Governing Board | Connecticut Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

CTRPCV Governing Board 2023-2024

CTRPCV Officers

Jon Martin

President

Costa Rica 1992-1994

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Allegra Itsoga

Vice President

Gabon 2003-2005

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Jillian Winterkorn

Recording Secretary

South Africa 2013-2015

Mike Hilton

Treasurer

Côte d’Ivoire 1996-1998

CTRPCV Members at Large

Thomas Burns

Member At Large

Costa Rica 1970-1972

Jonathan Rosario

Member at large

Paraguay 2011-2013

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CTRPCV Member Support Team

Maureen Shanley

Community Service Fund Coordinator

Colombia 1977-1979

Al May

Scholarship Coordinator

Costa Rica 1970-1972

Béné Naudin

Newsletter Editor

Senegal 2003-2005, Rwanda 2018 (PCR)

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Claude Errera

Webmaster

Guatemala 1987-1989

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Joan Leonard

NPCA/PC Advocacy Liaison

Kenya, 1969-1972

Jon served as an Adult Education Volunteer and USAID Small Business Project Coordinator in Limon, Costa Rica from 1992-1994. Jon is a lawyer who specializes in developing effective Ethics & Compliance programs for global business. Jon enjoys discovering great ethnic foods with his wife and two sons, New England craft beer, and hiking and mountain biking around Connecticut.

Allegra has worked in development for 20 years, beginning with her Peace Corps experience in Gabon. She is currently the executive director of Le Korsa, an NGO working in the health, education, and agricultural sectors of Senegal. She has a passion for social justice and female empowerment, and earned a masters degree in women’s studies where she focused on the role of women in international development. In her free time Allegra is an avid hockey mom, and loves books, dogs, and gardening, which she learned during her time in Gabon. She enjoys travel and visiting new countries where she always brings home fun new recipes to try in the kitchen.

Jonathan served as an Education and Youth Development Volunteer in Paraguay from 2011 - 2013. He works for Connecticut State Colleges and Universities as a Paralegal Specialist. In his free time, Jonathan enjoys going to his nephew's baseball games and playing in the park with his dog, Sushi.

Béné loved her service in Senegal so much that she did another round of Peace Corps (Response) 15 years later, In Rwanda. She does a variety of work including video writing/production/editing, teaching English and French online, providing support to intellectually disabled adults, and home/office organizing. In her free time, she enjoys exploring the area, traveling, visiting friends, hiking, biking, camping, loafing around, and binge-watching series on Netflix and Hulu.

Claude is a web developer who no longer lives in Connecticut, but still has fond feelings for the state and the RPCV group. He currently lives in Seattle and enjoys the great outdoors.