GSC Full Time Staff

• Rick Lathrop - Executive Director
• Maxine Lathrop - Assistant Director/Tanzania Program Coordinator
• Brian Fabian - Thailand Program Coordinator
• Kent Hung - Database Manager

GSC Interns

• Jared Fortunato- Program Assistant Intern 
• Megan Kenny- Program Assistant Intern
• William Li - Accounting Intern 
• Alpa Mistry – Program Assistant Intern




Rick Lathrop  - Executive Director
Prior to forming Global Service Corps (GSC), Rick had experience as a high school teacher, a Navy Officer, a print advertising account representative, a non profit administrator, and an adult holistic educator and leadership trainer. Rick's graduate studies were part of the Human and Organization Development Ph.D. program at The Fielding Institute in Santa Barbara, California. At Fielding, Rick became interested in global studies, particularly in the area of sustainable development, and discovered that there were few educational programs available for adults to gain firsthand experience in the field of international development. With the assistance of a small startup grant from Fielding, he began the development of a program of short-term, "mini Peace Corps" types of experiences to provide Fielding students and others international grass roots exposure to global issues. The concept soon expanded to include participation of adults from all walks of life interested in this kind of experience. Rick continued developing the GSC program part time while completing his studies, and finished his Masters degree in Organization Development in August of 1994. He has been working full time on this endeavor since that time.


Maxine Lathrop - Assistant Director/Tanzania Program Coordinator
Following four years studying liberal arts at California State University-Fullerton, Maxine worked in the food service industry that lead to a career including menu design, consulting, event planning, cooking for internationally known leaders and managing the food service operation at a wellness conference center on an organic farm. From 1992 to 2006, Maxine embarked on a property management career that included managing a 73-unit property in San Francisco. During this time she also acted as a consultant and supporter of Global Service Corps andbecame a full-time GSC staff member in 2007.


Brian Fabian - Thailand Program Coordinator
Brian Fabian returned to the Global Service Corps San Francisco headquarters having recently completed a year stint in Thailand as the GSC In-Country Coordinator. Prior to his post in Thailand, Brian completed a Master's of Public Administration Degree at San Francisco State University focusing on nonprofit management. Before earning his M.P.A., Brian spent three years in Hanoi, Vietnam gaining valuable international development experience at Asia Injury Prevention Foundation working in the field of traffic safety. A trained TEFL teacher, Brian also taught English at Apollo Education and Training in Hanoi. In addition, Brian holds a B.A. from U.C. Berkeley in Political Science.

Kent Hung - Database Manager
Kent began his volunteering experience at Global Service Corps as a part-time database intern in 2001. In 2005 he became an employee of GSC where he continues to work part-time today. His principal tasks are with the ongoing maintenance of GSC’s custom-designed MS ACCESS database as well as supporting many of its varied functions. Kent received his B.S. degree in Computer Science from Louisiana State University in 1990 with an emphasis in database processing and management followed up with a Certificate in Accounting from Foothill College. He previously has worked as an accounting specialist for a Palo Alto high-tech start-up, as a data specialist for a department in the Stanford School of Medicine, a Human Resources specialist for Quantum Corporation, and in the Sales/Credit department of Extreme Networks in Santa Clara. On his days off from GSC he works for a broker-dealer company in Campbell where he converts and indexes company client files into a web-based document management system.

Jared Fortunato- Program Assistant Intern
Jared comes to Global Service Corps with a background in international service, a passion for travel, and a belief in the power of education. Jared earned his BS in Mass Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University and his Masters in International Relations from American University in Washington, DC. After a career in both the public and private sector, Jared most recently earned his multiple subject teaching credential from SFSU and spent the last few years teaching elementary school in both San Francisco and Oakland. When he's not at work, Jared enjoys learning, running, swimming, and bike riding.

Megan Kenny- Program Assistant Intern
Megan comes to Global Service Corps with over seven years of experience in the field of international education. Prior to joining GSC, Megan held the role of Business Administration Manager at a small language services company. Previous to this, she managed grant programs and developed and maintained partnership networks at AYUSA International, a high school youth exchange organization. Megan holds a BA in Sociology from Hamilton College and is currently pursuing a Masters in Business Administration at San Francisco State University.

William Li - Accounting Intern
William is currently studying Economics at the University of San Francisco, while working as an accounting intern with Global Service Corps. William has lived in many different cities around the world including Beijing, Boston, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles, learning how to speak both Mandarin and Cantonese. When not working or studying, he likes to play computer games or instant message with his friends. Other interests include reading about science, technology, and current events in the news.

Alpa Mistry – Program Assistant Intern
Alpa is in the midst of a one-year San Francisco stint after leaving the United Kingdom to take a break from her career and see the world. Living in London for most of her life, she decided to move to San Francisco with her husband for a year where she also volunteers at a local school. Prior to interning at Global Service Corps, Alpa worked in Head Office Merchandising for large retailers for five years after graduating from De Montfort University (UK) with a BA (Hons) in Business Studies.