Fellows

Before becoming a Fellow, Ellen Metzger was the Operations Supervisor for Village Enterprise. Ellen graduated from Santa Clara University where she studied Finance and Accounting. She is deeply interested in economic development and microfinance. Her passion for Africa stemmed from an internship in Ghana and has blossomed while working for Village. She coaches lacrosse, enjoys the outdoors and loves learning about new cultures. Her Fellowship this year will focus on the Village Enterprise Microdevelopment Plan, accounting and a system for earned revenue.

Heather received a BS in Business Administration with an emphasis in Computer Information Systems from Fort Hays State University in 2004 and a BS in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance in 2010 from Kansas State University. Heather joined the Peace Corps in June of 2011 to work on the Community Economic Development program in Kenya. During her two year fellowship, Heather will be assisting with Village Enterprise’s conservation and micro-enterprise efforts in Kenya.

Sisay is a Peace Corps Volunteer working with Village Enterprise. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2011 with a degree in Environmental Science and Geography. Sisay loves to travel and has lived in four different countries, across three different continents. When he’s not at work, he like to play soccer, watch sports, read and listen to music.

Daniel is a Conservation Fellow based in Hoima, Uganda. Before joining Village Enterprise Daniel served as an AmeriCorps member in 2011. Stationed in Miami, FL he developed and managed environmental community and corporate social responsibility development projects in low income neighborhoods. He received his BA in International Relations from Florida International University in Miami, FL and his MA in International Development: Environmental and Development from the University of Manchester in Manchester, England as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in 2012. On his free time Daniel enjoys traveling, movies, cooking and supporting Manchester United!