2007 Graduates
Fellows April 07
Dec 2007 Graduates
Chad Anderson, MPA, Public Administration and Policy
Peace Corps Paraguay, 2002-04Fellows' Service - UA Office of Economic Development, City of South Tucson and
City of Tucson City Manager's Office Analyst, City Manager's Office, City of Tucson City Administrator, Denver, Colorado Case Management Coordinator, City and County of Denver, CO.
Teresa Bommarito, MS, Planning
Peace Corps Ukraine, 2003-05Fellows' Service - PRO Neighborhoods Tucson, AZ
Amanda Plourde Schweickert, MS, Civil Engineering
Peace Corps Ghana, 2000-2002Tohono O'Othom Planning and Bob Vint Associates Restoration
Engineers Without Borders Chapter Founder and Past President
EWB Water Filtration Project in Ghana
Structural Engineer II, BERGER/ABAM Engineering, Federal Way, WA
Aug 2007 Graduates
Debra Pinkney, MS Family and Consumer Sciences
Debra Pinkney
Public Health, MPH
Health Educator, Campus Health Service, UA Health Services R.T.I. International, Washington D.C.U.S. U.S. Peace Corps, Washington D.C.
May 2007 Graduates
Mance Buttram, MA Latin American Studies
Peace Corps St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 2003-05Internships - Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology
PhD graduate, Sociology and Anthropolgy, Florida International University Research Specialist, University of DelawareSenior Research Associate and Project Director, Nova Southeastern University, Miami, FL
Mikel Chertudi, MBA Eller Management
Peace Corps Moldova, 2002-04Internship - Catholic Relief Services, Mexico Program
Partner GreenSun Energy Solutions LLC, Tucson
Business Plan Developer, General Manager, Seven Cups Teahouse
Ailton Coleman, MPH Public Health, Public Policy 
Ailton Coleman
Peace Corps Republic of Kiribati, 2001-04Internships - Hall Director, La Posada, UA;
Cooperative Extension, Campadres Project
Researcher at the Center for Public Health and Public Policy, Storrs, CT
Juliana Pugmire, MPH, Epidemiology; Ph.D. 2011
Peace Corps Zambia 2002-04Internship - UMC Cardiac Rehabilitation Ph.D. Program UA MEZ College of Public Health, Health Promotion Sciences, 2007 Peace Corps Response Project in Zambia, 2008 Graduate Research Assistant, Tobacco Cessation Project Research Specialist, Arizona Respiratory Center, 2011-
Bryna Koch, MPH Public Health/Public Policy
Peace Corps Panama, 2002-04Internship - Mobile Health Program with Family & Community Medicine and Nuerology Pima Prevention Partnership, Tucson, AZ Evaluation Specialist, UA Family and Consumer Sciences, Extension
Lisa Labita Woodson, MPH, MEZCOPH
Peace Corps Nepal, 2004 and Moldova, 2004Internship - Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona
Thailand Planned Parenthood, summer 2006
Senegal public health project, summer 2007
Fulbright IIE - public health project in Kathmandu, Nepal, 2008 Epidemiologist, Pima County Health Department, Tucson, AZ
Carrie (Abdella) Lassiter, MPH, Public Health, Maternal and Child Health
PC Service, Nepal, 2002-2004; Crisis Corps, Sri Lanka, 2006Internship UA AIDS/HIV Education Center
Atlanta, GA
Terence Marsh, MPH Community Health
Terry MarshPeace Corps Guatemala 2001-03Internship - Tucson Community Food Bank and
Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital, Nogales, AmeriCorps Member, 2007
Policy Analyst, RAND Corp, Los Angeles, CA
Benjamin McDonald, MBA Entrepreneurship Program
Ben McDonaldPeace Corps Gabon 2000-02 and Guatemala 2003-05Internship - Graduate College Peace Corps Week Director, 2006-07;
Senior Housing Internship
Vice President Senior Housing, Sonenblick Companies, 2007-11 Incubator Client at Arizona Center for Innovation, 2011 Partner at Massamio.com, 2011-
Amy L. Myers, MEd Language, Reading and Culture
Peace Corps Guyana, 2001-03 and Nicaragua 2003-04Jack Kent Cooke Scholar
Internship - House of Neighborly Service, Tucson Unified School District, Sunnyside Unified School District, AmeriCorps Member, 2007
ESL Teacher, Irish Elementary School, Fort Collins, CO, Fall 2007.
Erin Peacock, MPH Health Education & Behavioral Sciences
Peace Corps Tanzania, 2002-04Internship - Environmental & Community Health with Dr. Renger
Assistant Program Director, Planning & Evaluation, UA Community Environmental Policy
PhD student, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 2008
Clarissa (Herget) Phillips, MPH, Maternal and Child Health/International
Clarissa PhillipsPeace Corps Nepal, 2003-04Internship - Pima Prevention Partnership, Technical Services
Evaluator, Pima Prevention Partnership, Walla Walla, WA
Heidi Reukauf, MPH Health Education and Behavioral Sciences
Heidi ReukaufPeace Corps Nicaragua, 2001-03Internship - The Office of Border Health
Director, Comprehensive Community
Health Initiatives & Programs (CCHIPS)
A Project of: Wyman Worldwide Health Partners (WWHPS)
Sponsored by: Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP),
Northern Province, Rwanda, 2008
Andrew Schwarz, MS, Urban and Regional Planning
Peace Corps Dominican Republic, 1999-2001Fellows Internships - Water Resources Center and Pima County Regional Flood Control District
Water Resources Engineer, California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, CA
David H. Smith, MEd Education - Teach for Tucson
Peace Corps Ecuador, 2001-04Internship - Gridley Middle School
Co-founder of Ecomadera
Teacher, Tucson Teacher, New Mexico U.S. AID, Afghanistan, 2011-
Jessica Surdam, MPH Maternal and Child Health
Jessica SurdamPeace Corps Honduras, 2003-05Internship - Tucson Birthing Center
Program Manager, UA Community Environmental Policy Program Supervisor, Boston, MA Research Coordinator, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Rob Wilson, MA Information Resources and Library Science
Rob WilsonPeace Corps Poland, 1999-2001School of Information Resources and Library Science
Internship - City of Scottsdale Parks & Recreation Assistant Librarian, Scottsdale Public Library
Jay Young, MS
Urban and Regional Planning/International/Borderlands PlanningInternship - Humane Borders, First Christian Church
PC Service - Honduras, 2001-2003
Sr. Director, Southwest Fair Housing, Tucson