Sheila Crowley is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Global Communities where she monitors and facilitates various moving and interconnected parts, enabling teams to work more effectively and efficiently across the organization globally. In her role, Crowley oversees IT, People & Culture, Communications, Strategy & Learning, Safeguarding and Global Security.

Previously, Crowley served as Acting Director of the U.S. Peace Corps; she spearheaded the development of the Peace Corps five-year strategic plan and implemented key program initiatives across global operations. She also served as a Peace Corps Country Director in Romania and Indonesia and as Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine. Crowley also served as Vice President of Volunteer and Institutional Engagement at Habitat for Humanity International. She oversaw its global volunteer impact strategy, which included developing and recruiting the next generation of Habitat volunteers.

Crowley has a bachelor’s in History and in Russian Studies from Penn State, a Master’s of Science in Information Science from Drexel University, and completed a DE&I Certificate from Cornell University. She is also a certified yoga teacher and scuba diver.