Vision
A world in which marginalized people have access to the resources they need to achieve their potential
Our Twofold Mission
Provide affordable loans to marginalized entrepreneurs
Empower and strengthen effective grassroots organizations
The Underserved Niche We Target
Communities beyond the reach of most aid organizations
Small and remote communities
Entrepreneurs requesting very small loans
People with special needs, persons with handicaps, displaced persons
Communities where there is a Peace Corps Volunteer to offer support
Communities with a relationship to a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
How We Accomplish Our Mission
Providing funds for microloans to supplement an existing anti-poverty tool kit
Finding changemakers already working effectively to serve a marginalized community
Assisting them to expand the program at their own pace
Mentoring them towards success
Handling the major loan-tracking responsibilities
Board
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Glenn Blumhorst
DIRECTOR - COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Glenn Blumhorst is a distinguished leader in the Peace Corps community, a social entrepreneur at heart, and a Rotarian. He earned his reputation as a strategic, transformative, and visionary leader during his tenures at three prestigious organizations – Peace Corps Foundation, National Peace Corps Association and ACDI/VOCA – where he significantly increased their visibility, resources, effectiveness, and impact. He began his career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala.
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Curt Commander
SYSTEM ARCHITECT
Curt Commander has an MS in Business Analytics from the College of William and Mary and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Colombia (2019-20). He is a cloud architect and backend developer and uses his experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer to inform his work developing applications for international development contexts. He built TCP Global’s data collection and reporting system and continues to maintain it.
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Lynette Coyne
DIRECTOR - ACCOUNTING
Lynette Coyne, an accounting graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana -Champaign, served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Slovakia (1997-99). Lynette began her career as a CPA with Arthur Andersen and has spent 25 years in accounting and tax, working in corporate and non-profit organizations across 4 continents.
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Michelle Daniels
VICE PRESIDENT
Michelle Kennedy Daniels, a Rotarian and graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University, served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal (1990-92). She has over 20 years experience representing the United States in multiple countries and cultures. Michelle facilitates communications with Nepal and is Vice President of TCP Global.
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Helene Dudley
PRESIDENT
Helene Ballmann Dudley, a Rotarian and graduate of St Louis University with an MS in Management Information Systems from Florida International University, served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Colombia (1968-70) and Slovakia (1997-99). Helene has led the micro-loan program since its inception in 2000 and is President of TCP Global.
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Chris Roesel
DIRECTOR - AFRICA
Chris Roesel, a Rotarian, has an MS in nutrition from the University of Georgia and an MPH from Johns Hopkins in public health. Chris served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala (1973-75) and has over 30 years of international development experience with water, health, hygiene, and sanitation programs in 20 countries in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
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Kathleen Schilb
DIRECTOR - SPECIAL PROJECTS
Kathleen Schlib, a graduate of Portland State University, served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya (1989-91). Her experience includes oversight of community engagement, volunteerism, philanthropic giving, and financial education. Kathleen handles special projects for TCP Global.
Country Coordinators
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Ibrahim Boubacar
NIGER
Ibrahim Boubacar, a former Peace Corps Niger agricultural skills trainer, has a Master’s Degree from Southern New Hampshire University and wrote his Master’s Thesis on sustainable agricultural. He now resides in California and assists TCP Global in translations and understanding programs supported through Potentiel Terre.
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Zakari Hassane
NIGER
Zakari Hassane has a Master’s Degree in Financial Auditing and is founder and head of Potentiel Terre, an organization empowering women and girls to improve, hygiene, health, water and sanitation in rural areas of Niger. Potentiel Terre serves as fiscal agent, allowing over 30 Women’s Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) to receive TCP Global support.
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Ajaga Innocent
UGANDA
Ajaga Buran Innocent, a Rotarian, has a degree in Development Studies with certificates in project planning and management and HIV/AIDS prevention. He is director of Care Community Education Center (CCEDUC), which serves as fiscal agent allowing 40 Women’s Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) in Yumbe District of Uganda to work with TCP Global.
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Yogi Kayastha
NEPAL
Yogi Kayastha, a former Peace Corps language instructor, has an MS in Renewable Energy from the University of Flensburg in Germany and 20 years of experience in the NGO sector in Nepal. He recruited over 40 TCP Global loan sites throughout rural Nepal, which he visits in conjunction with his work as Country Coordinator for Development Fund Norway.
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Emmy Zoomlamai
UGANDA
Emmy Zoomlamai, a Rotarian and graduate of Makerere University in Uganda, is founder and CEO of Financial Inclusion for Community Help (FICH) in Lira, Uganda and a Peace Corps Community and Economic Development consultant. FICH serves as fiscal agent, allowing six Women’s Village Savings and Loan Associations to receive TCP Global support.
Partners
The National Peace Corps Association served as Fiscal Sponsor for TCP Global from 2016 to 2022 and provided invaluable support over the years, starting with the Lorette Miller Ruppe Award in 2003. That award raised our profile, enhanced our credibility, and enabled us to expand. With NPCA as our fiscal sponsor, TCP Global was able to secure significant donations.
People 2 People (P2P) under the direction of TCP Global's Director for Africa Programs, Chris Roesel, provides technical and financial support for sustainable, low-cost water, sanitation, health, and hygiene projects. P2P works closely with TCP Global partners in several African countries.
Rotary Club of Coconut Grove, Florida supported The Colombia Project and later TCP Global with multiple district grants, which enabled the program to grow and attract other funders. This organization helped TCP Global through two difficult transition periods and served as fiscal agent for part of 2022. Three Grove Rotarians are on the TCP Global team and many members are financial supporters.