July 2022 NPCA Board of Directors:

National Peace Corps Association | Board Members (peacecorpsconnect.org)

*peacecorpsconnect.org email addresses are listed for board members who have them*

Executive Committee:

John Lee Evans, NPCA Board Chair; Board-Elected
jleeevans@peacecorpsconnect.org

Jed Meline, Vice Chair; Member-Elected: Asia and the Pacific
jmeline@peacecorpsconnect.org
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, East Timor, Fiji, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Malaysia, Marshall lslands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Niue, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen

Eileen Love O'Donnell, Secretary; Member-Elected: Northeast U.S.
eodonnell@peacecorpsconnect.org
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware

Gretchen Upholt, Treasurer
gupholt@peacecorpsconnect.org


Member-elected Directors:

Kristina Owens, Affiliate Group Network Coordinator
kowens@peacecorpsconnect.org

Evelyn Ganzglass, Mid-Atlantic, Nationwide
eganzglass@peacecorpsconnect.org
Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, Nationwide groups (including all workplace, affinity, and cause-related groups)

Faith Van Gilder, West, Central, Southern Africa
fvangilder@peacecorpsconnect.org
Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sao Tome e Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Malorie Jones, The Americas
mjones@peacecorpsconnect.org
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada and Cariacou, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent/Grenadines, Suriname, Turks-Caicos, Uruguay, Venezuela

Kevin Elliott, Europe/North and East Africa
kelliott@peacecorpsconnect.org
Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Hungary, Kenya, Kosovo, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Poland, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Slovak Republic, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine

Sue Forster-Cox, Southern Tier U.S.
sforstercox@peacecorpsconnect.org
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, West Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Puerto Rico

Kim Herman, Member-Elected: West U.S.
kherman@peacecorpsconnect.org
Montana, Idaho, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Alaska, U.S. Territories


Board-elected Directors:

Albert Whitaker, awhitaker@peacecorpsconnect.org

Bridget Davis, bridget.davis@gmail.com

Chip Levengood, clevengood@peacecorpsconnect.org

Jeffrey Janis, jjanis@peacecorpsconnect.org

Mary Broude, mbroude@peacecorpsconnect.org

Email Example Template (March 2022):

Dear [Name Board Member],

My name is ____. I am a/an [RPCV/Currently Serving Peace Corps Volunteer/Peace Corps Applicant, etc.] [who serves/ed in [Country]] and live in [City, State/Country]. I believe that a strong Peace Corps is built on a strong Peace Corps Community. I am disappointed to learn that National Peace Corps Association has a history of perpetuating an unsafe and hostile work and community environment against women. [Can include experience, examples, or other reasons]. I am also disappointed by the lack of accountability from the NPCA Board of Directors to address this issue.

I demand the NPCA board:

  • End the employment of CEO and President Glenn Blumhorst

  • Stop the abusive work environment against women that includes addressing behavior of Dan Baker and Steven Saum

  • Develop and implement a comprehensive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion organizational policy (not merely a framework)

  • Prioritize a healthy work and Peace Corps Community environment that eliminates harassment

Change starts with acknowledgement. Let's continue this conversation.

In Service,

[Name]

2021-2022 NPCA Board of Directors:

National Peace Corps Association | Board Members (peacecorpsconnect.org)

*peacecorpsconnect.org email addresses are listed for board members who have them*

2021-2022 Executive Committee:

Kim Herman, NPCA Board Chair; Member-Elected: West U.S.
boardchair@peacecorpsconnect.org
Montana, Idaho, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Alaska, U.S. Territories

Jed Meline, Vice Chair; Member-Elected: Asia and the Pacific
NPCAAsiaPacific@peacecorpsconnect.org
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, East Timor, Fiji, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Malaysia, Marshall lslands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Niue, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen

Mary Owen-Thomas, Secretary; Member-Elected: Upper Midwest U.S.
NPCAMidwest@peacecorpsconnect.org
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming

Gretchen Upholt, Treasurer
gretchenupholt@gmail.com

2021-2022 Member-elected Directors:

Eileen Love O'Donnell, Northeast U.S.
npcanortheast@peacecorpsconnect.org
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware

Evelyn Ganzglass, Mid-Atlantic, Nationwide
npcamidatlantic@peacecorpsconnect.org
Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, Nationwide groups (including all workplace, affinity, and cause-related groups)

Faith Van Gilder, West, Central, Southern Africa
npcawcsafrica@peacecorpsconnect.org
Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sao Tome e Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Katie Long, The Americas
NPCAAmericas@peacecorpsconnect.org
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada and Cariacou, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent/Grenadines, Suriname, Turks-Caicos, Uruguay, Venezuela

Nikole Allen, Europe/North and East Africa
npcaeuropeneafrica@peacecorpsconnect.org
Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Hungary, Kenya, Kosovo, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Poland, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Slovak Republic, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine

Rogelio Quintanar, Southern Tier U.S.
npcasouth@peacecorpsconnect.org
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, West Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Puerto Rico


2021-2022 Board-elected Directors:

Albert Whitaker, awhita1739@yahoo.com

Chip Levengood, pklevengood@gmail.com

Jeffrey Janis, jeffreyjanis@yahoo.com

Mary Broude, broudem@cox.net

Robert Nolan, rnpeacecorps@gmail.com

XiNomara Velazquez Yehuda, xinomara@icloud.com


Former 2021 Board Directors:

Maricarmen Smith-Martinez, Chair, maricarmen.msm@gmail.com

Corey Arnez Griffin, Vice Chair, coreyg1@gmail.com

We encourage everyone to identify themselves when they contact the board members. However, we understand the difficulties in speaking out in our community. We would like to identify support as safely as possible.

You may show support anonymously on this form.
Answers will anonymously go to rpcvallies@gmail.com and will be shared directly with the NPCA board.