Rhode Island Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
Calendar of Events
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
100 Save the Bay Drive, Providence 02905
Annual meeting of RIrpcv s
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Get to know Tamara:
Hello, my name is Tamara Burman, RPCV who served in the Sustainable Community/Economic Development sector from 2014-2016. Kyrgyzstan is a small Central Asian country near Kazakhstan and China. Most of my work in PC was with improving the overall functioning of a small NGO working in democracy and small businesses. I also did work with tourism, preschools, leadership, and culture clubs; all the normal PCV stuff. Since coming back in the summer of 2016, I connected with the group at our Save the Bay meetup where I volunteered to help with communications and Facebook stuff. I helped to host a few meetups and was hopeful to get things going. This past fall I moved to Chicago for a few months for a position that just didn't work out. So now I am back home, excited to work as your co-President to formalize the workings of the group to offer structure, vision, and more opportunities for connections to support and connect each other and Peace Corps. I am starting a new position as a community organizer working on health equity in Woonsocket and West Warwick as my fulltime gig. I am glad that Emily and Pam have been such good friends and supporters in our mutual commitment to the group and mission! My personal email is Tamaraburman717@gmail.com for future connections.
Get to know Emily:
Hi, everybody! For those of you who I haven’t met yet, I’m a Youth Development RPCV from Peru who served from 2012 - 2016. After two years in a rural Andean community, I extended to serve as a volunteer coordinator with PC Peru in Lima (Peru’s capital) and head our Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Committee. While working in PC Peru’s national office, I also spent a few days a week with CARE Peru in their Education and Gender Equality programs, and my last 6 months in country working on gender-based violence prevention with Peru’s Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations. I’m originally from Middletown where I currently live, and work at the Business Innovation Factory (BIF) in Providence, a non-profit strategy design consultancy that works with client institutions to reimagine healthcare, education, and social services. I got connected with the RI RPCV group in Fall 2016 and have attended many of our events since then (and have helped organize a few). Like Tamara, I’ve also helped Pam and a few others with our social media, website, group by-laws (still in progress!), and have served as our NPCA liaison. I’m very excited about continuing to fortify our group and grow the RPCV (+ supporters!) community in lil’ Rhody in the future, and look forward to seeing/meeting everyone at a gathering soon! In the meantime, I can be reached at mcginnef@gmail.com.
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Financial Report 2013
for Rhode Island Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
RI-RPCV Administrative Volunteers
| Function | Officer | Phone | e-address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Leader | Tamara Burman | Tamaraburman717@gmail.com | |
| Group Leader | Emily McGinnis | mcginnef@gmail.com | |
| Treasurer | Nathan Watchous | ||
| Secretary | Kaitlyn Morgan | ||
| Board Member at Large | Joan Mathieu | ||
| Calendar Sales | Su Rubinoff | surubinoff@gmail.com | |
| NPCA Liaison | |||
| Web site | Stan Premy | stan@stanpremy.org | |
| Comunications | Laura Bechard | bechard3@gmail.com | |
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