About Us VAW Founders

Mark and Rebecca Stanley
Mr. Stanley graduated with a BA in Anthropology from the University of Louisville in 2006. He worked and volunteered for several NGO's and Non-Profit organizations from 1996 until 1998. Mr. Stanley founded and operated a successful real estate business and insurance brokerage in Indiana from 2001 until 2006. Mark and Rebecca met while volunteering for a summer with an NGO in Peru during 2004. In 2006 Mr. Stanley sold his businesses in Indiana and moved with Rebecca to the NYC area. In 2009 Mr. Stanley began administrating for a large insurance office with Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Company. In 2012 Mr. Stanley formed Elite Administration, an Insurance Administration company that manages multi million dollar blocks of Insurance Business for brokers all over the United States. Mark and Rebecca started Volunteers Around the World as an unincorporated association in 2004, and Mr. Stanley continues to operate VAW as the current CEO and executive Director. He also serves on the Board for the Chengango County Arts Council.

Mrs. Stanley graduated from Kean University in 2003 with a BA in Psychology and a minor in Criminal Justice. She currently is homeschooling her two children at their home in New York.

 
Volunteers Around the World   :   San Pedro la Laguna, Guatemala