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  Kit Porter Van Meter Marianas Collection & NMI PCV Memories

NMI PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS
LISTED BY MICRO GROUP


We have been unable to locate a list of PCVs and staff who served in the NMI.  Following is the list we are creating.  A special thanks to RPCVs, Fay Nelson Giordano, Kurt Barnes, Robert Bartolotta, Jeanne Bolger Olopai, Helena Telena, Rosemary Casey, Wayne Hill, Ralph Chumbley, Gerry Milkie, Tom Zink, & Scott Russell who have compiled/improved parts of this content.  Please send your corrections & additions.  We would like to include PC Group, PCV name, assignment and location.  For NMI PC Staff & Trainers-job title, Micro Group(s) or dates.  May 12, 2020 we began adding links to memorials/obituaries & personal statements sent to us.

Content Below is Incomplete: last updated 12/14/2020
+ Memorial/Obituary linked to names in blue


May 20: I have just found a Feb 15, 1968 memo listing assignments by school and duties for 42 PCVs working in education and TESL in the NMI. I have added this information below but do have have Micro groups for Mary  V. Goetting, ESL Garapan; Mark Chambers, ESL Chalan Kanoa; Charlene & Owen Baldwin, ESL San Roque-Tanapag, Ron McDougal, ESL Hopwood.  Does anyone know? Will post memo when I can.


  • Micro I, 1966-1968
Training in Miami & Key West, Little Munson Island (site for "cross-cultural studies"), Florida. Began August 1, 1966; arrived Saipan October 29,1966. Program intended to provide TESL & Community Development. The movie PT 109 about JFK was filmed on Little Munson (Source GM)

Bob Learmonth, Rota
  + Carol Waldrip, TESL on Pagan
          grades 1-6 and all subjects.
Dave Drake, TESL Chalan Kanoa School, Saipan ?
Dennis O'Neill, was reassigned to a different district & later drafted after appeals denied
Denise Shipp, TESL Chalan Kanoa School, Saipan ?
Fred Blake, TESL grades 1-6 and all subjects, Agrigan
Freddie Been, was reassigned to another district
Gerry Milkie, TESL, math & science at Hopwood High School. 2nd year also taught trig at Mt. 
        Carmel HS Saipan
Jack Colbourn, TESL and Community Development, Chalan Kanoa, Saipan ?
Jim Tellefson, TESL Chalan Kanoa School, Saipan?
Joe Greene, TESL grades 6-9, Math & PE, Tinian
Joyce Anderson, TESL San Roque School, Saipan
Linda Chock Blake, TESL grades 1-3 and all subjects, Agrigan
Marian Stave, TESL Chalan Kanoa, Saipan
Mary McComb, TESL grades 4&7, Curriculum Coordination & Reading, Oleai School, Saipan.
          Went to Kenya after PC
Maura Milkie, TESL grade 2 & 
Curriculum Coordination, Chalan Kanoa School, Saipan
Nancy Elfter, TESL San Antonio School, Saipan
Paul Anderson, TESL San Roque School, Saipan
Scott Foreman, TESL grade 7, PE & School Paper, Chalan Kanoa School, Saipan
Sue Learmonth, TESL grade 7&8, Social Studies &
Curriculum Coordination, Rota
Tom Elfter, TESL San Antonio School, Saipan
Wayne Waldrip, TESL grades 1-6 and all subjects, Pagan

Training Language Instructors
Felipe Atalig, Congress ofMicronesia
Felipe Ruak, KJQR radio announcer
Francisco Camacho
Francisco Chong
Francisco M. Diaz
Margaret Seman, nurse
Terry Togawa

training staff



  • Micro II 1966-1968
Training one week after Micro l in Molokai, Hawaii. Also called Micro 1. Arrived on Saipan November, 1966
Chuck Ronsheimer
Joe Tillotson
John Phillips, Architect, Saipan (Is this the correct group?)
Steve Parker, Saipan, Lawyer with Marianas District Legislature (not sure)
Mary Jackson, Saipan --not sure of group, previously PCV Turkey
Tom Jackson, Saipan --not sure of group. previously PCV Turkey

  • Micro III, 1967-1969
Jan 1967 start. Trained in Miami Beach; Landed on Saipan Jan 31, 1967. (Source KB)

Alan Nathan, TESL, Business Ed., College of Guam, Hopwood School, Saipan
Bill Foster.  Teacher, Saipan
Kenneth Porter,  Lawyer, Saipan
Kit Foster. Teacher, Saipan

Kurt Barnes , ESL & PE teacher, Chalan Kanoa Elem. School. Coach Oleai Women’s Softball team,
      Saipan
Marty Butler, TESL, PE & Counseling Work-Study, Hopwood, Saipan

Ray Stewart.  Lawyer, Saipan
Rose Hultz. Secretary, Saipan
Sally Porter, Assessment & Elem. Teacher Supervisor, Saipan

Training Language Instructors
Felix F Rabauliman 
Frank Chong
Herman R Guerrero

training staff


  • Micro IV
One person said trained in Molokai, another said trained on Mainland. Maybe both?

Al Snyder,
Ann Snyder (Jean Snyder in 2/15/68 memo: TESL grades 3,4, &7 Chalan Kanoa, Saipan)
Gene Sloan
Lee Toth, Instructor at CCM Nursing School, Saipan
Tom Toth, TESL grades 5-7, Oleai School, Saipan


  • Micro V, 1967-1969
Staging in CA , training on Udot in the Truk/Chuuk Lagoon June-August 1967.

Events
Typhoon Gilda October 1967,  Typhoon Jean April 1968,  MicrOlympics July 1969

Anne Doorn, TESL grades 4&5, music & library, Chalan Kanoa, Saipan
Arthur Mergist, TESL grades 3&4 San Roque-Tanapag, Saipan
Barb Milosovich, TESL & Secretarial Studies, Hopwood, Saipan
Betty Carlson Morris, TESL grade 3, 
Curriculum Coordination, & CAA Work Study,  Chalan Kanoa,
        Saipan
  + Carlos/Carl Viti, Journalist, Saipan (Carlos in 1970s publications; Carl in 1996 memorial
         In memo: TESL grades 4,6,7, Chalan Kanoa & Reporter "Marianas Bulletin"
Carol Brill Herrera, TESL grades 2&4,
Curriculum Coordination, CAA Work Study Mt
        Carmel, 
Saipan
Carol Mihalko TESL grades 1-4 & Home Arts, Tinian (check if location correct)
Charlene Baldwin, TESL, Saipan
Dan Doorn, TESL grades 4&5, PE, Art, CAA Work Study, Chalan Kanoa, Saipan
Dennis Brennan, TESL, Pagan (check: listed for Hopwood grades 6&7)
Dianne Wildman, ESL teacher Chalan Kanoa School & Hopwood. Also traveling puppet theater,
           Saipan 
Dwight Ovitt, Saipan
Elayne Halpern Shapiro, TESL grades 1-3,  
Curriculum Coordination & Reading,  Oleai School,
           Saipan
Greg Porter, TESL grades 3,4,&5, Rota
Jane Dickey Pidgeon, TESL grade 2, Music & Library, Chalan Kanoa SchoolSaipan
John Leekley, TESL grades 5&6, Chalan Kanoa. Congress of Micronesia, Saipan
June Kirkpatrick, TESL grades 1,4,5,&6, Language Arts, Math & Music Garapan, Saipan
Karen Oswald, TESL grades 3&4 & CAA Counseling, Chalan Kanoa, Saipan
Kit Porter (Van Meter), TESL grades 1,2,6 ,
Curriculum Coordination, library,  Rota
Marie Leekley, TESL grades 5-7, Curriculum Coordination, Demo Teacher, CAA Work Study,
           Hotel Training, Chalan Kanoa, Saipan
Norm Shapiro, Photographer, Saipan

P. Fred Kluge, Journalist, Saipan
Richard Baldwin, TESL, Saipan

Stephen Gardner, Saipan
Stu Meyers, TESL grades 1,2,4 Chalan Kanoa & College of Guam, Saipan 
Teresa Maebori, TESL grades 1-3, Oleai School, Saipan
Wayne Hill, TESL grades 4-7, Oleai School, Saipan

Training Language Instructors
Ana Cabrera
Felix Rabauliman
Frank Warakai
Juan Lizama
Luis Tenorio
Maria Mafnas
Pedro Nakatsukasa, left early
Ramon Villagomez, left early

Training Staff (very incomplete)

Carole M
Gerry Milkie, PCV Micro I
Lee Toth, staff nurse. PCV Micro IV
Maura Milkie, PCV Micro I
Sam Duval
Tom Toth, Micro IV


  • Micro VI
 
  • Micro VII, 1968-1970
Staging in Escondido, CA- 55 people started training on Rota summer 1968.  41 became PCVs. (Source FNG, Peace Corps docs, & other PCVs)

Alyce Koprowski, TESL, Tinian
Andrew Pavley, Worked at agriculture station with farmers; assignment: animal husbandry.
    Lived in San Vicente, Saipan (was drafted into US Army after loosing appeal. one year on
​     Saipan)
Ben Baker, lawyer, left early, Saipan
Beverly Chumbley, Nurse, Saipan
Carrie Oliver, Nurse, Saipan 

Carolyn Lazarecki, Secretary, Saipan
Charles Sexton, left early, TESL, Saipan   

Charles Smith, TESL, Tinian
Clair Howard, TESL, Rota
Cynthia Howarth, Left early, Secretary, Saipan
Daniel Zebo, left early, TESL, Saipan 
David Carlson, Architect, Saipan
David Crutcher, TESL, Saipan
Ernest Dinsmore, TESL, Saipan
Ernestine Barrier, left early, T/S.E., Saipan
Fay Nelson Giordano, TESL Rota School & Librarian, MicrOlympics, Rota
Frank Vogel, left early, TESL, Saipan
George Will, TESL, Math and Social Studies teacher Rota School. Also Math teacher trainer, Adult
      Ed. & Typhoon "proof" house construction, Rota
Gregory Bennett, left early, TESL, Saipan 
James Smith, Civil Engineer, Saipan 
John Everton, left early, TESL, Saipan
John Whitbeck, TESL, Saipan 
Kathy Bradbury, Business Advisor,  Saipan
Leslie Reid, left early,TESL, Saipan            

Linda Jones, TESL, Saipan
Loretta Zebo, left early, TESL, Saipan

Lynda Crutcher, TESL,Saipan
Michael Steward, TESL, Saipan 
“MZ” (Mimi) Morgan, Hearing/Vision screening,TESL & SpecEd teacher Mt Carmel School,
      MicrOlympics, Saipan 
Neil Rovner, left early, TESL, Saipan
Nina Rovner, left early, TESL, Saipan
Patricia Toll, left early, TESL, Saipan
Paul Hayes, Lawyer, Saipan
Peter Wellman, left early, TESL, Saipan

Phil Koprowski, TESL, Tinian
Roger Toll, left early, TESL, Saipan 

Ralph Chumbley, TESL, Saipan 
Robert Kelly, Agriculture, Saipan

Robert Fox, Civil Engineer, Saipan
Rosemary Sexton,  left early, Nurse, Saipan
Sheila Vogel, left early, TESL, Saipan 
Stephen Weinstein,  TESL, Alamagan
Susan Steward,  TESL, Saipan
 
Ted Goble,  Business Advisor-Economic Development Capitol Hill.  Also swim coach, taught
     bookkeeping Marianas HighSchool & Univ of Guam extension course in accounting. Lived in
     Susupe yr 1 & off Beach Rd yr 2.
 Saipan
Tom Fisher, 
TESL, Saipan
Tom Zink, 1st year: Oleai Elem School 4-7, ESL & PE, 2nr year Hopwood Jr High 7-9, coach Oleai          School,  Civic team soccer, Saipan
Vicky Howard, TESL, Rota

training Staff
Frank Chong, PC Marianas
Jim Phipps, TESL
Joanne Emmett, TESL
John Phillips, Marianas Language Coordinator
Kit Porter, PCV Micro V, TESL

Kurt Barnes, PE Coordinator (came to Saipan (1966)
Sam Duval, TESL
Scott Foreman, PCV Micro I, also PE Coordinator

language and culture training staff

Connie Olopai Foreman, Chamorro & Carolinian Language teacher
Danny Quitugua, Chamorro Language Teacher
Lino Olopai, Chamorro & Carolinian Language Teacher

Louis Tenorio, Chamorro Language Teacher
Louis Wabol, Chamorro & Carolinian Language Teacher
Sister Juanita, Chamorro Language Teacher

Sister Rosa, Chamorro Language Teacher
Sister Trinidad, Chamorro Language Teacher



         
  • Micro VIII, 1969 - 1971
Trained on Saipan summer 1969 in San Antonio Village

Dusty Nusbaum, Saipan
Gregg Johnson, Saipan
Helena Hensley, Saipan
Jean Bolger Olopai, Saipan
John Briganti, Saipan
Karl Smith, Saipan
Larry Johnson, Rota
Melvin McKibbon, Tinian

Pete Espinosa, Saipan
Phyllis Johnson, Saipan
Richard T. Bickman, Saipan
​Rosemary Casey, Rota
Steve Nusbaum, Saipan
Stuart Wagner, Saipan
Susan Wagner, Saipan
Thelma McKibbon, Tinian


  • Micro IX, 1970-1972
Trained at Hopwood on Saipan June - Sept 1970 . All Trust Territory  volunteers trained together (big ESL group) and then divided into districts. (Source RB)
Names from Micronesia IX Training program picture/bios of Trainees Booklet (not all became volunteers in the NMI). --Names added. 

Betty Crowder (name added)

Beverly B. Miller
Charles B. Ferguson
Charles B. Frear
Cherly Adamson Savello (name added)
Claire J. McManus
Clifford R. York
Cynthia C. Burrell
Dana M. Ferguson
Daniel B. Wilson; ESL teacher Mt Carmel Saipan; Head start and Mayor’s Office, Rota
David A. Ross
Diane F. York
Donald E. Johnson

Donald J. Armand
Elizabeth G.Hotchkiss
Gayle A. Peters
James M. Peters

Janice M. Armand
Jim Crowder (name added)

John A. Burrell
John R. Stefanovich
Kitty Lee Wilkomn
Michael A. White
Paul A. Savello
Ralph McGee (name added)
Rebecca W. Johnson
Rebecca R. Wilson; ESL teacher Hopwood Saipan; Land Management, Rota 
Robert A. Ewing
Robert C. Sloom

Robert J. Bartolotta, Math & Social Studies teacher/teacher trainer, Rota
Thomas D. McManus

William J. Wilkomn
William S. Miller

  • Micro X
Maybe 1971-73 trained San Antonio Village or on Big Island, Hawaii, many in agriculture

Betty Stackbrower
Jean Lichter
Jerry Fornelia
Joe Campbell, Saipan
John Simpson
Lucia Ortiz y Garcia
Ron Daley, Rota
Richard Parma
Susie Jacquette
David Wiseman, Rota ?
Joe Campbell, Saipan



  • Micro XI


training Staff
Bill Sakovich
​more

  • Micro XII ?

  • Micro XIII ?

  • Micro XIV (extendee)
Steve Remley, Youth Program Specialist, Saipan

  • Micro 76 (February)
Began in February 1974. (Source "Peace Corps Volunteers in Micronesia, Jan 1976" & SR)
Probably trained on Saipan at the Peace Corps Micronesia Headquarters building in Chalan Kanoa.
 
Cora Salazar, Secretarial Trainer, Saipan
Edward Schoenberger, Teacher Chalan Kanoa Elementary School, Saipan
Joseph Zubko, Social Studies Teacher, Hopwood Jr. High, Saipan

Kristine Gjemre, Teacher, Garapan Elementary School, Saipan
Monica Zubko, Science Teacher, Hopwood Jr. High, Saipan


  • Micro 76 (June)
Began in June 1974. (Source "Peace Corps Volunteers in Micronesia, Jan 1976" & SR) Trained on Saipan at the Peace Corps Micronesia Headquarters building in Chalan Kanoa (two months from June through mid-August).  

Aaron L. Grossman, Mayor's Assistant, Rota
Barbara Milsteen (Zycherman), Secondary School Teacher, Saipan
Dennis Vander Tuig, Commissioner Assistant and later District Planning Office, Saipan
Gerald Maier, Commissioner Assistant, later District Planning Office,  Saipan
John P. Schwarz, Commissioner Assistant, Saipan
Joseph Zycherman, Secondary School Teacher, Saipan
Joanne Bogart, Elementary School Teacher, Agrighan
Kris Bogart, Elementary School Teacher, Agrighan
Scott Russell, Commissioner Assistant, later Social Studies Teacher, Hopwood Jr. High and
       District Planning Office, Saipan

Stephen C. Woodruff, Commissioner Assistant, Saipan
Terry Townsend, Commissioner Assistant and High School Teacher, Mt. Carmel School, Saipan

training staff
Brad Dude
Ken Baer 

Maybe more

language and culture training staff
Antonio Cabrera, Chamorro language teacher
Unsure of name of Carolinian teacher. 


  • Micro ?
Arrived 1975?

Tom McIntyre

  • Micro ?
Arrived in 1976; trained with FSM group, ? location, 2 PCVs (source: SR & DF)

Dan Fitzgerald, Financial Consultant, Saipan
other, left after a few months, Saipan


  • Micro ? 

"PC volunteers on Rota in 1977. We were the last PC volunteers in the NMI."
Faythe Wiseman, Rota
David Wiseman, Rota


  • Peace Corps Staff 1960s & 70s (very incomplete)

Alice Miles
​Dirk Ballendorf
George Thornton,  Assessment Officer
Jerry Fite, PC Marianas District Director
     
Jessie McElroy,  District Director (MI) 
John Pincetich, PC Micronesia Country Director
Judy Stone ,   Assessment Officer        

Roger Flather,  Country Director              
Ward Miles, Doctor (PC MI)                
                       
     
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PVC?; NOT SURE OF MICRO GROUP
Cal Hoe, Saipan--not sure of group?
Chris Todd
Marylou Tudor, Tinian

From PC Directory: Do not know Micro Group
Gene R. Sloan, Rota, Saipan, Truk

PCV STAFF: NOT SURE OF DATES
-- Pat and John McCormack volunteers in Chuuk, Marshall Islands staff, and  time on  Saipan.
-- Howard Takata was Training and Program officer for PC/Micronesia. 
-- Jon Keeton was a Micronesia Desk officer for PC/Washington.
-- Tom Carter did PC training programs in Saipan and Palau.
-- Ron Gillespie was Program and Training Officer for Peace Corps/Micronesia
-- Tom Warren was Country Director , 
-- Marylou Tudor  

​
​
  • NMI PCF (Host Families & Supporters of PCVs) [Very very incomplete]
Picture
Calvo Family (Isaac & Maria) Rota -- Off to Rota for two months with the Calvo family and roommate Paul Hayes. Paul and I enjoyed the Spam we had for breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared by Maria Calvo. She made sure we had “American” food.  Ted Gobel Micro V ​

Munro Family (Nan Beata, Rudy, and their three kids—Aniceto, Norbert and Rufina) -- The family that I stayed with (had a room) was the Munro family. They had a house across the street from the three flagpoles also across from the D & E store.  Robert B
--I think a George Will “May” have stayed there before me.

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