Margie
Perry
Trinity
Fellow Class of 2002-2004
Graduate Program: Business Administration
Service Experience: Peace Corps - Astana, Kazahkhstan
Undergraduate: Central Missouri State University, Major: Actuarial Science and Mathematics,
Minor: Computer Science
Trinity Fellows Program Agency Assignment: Horizon's,
Inc.
Service Experience/ Location:
My service experience prior to the Trinity Fellows
program was as an Economic Development Peace Corps
volunteer in Astana, Kazakhstan. My primary assignment
was to teach market economics at a local high school.
I also taught business and market economics at the
local university. I also participated in teacher seminars
that were organized through our community's English
Language Resource Center. In addition to my teaching,
I worked with the Kazakhstan National Bank on their
Pension Reform Project.
Trinity Fellowship Experience:
I chose the Trinity Fellows program because of the
opportunity to pursue my Masters degree and simultaneously
work in a non-profit agency. I think that the program
is exciting because of the opportunity it presented
to pursue my MBA while focusing on non-profit management.
Over the past two years at Marquette, I have had many
challenges both in my school and professional work.
The balancing act between school and work proved to
be more challenging than I had anticipated. It was
quite an adjustment to get back into the routine of
studying, preparing for class and working in a job
where my role had to be created.
My work assignment has been at Horizons, Inc., which
is an inner-city non-profit agency that serves women
offenders. I currently work as the Associate Director
and I am responsible for assisting the agency in supporting
and enhancing business aspects of the agency for long-range
and short-range planning. This includes fund development,
database development, Web site development, marketing
and strategic planning.
Aside from my academic preparation, the program has
allowed me to gain insight into the non-profit sector
of our economy and the role that it plays in serving
the social needs of our community.
Plans after graduation
After graduation, I plan on moving back to Iowa where
I will finally be able to end my two-year long-distance
relationship! Although the job market is sluggish
right now, I see many directions that I could take
in terms of my career and all of them are exciting
options.
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Post Script:
Margie Perry is Associate Director/Fiscal Manager
for a nonprofit organization in Des Moines.
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