Julia Yaffee

Julia Yaffee
Malaysia as seen by Peace Corps volunteer Julia Yaffee

Senior assistant dean of External Affairs at SCU’s School of Law

Malaysia 1973-75

Julia Yaffee, senior assistant dean of External Affairs at SCU’s School of Law, and her family lived in Malaysia from 1973-75, where she trained media professionals from 23 countries in broadcast media. Her husband provided training in computerized accounting, and their children (ages 4 and 5 at the time) were in school.

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