NICK CANFIELD

University of Colorado Boulder, B.A., International Spanish for the Professions, Illinois State University, M.S., Political Science: Applied Community and Economic Development

While at University of Colorado Boulder, Nick focused on his passion for languages, athletics, and education by tutoring college athletes and living in Spain for a summer where he ran with the bulls in Pamplona. After graduating, he joined the Peace Corps and served in Pohnpei, Micronesia (located in the Pacific Ocean), where he taught English, climbed coconut trees, fished with the country’s president, and coached a track team. Peace Corps led Nick to later work at a therapeutic boarding school in Costa Rica where he helped lead community service trips for high school students in Costa Rica. He is about to graduate with his master’s degree having written his thesis about The Colbert Report‘s effect on politics. He now works as a graduate professional in the financial capability field for three nonprofit organizations helping make Americans more financially stable. Nick is fluent in English and Spanish and proficient in Portuguese and Pohnpeian (the local language where he was a Peace Corps Volunteer). This fall, Nick will be hunting for international jobs and traveling the world for the perfect place to settle down.

SASHA MILONOVA

London School of Economics, M.S., Political Economy of Late Development, Chapman University, B.A., Economics and Peace Studies, minor in Spanish

Sasha recently earned her master’s in political economy of late development from the London School of Economics, focusing on transitional economies and global inequality. Prior to coming to the LSE, Sasha spent several years working in Southeast Asia, first as a documentary filmmaker and later as an English teacher and business consultant for small, women-led social enterprises. Upon returning to the U.S., she served as the chief of staff to a Colorado state senator and then as a regional affiliate director for an international education organization called the PeaceJam Foundation, which connects youth to Nobel Peace Laureates and service learning opportunities. Sasha holds a joint bachelor’s degree in economics and peace studies (cum laude) from Chapman University, which awarded her the highest departmental honor in peace studies for academic excellence, as well as the Paul Delp Award for outstanding service to Orange County. Sasha is fluent in both Russian and Spanish, and has led Putney’s community service programs in Vietnam and Costa Rica.