Peace Corps Winter 2021





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Do you dream of making a difference in the world? Are you interested in living abroad and working side-by-side with local communities much different than your own? If so, the Peace Corps might be the right choice for you. The Peace Corps' mission is to help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.

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This virtual webinar is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer panel. During this session, returned Volunteers identifying as LGBTQ+ will share stories of their lived experience. By attending this webinar, you can; learn how identities play a role in being abroad and in Peace Corps service, and connect with returned Peace Corps Volunteers!


Meet our Panelists: 

Katie Browne is a PhD candidate in the School for Environment and Sustainability. She served in the Peace Corps in Madagascar from 2009-2012, working with Madagascar National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Society on environmental education programs. She recently returned to Madagascar to conduct dissertation research on climate adaptation with the support of a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship. 

M.C. Moritz served in Peace Corps Panama from 2014-2016 as a Health volunteer. M.C. comes from an engineering background and works as a programming and training specialist with the Peace Corps health program in Panama. 

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This virtual webinar will feature Returned Peace Corps Volunteers sharing their experiences participating in the Peace Corps as a BIPOC volunteer. By attending this webinar, you'll learn more about Peace Corps service and how identities can play a role in being abroad and serving in the Peace Corps.

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Lauren Birks is originally from Dallas, Texas. She attended The University of Texas at Austin and received a Bachelors in Psychology and Education. She moved to Michigan in 2013 to attend the University of Michigan, in which she completed a Master of Social Work with a focus on children, youth, and families. Lauren completed the Master's International Program, which allowed her to incorporate her Peace Corps services into her degree. She served as a Youth Development Volunteer in Copal de Guanacaste, Costa Rica from 2014-2016. Since 2017 Lauren has worked as a School Social Worker at Hamtramck High School. She is also the Head Wrestling Coach and Class of 2021 Sponsor. In her free time she enjoys Zumba, crafting, and baking.


Haeyoon Chang is a 1st year Ph.D. student in Epidemiology at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on the impact of social protection policies on cardiometabolic disease (CMD) outcomes and disparities from a global perspective. The goal of her research is to improve chronic disease disparities at the policy level and promote global balance. She served in the Peace Corps Tonga 2013 - 2015 where she taught English and collaborated with a local medical provider on developing accessible skill-building materials on nutrition to combat the local obesity issues. She received MPH in Chronic Disease Epidemiology with Global Health concentration in 2018 from Yale University. She worked as a summer research scholar with African Community Center for Social Sustainability in rural Uganda to collect qualitative data from patients with diabetes and hypertension, community health workers, and medical professionals to discover barriers to cardiometabolic disease treatment and education. Prior to Ph.D., she worked as a research project manager at Partnerships for Native Health located in Seattle, WA where she oversaw multiple NIH-funded projects characterizing chronic disease prevalence among American Indian elders using mixed-methods. She is Korean American from upstate NY and Seoul and went to the University of Wisconsin for her bachelor in Science.

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Hear from RPCVs in this panel about their experiences serving with an MBA or earning their MBA after service. 


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Alexis Kenworthy

Alexis is from Los Angeles, California, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee for her undergraduate studies at Vanderbilt University. She majored in Communication Studies and Corporate Strategy before deciding to join the Peace Corps upon graduating. Alexis served in a small town in the south of Morocco as a Youth Development Specialist beginning in 2018, and was evacuated in March of 2020 due to the pandemic. She is currently pursuing her MBA at the Ross School of Business and her MPP at the Ford School of Public Policy with the desire to work in international development after graduation.

Christopher Owen

Chris is passionate about people strategy, positive organizational scholarship, and leveraging business as a force for driving social impact. He joined the University of Michigan community as an MBA/MS dual-degree student after serving for three years in Ecuador with the U.S. Peace Corps as a business development consultant who equipped social impact start-ups with strategies for sustainable growth. Prior to his service with the Peace Corps, he co-founded Legacy College Funding, a financial consulting firm that prepares families for the costs of sending their children to college, and Hosea’s Heart, a non-profit in Swaziland, Africa, which shelters and empowers at-risk girls. Currently, Chris works as a people strategy consultant at Microsoft and, in his free time, enjoys canoeing, cycle touring, and creating doodle art. 

Linda Stingl

Linda served in Peace Corps Kenya in 1982-1983 at Harambee Girls’ Schools in two villages. Currently, Linda is Assistant Development Director for Detroit Rescue Mission. Detroit Rescue Mission has served homeless and addicted individuals and their families in Detroit since 1909. Currently we have 20+ programs, $15 million budget and 250 employees. Previously, Linda worked researching funders and writing grant proposals as an independent contractor for DRM and other non-profits in Detroit, DC, Haiti, and Kenya. Linda earned her Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Business from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Following Peace Corps, she worked to organize employers in Milwaukee, then Detroit, to develop strategies to remain viable and improve their communities for businesses and residents. Linda served on the Board of National Peace Corps Association. 

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Hear from returned volunteers about their experiences in the health sector during and after Peace Corps service! 

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Molly Green is a doctoral candidate in Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Her research focuses on exploring the effects of the social environment on mental health among Arab Americans. She served as a Health Education volunteer in Morocco from 2011-2013, after which she worked for a global health non-profit organization in Washington, DC. She received her MPH from University of Michigan in 2017.


Adriane Kline is a dual degree master's student in the School of Public Health and the School for Environment and Sustainability pursuing a career in environmental health. She served in the Peace Corps as a health volunteer in Fiji from 2014-2016. During service, she completed a USAID clean water project to increase water storage capacity for the local school, conducted health outreach programs and taught healthy living courses. 


Rebecca Fleming is currently the Director of Community Health Initiatives at Packard Health, a federally qualified health center (FQHC) focused on meeting the health and social needs of the Ann Arbor community. She received her MPH in Global Health from Emory University and her BSN from Duke University. She has previously worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Burkina-Faso, West Africa where she designed and implemented health education programs and worked with women's groups on small business development and as a Public Health Nurse for public clinic in rural North Carolina. Her research experience has focused on ensuring accessibility to healthcare for refugee populations. In her current role at Packard, Becca focuses on empowering vulnerable and medically-complex patients to understand and gain control of their health and social needs and collaborating on various outreach projects with community partners including the Delonis Shelter, Avalon Housing, and Michigan Medicine Emergency Room. She also coordinates with other Packard leaders to maximize workflow efficiency in the clinic setting and to brainstorm and implement strategies to increase patient and staff satisfaction. 

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Peace Corps can open doors for first generation college students, whether it be through the long lasting connections you make with volunteers, staff, and your community in service, or the benefits you receive upon return from service. Take a break from studying to chat with Jess (a first gen returned volunteer) on Friday, April 23 about the benefits of serving in the Peace Corps as a first generation student. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in casual conversation. 

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