West Islip High School Alumni
West Islip, New York (NY)
Ricardo Wilson-grau
West Islip High School
Class of 1960
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RICARDO'S PROFILE
| First Name | Ricardo |
| Last Name | Wilson-grau |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1960 |
| Gender | Male |
| City | N/A |
| State/Province | Rio de Janeiro |
| Country | Brazil |
| Occupation | Independent consultant |
| Married | Yes |
| Favorite School Memory | The classes of the master teacher Charles Plummer; my friendships with many classmates; my relationship with Mickey Weber |
| About Me | After graduating, I spent two years of college in Alabama and Mexico City. Dropped out to sell encyclopaedias door- to-door in NY-NJ-PA-PR region for a year. Then, spent two years with US Peace Corps in Colombia and lived briefly with first partner. Moved to Puerto Rico for 3+ years, married first wife and had first son; also worked as a publishing executive and finished university in social sciences, graduating magna cum laude and with a love for alcohol. Spent the first part of the seventies in Guatemala directing the American Friends Service Committee's development programme; divorced. Then, spent the rest of the decade directing the Latin American Programme of Friends World College, living in Mexico and Guatemala and travelling in the region. During the eighties I continued living in Guatemala and worked as the managing director of the Inforpress Centroamericana political and economic news agency. I married again and had three more children. Frustrated by the impossibility of positive social change in Guatemala, we moved to the Netherlands where for two and a half years I co-ordinated the Greenpeace International campaign against toxics. Travelled widely in the global North. This turned out, however, to be the first job since I started working when I was ten years old in which I could not please most of the people, most of the time. Resigned from the job and from management and spent the next fourteen years as a senior advisor - paid not to make decisions! - with the private Dutch international development funding agency Novib; travelled even more widely in the global North and South. In early 2000s, separated from my wife and by 2007 had seven grandchildren. Currently live in Rio de Janeiro with Brazilian partner but work internationally as an independent consultant in organisational development and as an evaluator. Three of my children live back in Guatemala and one migrated in 2009 t...(read more) |
Class of 1960 Alumni
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Class of 1991
Jamie Craveiro
Class of 2006
Leigh Lemaitre
Class of 1978
Jean O’dea
Class of 1983
Elena Tonkiss
Class of 1980
Ellen Nash
Class of 1984
Barry Wood Barry Wood
Class of 1973
Maurice Mauner
Class of 1968
Pamela Walker
Class of 1988
Joe Kolb
Class of 1976
James Manahan
Class of 1975
Eileen Smaha Eileen Reilly Smaha
Class of 1966
Judy O'connor
Class of 1961
John Rice
Class of 1998
Steve Dorn
Class of 1988
Kelly Perdue
Class of 1987
David Okeefe David Okeefe
Class of 1980
Dennis Fitzpatrick
Class of 1975
Ramona Factora
Class of 1963
Michael Beierle
Class of 1980
Susan Denton
Class of 1969
Karen Oconnor
Class of 1999
Kevin Popelka
Class of 1978
Chris Burrough
Class of 1976
Recent Class of 1960 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1960 Reunion for Free
53rd Reunion
Invited Classes: 1960
Date: Jun 07, 2013
Description: Friday, June 7th and Saturday, June 8th invitation to our reunion is open to 1959 and 1961 classes ( others are welcome ...(read more)
50th Reunion
Invited Classes: 1960
Date: Sep 25, 2010
Description: Block of hotel room reserved at the Holiday Inn. Use group code M05 when booking.