L to R: Fritz Moriarty, Polly Moriarty,
Sarah White, Rebecca Lewis, Erik Werner,
Emily Werner, Craig Fahey
Not Pictured: Brian Difeo, Katelyn Roberts.
Global Works Summer Staff
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Meet the Global Works Staff
Erik brings over fifteen years of experience working as a high school educator and travel program administrator to his tenure as Global Works Director. He is a former Peace Corp Volunteer in Bolivia who received undergraduate degrees in International Studies and Spanish and an M.A. in Education from the University of Washington in Seattle. Between his years working as a high school Spanish teacher and coach, he enjoyed five summers leading Global Works programs in Costa Rica. Erik keeps his Spanish language skills fresh by coordinating our Latin America and Spain programs. Outside of work, Erik is most likely found spending time with his family or biking in Colorado.
Our resident Kiwi from Dunedin, New Zealand, Craig joined our home office staff in 1998 after spending four years exploring the globe and working with teens each summer. In addition to his passion for travel, Craig is an avid white water kayaker, mountain biker, and skier. He brings a wealth of experience to his role as coordinator of our programs to Ireland, New Zealand, Fiji, Martinique and France!
Polly holds a Masters Degree in Spanish and Education from The University of Colorado. Polly grew up in Lancaster, PA and attended Ohio Wesleyan University where she earned degrees in Spanish and Psychology. She worked three years as a Spanish teacher at Westminster School in Simsbury, CT, and since 1998 Polly has directed student service learning programs in Costa Rica. Polly brings extensive education, travel, and logistical expertise to the Global Works team.
Fritz is an avid international traveler with three years of formal Spanish teaching experience. Fritz spent his formative years at The Loomis Chaffee School and went on to Ohio Wesleyan University where he earned degrees in Anthropology and Environmental Studies. After graduation, Fritz taught English and lived with a family in the mountain village of La Lucha, Costa Rica. He returned to teach Spanish and ESL at the Indian Mountain School in Lakeville, CT. Two years later he transitioned to Boston to work in sales and marketing. With this business experience under his belt, Fritz returned to his passion for service learning and teaching as he co-founded SOL Tours, the precursor to Global Works Custom Group Travel.
Born and raised on the
Jersey Shore, Brian now lives in New York City and maintains our
presence on the East Coast. He started with Global Works in 2003 as a
leader on our Puerto Rico programs, where he still spends each summer
as the In-Country Director. Prior to his work with Global Works, Brian
was a teacher of ESL in New York City and Boston. He holds an M.A.
in Latin American and Caribbean Studies from New York University,
where he focused on human rights, transnational social movements, and
international relations. He loves to play the guitar, swim under waterfalls,
snowboard, and of course, get students excited for community service!
Becca is the newest member
of the Global Works office, joining the team in October of 2008. A graduate
from the University of Vermont, she majored in Natural Resources with a
focus in Recreation Management, and a minor in Community Development.
Her education included study abroad to Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua
and Belize where she developed firsthand experience through sustainable
community development and ecotourism projects. Always itching the
travel bug within, Becca has been a guide and leader for projects in
Montana, Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. After traveling Central
and South America, and saying farewell to the Green Mountain State,
she set out for the sunny trails and ski mountains of Colorado! In her free
time, you can find her on the slopes, rafting the Arkansas, hitting the trail,
heating up the kitchen or blogging on Boulderspace!
Meet the Summer Staff
In-Country Directors
Global Works in-country directors live and work in the program destination. Most of them are native to the country. In-country directors assist the home office in setting up the trips and visiting communities prior to each group’s arrival. Our in-country directors are integral in the success of our programs!
Global Works Trip Leaders
They’re inspirational! With so many returning staff (about 60% each year), we feel our staff leadership is one of our greatest strengths. Global Works continues to hire skilled, knowledgeable, fun-loving women and men who organize and lead trips according to high standards of quality, safety and, of course, fun. They are leaders chosen for: experience working with students, flexibility, organization, language skills, a sense of humor, and responsibility. The majority of our staff also works as professional educators and the average age of our staff is 30.
With at least three adult staff on each summer program, we are able to achieve a sensitive awareness to the needs of our participants and communities. Most of our programs have an additional on-site country director to serve as logistical backup for our groups while working closely with the Global Works home bases in Colorado and Pennsylvania. Each of our staff leaders must be certified in First Aid and CPR and attend our staff training in late spring. Our staff training provides an opportunity for leaders to share program ideas and educational techniques, learn safety protocols and guidelines, and gain a deeper understanding of the Global Works family and service oriented approach to programming.
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