Jobs with Jodi focuses on the area of  gender equality and women’s empowerment, with two seasoned RPCV professionals who have worked in that sector both domestically and internationally. Both guests have extensive experience in the field, with organizations ranging from federal sector players such as USAID and State Department, to international and domestic nonprofits committed to women's empowerment and gender equality.

Featured panelists offer tips and advice based on their own experience in the field, and speak to the variety of opportunities within this growing sector.  Resources provided by the special guests are linked below.

FEATURED PODCAST PANELISTS include:

• RPCV Sylvia Cabus, who has 20+ years of international development experience focused on gender, including substantial federal sector experience working in leadership roles ranging from senior gender advisor at USAID to her more recent position as gender specialist at Peace Corps Headquarters.
• RPCV Sue Richiedei, who has dedicated 35 years to improving the lives of women around the world. She is founder and, up until a year ago, the senior director of  Counterpart International's WomenLead Institute and the 2019 winner of the Deborah Harding Women of Achievement Award.

Resources: 

• So You Want to Work in Gender and Development.... a compilation of resources by Sylvia Cabus 
• Websites for Career Opportunities at USAID

This podcast features special guest and RPCV Leaders in Action features a conversation with Helene Dudley. She is a two-time RPCV and founder/Executive Director of TCP Global, an award-winning micro-lending program empowering underserved populations in 14 countries. Come learn about her unique background and inspirational program, TCP Global.

In 2000, she collaborated with other Colombia RPCVs to establish The Colombia Project to help people displaced by violence in Colombia to reestablish financial independence. By 2016, the program had evolved as TCP Global and engaged the National Peace Corps Association as its 501c3 and fiscal agent. Since 2016, TCP Global has issued over 8900 loans worth $1.5 million in 14 countries. Helene is the executive director. 

 
FEATURED GUEST: Helene Dudley served in the Peace Corps in Colombia (1968-70) and Slovakia (1997-99). She is a past president of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Florida and past president of the Rotary Club of Coconut Grove,  Florida.

Change is the only constant in life, and yet we are often ill-equipped to deal with change in our personal and professional lives. This episode of Ask the Career Coach episode explores the many faces of change in the career arena, and the concept of moving on, and all of the circumstances involved in making that decision.

Our monthly guest, Dr. Ronda Ansted, Career Coach and NPCA Consultant, along with host and Career Support Specialist, Jodi Hammer, discuss and answer questions related to the  topic of change in the job context, and explore the concept of moving on and how to know when it's time to do so.

GUEST HOST: Dr. Ronda Ansted is an RPCV (South Africa), career consultant and creator of the My Career Design Studio, a unique online platform designed as a 'career coach in your pocket', assisting people in all aspects of career planning and the job search. All RPCVs have free access to this platform for 4 months. 

HOST: Jodi Hammer is an RPCV (Ecuador, 1994 - '97), Job Coach, and host of the Global Reentry's Jobs with Jodi Podcast. In her role as Global Reentry Career Support Specialist with NPCA, she develops and delivers individual and group programming in support of Global Reentry's mission of providing career and transitional support to RPCVs worldwide. 

This podcast features special guest and RPCV Leader in Action,  Douglass Teschner, talking about his expert advice and knowledge on being a leader. Sharing his wealth of knowledge in mentoring and leading  RPCVs. He shares his rich experience and career trajectory that  has led him to mentoring and leading RPCVs.  Doug has had a wealth of experience in and outside of Peace Corps at leadership levels and is a huge advocate for the importance of being a good leader.

Featured guest:
Douglass Teschner is a proven, results-oriented leader, mentor, coach, trainer and teacher embracing challenge, integrating vision with a passion for excellence, inspiring a higher level of personal and professional performance, committed to team building, leadership development, transparency, and quality communication.  He served in Peace Corps Morocco in the 70's and as Country Director with Peace Corps in Ukraine and in 5 African nations (2008 - 2017)

On September 22, 1961, at 9:45 AM, President John F. Kennedy signed congressional legislation that formally established the Peace Corps. Sixty years later, NPCA celebrates that monumental moment with a special commemoration event—and you’re invited! Peace Corps architects Bill Moyers, William Josephson, and former Congressman and Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Joseph Kennedy III – JFK's great nephew – join NPCA’s President and CEO Glenn Blumhorst and RPCV Marieme Foote for a look back at that fateful day along with the challenges faced and triumphs that followed.

Being fired or let go is not the end of the world, and is common among many people. Understanding what to do next is the focus of this months podcast.

This months "Ask the Career Coach" addresses the topic of being fired or let go from your job, and guidance towards a positive outlook on this detrimental occurrence.  Ronda and Jodi offer guidance into changing this detrimental occurrence into a positive new start. They share tips and advice next steps for your career and making this opportunity a positive transition 

Are you undecided about whether or not to register for the Peace Corps Connect 2021 virtual 60th Anniversary Conference happening from September 23-25? This brief 10 minute podcast interview with two of the conference planners will give you the inspiration you need to join (yet another, we know!) virtual event during the evening hours. 

In this recording, Evelyn Ganzglass and Raisa Alstodt talk about some of the key sessions and provide an overview of the conference, with an insight into the planning process.  Learn more, and join us and hundreds of other RPCVs representing six decades of Peace Corps who have registered to participate in Peace Corps Connect 2021.

More info and registration:  https://bit.ly/peacecorpsconnect60th

In this special episode with guest host, Dan Baker, we talk to three individuals about their experiences with virtual volunteerism alternatives during the suspension of Peace Corps assignments overseas. How can you "fill your bucket" when you are interacting virtually with your volunteer work? What are some the unique opportunities for RPCVs to get involved? We also get a special glimpse into the growing pilot program Peace Corps headquarters is administering, and gain insights into its future.

Guest panel includes:
Vanessa Dickey, Virtual Volunteerism Program Expert at Peace Corps
Judyth Wier, Philanthropic Advisor at National Peace Corps Association and VSPP Alumni
Sami Barefield, ESL Programs Volunteer Coordinator, VISTA

Jobs with Jodi will focus on  spotlighting RPCV representatives from the
Workplace Affiliate Groups (WAGs) within two Federal Agencies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).  Featuring three special guests will share about their own career experiences, and how their WAG is organized to assist RPCVs.

Special Guests:
Sandra Wright-Fofanah, Global Health Specialist, Office of Director, CDC. An active member of the CDC  WAG.
Emily Teachout,  Health Scientist, CDC. A WAG  Executive Board member.
Jason Rush, Public Health Analyst, HRSA. A WAG  Recruit Liaison for RPCVs @ HRSA.

Interested in living and working internationally? One way to do so is to consider teaching abroad. This podcast episode focuses on the myriad of ways to teach internationally.  Whether through private international American schools or unique programs like the State Department's English Language Fellows program, there's a variety of options available which you'll learn more about from RPCVs who have done just that.

Special guests include Jennifer Gonzales, RPCV/evacuee from Namibia, and English Language Fellow with the State Department, who will chat about both her in-person and  virtual experience providing support to international programs, while lending advice to anyone interested in exploring these unique opportunities.

 Our second guest, Zane Dickey, is a seasoned educator within 20+ years of experience in International Schools around the world in locations including Madagascar, Senegal, Mali and Indonesia. He'll talk about tapping into and growing within the international school arena, including his more recent role as an Advisor, College Counselor and Career Coach in the International School system of Madagascar.