Julia Cedarholm, Rising Social Entrepreneur Award Winner This year, AMIGOS launched our first-ever Rising Social Entrepreneur Award for an outstanding alumnus. Julia Cedarholm (’11, ’12, ’13, ’14) was nominated by … Read More
On Learning and Service: Cellestine’s AMIGOS Story
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On Learning and Service: Cellestine’s AMIGOS Story Earlier this year, AMIGOS alum Cellestine contacted us because she created a workshop about cultural humility inspired by her experience in Nicaragua with … Read More
Meet AMIGOS alum Olivia (’21) and her father Jeff Hill – Two Generations of Amigos
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Olivia is a second-generation AMIGOS alum that participated in the La Costa project in Ecuador this past summer. She shared with us some of her favorite memories with AMIGOS, from … Read More
In Conversation with Peter Fenton
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In Conversation with Peter Fenton About Peter Peter Fenton is a partner at Benchmark, a venture capital firm. His current Board Seats include Airtable, Buoyant, Clickhouse, Cloudera (IPO: CLDR), Cockroach … Read More
Mateo’s Statement of Purpose
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Mateo (Peru ’14, Costa Rica ’19) was kind enough to share his statement of purpose for graduate school with AMIGOS. He cites his experiences with AMIGOS as being pivotal to … Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Community Impact Project Volunteer Alana
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One of our Community Impact Project volunteers- Alana, from Austin, TX – shares about her experiences with AMIGOS and her service project about voting! Learn about the Community Impact Project … Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Anne Morriss
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Anne Morriss (’94, ’95, ’96, ’97) and her wife Frances Frei recently published a book on leadership, Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You. Anne Morriss is … Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Community Impact Project Volunteer Saylor
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One of our Community Impact Project volunteers- Saylor, from San Carlos, CA – shares about her experiences with AMIGOS in Panama and virtually, as well as her service project about … Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Community Impact Project Volunteer Simran
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One of our Community Impact Project volunteers- Simran, from Los Altos, CA- shares about her experiences with AMIGOS in Panama and virtually, as well as her service project! Learn about … Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Community Impact Project Volunteer Blessing
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One of our Community Impact Project volunteers- Blessing from Pérez Zeledón, San José, Costa Rica- shares about her experience building community on a virtual platform and the speaking English regularly … Read More