Executive Committee 

Christine Claypoole, Benin '91-‘93, President

Christine served as a Rural Community Development volunteer in Benin, which began her career in international public health. After returning from Peace Corps, Christine received her Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. She then continued her development career by working for Population Services International (PSI) in Washington, DC and Phnom Penh, Cambodia and for DKT in Indonesia. In 2000, she moved to Boston. She is currently the Deputy Director of the International Division for John Snow, Inc. (JSI) and works on projects in Africa and the former Soviet Union. She has been part of BARPCV for several years and has served as Fundraising Chair and Vice President before becoming the current President. 

Jacquelyn Caglia, Dominican Republic '03-'05, Vice-President

Jacque served as a Community Health volunteer in a small town in the northwestern region of the Dominican Republic. There she worked on several health projects including the development of a network of youth peer educators and nutrition interventions with women as well as a regional diversity initiative. Jacque has an MPH from Boston University and several years of experience working both locally and internationally on community-based health improvement initiatives. Jacque currently works for the Women and Health Initiative at the Harvard School of Public Health. Jacque joined the BARPCV board in 2006 upon her return to the Boston area. She has served as Vice President since 2007, focused on building BARPCV’s capacity as an organization and infusing as much fun as possible into our board meetings and events. 

Lisa Frederick, Mali ’04-’06, Treasurer 

Lisa served as a Health Extension Volunteer in a small health center and an NGO in Mali.  Her career before and after Peace Corps has been focused in the nonprofit field.  After returning from Mali, Lisa worked at the Massachusetts Service Alliance, the State Commission on Service and Volunteerism, which administers the AmeriCorps grants in Massachusetts.  In January 2011, she began work in public sector serving as the Chief of Staff for State Senator James Welch.  Lisa joined the board in May 2011.

Board of Directors

Meg Coffman, Mauritania ‘00-02, Mali ‘02-03, Community Service Chair

Meg moved to Boston in January 2008 after living in DC where she and her husband Aaron Wesolowski moved after completing their Peace Corps service. Meg was a Small Enterprise Develop Volunteer in Mauritania and then ran Peace Corps Mali’s national HIV program. Meg is completing a Masters in Health Communications degree at Tufts University. Together Meg and Aaron are organizing BARPCV Community Service events.

Brent Goulding, Costa Rica, Careers Chair

Brent joined Liberty Mutual in July 2010 as a Senior Business Consultant in the Corporate Development Program after completing his MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix, Arizona.  Brent did his MBA internship at Spring Capital, a venture capital firm based out Salt Lake City, Utah.  Prior to business school, he worked in financial services and education. Brent also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Costa Rica, leading infrastructure projects to facilitate economic development at a community level.  Brent received a BA in Government and Spanish from Georgetown University.  He enjoys studying languages, volunteering, and a variety of sports including basketball and skiing.

Jan Le, Guatemala '00-'02 & Peru '02-'03, Membership Chair

Jan is originally from San Diego, California. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer through the Master’s International Program at Loma Linda University School of Public Health. Her countries of service were Guatemala (2000-2002) and Peru (2002-2003). As a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala, she worked with three rural primary schools to help them achieve “Healthy School” status. She taught health, nutrition, and hygiene education to students and teachers; empowered communities to play an active role in their children’s education; and participated in community functions and traditions that enriched her life. While in Peru, as one of the first volunteers to be welcomed back in-country after 28 years of PC hiatus, she was assigned to work in a rural community healthcare clinic. As the Healthcare Promoter, she worked on building capacity; supporting clinical staff in health and nutrition projects; and laying the foundation for future volunteers to expand healthcare services throughout the country. Jan recently moved to Boston with her husband who is attending Tufts University Dental School. She works at Centering Healthcare Institute as the Professional Services Manager. They currently reside in Dorchester. During her free time, she enjoys hiking, exploring New England area, and meeting new RPCVs. 

Pamela Lepkowsi, Chad '95-'97, Events Co-Chair

Pamela served as a Community Health volunteer in a small town in southern Chad. There she worked on several health projects including the building of 6 latrines, working with a woman’s group for self sustaining soap development and working at the local clinic. Pamela currently is an assistant Editor for the Journal of Radiology. She joined the BARPCV board in 2011 after working on the Events committee for the 50 anniversary. Pamela has been a member of BARPCV since 2000.

Andrew Johnson, Moldova '06-'08, TGIF Co-Chair

Originally from Kansas, Andrew served as a TEFL volunteer in a regional high school in northern Moldova.  In addition to classroom teaching, he coached the men's and women's high school basketball team, the latter of which to a national championship.  In addition his Model UN teams placed first and fifth in the country, and his Odyssey of the Mind team placed first nationally, and were invited to the European Championship in Berlin, placing third.  (Don't give him too much credit, though, they were all the same group of students)  Also, Andrew and his wife Sarah did a book collection project at the local library, importing and organizing English language library books for students.  The project has since continued to grow.

Andrew moved to Boston following his service to pursue a Master's at Northeastern Unviersity.  He currently works in recruitment of international students for a Northeastern language program.  In his free he can be found in centerfield during an RPCV softball game, at a local pub trivia wateringhole, or at home perfecting his homebrews.  He supports the Kansas City Royals, so offer your condolences the next time you see him at a TGIF function. 

Erin Morehouse, Uganda '06-'08, Events Co-Chair

Erin served as an Education Volunteer in Uganda, where she worked with primary school teachers to build a library and to put on a music, dance, and drama performance which reached out to 37 rural village schools with messages about safe and respectful behavior.  Being a PCV opened her eyes to the field of public health, and she now is finishing her MPH at Boston University.  Erin joined the BARPCV events committee in 2010, this is her first time on the board.  Currently Erin manages a research laboratory at MIT which is working on research projects related to novel cancer treatments and vaccines to HIV and malaria. 

Anna Omura, Togo '04-'06, Speakers Bureau

Anna Omura served as a Natural Resource Management (NRM) Extension Agent in Togo, West Africa. Her work included reforestation, energy conservation techniques, training on eco-tourism and agro-forestry. She assisted Togolese women's groups to start small enterprises and she also built, stocked, and staffed a rural health clinic. Currently, Anna is the Operations Manager at the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT, which promotes for-profit enterprise in low-income countries by assisting aspiring entrepreneurs to develop and commercialize their business plans through education, conferences, lectures and networking opportunities. Anna spent six years as a founding partner of a candle manufacturing company in Denver, CO.

Doane Perry, Uganda 1966 - 1969, Member at Large
Doane served as an education volunteer in Uganda after training at Columbia University Teachers College. He taught African and world history at secondary schools in Sebei on the side of Mt. Elgon and in the capital Kampala. He created a Uganda Peace Corps Magazine for volunteers and added to the African history pre-colonial curriculum. Starting with BARPCV as board member, secretary and vice president in the early 1990s, Doane served as president from 1994 to 2007. He organized a BARPCV environment committee and a film festival and played on the softball team. He led celebrations of the five year anniversaries of the Peace Corps at the Kennedy Library and of the thirtieth anniversary of BARPCV. After retiring as BARPCV president in 2007, he has served on the board and has been on the events committee of the BARPCV Peace Corps 50th anniversary celebration. He hopes his historical experience contributes to the on-going operation of this excellent organization which is among the best in the country and continues to improve. 

He co-founded Friends of Uganda in 1991 and is a leader of that country of service group today. 
As a former anthropology teacher at Lasell Jr. College in Newton who specializes in visual communication, he tracks and reviews film and video by current and former Peace Corps Volunteers. From 1994-1999, he represented New England on the National Peace Corps Association board of directors, where he was secretary and vice-chairman and chaired the advocacy committee. He was on the board of directors of the issue group RPCVs for Environment and Development during the 1990s. Before and after Peace Corps, he worked in education as a teacher of social studies and anthropology at Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, Greece, the United Nations International School in New York, Meadowbrook and Newton South in the Newton public schools and at Lasell Junior College in Newton, Mass.He worked in the information technology industry as a consultant in the cable television industry for Westinghouse and Comcast, as a telecommunications industry analyst for International Data Corporation in Framingham and in marketing and sales for Digital Equipment Corporation in Marlboro and Acton. Currently he is an innkeeper who owns A Bed and Breakfast in Cambridge [cambridgebnb.com] near Harvard Square.

Michael Vivaldi, Guatemala '96-‘97, TGIF & Sports Coordinator

Michael is currently working as a city planner in the town of Wilmington, MA. He is working with Adam Rosenberg to organize BARPCV's monthly TGIF events. He is also an enthusiastic member of the softball team.

Aaron Wesolowski, Mali ‘01-‘03, Community Service Chair

Aaron moved to Boston in January 2008 after living in DC where he and his wife Meg Coffman moved after completing their Peace Corps service. Aaron was a Community Health/HIV Volunteer in Dogon Country in the Republic of Mali. Aaron is a Policy Analyst at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Federal oversight agency for the Medicare, Medicaid & SCHIP programs. Together Meg and Aaron are organizing BARPCV Community Service events.

Currently Recruiting

BARPCV is currently recruiting for several open positions including: Marketing/Public Relations and Fundraising. We are also looking for people to organize our Community Grants program and our 2012 Annual Photo Contest. To nominate yourself or a fellow RPCV to one of these positions or to learn more, please contact info@barpcv.org.