TAYN Ep. 71 - Heather May
From These Are Your Neighbors by Bismarck Human Relations Committee
December 16, 2025 · 33 min
About this episode
Heather May shares her experiences in education, volunteering, and cultural exchange, including her time in the Peace Corps.
Heather was raised in Youngstown, Ohio. She moved to the northwest corner of the state to earn her B.A. in Latin and Classical Art History at Bowling Green State University.During that time she was a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.Heather moved to Dayton, Ohio, where she would live for 20 years. Heather was hired at Technicolor Cinema Services in their Wilmington, Ohio production facility. After 5 years with Technicolor, she was hired at University of Dayton in their Department of Teacher Education. During Heather’s time at UD, she volunteered for the Marianist Environmental Education Center and coordinated their annual art and education show. Her world religions coursework led to attending a Buddhist women’s conference in Mongolia, her first trip to Asia. She hiredand managed the graduate assistants for her department, and volunteered for eventshosting international students. Heather joined the Peace Corps and went to China in June of 2013. Heather was a Peace Corps volunteer teaching oral English to future English teachers. She learned that teaching and training adults is her jam. She served on internal PeaceCorps committees for peer professional support for teaching…
People in this episode
Guest: Heather May
Topics covered
- education
- volunteering
- cultural exchange
- environmental education
- teaching
Keywords
- Peace Corps
- teaching
- Buddhist conference
- environmental education
- cultural exchange
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Technicolor Cinema Services, University of Dayton, Peace Corps
Places: Youngstown, Ohio, Bowling Green State University, Dayton, Ohio, China, Mongolia, Myanmar, Dhamma Moli
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