Eric Wallace is the director of inclusive market systems at ACDI/VOCA, supporting the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer and Cooperative Development programs. Previously, Eric served as director of the Farmer-to-Farmer Special Program Support Project at the Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA). He also started and led the Farmer-to-Farmer Program at NCBA CLUSA and was a volunteer recruiter at CNFA. Eric served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Donetsk, Ukraine, from 2001 to 2003. He earned his B.A. at Reed College and his M.P.A. at George Washington University.
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