Washington DC:
B.A. political science & Latin studies Northwestern University.

Barbara's account of a recent re-visit to Venezuela can be found at http://arepita.com . According to her spouse Steve, she has never stopped volunteering.

BBEELAR["at" ]aol.com

Denver, CO:
B.A. sociology Grinnell College

Penny is Co-Director, Consortium on Chicago School Research, University of Chicago. See: http://www.consortium-chicago.org/people/pbs.html

p-sebring["at" ]uchicago.edu

Salem OR:
B.A. sociology University of Oregon.

Gerry retired July 2000 as a social worker in Seattle, mostly in children and family services. Gerry is married to Mike and has three daughters.

gerrysu["at" ]aol.com

NYC, NY:
B.A. social work University of Wisconsin

Jane worked for the Peace Corps post-Venezuela, obtained her M.S.W. and worked with planned parenthood groups in D.C.before moving to the West Coast. Before she retired she worked with Consejo, a Latino counselling service. She lives in the historic Pioneer Square district.

porfinjane["at" ]earthlink.net

Bellaire, TX
B.A. social science Colorado Women's College

Newton MA:
B.S. economics University of Penn.

John is a trust officer for a financial institution. He and Marsha have a daughter and three sons, two of whom have been in the National Hockey League, plus two grandchildren.

john_drury["at" ]msn.com

Lake Placid NY:
Six years of volunteer work

Marcy has worked with youth in her home state for many years, including native Indians, Albany Head Start, and preschool handicapped. She presently works with the preschool handicapped within the public school system.

marcyd["at" ]capital.net

Syoset, NY:
B.S. elem. ed. Hofstra University.

Amy worked for the Peace Corps in DC were she met her husband Michael. She works as a legal secretary for a large DC law firm Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, and says she plays mother to three wonderful cats. 

adunham["at" ]wilmer.com

Ft. Wayne IN:
B. Architecture U. of Michigan; grad studies planning

Dwight travelled the world as a planner after finishing his second degree during and after Venezuela. He does planning and urban design for Anne Arundel County in Annapolis, MD and is married to Laurie.

dwightflowers["at" ]hotmail.com

Passaic, NJ
B.A. sociology Rutgers Univ.

Winchester VA:
B.A. psychology University of N. Carolina

Lake Oswego OR:
B.S. electrical engineering Oregon State

John ( and Tony) deserve our thanks for getting this group together. His career is in telecommunications and after many years in telephone systems is now a manufacturer and consultant in wireless communications. He is married to Silvana (they married in Venezuela) and they have two children.

jehale["at" ]earthlink.com

Bronx, NY:
B.S. accounting University of Maryland.

Phyllis spent six years in Africa and operated her own business in New York before she joined the IRS where she crusades for truth, justice and the American Pay.

malkai77["at" ]aol.com

Marshfield, WI:
Economics & political science University of Wisconsin

Within weeks of returning John became involved in state politics, then a 20-year career in production management for Ford, John Deere and others. He then started a company rebuilding and marketing commercial cooking systems. Son Preston was born in 1970 and Bryan was born in 1971.

pressurefryers["at" ]hotmail.com

Fond du lac, WI:
Spanish & Hispanic studies University of Wisconsin.

1237 E. Singer Circle Apt. 3, Milwaukee 53212

Wapatoneta, OH:
History & biology, Bowling Green State University.

David is an international banker who makes frequent business trips to Latin America, including Venezuela. He married Beth in 1985, and has three daughters, Gillian, Jessica and, with Beth, a teenager, Carolyn.

david.hicks["at" ]cspb.com

Worcester, MASS.
B.S. Urban geography Worcester State University; grad work at Clark University.

Don has taught and travelled in Europe, Latin America and the southern USA and presently works at the University of Washington as a librarian.

donhig["at" ]u.washington.edu

Urbana, IL:
Government & history Southern Illinois University.

Irma recently retired from teaching and will be writing more soon. This electronic reunion started when Irma started making phone calls to Gerry Chown Su and to Jerry Ingles.

iholmes["at" ]norcom2000.com

Hayward, CA:
Economics, University of Cal. at Berkeley

Jerry met some of the Seattle group in 2000 after contacting Irma, thus continuing the chain of connections to make this group. Jerry is retired as Professor, Economics, University of the South. His minimalist and possibly scandalous website can be found at: http://www.sewanee.edu/..html. Watches birds. [*compiled from public records]

jeingles["at" ]sewanee.edu

St. Joseph, MO:
U.S. Army; J.C. in English.

Bill has more former jobs than most, including reporter with the Kansas City Star, detective and bureaucrat. He operated Care Cab, a service for the disabled, for many years and currently operates Rock Technologies. He is married to Lynda and they have three children, Jared, 25, Rachel, 28, and April, 30.

carecab["at" ]aol.com

Ahley, N. Dakota:
State School of Science and Electrical Technology, N. Dakota

Darrold worked in consumer electronics, and as a test engineer for Northrop Grumman and retired in 1998. He got bored and went to work for Boeing where he is currently employed. He has a daughter and 2 grandsons. He married Ai-Ling while working in Taiwan and they have a 16 yr old son Darrold Jr.

akdjdk["at" ]aol.com

N.Y. City, N.Y.:
B.A. social work Bronx Community College

Bob recruited for the Peace Corps then resumed social work in NYC. In 1980 he started working for Lakeside Family and Childrens Services where he worked with his spouse Janet for many years. They have a son and a daughter, both married recently. He is presently CEO of the organization at http://www.lakesidefamily.org/are_you.htm

rleder2511["at" ]aol.com

Youngstown, OH:
B.A. history, Bennett College, N.C.

Barbara has been program coordinator, executive director of a senior center and women's center, activities co-ordinator of a senior center and presently as a crime prevention specialist in a non-profit organization. She may have our group record for the number of countries visited, starting just after Venezuela with Viet Nam as a volunteer for the Red Cross.

lynnbarbara["at" ]hotmail.com

Leawood, KA:
B.S. restaurant management Kansas State

After Caripito, Estud says, he was drafted and "again able to serve his country." Later he pursued his acting career in NYC for the next 6-7 years where he became rich and famous and retired to become an NFL halfback.  In Boston a wonderful woman, Kris, took pity and married him.  They work together restoring old townhouses and enjoy an old farm with their only kids, two dogs.

laluna["at" ]together.net

Burbank, CA:
B.A. anthropololgy & history, San Fernando Valley State College

Tom is married to Janice and has worked in L.A., Denver, San Francisco, Toronto, and now NJ in pharmaceutical marketing.  Father of two wonderful daughters (ages 28 & 30) Trying to relocate back to the Best Coast to escape NJ winters. Click on Thanksgiving 2001 photo, left, to see the real Tom.

tommcfarland["at" ]mindspring.com

Philadelphia, PA:
Institute of Latin American Studies, St. Joseph's College.

Tony is married to Rosalia, has a son, daughter, and grandson and was a college professor and college union organizer. He has served twice as Deputy Executive Director at the state agency that operates the Atlantic City Expressway and Atlantic City Airport.   He still enjoys a well made arepa.
appmarino["at" ]aol.com

Baltimore, MD:
B.A. in Spanish, Towson State College

Barbara taught in Maracay until 1985 and as a Spanish teacher near Houston since then; she has three children and increasing numbers of grandchildren. World traveller and computer guru; she recently taught in Spain.

bmeurer["at" ]hotmail.com

Aurora, IL:
B.S. Geography, Northern Illinois University.

wm_pete["at" ]yahoo.com  [note change]

Union, NJ.
B.A. psychology Wilkes College PA

Carol married Gino in El Tigrito January, 1966. They have two sons, Gian Franco (born Venezolano) and Anthony Vincent. Carol teaches science and has an advanced degree in science education, and has taught gifted children. She says her "Granny count" is 4 boys and 2 girls.

cirrus22["at" ]aol.com

Ft. Worth, TX:
B.A. political science Stanford University.

Steve, an attorney, worked for many years in the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission and now heads that agency's federal district ADR or mediation program. He is married to Sandy, a PCV who volunteered in Africa. They have two daughters.

randels["at" ]nwlink.com

Washington, D.C:
B.A. government studies, Wesleyan University.

Eric was an aide to congressional representative Esteban Torres, and he is not alone in modestly failing to list his achievements here, but a look at Google shows an active political career as consultant on Cuban-American relations. For example: http://www.ciponline.org/cuba/

EReu512198["at" ]aol.com

Glen Rock, N.J.:
B.A. psychology William Smith College, N.Y.

Gretchen has avoided the big cities and has travelled between Idaho, Kansas and rural British Columbia for many years, as a veterinarian and housewife. Her two daughters, 24 and 26, have dual U.S.-Canada citizenship. Click Gretchen's photo for more.

RR#1 Box 6622 Clearwater B.C. Canada V0E 1N0

Oak Park, IL:
B.A. American studies Yale

Ken is a management consultant in turnaround companies. He has been married 19 years and has a 16 year old daughter and 14 year old boy/girl twins. His website reference can be found at http://www.itsaboutvalue....html

kritter219["at" ]aol.com

West Palm Beach, FL:
B.A. sociology, University of Florida

Lucia St. Clair Robson is on many websites as a historical novelist ("Ride the Wind"), for example: http://www.historical... Her own website is at: www.luciastclairrobson.com

Loosh42["at" ]aol.com

Gary, Indiana:
B.A. history Indiana University.

After Venezuela, Bob trained PCVs, got his doctorate, did volunteer work in health care and ran for the state senate in Pennsylvania.  For the past 13 years, he has worked at the American Academy of Pediatrics in quality care and practice guidelines.
bsebring["at" ]aol.com

Jessup, MD:
Journalism, U.of Maryland.

Jaime was a journalist, movie critic and photographer, now a lawyer. He is married to Jane Purdie and has two sons. His website is at: www.jspears.com, and he asks you to contribute to this website as a part of www.arepita.com

james.spears["at" ]telus.net

Los Angeles, CA:
Gerogetown School of Foreign Service

Luis had several tours with the Peace Corps prior to his legal and academic career. His law firm site is at : http://www.ssslawfirm.com

pstelzner["at" ]aol.com

Seattle, WA:
B.A. sociology University of Washington.

Jim married in Venezuela and remained until 1968. He studied occupational therapy in the early 70s and has since worked in that profession at the Casa Colina Hospital for rehabilitation. He has two children and two grandchildren. He has returned to Venezuela often for family visits.

cromero16["at" ]earthlink.net

Arlington, VA:
B.S. sociology, College of William & Mary

Professor emeritus, Department of Education, Mary Washington College in Fredericksberg. Knows how to construct a web page, including http://www1.mwc.edu/~pzisman/ . Pabo's recent photo is sent as greetings and best wishes to all at the reunion.

yourpal41["at" ]aol.com

• Barbara Beelar,
• Amy Feldblum
• Dwight Flowers

• Tony Marino
• Eric Reuther
• Lucia Robson
• James Spears