| Projects Abroad, Our Peruan Team |
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| Tim DeWinter - Director for Peru |
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Tim was born in Belgium and has been involved with education since graduating from University. He worked for UNICEF when he first arrived in Peru. He has now lived in the Sacred Valley for over 10 years and is kept busy looking after his young family and, with the help of his large team, well over 40 volunteers a month! |
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| Irazema Arizabal - Office Manager |
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Irazema is the person in charge when Tim is not around. Born and raised in Cusco, she is a pre-school teacher who has also studied business administration. Currently she is in charge of the finances and with more than four years working for Projects Abroad, she knows just about every aspect of our organisation in Peru. |
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| Tess Okell - Social Manager |
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Tess first became involved with Projects Abroad in the summer of 2007 when she volunteered in Mexico on Teaching and Care programmes. It was such a rewarding and fascinating experience that she decided she wanted to help promote volunteering abroad, thus she returned to Mexico to work with Projects Abroad as a member of staff. She is now working with us in Peru as our new Social Manager. Travelling and beaches are amongst Tess' favourite pastimes. |
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| Elizabeth Velasquez - Teaching Supervisor |
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Elizabeth has been working as an English teacher since 1998 after studying at the Educational Superior Institute of Puno. She also has a degree in Antropology. Elizabeth has two young children and on her days off they enjoy walking in and around Urubmaba and Cusco. |
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| Yessika Espinoza - Care Supervisor |
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Yessika joined Projects Abroad in December 2006 after previously working for an NGO and a bank. She enjoys being able to work with young children as part of her job. In her free time she likes spending time with her family in Cuzco and socialising with the volunteers. |
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| Patricia Davila - Medical Supervisor |
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Pati works in Cuzco as a dentist and comes from a family of medical professionals; both her father and brother are doctors too. Pati joined us as Medical Supervisor in 2006 when we first started our medical projects in Peru. She enjoys having the medical volunteers round for pizza and spending time with her family. |
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| Hannah Partis - Desk Officer for Peru |
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Hannah took over as Desk Officer in March 2007, and is based at the Projects Abroad Office in Urubamba. She has a Masters in International Studies from Uppsala University in Sweden. Hannah first visited Peru as a teaching volunteer with Projects Abroad for three months in April 2005. Hannah can be contacted by e-mail or phone for any questions you may have concerning your time Peru. |
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| Jorge Espinoza - Assistant Manager |
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Jorge has a degree in Tourism Management from San Antonio Abad University in Cusco. Since graduation in 2006 he has worked on a cruise ship and as a guide on the Inca Trail. Jorge previously worked with volunteers on our Tourism Police extra-curricular teaching programme before joining the team as Assistant Manager. In his free time he enjoys playing sports and the guitar. |
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| Americo Andrade - Logistics and Inca Projects Assistant Manager |
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Americo joined Projects Abroad part time in 2003 as a taxi driver and worked his way up to looking after volunteer logistics and working as the Inca Projects Assistant Manager. Americo was born and raised in Sicre in the cloud forest, about 8 kilometres from Huyro, where our Inca programme is based. He loves cars, animals and outdoor activities. His wife Isidora cooks for the Inca Project volunteers. |
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| Daniel O'Shea - Inca Projects Supervisor |
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Daniel was a volunteer on the Inca Projects for three months from May 2007 before returning in September to join the staff team as our supervisor for the Inca Projects. He works with the volunteers on each of the different areas of the project, from community work to excavations and expeditions.
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| Fernando Del Alamo - Spanish Teacher |
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Fernando is our main Spanish teacher and organises all the classes for volunteers taking Spanish courses in Peru. He used to teach English at the local University. Fernando lives in Cuzco and is passionate about his motorbike. He also enjoys cycling and word puzzles.
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