Interview with Kate Schachter, August 20, 2021
Project: Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Kate Schachter first served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana from August 2004 through February 2007 and then in Georgia from February 2016 through February 2017. Prior to Peace Corps, Kate had a career as an IT Manager and then a Customer Service Manager at two biotechnology firm and she had engaged in volunteer service with environmental organizations. After her children became adults, Kate’s long dream of joining Peace Corps was finally possible. Her pre-service training in language, culture, and technical training were conducted respectively in Techiman, Ghana. Her site assignment was in Brekumanso, Ghana as a Nursery Operator Advisor. Kate also engaged in secondary projects in health, education and youth development. Nine years after returning from Ghana, Kate elected to join Peace Corps Response for a one year assignment in the Republic of Georgia. She worked in Kutaisi in the Individual and Organizational Development sector as Fundraising and Networking Specialist. In 2017 Kate completed her service and in January 2018 began working as Peace Corps Strategic Recruiter at the University of Wisconsin-Madison . For her dedication and service as an older volunteer, Kate was nominated for Peace Corps’s 2021 Lillian Carter Award.Interview Accession
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Catherine Schachter Kate Schachter Peace Corps (U.S.) Ghana (country of service) Ghana Georgia (country of service) Georgia 2004-2007 (Date of service) 2016-2017 (Date of service) Peace Corps Volunteer Job: Health Peace Corps Volunteer Job: Youth in Development Techiman, Ghana (Training City) Brekumanso, Ghana (Work site) Peace Corps Recruiter Language training Training Cultural training Diversity in the Peace Corps Older Americans Lillian Carter AwardInterview Rights
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Schachter, Kate Interview by Cal Mann. 20 Aug. 2021. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Schachter, K. (2021, August 20). Interview by C. Mann. Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Schachter, Kate, interview by Cal Mann. August 20, 2021, Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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