Monday, January 7 Part 2

Monday,Jan. 7 Part 2

And now, a few additions to the last post on this blog. First, one of the nurses was left off the list. She is Kathy Hoang, a neonatal intensive care nurse at UCSD Hospital in Hillcrest. Kathy became a nurse after working in clinical research with undergraduate degrees in molecular biology and Spanish from Cal. She was a member of the USD nursing team that went to the Dominican Republic last year.

Second, there was no introduction to the business students on Dr. Patricia Marquez’s team from the business school. Dr. Marquez herself is a professor of leadership and organizations at IESA in Caracas, Venezuela, and a visiting professor of management at the USD Business School. Her special interest is in the simultaneous creation of social and economic value as a way to lift people out of poverty. She has a book in production on the subject, titled Inclusive Business in Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities, due out in 2008 from Harvard University Press.

All of her team members are in the International MBA program. Each survived a competitive selection process, including writing an essay, to be here. They are:

Kyle Dupree, a UCSB grad in global studies who has a special interest in socially responsible enterprises and how they are developed. This is Kyle’s first visit to Africa although, as a former Cub Scout, he feels prepared for anything.

Corinne Durazzo, who has a degree in an economics from USC, is anxious to learn more about health care in developing nations such as Uganda. It’s her first visit to Africa also.

Scott Grant is a film grad, also from USC. His goal, after completing his IMBA, is to work in an international setting in a non-governmental organization or nonprofit. Scott’s done a lot of traveling, but never before to Africa.

Eric Grobe is a holds a degree in kinesiology and hopes to connect his undergraduate interest with his IMBA after graduation. He picked USD’s IMBA program because of its emphasis on social responsibility, and came to Uganda, he says, “for the food.”

As I write this, it is 3:10 pm Monday in Uganda, which makes it 4:10 am in California and 1:10 am on the East Coast. There is a dramatic rainstorm going on, lots of thunder and lightning, but we are snug here at Monfort House and sincerely hoping that the power doesn’t go out so we lose our internet access.

Please feel free to post comments to the blogs, including personal messages, but remember that they are open for all to see. And if you are hoping for a phone call from Uganda, be prepared to wake up in the middle of the night. More soon.

Love to all from Uganda.