Monday Meetings

 Uganda - Mbale 2012 Country Directors

 

Holly DeYoung

Growing up in California and New York and fortunate to tag along on a few of her father’s business trips, Holly learned her passion for travel and learning new cultures at a young age.  Viewing first-hand the vast disparities in the global distribution of wealth during trips to South America and the Caribbean inspired Holly to earn a BA in International Relations at the University of Southern California.  While at USC she lived for eight months each in Paris and Australia and was able to travel extensively around Europe and Oceania. 

After graduation Holly moved to Washington DC where she interned at a think tank researching human rights abuses in South America.  Finally landing in the private sector, Holly has worn several hats working at a start-up company in Chicago learning business skills that ultimately she’d like to apply to international development work.  
In her spare time Holly has volunteered for several non-profits, most notably the AIDS Foundation of Chicago with whom she has run three marathons, helped to train other athletes to complete marathons, raise funds and awareness.  After recently spending time in Ethiopia and Turkey, Holly is currently pursuing her Masters degree in International Development from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver.  Holly continues to be an avid runner, completing 6 marathons and hoping to squeeze in one more prior to leaving for Uganda.  She also very much enjoys living in Colorado, learning to snowboard and loving the outdoors in general.

 

Rebecca Calderara

Rebecca grew up in the south and calls North Carolina home. She stayed in the land of BB-Q and fresh peaches to attend college at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Following college she moved to Colorado as she was accepted into a two-year Fellowship program in Leadership and Service at the United States Golf Association. After falling in love with the Rocky Mountains, Rebecca ventured further north to work and live in Montana, where she became the Associate Director of Interactive Media and Strategic Communications for The University of Montana Foundation. Currently her neighborhood is composed of temples and the aroma of dhal bhat, as she is residing and working in Kathmandu, Nepal. Rebecca loves to spend time outdoors especially if that time includes a golf club in her hand or skis on her feet. She also enjoys creative endeavors and is both a painter and graphic artist. 

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