Interview with Mary McCoy, July 19, 2021

Interview Summary

Mary McCoy served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Kingdom of Tonga from 2002 to 2005. Prior to Peace Corps, Mary had a career as a Human Resources professional in the private sector. After a seeing a Peace Corps slide presentation on Micronesia, Mary jumped at the opportunity to join Peace Corps as an older volunteer. Mary’s training cohort was Peace Corps Tonga Group #63 and her pre-service training in language, culture, and technical training were conducted in Lavengatonga. Her site assignment was in the capital city of Nuku'alofa working as a management advisor to the Tonga National Youth Congress. Mary also engaged in secondary projects developing cultural training programs. Mary extended her service to a third year and then stayed in Tonga for seven more years to co-found and work as Managing Director for the Training Group of the Pacific, a consulting firm serving NGOs and government entities throughout the Pacific Island countries.

Interview Keyword

Peace Corps (U.S.) Tonga (Country of service) 2002-2005 (Date of service) Peace Corps Volunteer Job: Youth in Development Language training Training Cultural training Diversity in the Peace Corps Older Americans Lavengatonga (Training City) Nuku'alofa (Work site)

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