Volunteers/Interns Living Near Arlington, Virginia

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Susan Pulongbarit,
Fair Trade Intern
Arlington, Virginia
Mary, Katherine & Lauren Panke,
Fashion Design & Product Development
Arlington, Virginia
Nick Wolf,
Photographer
Washington, D.C.
Leslie Shages,
Photographer
Washington, D.C.
Athena Maikish,
Business & Technical Consultant
Washington, D.C.
Sharon Bollers,
Business Consultant
Washington, D.C.
Kristy Hofkens,
Photographer
Washington, D.C.
Cali Lee,
Accounting/Business Analysis
Alexandria, Virginia
Samantha Yoon,
Capacity Building Consultant
Bethesda, Maryland
Annie O'Brien,
Business Intern
Vienna, VA/USA
Firoozeh Mofakhami,
Business Improvement Consultant
Oakton, Virginia
Emilie Kimball,
Product Designer & Journalist
Potomac, Maryland
Tyler Reynolds,
Business Development Intern
Potomac, Maryland
Leimer Tejeda,
Project Manager
College Park, MD
Samantha Bailey,
Marketing Consultant
Manassas, VA
Melanie Goggins,
Fundraiser
Manassas, Virginia
Benjamin Owsley,
Batik stamp designer
Warrenton, VA/USA]
Katie Modly,
Fair Trade Tour Planner/ Quality Control Officer
Warrenton, VA/USA]
Jen Russum,
Catalog Designer
Kent County, MD
Sarah & Maggie Austin,
Grantwriter & Product Developer
Salisbury, Maryland
Jeff Maurone,
Software Developer
Mantua, New Jersey
Claire Munley,
Business Intern
Ardmore, PA
Julia Blaukopf,
Photographer
Philadelphia, PA
Tamika Jackson,
Designer & Production Coordinator
Philadelphia, PA
Maura O'Brien,
Business Development Intern
Philadelphia, PA
Liza Perkins,
Bookkeeping
State College, Pennsylvania
Lindsay McCormack,
Co-Creator of “Cape Coast Kitchen”
Clermont, New Jersey
Brooke Olster,
International Trade Consultant
Lawrenceville, NJ
Frances and John Kennedy ,
Business Math Educators
Easton, PA
Kaitlyn Maloney,
Business Development Intern
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Anne Friedman,
Business Development Intern
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tricia Chirumbole,
Financial Management Intern
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mary, Katherine & Lauren Panke
Fashion Design & Product Development
[Arlington, Virginia]


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Emma and Eli teach Katherine and Lauren batiking basics.

Description: Although the Global Mamas apparel line has expanded over the last few years, the teen-age bracket was not well represented in the Global Mamas product line. The challenge was to come up with teen-appropriate apparel that would work for a wide variety of different body shapes and sizes, particularly when considering that there are no "fitting rooms" for internet customers. As the new Global Mamas catalog was under development as well, WIP needed new textile batik patterns that might lend itself to the new teen apparel products.

Achievements: The mother-daughters team helped to extend WIP's economic development programs to new women in the Cape Coast area and:
  • Introduced a "tube top" concept to be used for three new garments in the Global Mamas product line: blouse, skirt, and dress.
  • Worked closely with the seamstresses and WIP's quality control managers who combined expertise and imagination to perfect the design and production for each of the garments.
  • Attended a batik class where they learned the logistics of the batiking process to prepare them in developing a new textile batik design for the new catalog.
  • Created a new textile design, the "sunburst", that will be batiked in a mix of color choices for the new teen wear.
  • Helped to write new product descriptions for all new homeware and many new apparel products in preparation for a site upgrade to the online Global Mamas store.
 Highlights: Although none in this mom-daughters team considered themselves "designers", they were amazed at what was accomplished in less than two weeks. They learned what it felt like to be one step in a process of very efficient, organized, and creative teamwork. After introducing some creative fashion ideas, they were excite to see it all come to fruition - ideas passed along, seamstresses putting them to fabric, quality control checking back with them on sizing and style choices, and other volunteers and office staff helping with feedback.

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