Agenda
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About Peace Corps
Our State of Diversity
Marketing Efforts
Aims
Information Session
Information Session
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Diversity
Outreach
Diversity of Peace Corps
Volunteers
Information Session
Information
(editable)
Marketing
andSession
Outreach
Practices
Domestic Partners
“I know firsthand that serving as a Peace Corps
Volunteer is a life-defining leadership
experience. A key to our strength, is the fact
that our Volunteers overseas reflect the
extraordinary diversity of America.”
- Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams
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Staff Overview
ELIJAH HUNT
What did you like most about being a Volunteer?
HOMETOWN: IRMO, SOUTH CAROLINA
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON-PHILOSOPHY
What I most like about being a Peace Corps Volunteer is
the newfound understanding of more of the world. I feel
like more of a "citizen of the world" now and I love it.
PERU, 2007-2009
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT VOLUNTEER
Current Employer: Department of State
What was one exciting project you worked on as a
Volunteer?
One very memorable project that I worked on was to teach
chess to the children in my community center. I would
teach the older children chess and they, in turn, would
teach the younger children. Through chess they were able
to hone their analytical, problem-solving and goal-setting
skills.
How has Peace Corps influenced your professional
aspirations?
Peace Corps has helped broaden my horizons concerning
career options and I am now pursuing a career in
international business and development.
“ I feel like more of a ‘citizen of the world’ now and I love it.”
—Elijah Hunt, Peace Corps Volunteer, Peru 2007-2009
Shannon Hy-Coe joined the Peace Corps in Paraguay in
2004. As a youth development Volunteer, Hy-Coe worked
with the Special Olympics, organizing events and activities,
leading workshops, and interacting with the athletes. HyCoe also taught English and established youth groups in her
host community.
Shannon Hy-Coe
Since the completion of her Peace Corps service in 2006,
Hy-Coe has earned the title of Ms. Wheelchair California
2008 and is working towards a master's degree from the
Monterey Institute of International Studies.
"I have been promoting service-oriented work, such as the
Peace Corps, among the disability community. I think it is
very important to have people with disabilities in the Peace
Corps. While in Paraguay, I felt that my presence there
dramatically changed attitudes towards people with
disabilities, and was beneficial to the entire community."
My experience in the Peace Corps has
brought me to where I am today"
HOMETOWN: DAVIS, CALIFORNIA
PARAGUAY, 2004-2006
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT VOLUNTEER
Ms. WHEELCHAIR CALIFORNIA
Regional Diversity Trainings
• Conducted longitudinal data analysis
• Facilitated RRO trainings which addressed:
– National diversity trends
– Regional diversity trends
– Supplemental diversity recruitment tactics
Outreach and Recruitment
• Leveraging MOU partnerships
– UNCF, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Phelps Stokes, American Indian Higher
Education Consortium, Council of 1890 Universities, Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Hispanic
Association of Colleges and Universities, Asian Pacific Islander American Scholarship
Fund, UNCF Special Programs Corporation
• Actively engaging Greek community through national
conference participation
– Alpha Phi Alpha, Zeta Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Psi, Delta
Sigma Theta & Omega Psi Phi
• Pursuing Greek MOUs
– Alpha Kappa Alpha & Alpha Phi Alpha
Impact Your World Series
• Pilot Program:
– ODNO partnering with diverse RPCVs to organize social
events which pair diverse perspectives with diverse RPCVs.