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Stacy
(Bill) Rhodes Washington, DC |
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Training
Biography |
William S.
Rhodes |
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Location and Work |
Altiplano (1968--70) I was a married PCV (in a new 'married couples' Community Development group, part of Group 34, I think); Pete Genebien was my "Rep" and we were out on the treeless part of the Altiplano, south of La Paz (off the road through Calamarca). The town was Machacamarca/Vilaque (south of Viacha along the train tracks, near Collana & Colquencha); yeah the memories come flooding back!. Although I was a 'CD volunteer' on the Altiplano , I really worked mostly
with the Aymaran men on potato production, sheep shearing/wool commercialization
and chicken projects (earning the moniker "Chicken King of the Altiplano",
in 1968!). Daniel Mamani was the top chicken producer in Machamarca ,
with 300 dual-purpose birds. I used to hang out a lot with my best friend
on the Altiplano , fellow CD PCV Steve Huffstutlar (who would be coming
to Estes Park but is currently in Costa Rica). (I see maybe old friend/fellow
Altiplano PCV Bill Buzenberg may be at the reunion?) Back then we had
Peace Corps trailbikes, and Steve H. and I would ride them into El Alto
on Payday, and park them in Taylor Hackford's carpentry classroom at
the 'voc ed' school. That was my closest brush with Hollywood stardom.
Taylor, by the way, was married then to Georgie, not Helen Mirren, as
I am sure we all know by now. |
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After Service |
In service I was part of a "married couples" Community Development group, married to PCV Anne Rhodes (though not now). My current wife is Trish Rhodes, married now 28 years with 3 grown kids, Amanda, Maggie and Max. After PC and a few years of a misguided 'desvio' into law school, I did follow my PCV instincts into the field of international development by going into USAID in 1978 for the following 20+ years, leaving in 2001 after in 5 great posts (Haiti, Morocco, Nepal, Guatemala, South Africa).
Now I am stuck in Washington, DC, but still working in development. I worked for NGOs like Save the Children for several years here after USAID, then moved back into the "public service" last year with Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
And now in the MCC, the 'circle' is approaching closure as we are working on a major compact with the government of Bolivia, led (amazingly enough) by Aymaran President Evo Morales. Things have apparently changed in Bolivia since the 70s. |
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