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From Tunisia as a Peace Corps Volunteer to Washington as the Director of the Peace Corps, Dr. Jody Olsen presents an insider’s view of this national treasure.
Olsen’s diverse career spanned the Peace Corps and being a Professor at the University of Maryland. Her first interaction with the Peace Corps was as a Volunteer in Tunisia, shortly after graduating from College. She held multiple different management positions, culminating in worldwide Peace Corps Director under the first Trump administration. Olsen was a hands-on manager, who was in a position to understand first hand observations through interactions with thousands of Volunteers and many foreign leaders.
From Tunisia as a Peace Corps Volunteer to Washington as the Director of the Peace Corps, Dr. Jody Olsen presents an insider’s view of this national treasure.
Olsen’s diverse career spanned the Peace Corps and being a Professor at the University of Maryland. Her first interaction with the Peace Corps was as a Volunteer in Tunisia, shortly after graduating from College. She held multiple different management positions, culminating in worldwide Peace Corps Director under the first Trump administration. Olsen was a hands-on manager, who was in a position to understand first hand observations through interactions with thousands of Volunteers and many foreign leaders.
