Emily served as a Community Economic Development volunteer in El Salvador from 2013-2015. She worked with two women's savings groups and a youth group to grow organizational capacity and leadership skills. Along with peers Emily adapted the curriculum for a "Men As Partners" conference, and designed entrepreneurship programming for youth and women. During year two she mobilized community groups to establish the first municipal library, expanded the pueblo restaurant, and incentivized the use of bamboo for income generation. Emily is now an Organizational Effectiveness consultant and owns a resume writing platform that offers coaching targeted at high school students and early-career professionals. She recently hosted our annual Story Slam.

Gina served as an Education volunteer in Sichuan, China from 2014-2016. She taught English and critical thinking skills to college students. Her secondary projects included managing the student cooking club, movie club, English-speaking club, reading club and global pen pal program reaching over 100 participants. She also helped establish best practices of affinity groups for over 140 Peace Corps Volunteers in China. Gina currently works as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director at Public Broadcasting Service.

Nina Boe served as a PCV in N. Macedonia 2018 - 2020 in the Community Development sector. She lived in the Skopje municipality of Shuto Orizari and worked with nonprofit organizations Roma Rock School and Romaversitas. Prior to her service, she finished her Masters in Public Administration at the University of Washington with a focus on international development and nonprofit management. During this time she interned with Sahar Education and was also part of a student consulting team for Atlas Relief and Development International. After Peace Corps' 2020 global evacuation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nina moved to New York City and currently works for the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding as a Workplace Program Associate. In her free time she pursues hobbies such as language learning, photography, and writing.

Josh Voges is originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee and put his name in the hat for the Peace Corps just before graduating from the University of Georgia. He was excited to land a position in Morocco working with local artisans as a small business development volunteer from 2010-12. That experience led Josh to pursue a career in inclusive economic development. He received a master's degree in international political economy and development from Fordham University and has lived in New York City ("on and off") ever since. Josh is currently an advisor with an international humanitarian and development agency where he designs and facilitates innovative private sector partnerships. He lives in Brooklyn with his domestic partner whom he met, naturally, in the Peace Corps.

Allison served as a Youth Development volunteer in Ukraine (group 48; '15-'17), and currently works as Grant Manager for Global Health Corps. When she isn't working, Allison enjoys trying new recipes, spending time in Prospect Park, hiking, and volunteering with Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue.

Adriana served as a Youth Development volunteer in Morocco from 2017-2019. What started off as learning how to make homemade couscous and practicing  Arabic, eventually turned into a partnership with a local gym association to develop and implement an outdoor leadership education program, bringing the first girls from her site to summit the highest peak in North Africa, Mt. Toubkal. Most recently, Adriana worked with an NGO in Afghanistan as their Country Program Manager, managing and overseeing programs for Afghan females to build leadership skills, reclaim public space, and participate in adventure sports around the country. After returning from Afghanistan in June, Adriana moved to Brooklyn and now works in communications and development for the Arab-American Family Support Center. In her free time, she enjoys finding the best food in Queens, bouldering, and exchanging voice memos with her host family back in Morocco. 

Edith served as an Education volunteer in coastal Colombia from 2018-2020. She collaborated with English teachers to revamp the curriculum and incorporate dynamic methodologies using technology, which led to a grant (from USAID and local funding) to construct a community technology English lab. Her secondary projects included a Zumba fitness group, children's library club, and GLOW, and a language exchange that continues post-Peace Corps via Zoom. Edith currently works as a middle school Math and Science teacher at a dual-language school and is studying Bilingual Education at Teachers College, Columbia University through the Peace Corps Fellows Program. When she isn't working, Edith enjoys running in New York and exploring new places. 

Greg Emerson (Bocquet) joined the Peace Corps in Morocco in 2003, serving as a trainee until the program was suspended due to the Iraq war. He was reassigned to Peru, where he served from 2003-2005 as a community health volunteer in the high Andes. After leaving the Peace Corps, he began working as a journalist, in Iceland and then in New York, where he got a graduate degree in journalism from Columbia University. He has since worked on editorial and product teams at Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, HuffPost and The Atlantic.

Soumya served as a Community Economic Development and Food Security Advisor in Madagascar from 2016 to 2019. Her third-year extension was focused on baseline creation efforts for Madagascar’s clean energy requirement highlighted in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 7. She currently works at New York City’s Economic Development Corporation in their Initiatives department promoting Smart and Sustainable Cities. Her previous work involved Operations and Supply Chain management for food companies and restaurants. She has an Applied Economics degree from the University of Minnesota focusing on Agriculture & Food Business Management and Sustainability Studies. Soumya is originally from Wisconsin, and the ultimate fan of long walks, great food, traveling, and the arts.

Peace Corps Volunteer, Somalia 1964-66; Masters and Doctoral Degrees, Columbia School of International Affairs 1969; JD Harvard 1972; Ford Foundation Fellow In International Development at Columbia and Harvard; Grant Recipient from Harvard’s Center for Criminal Justice and Harvard Law School Civil Rights Research Council; Senior Trial Attorney, Criminal Defense Division NYC Legal Aid Society 1972-82; Bruce Gould Distinguished Professor of Law, Touro Law Center, 1983-2021; Numerous publications  on International Human Rights, Economic Development, Racial Justice and the Effective Assistance of Counsel in Criminal Cases, Prosecutorial Misconduct. Recipient of the Great Teacher Award, 2019, Society of American Law Teachers.

Nishat served in Morocco as a Youth Development Volunteer from 2016-2018. During her service, she fostered relationships with local leaders and teachers to partner on joint community projects. Among the projects she spearheaded included a new middle school library and several youth programs on English-language learning, life-skills, environmental conservation, fitness, STEM, and the arts. One of her favorite programs in Morocco is CLIMB  - an environmental and leadership program that led 20 Moroccan youth to summit Mt. Toubakal, the tallest mountain in North Africa. Since returning stateside, she became more involved in local politics and progressive campaigns. She currently serves as the Program Coordinator for the Fund Excluded Workers (FEW) campaign through Make the Road New York, which is fighting to expand the social safety net for excluded workers in New York who are barred from traditional unemployment insurance. Nishat was also selected as a National Urban Fellow to complete her M.A. in Policy Management from Georgetown University in 2020 and holds a B.A. in International Development from City College of New York (CUNY). During her free time, she enjoys volunteering in her neighborhood in the South Bronx, traveling and enjoying time with her family and 2 dogs.

Brian Gately, CEO of Brian Gately Credit Union Consulting Services, served in Medellín, Colombia from end of '72 to beginning of '75 in the small business/cooperatives program. Most recently (2020) he has worked extensively with Native American credit unions, involved with the chartering of Lakota Federal Credit Union (Pine Ridge, South Dakota) and Northern Eagle Federal Credit Union (Bois Fort, Minnesota).  He’s also worked with Native American credit unions in Wisconsin, Arizona, and Oklahoma. Mr. Gately grew up in Texas, San Antonio and Houston, and has a BA degree from the University of Houston in International Business.   He also studied doing post-graduate non-degree studies at Harvard Extension University in Massachusetts. (History, Taxation, French).   Since 1998 he has lived in Brooklyn, with his wife of 40 years, Louisa.