Our Board

Miki served in Galati, Romania as a Small Business Development Volunteer from 1999-2001. Since then, she has followed a diverse professional path and currently serves as an Investment Officer at Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions. She has a MA in International Studies from Claremont Graduate University and dual BAs in International Business and French from CSU, Fullerton.  In addition to her current role, Miki has held various leadership positions within the Board, including President, Marketing Director, Events Coordinator and Member at Large/Summer Events Coordinator.

Country Served: Guatemala

I served in Cameroon from 2017-2020 as a Health Extension Volunteer and PCVL before the COVID-19 evacuation cut my third year short. I then worked with The Carter Center in Chad on their Guinea Worm Eradication Program as a Technical Advisor from 2020-2022. I completed my MPH in Environmental Health and Epidemiology from Emory in 2024 before returning to Southern California to be closer to family and my fiancée. I am now at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health as a Research Coordinator.

Lynn served as an environmental education volunteer in Fuerte Olimpo, located in Alto Paraguay from 2003 – 2005. Currently, she is in her twenty-second year of teaching the sixth grade. Since her time in the Peace Corps, she has missed being involved with like minded people who actively want to contribute to their community regularly. She is really excited to join the RPCVLA Board as our treasurer.

Alex, an LA native, is excited to be back on the RCPVLA board as Membership Director. He served in The Gambia, West Africa, from 2007 to 2010 and was previously on the RPCVLA board from 2014-2018. On the weekends, you are likely to find him playing beach volleyball or going for a swim.

Staff Training Institute, Mbabane, Eswatini (Swaziland 1) 1968

My assignment was to train Swazi women to take over positions in the Swaziland government which former wives from Great Britain had held: particularly administrative positions.

One of my many revealing experiences was during a trip to Mozambique with my students. Since Swaziland is landlocked, none of the students had experienced the Indian Ocean. So, when we decided to take a ferry boat out from Lorenzo Marques (now Maputo) I, and they, realized what happens to one’s center of gravity while floating on the immense body of moving waves with only what appears to be a thin platform between their feet and the water! It was a grand revelation for me and for my students! I can still see their unfathomable, questioning expressions!

I had so many, many realizations like this for three years, and then again for another year traveling across the continent of Africa: Eswatini to Algeria and on to Europe! Such exquisite, quixotic times.

Hastea, a native of Los Angeles, served as a Community Environmental Conservation Volunteer in Panamá from 2016 to 2018. During her service, she led and supported a variety of initiatives, including business development for a local cheese cooperative, grant writing, strategic project planning, and teaching English and science classes. Outside of her professional interests, she enjoys spending time with her dogs, biking along the beach, and staying active with CrossFit.

Country Served: Guyana

Country Served: Sierra Leone

Jimmy served in Moldova from 2007-2009 as a Health Teacher in the village of Slobozia.

He is currently a Youth Housing Coordinator in Greenville, SC. During his free time, Jimmy enjoys traveling and volunteering.