All about the Kentucky Peace Corps Association!
First, our mission:
The mission of the KPCA is to
- Connect all former, current, and prospective Peace Corps Volunteers, their families, and other supporters of the Peace Corps,
- Support current PCV’s by providing financial backing for their in-country projects,
- Promote the values of Peace Corps by participating in activities and service projects that better our community
- Promote the third goal of Peace Corps by participating in activities that educate Americans about other countries and cultures.
We do this through networking, volunteering, advocating, and speaking about our experiences throughout Kentucky and the world!
Kentucky Peace Corps Association Leadership 2015-2016
President – Jenifer Haney Payne
Hometown: Somerset, KY
PC Service: Gabon 1990-92/teaching math
Vice-President – William McIlwain
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
PC Service: Jordan 2007-09/teaching English
Secretary – Patricia Siza
Hometown: Currently Lexington, KY
PC Service: Rwanda 2009-11/Health and Community Development
Treasurer – Deb Schweitzer
Hometown: Midland, Michigan
PC Service: Mali 1993-96/Small Enterprise Development, 3rd year in Natural Resources
Board Members
Judy Lippmann
Hometown: Detroit, MI
PC Service: Morocco 1966-68/lab technician and English teacher at a school for the blind
Glen Payne (outgoing president)
Hometown: Akron, OH
PC Service: Gabon, West Africa 1989-1992/Rural School Construction
John-Mark Hack (former president)
Hometown: Louisville, KY
PC Service: Costa Rica 1992-94
Craig Borie
Hometown: Hygiene, CO
PC Service: Nicaragua 1995-97/business volunteer in savings and loan co-op and part-time English teacher
Angela Caporelli
Hometown: North Providence, RI
PC Service: Zaire 1985-89/Resource Development in Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, training
Gary Liebert
Hometown: Louisville, KY
PC Service: Zaire 1980-82/ESL teacher
Lauren Goodpaster
PC Service: Malawi 2005-07/maternal-child health, HIV
Malea Hoepf
Hometown: Tiffin, OH
PC Service: Rwanda 2009-11/Health and Community Development