Global Volunteers staff are some of the most dedicated and resourceful people on Planet Earth! Read about their commitment to service, admiration for volunteers and what motivates them to give their best to make every service program the best experience for all involved.
Volunteer Team Leader Philip Dittman began volunteering with Global Volunteers in 2017 and has since served as a team member or Volunteer Team Leader on six programs: four times in Montana and twice in West Virginia. Philip volunteers in his community and says what he likes most about leading teams is meeting new people and […]
Volunteer Team Leader Dr. Mindy Lull (top left above) participated in her first service program in 2014 and has served every summer since. She first traveled with a group of pharmacy students to the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana. She later completed Team Leader Training to become a Team Leader. She has brought additional groups of […]
Volunteer Team Leader Julie Knudsen began volunteering with Global Volunteers in 2006 and has served as a team member or Volunteer Team Leader on 13 programs: six times in Cuba; twice in Vietnam; and once each in Minnesota, Montana, West Virginia, South Dakota, and Tanzania. Julie is a licensed clinical social worker and currently works […]
Volunteer Team Leader Karen Wark began volunteering with Global Volunteers in 2016 and has since served as a team member or Volunteer Team Leader on 25 programs: nine times in Montana, seven in West Virginia, four in Cuba, twice in Vietnam, and once in South Dakota, Romania, and Ecuador. Karen grew up in a family […]
Volunteer Team Leader and Portugal Country Manager Joe Testa began volunteering with Global Volunteers in 1991, and has since served as a team member or Volunteer Team Leader on 68 programs. Throughout his thirty years of service until now, he has served on the following service programs: Portugal 18, Italy 6, Cuba 4, Costa Rica […]
Volunteer Team Leader Jeff Rogo has led 14 Global Volunteers teams since 2016. His first service program as a volunteer was in 2003 in Italy, where he served again in 2015. Since becoming a Volunteer Team Leader, Jeff has led in Cuba (four times), Montana (four times), Portugal (once), and Vietnam (five times). Before retirement, […]
Poland may not top your list of “must visit” European sites, but it should! And, Global Volunteers Director of International Development and Poland Team Leader Dorota Wierzbicka is one of the reasons why. It’s said that experiencing a new culture requires local perspective, and we agree! As a Polish national, Dorota is proud of her […]
Volunteer Team Leader Cindy Murray has served on a total of 22 service programs with Global Volunteers either as a team member or as a Volunteer Team Leader. Her first service program as a volunteer was in 1997 in Mississippi. Since then, she’s served on 21 additional service programs: in Costa Rica (twice), West Virginia, […]
Volunteer Team Leader Barbara Morris has led 11 Global Volunteers teams since 2015. Her first service program as a volunteer was in 2008 in Ecuador. Since then, she’s served on seven additional service programs as a team member: in Vietnam, West Virginia (twice), Peru, Montana, India, and Tanzania. She’s led in Montana and Cuba three […]
For decades, Global Volunteers’ programs around the world have united humanitarians of all backgrounds and ages in service. Often, deep friendships result through the experience of living and working with other volunteers, local people, and Global Volunteers staff. such was the experience of Doctor Benjamin Makafu and RCP Caregiver Elkana Valence in Ipalamwa, Tanzania. Although […]