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Our Alumni Community

Inspiring life-long journeys of connection, collaboration, and social change

VIA’s international alumni community is diverse, socially engaged, and committed to empathy-building and collaboration across borders.
 
VIA alumni are engaged in a wide range of sectors, including education, health care, nonprofit, community development, government, public policy, business, law, and more.
 
We encourage alumni to leverage their VIA connections to expand their personal and professional networks around the world.
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The VIA community, including volunteers, participants, staff, and advisors, actively contribute to a wide range of fields as educators, researchers, and practitioners. If you are a member of the VIA community and would like to share your work on this list, please contact us.

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Aiko Takeuchi-Demirci, PhD

Aiko Takeuchi-Demirci, PhD

  • American Culture & Society Program, 2001
Christopher Gerteis, PhD

Christopher Gerteis, PhD

  • VIA Volunteer in Japan, 1989
Diane Niblack Fox

Diane Niblack Fox

  • VIA Volunteer in Hong Kong, 1967; Vietnam, 1991
Eric Almquist

Eric Almquist

  • VIA Volunteer in Macau, 1969
Eric Larson, MD

Eric Larson, MD

  • VIA Volunteer in Hong Kong, 1968
Frances Pordes

Frances Pordes

  • VIA Volunteer in China, 1985
Greyson Bryan

Greyson Bryan

  • VIA Volunteer in Hong Kong, 1969
Isabel Stenzel Byrnes

Isabel Stenzel Byrnes

  • VIA Volunteer in Japan, 1994
James Thomas, MD

James Thomas, MD

  • Advisor for VIA Medical Programs
Joel Stratte-McClure

Joel Stratte-McClure

  • VIA Volunteer in Hong Kong, 1967
John Ambler

John Ambler

  • VIA Volunteer in Indonesia, 1975
June Gordon, PhD

June Gordon, PhD

  • VIA Volunteer in Taiwan, 1970
Kazutoh Ishida, PhD

Kazutoh Ishida, PhD

  • American Language & Culture Program, 1991; VIA Executive Director
Martti Vallila

Martti Vallila

  • VIA Volunteer in the Philippines, 1971
Peter Love

Peter Love

  • VIA Volunteer in Hong Kong, 1964; the Philippines, 1968
Sandra Teresa Hyde, PhD, MPH

Sandra Teresa Hyde, PhD, MPH

  • VIA Volunteer in China, 1983
Sasha Welland

Sasha Welland

  • VIA Volunteer in China, 1992
Takamasa Totsuka

Takamasa Totsuka

  • American Language & Culture Program, 1993
Takanori Kashino

Takanori Kashino

  • Exploring Social Innovation Program, 2012, 2013; American Language & Culture Program, 2016; Educator Exchange 2020
Takayuki Oshimi, MD

Takayuki Oshimi, MD

  • Advisor for VIA Medical Programs
Takuya Kimura, PhD

Takuya Kimura, PhD

  • American Language & Culture Program, 1997; Kyushu University Professor
Timothy George, PhD

Timothy George, PhD

  • VIA Volunteer in Japan, 1976, and China, 1980

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