BIOGRAPHY: Since September 2002, Celeste Brown has been serving in Sucre, Bolivia. As a part of the FHI/Bolivia family, Celeste is a Marketing Assistant with a focus on microenterprise, working to help generate incomes for the poor in the altiplano (highlands and highland valleys) of Bolivia. While working in this capacity, she will also pursue her MBA in International Development with Hope International University.

Celeste is a native of Beaufort, South Carolina and was involved with New Hope Christian Church throughout her youth. She moved to the Boston-Metro area to pursue her degree in International Culture and Economy from Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts. Before serving with Food for the Hungry, Celeste had a career in Financial Services with Investors Bank in Trust in Boston. While at Bentley, she became acquainted with Park Street Church, where her call to serve with Food for the Hungry was confirmed.

REASON FOR WORKING WITH FHI:  I wanted to work with an organization that was committed to meeting the needs of sustainable development holistically