Vicky is currently serving as acting President of HoTPCA. In her previous role as Partnerships Chair, Vicky served as a liaison between HoTPCA and similar organizations, coordinated partnerships and collaborations to further the HoTPCA mission, and promoted third goal activities. Vicky served in the Peace Corps from 2007-2009 in Niger and in Peace Corps Response from 2013-2014 in Madagascar.

Vicky works for the City of Austin where she is passionate about the City’s dedication to designing and building services for residents with a human-centered approach. Vicky graduated from Rice University with a bachelor's degree in Cognitive Sciences and received a certificate in interaction design and social entrepreneurship from Austin Center for Design.

Melissa served as a Peace Corps Youth & Families volunteer in Guaranda, Ecuador and in the Galapagos from 2006-2008. After spending the next decade working abroad in various countries and organizations, Melissa is taking an extended pause in Austin where she works as the Regional Preparedness Manager for the Red Cross Serving Central & South Texas. 

Jeff was sent to the Republic of Moldova with the Peace Corps Small Enterprise Development program. He participated in business advising committees and consulted with mainly environmental non-profits and community development organizations. In Austin, Jeff kept following his non-profit heart and now works in the healthcare sector. Outside of volunteering with HoTPCA and work, he enjoys running and climbing. He strives to be more involved in the Austin community and finding a situation to adopt a dog.

Nia served in Ukraine as a youth development volunteer in a rural village school. She worked with the school to create after school programming focused on gender equality and leadership development, in addition, she worked with the local government to create a youth council. She assisted youth in updating community parks and organizing youth-focused events for the community. In Austin, Nia continued with her passion: program development with the county. 

Outside of work, Nia loves to read and talk about her favorite books, meet new people, and spend time outside with her dog Sasha. 

Mark taught English in a Korean Middle School in a rural village. He also conducted Peace Corps Trainings in charge of cross-cultural education. He has worked for the past 35 years doing research and education in Alaska and the past 5 years working on a ranch in the Hill Country near Blanco. He writes, photographs people and places, and operates Rio Blanco Drone, a commercial photography business in Texas and Alaska. In his spare time, he enjoys kayak fishing.

Jacqui is the UT Peace Corps Recruiter where she loves getting to prepare the next generation of volunteers to start their Peace Corps Journey! Previously, Jacqui worked in West Africa on a wide range of programs including Ebola response, emergency business development, health systems strengthening, and quality assurance for a malaria control effort. She is passionate about delivering high quality psychosocial programming in emergency and post conflict settings.

Jacqui served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guinea working in the health sector and as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer in Rwanda training all Peace Corps Volunteers in country on malaria prevention projects. She is an Austin native and received her Master’s in Public Health and Social Work from Tulane University as well as her Bachelors of Sociology at Boston University.

Sally served as a Health Extension Agent in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia from 2012-2014. She discovered the great community of the HoTPCA group upon her return to Austin and joined the board in 2015. In her paid job, Sally works with economically distressed communities to develop job creation strategy through entrepreneurship and innovation. She has one black cat and enjoys hiking on the greenbelt behind her home.