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Eleanor Horowitz

March 20th, 2013 · No Comments · 2013 Scouts in the Field, Winter-Spring 2013

EleanorLocation: Bangalore, India

Village Capital Partner: Unitus Seed Fund

Eleanor is passionate about scientific innovation, technology, and finding scalable solutions to social and environmental challenges worldwide. Previously, Eleanor worked at Mission Markets, a financial marketplace for sustainable investing, where she developed business strategy for environmental credit markets and helped manage the investment pipeline for social enterprises raising capital.

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Sarah Feldmann

March 20th, 2013 · No Comments · 2013 Scouts in the Field, Winter-Spring 2013

SarahLocation: Nairobi, Kenya

Village Capital Partner: Invested Development

Sarah is 23 years old and from Denver, Colorado. She recently graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Economics modified with Engineering, with a concentration in Developing Economics and Finance.

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Emily Lantz

March 15th, 2013 · No Comments · Winter-Spring 2013

Emily LantzLocation: Uttarakhand district, India

Village Capital Partner: Sanghata Global‘s 125 square mile project area in Northern India

Emily has nearly 5 years of professional experience as a Deloitte human capital consultant solving complex business problems for global, Fortune 100 companies with an eye towards people and organizational effectiveness.

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Jennifer Clessas

March 7th, 2013 · No Comments · Winter-Spring 2013

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Location: Uttarakhand district, India

Village Capital Partner: Sanghata Global‘s 125 square mile project area in Northern India

Jennifer Clessas is a recent graduate from Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS), completing a Master’s degree in Public Administration and beginning her work as a development practitioner.

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Asaía Palacios

February 14th, 2013 · No Comments · Winter-Spring 2013

AsaiaLocation: Colombia

Village Capital Partner: The Hub- Bogota

Asaía grew up in two worlds – on one side, Ecatepec, State of Mexico and on the other, San Antonio, Texas.

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Rizki Penna

February 12th, 2013 · No Comments · Winter-Spring 2013

Location: Indonesia

Photo - Rizki PennaVillage Capital Partner: Satoe Indonesia and Village Capital

Rizki is a social entrepreneur focused on developing small-medium businesses in rural areas in Indonesia, who believes in the power of social innovation to tackle problems within the bottom of the pyramid consumers.

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Bonita Yip

February 12th, 2013 · No Comments · Winter-Spring 2013

bonitaLocation: India

Village Capital Partner: SABRAS

I’m trying to prove that “any business woman with a heart” can work in Fortune 500 Company to make a positive, social impact. I’m a recent full-time MBA graduate from the Simmons School of Management (an all women’s MBA program in Boston, MA), with a focus in sustainability/socially responsible business.

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Ray Zeng

February 12th, 2013 · No Comments · Winter-Spring 2013

rayLocation: London, England

Village Capital Partner: Sanghata Global

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Crystal Lo

February 9th, 2013 · No Comments · Winter-Spring 2013

Location: The Netherlands

Village Capital Partner: VilCap: NetherlandsCrystalsmall

Crystal Gloria Lo is a young professional who aspires to utilize business skills for a social benefit.

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Mei Wa Poon

February 9th, 2013 · No Comments · Winter-Spring 2013

Mei WaLocation: Hong Kong/China

Village Capital Partner: One Earth Designs

Mei Wa Poon has been working in the financial services industry at a leading global bank for over three years in New York.

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Parita Patel

February 9th, 2013 · No Comments · Winter-Spring 2013

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Location: Uttarakhand district, India

Village Capital Partner: Sanghata Global‘s 125 square mile project area in Northern India

 

 

Parita has seven years of full-time professional experience working on program development, effective grantmaking, strategic nonprofit planning, and organization and financial management for several community-focused organizations in New York and Boston.

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Myles Lutheran

February 7th, 2013 · No Comments · Winter-Spring 2013

SLocation: Kenya

Village Capital Partner: Eco Fuels, Ltd.

Myles is a suma cum laude graduate of Northeastern University where he completed his bachelors degree in Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise.

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Kevin Lehr

February 7th, 2013 · No Comments · Winter-Spring 2013

Kevin3Location: India

Village Capital Partner: Kinara

Growing up, his mother and grandparents operated a small family business in Maryland. From what started out as a single kiosk selling jewelry and crafts made by Kevin’s grandmother, his family was able to grow the business into a profitable venture. With this understanding of the power of small businesses as a driving economic force, Kevin pursued a BBA in Finance from the College of William & Mary where he also studied International business in Spain

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Steven Hoberg

August 28th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Meet our Scouts, Steve Hoberg - India, Summer-Fall 2012

Location: India Village Capital Partner: Kinara Growing up in the Chicago area Steve received  his  B. S.  in Applied Plant Science from Northern Arizona University  in 1976 and then completed his  M.B.A. at the University of Arizona  in 1979.  Steve went on to work for 8 years at Georgia Power Company doing financial planning and internal management [...]

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Patrick Huang

August 28th, 2012 · No Comments · Meet our Scouts, Patrick Huang - India, Summer-Fall 2012

Location: India Village Capital Partner: Village Capital – India Patrick is a first-year Ross MBA student at the University of Michigan focusing on Finance and Strategy. For the summer, Patrick is focused on identifying high-potential, early-stage enterprises in India for Village Capital. Before starting at Ross, Patrick completed a pre-MBA fellowship with Vittana, an education microfinance non-profit, [...]

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