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  Kit Porter Van Meter Marianas Collection & NMI PCV Memories

Peace Corps Volunteer & Staff
​Short Biographies

**Kit Porter (Van Meter)

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Kit Porter (Van Meter)
From:  Massachusetts
PC Group:  Micro V
Trained:  Udot, Truk
Served:  Rota, NMI
Years of Service:  1967-1969
Assignment: ELS teacher Rota Elementary School & teacher trainer 
Additional projects:  Typhoon relief, library, PC training, women’s group
Language used while in PC: Chamorro
 
Micronesian Travel:  Saipan, Tinian, Northern Islands, Guam, Palau, Yap
Activities/work after PC: Returned to NMI 1975-1983 (established Chamorro and Carolinian Mutilingual/multicultural programs and Northern Marianas College). Established kindergarten Jeffersonville, VT. Researcher World Maritime University. More
Submitted Content: Pictures, Audio, and Stories 

Contact​: kpvcollection@gmail.com

**Greg Porter

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Greg Porter
From:  Massachusetts
PC Group:  Micro V
Trained:  Udot, Truk
Served:  Rota, NMI
Years of Service: 1967-1969
Assignment: ELS Teacher Rota Elementary School
Additional projects: Typhoon relief, youth group, PC training
Language used while in PC: Chamorro​
Micronesian Travels:  Saipan, Tinian, Northern Islands, Guam, Palau, Yap
Submitted Content: Pictures

**Fay Nelson (Giordano)

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​Fay Nelson (Giordano)
From:  Minnesota
PC Group:  Micro VII
Trained:  Rota
Served:  Rota

Years of Service:  1968-1970
Assignment: TESL 

Additional projects: School Librarian, Housemother for MicrOlympic women
Micronesian Travels:  Guam, Palau, Yap, Truk, Ponape (sorry I still use the old spelling)
Northern Mariana Island Travels: Pagan, Agrigan, Anatahan, Alamagan, Saipan, Tinian

Submitted Content: ​Pictures & Video

**Dianne Wildman

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Chalon Kanoa Quonset hut classroom, 1967
Dianne Wildman
From: New Jersey

PC Group: Micro V
Trained: Udot, Truk
Served: Saipan, Mariana Islands

Years of Service: 1967-1969
Assignment: ESL teacher, Chalon Kanoa and Hopwood High School 
Additional projects: Drama teacher at Hopwood, traveling puppet theater. Also worked in Rota during the summer of '68 with Peace Corps language training for incoming Micro VII group. Like everyone, worked in post-typhoon damage assessment teams. 
Micronesian travel: Palau, Yap and Ponape. Returned to Ponape twice during the 1970s to visit Patti and Bob Arthur, owners of The Village Hotel in Ponpei, FSM
Wants to share BUT... 

"I'm little help in adding my own pix etc because they're in (mostly melted, meaning water-damaged) slide boxes. Or albums eaten by the very hungry caterpillar and other famous creatures. But as mentioned I'd be happy to clean up or help copy edit somebody else's contributions if that could help from here."
Submitted Content:​ Pictures

**MZ "Mimi" Morgan

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MZ "Mimi" Morgan
From: Florida then, Montana since 1971
PC Group: Micro VII
Trained: Rota
Served: Saipan
Years of Service: 1968-70
Assignment: First, hearing and vision screening. Then, teaching at Mount Carmel High School, school counselor. Additional Assignments: Helped to make the Micro-Olympics film, taught anthropology as part of the University of Guam Saipan extension program, and assisted in writing a social studies curriculum book for Micronesian high school social studies students.
Micronesian travel: Yap, Palau, Truk, Ponape ---- visited Mount Carmel students and their families.

Submitted Content: ​Pictures

**Tom Zink

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Tom Zink
From: Cleveland, Ohio
PC Group: Micro VII
Trained: Rota
Served: Saipan
Years of Service: 1968-70
Assignment: TESL at Oleai School (year 1), Hopwood Junior High (year 2), taught physical education and coached Oleai school sports teams 

Micronesian travel: Summer 1969, visited Majuro, Yap and Palau with fellow volunteer Andy Pavley; worked as dorm manager at MOC, Palau (TT contract), 1971-72. Returned to Saipan for visits June 2013 and January 2019
Submitted Content: Pictures & Videos

George Will

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George Will
From: New York City
PC Group: Micro VII 
Trained: Rota, Mariana Islands 
Served: Rota 
Years of Service: 1968-’70
Government Contract on Rota: 1970-’71 & 1973 - 1974 
Assignment: TESL 
Additional Projects: Typhoon “proof” housing construction. 
Adult Education in Math. 
Micronesian Travel: Northern Marianas and all Micronesian Districts except Marshall Islands. 
Activities/Work after PC: MSW degree. Psychiatric Social Work; School Counselor.

Submitted Content: Pictures

John Whitbeck

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John Whitbeck
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PC Group: ---
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Years of Service: ---
Assignment: 
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Submitted Content: Pictures & Stories by John Whitbeck

Ward Miles

Submitted Content: Pictures

Tom Fisher

Submitted Content: Pictures & Video

Rebecca (Becky) Wilson

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PC Group: Micro IX
Trained: ---
Served: Saipan (1970-1971), Rota (1971-1972)
Years of Service: 1968-70
Assignment: 
Assigned to Saipan as TESL teacher at Mt Carmel. Most of second year was spent on Rota worked first with Head Start and later in the Mayor's office.
Micronesian travel: ---
Additional Notes/Comments: 
As I can find time, I would be delighted to go through pictures and choose some to scan and upload to add to this site.

Dan Wilson

From: Cleveland, Ohio
PC Group: Micro IX
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Served: Saipan (1970-1971), Rota (1971-1972)
Years of Service: 1968-70
Assignment: 
Served on Saipan as a TESL teacher at Hopwood Jr High. And then served on Rota 1971-72 with a focus on Land Management
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Additional Notes/Comments: From his wife, Becky: Dan died in 2014. I still have the 1000s of slides that mostly he took during our service as will send them as time permits.

Robert Bartolotta

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Robert Bartolotta
From: St. Louis, Missouri
PC Group: Micro IX PC group
Trained: Saipan
Served: Rota
Years of Service: 1970-72
Assignment: Assigned as a math teacher/teacher trainer—also taught six classes per day of math and social studies
Micronesian travel: Saipan, Tinian, Guam
Submitted Content: Pictures

Kurt Barnes

Assignment: Teacher
Submitted Content: Pictures, Book Excerpts

Jeff Boal

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Program Group: Micronesia III, Palau, Peleliu Island
Trained: Miami Beach, Fla, November 1966
Served: peoples on Peleliu Island, Palau
Years of Service: 1967-1968
Assignment: Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) and Community Development (CD)
Micronesian Travel: Jan. 1967 1 week on Saipan, Marianas; Feb. 1967 - Nov 1968, Peleliu, Palau; Summer 1967 - Udot, Truk for Peace Corps Training; Jun. 1970: Returned to Micronesia - Kolonia, Ponape 3 days, Koror and Peleliu, Palau 7 days; Traveled as well to Tobi and Sonsorol - 1 week; Anguar 3 days, Kayangel 1 day, Koror multiple visits/days. Other Truk islands while serving at PC Training included Moen and Foupe (sp?)
Submitted Content: Intending to send pictures

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