List of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers - Medical, Non-profit and Development

Medical, Non-profit and Development

• Edward Abbey, Country Director Egypt, Plan International (Colombia 1974-1975)
• Ann Mueller, Nurse (Colombia 1978-1980)
• John Anner, president, East Meets West Foundation (Mauritania, 1983–1985)
• Anne Arquette, Nurse and Social Activist, Corvais, OR (Togo, 1985–1987)
• Lillian Baer, founder of Africa Consultants International/Baobab Center (Côte d'Ivoire 1966-68)
• Carol Bellamy, former Peace Corps Director, former head of UNESCO, president of World Learning (Guatemala 1963-1965)
• J. Seamus ("Jim") Boylson, Board Director/Principal Agent, Africa et al., World Health Alliance Int'l., Inc. (Ethiopia-Eritrea, 1962–64)
• Lillian Carter nurse, mother of President Jimmy Carter (India 1966-68)
• Pat Christen, President and CEO, HopeLab; former President and Executive Director, San Francisco AIDS Foundation (Kenya 1982-85)
• Rev. Gerald Durley, president of Concerned Black Clergy of Atlanta (Nigeria 1964-66)
• Gary Engelberg, founder of Africa Consultants International/Baobab Center (Senegal 1965-67)
• Barbara Ferris, president and founder, International Women's Democracy Center (Morocco 1980-82)
• Ina May Gaskin, Certified Professional Midwife, author, known as the "Mother of Modern Midwifery" (Malaysia 1963-65)
• Rajeev Goyal, lobbyist, activist, head of "Push for the Peace Corps" (Nepal 2001 - 2003)
• Meg Garlinghouse, Senior Director, Yahoo! for Good (Niger 1990-92)
• Ken Hackett, president, Catholic Relief Services (Ghana 1968-1971)
• Charles Snead Houston, high-altitude medical researcher and mountaineer (first Country Director, India 1962-65)
• Alberto Ibarguen, president, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Venezuela 1966-68)
• Mary Kim Joh (Liberia 1977-78)
• Elaine Jones, director-counsel and president, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (Turkey 1965-67)
• Nancy Kelly, executive director, Health Volunteers Overseas (Korea 1979-81)
• Aaron King, President, Peace Corps Employees Union, AFSCME Local 3548 (Ghana 1981-83)
• Jonathan Lash, president of World Resources Institute (Dominican Republic 1967-69)
• Jerry Leach, president of the World Affairs Councils of America (Turkey 1964-66)
• Marianne Leach, public policy and government relations director, CARE (Turkey 1964-66)
• Lawrence F. Lihosit, urban planner & author of South of the Frontera; A Peace Corps Memoir, Peace Corps Chronology; 1961–2010, Whispering Campaign; Stories from Mesoamerica and Years On and Other Travel Essays (Honduras 1975-1977)
• Georgia Merrick, Qualified Mental Health Practitioner, ISCS (Zambia 2002-2005)
• Arlene Mitchell, chief of school feeding support, United Nations World Food Programme (Niger 1973-76)
• Donald Mosley, co-founder of the Habitat for Humanity organization (Malaysia)
• Fred O'Regan, executive director of International Fund for Animal Welfare (Swaziland 1970-71)
• Carl Pope, executive director of Sierra Club (India 1967-69)
• Kevin Quigley, president of National Peace Corps Association (Thailand 1976-79)
• Florence Reed, Founder and Director of Sustainable Harvest International (Panama 1991-93)
• Mark Schneider, former Peace Corps Director, senior vice president of International Crisis Group (El Salvador 1966-68)
• Tony Silard, founder of Global Education Partnership (Kenya 1990-92)
• Dane Smith, former president of National Peace Corps Association; former ambassador to Senegal and Guinea (Ethiopia 1963-65)
• Gordon Smith, chairman of Children's Museum About the World (India 1966-69)
• Thomas Tighe, president and CEO, Direct Relief International (Thailand 1986-88)
• Lisa Wasilewski, inventor cellulose nutritional supplement. Candidate Nobel Peace Prize (Namibia, 2006–2008)