Volunteers
Chris Graber lives in Southern California and escapes the corporate world as often as possible. Cramming the maximum number of so-called vacation days into each year, he travels near and far in search of seldom seen landscapes, new faces and a better understanding of the rest of the world. A third generation amateur photographer, Chris developed a passion for exploration and photography, while living in Hawaii. Since then, he has traveled to the Andes, Central America, Tibetan Plateau and East Greenland. You can visit his website at:
www.chrisgraber.com
Scott Powers is an Assistant Professor of French at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA, where he teaches courses in French language, literature, and culture. He is currently writing a book that examines the concept of evil in modern French literature at the intersection of religious and secular thought. His secondary research interests include the cultures and literatures of the Francophone world, including those of Africa, the Antilles, and Quebec.
Juan Carlos Bonilla holds a MBA degree from the Edinburgh Business School (Heriot-Watt University, Scotland) and is currently a member of the doctoral program (PhD/DBA) at the International University of Monaco and the Université Nice Sophia Antípolis in Southern France. For 15 years he has led projects and programs, first in his native Guatemala, then in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa. He is now an international consultant applying a businesslike entrepreneurial approach to the social sector.
Johna Van Noy moved to Northern Virginia in 2007 to pursue career in advocating for international Indigenous Peoples’ rights. As a graduate student, Johna was actively involved in issues of NAGPRA and Repatriation as they pertain to ethnographic museum collections. Her passion for international Indigenous issues has enabled her to participate in the 2005 World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education held in New Zealand and a cultural exchange with the Giellagas Institute, Center for Sami Language and Culture, in Oulu, Finland. She has worked closely with American Indian students and faculty on culturally appropriate protocol when working with museum collections. Johna holds a Bachelor’s in Anthropology from Austin College and a Master’s in Indigenous Nations Studies with a focus in Cultural Preservation Management from the University of Kansas.
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