Peace
Corps is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Bruce Cohen as Country
Director for Peace Corps/Morocco.
Mr.
Cohen comes to Morocco from the US Fund for UNICEF in New York where he worked
as the Director of Volunteer Services. In that capacity he managed activities
for UNICEF volunteers nation-wide, developed and implemented a UNICEF college
campus initiative, provided leadership to local area chapters and increased
the number of volunteers and revenue from volunteer activities.
Prior
to this he worked for the American
Jewish World Service where he was the Director for International Programs
and the Jewish Volunteer Corps.
While there, he directed all aspects of recruitment, screening and
placement procedures, and established policy and operational guidelines for
the Corps.
Mr.
Cohen's experience with volunteer programs in the government spans over 30
years. He has extensive experience directing recruitment for both national
and international volunteer programs as well as managing Peace Corps programs
in the field. His most recent experience was with the Corporation for National
Service (CNS) as the Director of AmeriCorps Recruitment. While with CNS he
managed the national recruitment and referral system, served as the principal
policy advisor for national recruitment strategies and acted as the liaison
with service programs, state and federal agencies, military and business experts.
Prior
to working with CNS he was the Country Director for the Peace Corps in Dakar,
Senegal and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Before working for Peace Corps overseas, Mr. Cohen was Director of
National Recruitment in Washington, D.C. for the Peace Corps responsible for
the entire recruitment process for all Peace Corps Volunteers. He also served
as the principal policy advisor on recruitment issues. Prior to this, he directed
the Peace Corps recruitment operations in Miami, Atlanta and Chicago regional
recruitment offices.
Mr.
Cohen was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tunisia.
As a Volunteer, Mr. Cohen
taught English and adult education classes. Mr. Cohen is fluent in French.
We are confident that he will bring a wealth of talent, experience and knowledge
to Morocco.
Reception
for Bruce Cohen, Peace Corps/Morocco Director-designate
