Natalia Joseph is an Evacuated Peace Corps Volunteer from Ukraine 2019-2020 in Education. She currently works as a Senior Programs Associate at Venture for America. She is passionate about community development, cross-cultural communication, and foreign languages. Natalia graduated with a B.A. from Mercyhurst University with degrees in Socio-cultural anthropology & Russian studies, and earned a M.A. in International Relations from the University of Chicago. Natalia lives in the greater Cleveland area, though has recently spent time in Chicago, IL., Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Ukraine, and Erie, PA. In her free time, she likes to try new recipes, explore the Cleveland Metroparks, learn new languages, and travel.