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December 8, 2014, Silver Spring, MD – Global Communities today announced the appointment of William Stacy Rhodes, former Chief of Staff of the Peace Corps, to its Board of Trustees.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Mr. Rhodes to the Board of Global Communities,” said Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr., Chairman of the Global Communities Board of Trustees. “His expansive experience in international development, with USAID, Peace Corps and the Millennium Challenge Corporation will be invaluable to our work with underserved communities.”
From 1978 to 2001, Mr. Rhodes worked as a career foreign service officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development. He served as mission director in South Africa (1998-2001) and for Guatemala and Central American programs (1994-1998). He also directed the Office of Central American Affairs in the Latin American and Caribbean Bureau and served in Haiti, Morocco, and Nepal. Earlier in his career, Mr. Rhodes served as an attorney at the Department of State and in private practice at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver, and Kampelman.
“The staff and trustees of Global Communities are excited to welcome Stacy to our board,” said David A. Weiss, President and CEO of Global Communities. “From his time working at 13,000 feet in the Andes as a Peace Corps volunteer to his most recent role as the Peace Corps’ Chief of Staff, few have the depth of experience in international development that he brings to the table. His tenure on the board will greatly benefit our partners around the globe, and his extensive knowledge and commitment to improving the lives of those in need will help advance our work with the world’s most vulnerable communities.”
ABOUT GLOBAL COMMUNITIES (FORMERLY CHF INTERNATIONAL) Global Communities is an international non-profit organization founded in 1952 that works closely with communities worldwide to bring about sustainable changes that improve the lives and livelihoods of the vulnerable. Global Communities believes that the people who understand their needs best are the people of the community itself. Learn more at www.globalcommunities.org
