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Calvin graduates who major or minor in global development go on to work in a broad range of fields around the world. Here is a sampling of what our graduates have done or are doing currently.
- National Director, Catholic Relief Services in Ghana
- National Director for HIV/AIDS programs, Anglican Church in Mozambique
- Vice President, Tearfund USA
- Development Programmer, Samaritan’s Purse in Liberia
- Legal counsel for refugees in Egypt
- Health consultant, Clinton Global Initiative
- Director of Research and Education, Grand Rapids Urban League
- English teacher, Mozambique
- Executive director, Association for a More Just Society in the US
- Director of Communications, Association for a More Just society (stationed in Honduras)
- Program analyst, USAID
- Migration counselor, Catholic Charities
- Church Relations Associate, World Renew
- Executive Director, New City Kids, Paterson, NJ
- Executive Director, Treetops Collective, Grand Rapids, MI
- Communications Specialists at different NGOs
- Diversity training educator, Grand Rapids, MI
- Regional Facilitator, Southeast Asia at Partners Worldwide
- Senior Advocacy Manager, International Justice Mission
- English language teacher, China
- Vice President of Performance Quality Improvement, Southwest Key Programs
- Program Analyst, FEMA in Washington, DC
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