer Benjamin Housman Ray Hubener Alice Impraim Linda Vorhis James Ellie Johnsen Kathleen Johnson Alan G. Johnston David J. Jolivette David R. Jones David M. Jones James W. Justus Paula Keady Mark Keintz Alexandra B. Keith Elizabeth A. Kelvin Marcus A. Kochis Thomas Kramer Eric Conrad Kraus Robert T. Kueppers Harriet Kuhr Ksenia Kuzmycz Lee Lacy and Hank Lacy Douglas M. Lapp Peter S. Larkin Patty Tlapek Laughlin Virginia H. Lawrence Peter W. Lee Alex and Karen Lenke Larry Ley

Carol Lindsay Harriet Lipowitz Abby Lohr David Earl Lough Richard E. MacIntyre Ronald Mahtesian Judy Marcouiller and Donald Garner Donald W. Marion and Helene Marion Pamela Martin Linda Mather Robert Mayer Duncan McClusky Robyn McLaughlin Susan and Douglas McLeod Sarah W. McMeans Robert J. Meade Richard E. Merritt William Millar Maryann Minutillo James R. Moore and Kristi M. Branch Robert Morris J. Malcolm Morris Marshall Moser Turalu B. Murdock Paul T. Murphy Carolyn M. Myers Jerome Nowak Marya Nowakowski Vincent O’Hern Phillip B. Olsen Roger Douglas Olson Catherine Onyemelukwe Michael Paige Craig Alan Parks Jeanne Paul and Tom Nicely Dean B. Pedersen Christopher Pilotti Christine Poggiogalle Kathleen C. Pressler K. Richard Pyle Samuel Rankin Muree I. Reafs William Reed

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Leadership Circle Contributors:$100-$249 Pat Reilly and Richard K. Irish Matthew E Renaud P. Lynne D. Reynolds Barry Rosett David H. Rubin Lawrence Rublee Carolyn Spicer Russ Constance Rutherford Heidi Sandige Sheldon Schafer Michael J. Schaffer Gail Schikele John P. Schley Allaire V. Schlicher Beutner Stuart M. Schmidt Joseph J. Schoder Joanne Vary Schwandes Elizabeth M. Schwartz Frank L. Schwarz, Jr. Eugene R. Severens Alexander Shakow Frances Shapiro-Skrobe Akbar Sharfi William Bowman Shaw Dane F. Smith, Jr. Reuben Snipper Dorothy Soper Stephen Spangler Maury Sterns Bob Sturtevant Sheila Tiarks and Hank Tiarks Jr. Lorraine Toly B. William Vanderburg Ann Vidolovits-Moore Sally Waley Tim Ward Dennis Warner Elizabeth Marie Wartluft William Waycott Joseph Wcislo Mark Weldon 34

Maynard B Wheeler Randa Wilkinson Charon R. Williams David G. Wofford Fred Wood Diane Wood Margot L. Zimmerman and Paul Zimmerman Philip Price Zinsmeister

Legacy of Peace Society The National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) offers an opportunity for individuals to leave a legacy of peace by naming NPCA as a beneficiary in their will, IRA or life insurance policy. This is an opportunity to support the values and actions of the Peace Corps well beyond one’s lifetime. To learn more visit: www.peacecorpsconnect.org/legacy. Anne E. Baker Nathaniel P. Baldwin Tony Barclay Jayne Booker Peter Brooker Charles F. “Chic” Dambach John Finegan Stanley Ira & Judith Swan Hallet Katy & Peter Hansen Juliane M. Heyman Karen Joan Keefer Sharon Keld Gloria Levin Helen Lowman Sarah Moffett-Guice Timothy M. Resch Margaret Riley Margaret Rose Seufert Kevin F. F. Quigley Patricia Wand

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Ebola Relief Fund Anonymous (3) Jack Allison Amy Amessoudji Matt Bennett Barbara Bird William P. Brandon Mary Rita Christopherson Aaron Colwell Margaret W. Davis Helen Durden Rosemarie Elefante Shannon Kathleen Foley Brad Frank Gamble Barbara E. Glomb William Hall Carol Hegeman Eric Kerlow Ronald Klain Carol L. Kochheiser Lynn L. Lederer Kenneth A. Lehman Christiane Markley Gail H. Messick Charles Moseley Jonathan E. Pearson Amanda Pease Ryan Plesh Curtis Pope Anne Redmond Sites Marina Sherry Evan Sommer Carol K. Spangler Martin T. Stickle Stephen Weissman Jae E. Werndli Noel Whittaker

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January 1 - December 31, 2015 only Organization Donors Friends of Kenya Inland Northwest Peace Corps Association Philadelphia Area Peace Corps Association (PAPCA) Pittsburgh Area Peace Corps Association (PAPCA) Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Colorado RPCVs of North Florida Sacramento Valley Returned Peace Corps Volunteers San Diego Peace Corps Association Western North Carolina RPCVs World Connect, Inc.

Gifts in Honor of: 48 years of Peace Corps marriage!

Ken Hill

50th Anniversary of India VIII Volunteers (1964-1966)

Krystie Guy (PCV Panama) and her community project

Adam Burns

Kuli Kuli

Arthur Stillman

Les gens de Tounkourouma et Konah

Betty Ley

Lesotho Volunteers

Bill Harless

Luapula Province, Zambia

Christina Bardone

Mary O’Connor

Cooperativa Mushuk Yuyay

Maureen Shanley

David & Bernadette - 50 Years!

My daughter Caroline Johnson, who is currently in Kedougou, Senegal

Diann Burnim Erin Krizay Glenn Blumhorst God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Gogo Similane Good Street Hannah, Zoe, Karina Harvey Shapiro Hillary Rodham Clinton Holly Drier Janet and Wylie Greig Jim Hollyer Joellen Jarvi John and Karen Dixon

National Day of Action PC Ukraine 24 Philip R Curd, Phil Dimon, Torence Holmes, Gabrielle Miller, Thomas O’Toole, Margaret L. Rodgers, Theresa Yvette Soutiere Rebecca Feezer Robert Kennedy Russell Morgan Sharon Keld Sister Cathy Clifford The Collaborators Group Timothy Alvarenga’s Health Clinic in Zambia Tony Barclay

John Michael Ascienzo

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Gifts in Memory of: John Baker Bob Bass Julia Coady Deceased Volunteers and Staff of Lesotho 1 James Walden Dufour Susan Dugan Alan Farstrup Diana Fillmore Patricia H. Fitt Franklin Gormuyor Mindy Hartman Richard Holbrooke Chris “More Better” Holden Barbara L. Huffer Rebecca Gietzen Brownie Lee Anne Monnier Ellen and James O’Meara Larry Bruce Parker Marvin & Shirley Pilkenton Richard Schuricht Boksoon Ko Shaffer Robert Sichon Donald Vander Steen Hank Tiarks Victims of ISIS Helene Wade Everette Holt Williams Mary Helen Wiseman

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The NPCA Gratefully Acknowledges Alliances

Foundations

Affinity Concepts and Ideas, LLC

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Calvert Social Investment Foundation

Hilton Foundation

Carlton & Company

Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-

Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company

Madison

Cigna Global Exchange Global Rescue

In-Kind

In the Cause of Peace

Tony Barclay

Kuli Kuli Inc.

Sandra Bunch

Kurandza

Helene Dudley

Madecasse LLC

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Mutari Chocolate

Valentina Justice

Netagogo PCI Peace Corps PoshCorps ProQuest SerendipiTea Silicon Valley Community Foundation Terra Education The Village Link

Water Charity

Educational Institutions Northeastern University University of Southern California Marshal School of Business Stanford Seed SIT Graduate Institute 2U Bershire School

Corporations GEICO Direct Google

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NPCA Board of Directors AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 Joby Taylor Board Chair Board-elected Gabon 1991–93 Dennis Grubb Board Treasurer Member-elected The Americas Colombia 1961-63 Jane Bardon Board Secretary Member-elected Upper Midwest region Turkmenistan 2003-05 Maricarmen Smith-Martinez Affiliate Group Network Coordinator Costa Rica 2006-08 Glenn Blumhorst President, NPCA Guatemala 1988-91 Randolph (Randy) Adams Member-elected – Midatlantic Region Dominican Republic 1966-69 Puerto Rico (contractor) 1969-72 Peru (contractor) 1973 Headquarters Staff 1983-85, 1991-97, and 2006-11 J. Henry (Hank) Ambrose Board-elected Kenya 1971-73

Jayne Booker Board-elected Benin 1973-75 Sandra Bunch Board-elected Mali 1991-93 Brian Forde Board-elected Nicaragua 2003-05 Janet Greig Board-elected India 1966-68

Sue Senecah Member-elected Northeast Samoa 1973-76 Linda Stingl Member-elected Europe and North/East Africa Kenya 1982-83 Mal Warwick Board-elected Ecuador 1965-69

Corey Arnez Griffin Board-elected Headquarters Staff 2012-15 Angela Harris Member-elected Southern Tier Region Papua New Guinea 1991-93 Marjorie Harrison Member-elected Southern Tier Region Papua New Guinea 1991-93 Gary Schulze Member-elected West, Central, and Southern Africa Sierra Leone 1961-63

Tony Barclay Board-elected Kenya 1968-70

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NPCA Board of Directors STANDING COMMITTEES Executive Committee – all ex officio Joby Taylor – Chair Randy Adams – Vice Chair Tony Barclay –Treasurer Jane Bardon – Secretary Maricarmen Smith-Martinez – Affiliate Group Network Coordinator Glenn Blumhorst – President & CEO Business and Development Committee Sandra Bunch – Chair Andrea Bardach Priscilla Goldfarb Janet Greig Corey Griffin Gary Schulze Linda Stingl Pat Wand Mal Warwick Joby Taylor – ex officio Glenn Blumhorst – ex officio/staff liaison Governance Committee Jane Bardon – Chair Hank Ambrose Jayne Booker Barbara Junge Sharon Keld Sue Senecah Joby Taylor – ex officio Glenn Blumhorst – ex officio Anne Baker – staff liaison Membership Committee Jane Bardon Maricarmen Smith-Martinez Lie Njie Joby Taylor – ex officio Glenn Blumhorst – ex officio Kate Schwanhausser – staff liaison Finance Committee Tony Barclay – Chair Bruce Anderson Janet Greig Carolyn Kari

Finance Committee (continued) Ed Pikaart Matt Renaud Joby Taylor – ex officio Glenn Blumhorst – ex officio Anne Baker – staff liaison Policy and Advocacy Committee Angela Harris – Chair Randy Adams Jack Allison Brian Forde Tara Trepanier Gill Dennis Grubb Marjorie Harrison Andrea Kruse Kristina Owens Joby Taylor – ex officio Glenn Blumhorst – ex officio Jonathan Pearson – staff liaison Awards Advisory Committee Tony Barclay – Chair Jayne Booker (Wofford Award Rep) Gary Schultz (Shriver Award Rep) Joby Taylor – ex officio Glenn Blumhorst – ex officio Anne Baker – staff liaison Peace Corps Connect Advisory Committee Maricarmen Smith-Martinez (NPCA/AGNC) Jalina Porter (RPCV/W) Natalie Rico (RPCV/W) Chris Robinson (RPCV/W) Jean Parcher (NOVARPCV) Lena Hershkovitz (MDRPCV) Nancy Tongue (HJPCV) Manuel Colon (LGBT) Arvis Layton (at large) Michael Buckler (at large) Art Flanagan (at large) Barbi Broadus (Peace Corps) BJ Whetstine (Peace Corps) Joby Taylor - ex officio Glenn Blumhorst – ex officio Kate Schwanhausser – staff liaison

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NPCA ADVISORY COUNCIL

CAROL BELLAMY Chair, Global Partnership for Education *President & CEO, World Learning

SAM FARR

Congressman (D-CA), U.S. House of Representatives Colombia 1964-66

JOHN GARAMENDI

Congressman (D-CA), U.S. House of Representatives Ethiopia 1966-68

RON BORING

*U.S. Ambassador to Food and Agriculture Organization Thailand 1966-67

SANDRA JAFFEE

Executive Vice President, Vodafone Japan

Guinea 1964-66

Ambassador & Executive Director Emeritus, Alliance to End Hunger *Congressman (D-OH), U.S. House of Representatives

*Executive Director, UNICEF Guatemala 1963-65 Peace Corps Director 1993-95

TONY HALL

MARK GEARAN

President, Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Former Executive Vice President, Citigroup Ethiopia 1966-68

*Director of Communications, White House Peace Corps Director 1995-99

WILLIAM E. "WILBER" JAMES

NICHOLAS CRAW

President, Automobile Competition Committee for the U.S. President & CEO, U.S. Sailing Association Peace Corps Director 1973-74

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ROLAND JOHNSON

Managing General Partner, RockPort Capital Partners

*Executive Director, The Grundy Foundation

Co-Founder, Citizens Energy Corporation

Kenya 1964-66

Kenya 1969-72

* Previous role

NPCA ADVISORY COUNCIL JOHN Y. KEFFER

Chairman, Atlantic Fund Administration Panama 1966-69

BRUCE MCNAMER Head of Global Philanthropy & CEO, JPMorgan Chase Foundation Paraguay 1990-92

PAUL SLAWSON *CEO, InterPacific Co.

Trustee and *Chairman, American University of Paris Trustee and Treasurer, The Asia Foundation

VIRGINIA KIRKWOOD Owner/Director, Shawnee Holdings, Inc. Turkey 1964-66

GORDON RADLEY *President, Lucasfilms Malawi 1968-70 Samoa Staff 1979

JOHN E. RIGGAN RICHARD M. KRIEG

Founding member, Chairman & CEO Innovare

Brazil 1969-71

Kenya 1965-70 Chad 1971-72

*President & CEO, The Horizon Foundation

KENNETH LEHMAN

Chairman Emeritus, Winning Workplaces *Co-Chairman, Fel-Pro, Inc. Guatemala 1966-68

MARK SCHNEIDER

Senior Vice President, Special Adviser on Latin America, International Crisis Group El Salvador 1966-68 Peace Corps Director 1999-2001

U.S. Headquarters, Pakistan, Iran, Francophone Africa 1961-65

F. CHAPMAN TAYLOR

Senior Vice President and Research Director, Capital International Research, Inc. Samoa 1982-85

JOAN TIMONEY

Senior Director for Advocacy and External Relations, Women’s Refugee Commission Senegal 1978-80 U.S. Headquarters 1993-2001

U.S. Headquarters 1968-71

DONNA SHALALA C. PAYNE LUCAS

President, Clinton Foundation

HARRIS WOFFORD

Senior Advisor, AllAfrica Global Media and the AllAfrica Foundation

*Secretary, U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services

*President, Africare

*President, University of Miami

Senator, Pennsylvania 1991-1995

Togo & Niger Country Director 1961-72 U.S. Headquarters 1982-83

Iran 1962-1964

Founding Peace Corps Staff Member, 1961

Senior Fellow, The Case Foundation / U.S.

Special Peace Corps Representative to Africa: Ethiopia/Eritrea, Sierra Leone 1962-1964

DENNIS LUCEY Vice President, TKC Global

Associate Peace Corps Director 1964-1966

Liberia Country Director 1976-77

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NPCA Board Emeriti

Alice Alexander RPCV Fiji 1977-79; Board 1998-04

Leo Cecchini

William Alexander

RPCV Ethiopia/Eritrea 1962-64; Board 1999-05

RPCV Kenya 1979-81; Board 1983-87

Victor Ciardello

Frances Holliday Alford

RPCV Peru 1965-67; Staff Russia 1993-96; Board 1993-94

RPCV Korea 1978-80; Board 2001-08

Susanne Cooper

Terry AmRhein

RPCV Thailand 1969-71; Board 1995-01

RPCV Swaziland 1973-76; Board 2003-04

Nicholas Craw

Bruce Anderson

PC Director 1973-74; Board 1997-04

RPCV Peru 1971-73; Board 2003-08, Vice Chair 2005-06,

Betty Currie

Treasurer 2006-08

Philippines, Micronesia and Malaysia 1963-72; Board 2006-09

Stephanie Arnold

Lyn Gray

RPCV Ghana 1993-96; Board 2003-05

RPCV Liberia 1972-75; Staff Zaire 1983-86, Niger 1986-89;

Lee Babcock

Executive Director 1990-92

RPCV Latvia 1992-94; Staff Latvia 1995; Board 1997-99,

Walter Gray

Presidents Forum Coordinator 1997-99

RPCV Costa Rica 1975-78; Board 1981-82

Ben Bloom

Charles “Chic” Dambach

RPCV Philippines 1978-82; Board 1999-04

RPCV Colombia 1967-69; NPCA President 1992-99

Juana Bordas

Rulester Davis

Chile 1964-66; Board 1994-97

RPCV Kenya 1980-83; Board 1988-94

Mort Braunstein

Herman DeBose

RPCV Philippines 1966-68; Board 1995-98

RPCV Kenya 1969-72; Staff Kenya 1984-87; Board 1978-85

Kelly Brest van Kempen

Teresa Devore

RPCV Tunisia 1965-67; Staff U.S. Headquarters 1967-69; Board 1992-01, Vice Chair 1993-95

RPCV Ukraine; Board 2012-15

Susan Caster RPCV Ghana 1977-81; Board 1984-87

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Judith Doerr RPCV Malaysia 1967-69; Board 1988-90

NPCA Board Emeriti James Dufour *

Dave Hibbard

RPCV Nigeria 1964-66, El Salvador 1972-73 Columbia, Slovakia; Board 1983-87, Vice Chair 1984-85

RPCV Nigeria 1961-63; PC India 1967-69; Board 2003-06

Helene Dudley

Kenneth Hill

RPCV Colombia 1967-70, Albania 1997, Slovakia 1997-99; Board 2003-06

RPCV Turkey 1965-67; U.S. Headquarters 1968-77, Staff Russia 1994-96, Macedonia 1996-97, Bulgaria 1996-99, U.S. Headquarters 1999-01; Board 2001-06, Chair 2004-06

Marilyn Farber

Ulysses Hudson

RPCV Colombia 1967-69; Board 1990-92, Treasurer 1990-92

RPCV Ecuador 1988-91; Staff U.S. Headquarters 1992-95; Board 1994-00

Barbara Ferris RPCV Morocco 1980-82; Staff 1987-93; Board 1993-99

Robert Findlay RPCV Colombia 1963-65, Peru 1970; RPCRV Cook Islands 1998, El Salvador 1999; Board 2003-08

Harold Huffer RPCV Philippines 1966-68; Board 1979-80

David Hunsberger RPCV Venezuela 1967-69; Board 1987-88

Greg Flakus

Trina Janes

RPCV Philippines 1973-75; Board 1978-82, Chair 1979-81

RPCV Morocco 1991-93; Board 2006-08, Presidents Forum Coordinator 2006-08

Newell Flather RPCV Ghana 1961-63; Board 1994-97

Barbara Ford RPCV Panama 1969-71, Nicaragua 1971-72; Board 1979-85

Hope Johnson RPCV Malaysia 1977-80; Board 2007-11

Peter Johnson

Charles L. Frankel

RPCV India 1967-69, Staff U.S. Headquarters 1970-89; Board 1995-01, Honorary 2002-05

Staff Botswana 1973-75; Board 2001-07

Roland Johnson

Brad Gamble RPCV Lesotho 1980-82; Board 1991-92, Presidents Form

RPCV Kenya 1964-66; Board 1995-00, Treasurer 1997-98, Chair 1998-00, Honorary 2000-04

Coordinator 1991-92

Carolyn Kari

Arlene Goldberg

RPCV Kenya 1979-81; Staff U.S. Headquarters 1985-92; Board 1997-05, Treasurer 1998-05

RPCV Philippines 1966-68; Board 1987-92, 2001-05, Secretary 1987-89

Priscilla Goldfarb RPCV Uganda 1965-67; RPCRV USA 2005; Board 2007-13

James Gore

Karen Keefer RPCV Nigeria 1966-68; Staff U.S. Headquarters 1977-79; Board 1979-86

Jon Keeton

RPCV Bolivia 2003-05; Board 2009-12

RPCV Thailand 1965-67; Staff Thailand 1971-73, Korea 197376, Staff U.S. Headquarters 1984-91; Board 1994-97

Robert Graulich

Sharon Keld

RPCV Malawi 1964-68; Staff U.S. Headquarters 1971-75,

RPCV Morocco, RPCV Philippines and Armenia; Board 2012-15

Staff Malaysia 1975-78; Board 2006-12

Stephen Groff RPCV Philippines 1987-89; Board 2011-14

Jan Guifarro RPCV Honduras 1973-75; Staff 1979-81; Board 2004-11, Chair 2006-11

Katy Hansen RPCV Nigeria 1967-68; Board 1981-95, Chair 1986-89, Treasurer 1989-90, Honorary 1996-98

Hal Hardin RPCV Colombia 1963-65; Board 2001-04

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Noreen Kilby

Deborah Most

RPCV Morocco 1984-86; Board 1996-01, Secretary 1999-01

RPCV Latvia 1994-96; Board 2000-07, Secretary 2003-06

Virginia Kirkwood

Marty Mueller

RPCV Turkey 1964-66; Staff Thailand 1990-93; Board 1995-01

RPCV Libya 1968-69; Staff U.S. Headquarters 1982-89, 199700; Cote d’Ivoire 2000– 02; Haiti 2003-05; Board 1993-97, Treasurer, 1996-97

Anna Whitcomb Knight RPCV Philippines 1973-74; Board 1999-05, Secretary 2002-03

Roger Landrum RPCV Nigeria 1961-63; U.S. Headquarters 1964-66, 1980; Board 1986-93, Chair 1989-90

Sandra Lauffer RPCV Malawi 1966-67; Board 2003-10, Treasurer 2008-10

Peter Laugharn RPCV Morocco 1982-84; Board 1990-92, Presidents Forum Coordinator 1990-91

Kenneth Lehman RPCV Guatemala 1966-68; U.S. Headquarters 1968-71; Board 1991-93

David Magnani RPCV Sierra Leone 1968-71; Staff Kenya 1982-83; Board 200612

Judy Marcouiller RPCV Liberia 1977-79, Botswana 1982-84; Staff Sierra Leone 1990-93, Swaziland 1993-95; Board 1999-00

Turalu Murdock RPCV Colombia 1966-68; Board 1993-97, Presidents Forum Coordinator 1993-97, Vice Chair 1995-97

Paul Murphy RPCV Malaysia 1971-73; Board 2010-11

Richard Murphy RPCV Thailand 1967-70; Board 1991-98, Secretary 1992-93

Susan Neyer RPCV Philippines 1962-65; Staff U.S. Headquarters 1967-68; Board 1986-96, Vice Chair 1990-92, Chair 1993-95, Honorary 1996-98

Donald Nordin RPCV India 1967-69; Board 1990-95

Thomas O’Toole RPCV Guinea 1963-65; Board 1979-80

Catherine Onyemelukwe RPCV Nigeria 1962-64; Board 1998-04, Vice Chair 2003-04

Tim McCollum

Kristina Owens

RPCV Madagascar 1999-01; Board 2012-15

RPCV Bolivia 2000-02; Board 2012-15

Mike Moore

T. Doane Perry

RPCV Togo 1962-64; Board 2001-06

RPCV Uganda 1966-69; Board 1994-99, Secretary 1997-99

Karl Morthole

Philip Peters

RPCV Kenya 1967-72; Board 1981-90

RPCV Guatemala 1962-64; Board 1979-80, Secretary 1979-80

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NPCA Board Emeriti Debby Prigal

Maury Sterns

RPCV Ghana 1981-83; Board 1984-87

RPCV Venezuela 1962-64; Board 1984-01, Vice Chair 1987-89, Secretary 1993-95

K. Richard Pyle

Sharon Sugarek

RPCV Jamaica 1966-68; Staff Eastern Caribbean 1990-93, U.S. Headquarters 2001-2015; Board 1996-01, Vice Chair 1999-00, Chair 2000-01

RPCV Gambia 1971-73; Staff Turkmenistan 2002-04; Board 1999-02

Kevin Quigley

Judith Whitney Terry

RPCV Thailand 1976-79; Staff Thailand 2013-15;

RPCV Honduras 1987-88; Board 2004-06

NPCA President 2003-12

Robert C. Terry, Jr.

Dina Rabiner

Staff U.S. Headquarters 1961, Bangladesh 1961-63, Staff India 1966; Board 1999-06

RPCV Albania 1992-94; Board 2000-01

Dane F. Smith, Jr. RPCV Ethiopia 1963-65; NPCA President 1999-03

Rodger Randle RPCV Brazil; Board 2003-04

Pat Reilly RPCV Liberia 1972-75; Staff U.S. Headquarters 1976-79; Board 1999-05, Vice Chair 2000-01, Chair 2001-04

Jensy Richards RPCV Kenya 1978-80; Board 2006-12

Robert Ridinger RPCV Lesotho 1976-80; Board 1993-97

Margaret Riley RPCV Colombia 1973-75; Board 1979-87, Secretary 1980-84, Chair 1984-86

Richard Roderick RPCV Jamaica 1974-77; Staff U.S. Headquarters 1978-81; Board 2003-04

Carol Rogers RPCV Thailand 1984-86; Staff U.S. Headquarters 1996-01; Board 2003-05, Presidents Forum Coordinator 2003-05

Joel Rubin RPCV Costa Rica 1994-96; Board 2001-03, 2006-09, Presidents Forum Coordinator 2001-03

Kate Schachter RPCV Ghana 2004-07; Board 2010-14, Group Leaders Forum Coordinator 2010-14

Robert Scully RPCV Kenya 1965-67; Board 2000-04

Douglas Siglin RPCV Zaire 1978-81; Staff U.S. Headquarters 1986-88; Board 1991-94, Chair 1992-93, Honorary 1996-98

James Solomon RPCV Ethiopia 1963-65; Board 1999-2001, 2003-05, Presidents Forum Coordinator 1999-2001

Fred Thompson RPCV Turkey 1967-69; Board 1978-84, Chair 1980-84

Paulette Thompson RPCV Morocco 1986-88; Board 2001-05, 2013-14

Allegra Troiano RPCV Senegal 1980-82; Board 2007-10

Ron Tschetter RPCV India 1966-68; PC Director; Board 1994-99, Chair 199598, Honorary 2000-04

Patricia Wand RPCV Colombia 1963-65; Staff Eastern Caribbean 1969; Board 2005-13, Vice Chair 2011-13

Steve Werner RPCV Korea 1976-78; Board 1986-92, Vice Chair 1989-90, Chair 1990-92

David Wessel RPCV Colombia 1962-64; RPCRV El Salvador 2001-02; Board 2003-05

Aaron Williams RPCV Dominican Republic 1967-70; Staff U.S. Headquarters 1970-71, Director 2009-12; Board 2006-09

Angene Wilson RPCV Liberia 1962-64; Board 1998-05

Leslie Wilson RPCV Thailand 1990-92, Moldova 1995-97; Board 2001-02

Steven Wolf RPCV Liberia 1967-68, Slovakia 1999-01; Board 1984-87, Secretary 1986-87

Frank Yates RPCV Ghana 1973-76; Board 1983-87, Treasurer 1985-87

Mark Zober RPCV Sierra Leone 1966-68, India 1969-71; Staff Mongolia 1995-98; Board 1989-95, Treasurer 1992-95

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Staff, Consultants and Interns as of December 31, 2015 Staff

Glenn Blumhorst, President & CEO Guatemala 1988-91 Anne Baker, Vice President Fiji 1984-87 Erica Burman, Director of Communications The Gambia 1987-89 Jonathan Pearson, Director of Advocacy Micronesia 1987-89 Kate Schwanhausser Membership and Development Assistant

Consultants

David Arnold, WorldView Editor John Coyne, WorldView Contributing Editor Lollie Commodore, Finance Lauren Ersner, Database David Fields, Community Organizer

NPCA Fellows

J.M. Ascienzo, Advocacy Michael Brian Hamby, Membership Emily McDonald, Program Development Amanda Silva, Development

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Interns

Leena Ahmadi Leia Alex Sarah Ashe Michael Blumhorst Niamh Cahill-Billings Jack Morris Cameron Pulley Emily Schaefer Abigail Schnoor Thomas Shaw Stephanie Spindel Jacqueline Steinkamp Anisha Suri

Volunteers

Peter Deekle Natalie Hall Harriet Lipowitz Susan Neyer Pat Wand Angene Wilson

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