Sue Patterson: Back to Guatemala

After serving as a PCV in Dos Quebradas, Caldas (now Risaralda), Sue Patterson became a Foreign Service Officer.

She retired in 1997 after 24 years and moved to Guatemala, where she had served as Consul General from 1989-93. It’s now her permanent home. Seven years ago she founded a non-profit called WINGS (www.wingsguate.org) which provides education about family planning, as well as subsidizing family planning methods for impoverished Guatemalan families. They also do cervical cancer screening.

Sue serves on the board of Behrhorst Partners for Development and is its Guatemalan Coordinator. Behrhorst addresses basic community development needs, with a particular focus on health-related infrastructure, including water systems, latrines, gray-water filters, and fuel-efficient stoves.

Contact Sue at www.wingsguate.org.