Extra-Ordinary Woman: E. Scott Osborne

Women of Peace Corps Legacy interviews an “Extra-Ordinary Woman”, E. Scott Osborne, who is a writer, gender equality advocate, and athlete. She was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Togo from 1980 to 1982.Featured Guest:Scott Osborne is currently President of Through Women’s Eyes, a gender equality organization, Chair of the Reel Equals Film Festival, and Co-Host of the podcast “A Woman’s Place with Scott and Ashley.” She writes and speaks regularly on activism and the global gender gap and has been an international development manager, lawyer, and teacher. Her work has been seen in the Albany (NY) Times Union, Montessori Leadership, Triathlete.com, Tomorrow’s Child, and the Sarasota Herald Tribune, among other places, and she is currently writing a book about human competencies. While living in India, Scott’s research on gender issues led her to the concept that would become SPOILED, a play about violence and masculinity. Originally from New York City, Scott has lived and worked in seven different countries, including Kenya, Lesotho, India, and Russia and was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Togo, West Africa.Scott was a long-time committee Chair with Together Women Rise and formerly President of the Gulf Coast Chapter of UN Women USA, Co-Chair of the board of the BARKA Foundation based in Burkina Faso, Treasurer of the board of the Museum of Political Corruption.She has a JD from New York University, a MPA from Princeton University, a BA Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania, and Montessori El I and El II certifications.She is a 2021 Sarasota Magazine Unity Award winner, an avid amateur athlete, and an eternal optimist who always looks forward to tomorrow.www.escottosborne.comPodcast Host:Maryann Minutillo has an extensive career in international development and public service. She is a founding member of Women of Peace Corps Legacy and a co-founder of the Foreign Service Youth Foundation. She has served as a mentor for mid-level professionals at Peace Corps for WPCL since the program began. Prior to her work at Peace Corps, Maryann was Director of the Department of State’s Family Liaison Office. In this position she oversaw community, education and family support programs at the State Department and United States Embassies throughout the world.  She was Peace Corps Country Director in Bolivia, Acting Regional Director and Chief of Operations for the Inter-America and Pacific Region and Senior Advisor to six Directors of Peace Corps.  Throughout her life, Maryann has had a strong interest in cultural adaptation and the impact of international transition and crisis situations on families and particularly on women’s careers.Women of Peace Corps Legacy (WPCL) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to advance women and girls empowerment to create a more just, equitable, inclusive, and safe world for future generations.  WPCL seeks to partner with and highlight the work of those existing organizations and programs that are effectively addressing the issues of women and girls.