Scott Webb
@scottwebbpg.bsky.social
Career advisor for global development professionals @ Middlebury Institute. 20 yrs humanitarian/dev work (Peace Corps Niger, CRS). Father of 3, husband to SPED teacher. Writing about careers when traditional paths disappear. voxsouley.wordpress.com
I love this video so much.
For the MLS sickos pondering why they continue to support and watch a MLS team that shows no sign of improving
August 4, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I love this video so much.
The #USAID dismantling. The #MIIS closure. 250,000+ jobs lost globally. I wrote about what a career polycrisis actually feels like — and what I built because of it. voxsouley.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/c...
#internationaldevelopment #careertransition
#internationaldevelopment #careertransition
Career Polycrisis: What Happens When the Ground Moves Twice
When the USAID ecosystem collapsed and MIIS announced its closure in the same year, I learned what a polycrisis actually feels like: not one hard thing, but multiple hard things arriving in the sam…
voxsouley.wordpress.com
June 23, 2026 at 4:50 AM
The #USAID dismantling. The #MIIS closure. 250,000+ jobs lost globally. I wrote about what a career polycrisis actually feels like — and what I built because of it. voxsouley.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/c...
#internationaldevelopment #careertransition
#internationaldevelopment #careertransition
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Friday column, on the relative brilliance of MLS after letting go of @mattdoyle.bsky.social, will post for paid subscribers of thedisrespected.com and hit inboxes early Friday a.m. Have a nice day. www.thedisrespected.com/p/d4ba5195-1...
MLS is stupid. Matt Doyle keeps getting smarter.
The Armchair Analyst moves to his living room
www.thedisrespected.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Friday column, on the relative brilliance of MLS after letting go of @mattdoyle.bsky.social, will post for paid subscribers of thedisrespected.com and hit inboxes early Friday a.m. Have a nice day. www.thedisrespected.com/p/d4ba5195-1...
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January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
Most Americans now associate Jan 6th with tragedy at the Capitol. For me, it's a different kind of bittersweet anniversary: 25 yrs since closing Peace Corps service in Niger. I've written some reflections on what Niger gave me and what's become of it since: voxsouley.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/t...
Twenty-Five Years Since Peace Corps: Reflections on Niger and What Endures
While most Americans now sadly associate January 6th with the storming of the Capitol, for me it marks a different milestone: 25 years ago today, Andrea and I closed our Peace Corps service in Nige…
voxsouley.wordpress.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Most Americans now associate Jan 6th with tragedy at the Capitol. For me, it's a different kind of bittersweet anniversary: 25 yrs since closing Peace Corps service in Niger. I've written some reflections on what Niger gave me and what's become of it since: voxsouley.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/t...
My piece on career "prepositioning" just published on My Career Pivot. It's about why the best jobs come from relationships built long before the posting drops—borrowed from how #USAID partners prep for RFPs.
mypivot.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
mypivot.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
The Art of Prepositioning
How Treating Your Career Like the Proposal Process Could be the Secret to Success
mypivot.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My piece on career "prepositioning" just published on My Career Pivot. It's about why the best jobs come from relationships built long before the posting drops—borrowed from how #USAID partners prep for RFPs.
mypivot.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
mypivot.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
After 10 years advising grad students & alumni, I've landed on my coaching philosophy: be like a jazz drummer—stay in the pocket, adapt in the moment, make others sound better.
voxsouley.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/a...
What's your equivalent of "staying in the pocket" in your work? Do you like Jazz?
voxsouley.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/a...
What's your equivalent of "staying in the pocket" in your work? Do you like Jazz?
Advising in the Pocket: Jazz Drumming and Career Coaching
I’ve been advising graduate students and alumni for 10 years now, and I’m taking this opportunity to reflect as I slowly transition from my role with MIIS to a private coaching practice. In my ad…
voxsouley.wordpress.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
After 10 years advising grad students & alumni, I've landed on my coaching philosophy: be like a jazz drummer—stay in the pocket, adapt in the moment, make others sound better.
voxsouley.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/a...
What's your equivalent of "staying in the pocket" in your work? Do you like Jazz?
voxsouley.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/a...
What's your equivalent of "staying in the pocket" in your work? Do you like Jazz?
With Middlebury closing MIIS by May 2027, I have had time to process and put it all into context. Here's where I am - this is part one of two.
It's about innovation, community, and what it means when an institution gives you permission to think boldly.
voxsouley.wordpress.com/.../how-i-jo...
It's about innovation, community, and what it means when an institution gives you permission to think boldly.
voxsouley.wordpress.com/.../how-i-jo...
voxsouley.wordpress.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
With Middlebury closing MIIS by May 2027, I have had time to process and put it all into context. Here's where I am - this is part one of two.
It's about innovation, community, and what it means when an institution gives you permission to think boldly.
voxsouley.wordpress.com/.../how-i-jo...
It's about innovation, community, and what it means when an institution gives you permission to think boldly.
voxsouley.wordpress.com/.../how-i-jo...
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Business development teams have had to pivot and embrace new structures and approaches.
How BD roles have changed in development in 2025
How BD roles have changed in development in 2025
www.devex.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Business development teams have had to pivot and embrace new structures and approaches.
"It's been traumatic," a panelist said about the #USAID collapse. Before we talk pivots, we need to acknowledge grief. I wrote about what 3 dev leaders taught me about finding your path forward when traditional careers disappear. voxsouley.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/f... #GlobalDevelopment
Finding Your Path Forward: Career Resilience in Global Development’s New Reality
Reflections after moderating a NASPAA panel on navigating careers post-USAID
voxsouley.wordpress.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"It's been traumatic," a panelist said about the #USAID collapse. Before we talk pivots, we need to acknowledge grief. I wrote about what 3 dev leaders taught me about finding your path forward when traditional careers disappear. voxsouley.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/f... #GlobalDevelopment
I love they way @mattdoyle.bsky.social said Portland should play in Game 3 vs SDFC: how Neville will pull out "...anyone who’s playing with anything less than wild-eyed, end-of-days coded zealotry in general." That was a true LOL for me.
www.mlssoccer.com/news/western...
www.mlssoccer.com/news/western...
Western Conference: What we learned in Game 2 & what comes next | MLSSoccer.com
The Round One Best-of-3 Series grind of the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs rolls on – for some teams.
www.mlssoccer.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I love they way @mattdoyle.bsky.social said Portland should play in Game 3 vs SDFC: how Neville will pull out "...anyone who’s playing with anything less than wild-eyed, end-of-days coded zealotry in general." That was a true LOL for me.
www.mlssoccer.com/news/western...
www.mlssoccer.com/news/western...
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Nearly 10% of humanity (~800M people in 2025) struggles to live on less than $3 a day. It’s important for Americans to appreciate that reality — and the growing gap between the extremely poor & the extremely privileged — because, as USAID demonstrated, our nation has the power to change it.
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What Extreme Poverty Looks Like
Ten percent of humanity struggles to live on under $2 a day. That, and the gap between the extremely poor and the more privileged, is important to see.
classroom.ricksteves.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Nearly 10% of humanity (~800M people in 2025) struggles to live on less than $3 a day. It’s important for Americans to appreciate that reality — and the growing gap between the extremely poor & the extremely privileged — because, as USAID demonstrated, our nation has the power to change it.
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This is painful to read but pretty thorough. Thanks to the great team @devex.com for all the important journalism you've done throughout this mess.
Deep dive: The unraveling of USAID www.devex.com/news/deep-di...
Deep dive: The unraveling of USAID www.devex.com/news/deep-di...
Deep dive: The unraveling of USAID
Over the last six months, here’s how the world’s largest aid donor was torn apart.
www.devex.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is painful to read but pretty thorough. Thanks to the great team @devex.com for all the important journalism you've done throughout this mess.
Deep dive: The unraveling of USAID www.devex.com/news/deep-di...
Deep dive: The unraveling of USAID www.devex.com/news/deep-di...
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For Chris and the millions of disabled people who will be particularly harmed by the proposed cuts to Medicaid—Whose access to the community will be ended, who will be unnecessarily institutionalized, and whose lives are on the line #DontKillOurMedicaid
June 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
For Chris and the millions of disabled people who will be particularly harmed by the proposed cuts to Medicaid—Whose access to the community will be ended, who will be unnecessarily institutionalized, and whose lives are on the line #DontKillOurMedicaid
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Hey @mattdoyle.bsky.social and @tombogert.bsky.social - Who should buy the San Jose Earthquakes? What will you want to see in a new owner? What ownership group would want this team vs Vancouver? Have you heard anything?
June 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Hey @mattdoyle.bsky.social and @tombogert.bsky.social - Who should buy the San Jose Earthquakes? What will you want to see in a new owner? What ownership group would want this team vs Vancouver? Have you heard anything?
OMG my inner 12 year old is freaking out happy!
June 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
OMG my inner 12 year old is freaking out happy!
This is super interesting to me, a parent of Gen Z kids. I can see the levels of nihilism or fatalism with respect to how the system has failed them. Time will tell which way things go.
A conversation with Zoomer author and commentator Kyla Scanlon. foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/05/s...
A conversation with Zoomer author and commentator Kyla Scanlon. foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/05/s...
How Gen Z Sees the World
A conversation with Zoomer author and commentator Kyla Scanlon.
foreignpolicy.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This is super interesting to me, a parent of Gen Z kids. I can see the levels of nihilism or fatalism with respect to how the system has failed them. Time will tell which way things go.
A conversation with Zoomer author and commentator Kyla Scanlon. foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/05/s...
A conversation with Zoomer author and commentator Kyla Scanlon. foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/05/s...
This is a great geek-out on how in the US, Major League Soccer #MLS can be like Japan, and more deliberately and considerately change their calendar to match the international seasonal calendars, with similar concerns to US club owners.
I find the sudden way in which this MLS calendar change storyline emerged to be Kinda Weird, plus I was summoned and have time before my 9am thing, so it's time for a crash course in how and why the #JLeague landed on its decision to switch to a fall-spring calendar from the 2026-27 season.
I’ve been saying this for a while now, but anyone looking at MLS’ potential calendar change should spend a lot of time looking at what went into the J.League’s (still ongoing) calendar change
April 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This is a great geek-out on how in the US, Major League Soccer #MLS can be like Japan, and more deliberately and considerately change their calendar to match the international seasonal calendars, with similar concerns to US club owners.
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Nearly 60 years ago, Patti and I joined the Peace Corps—a decision that changed our lives.
Yesterday, we stood with returned volunteers outside Peace Corps HQ to defend one of the most effective tools of American soft power.
Yesterday, we stood with returned volunteers outside Peace Corps HQ to defend one of the most effective tools of American soft power.
April 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Nearly 60 years ago, Patti and I joined the Peace Corps—a decision that changed our lives.
Yesterday, we stood with returned volunteers outside Peace Corps HQ to defend one of the most effective tools of American soft power.
Yesterday, we stood with returned volunteers outside Peace Corps HQ to defend one of the most effective tools of American soft power.
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We need to protect the Peace Corps. It is in danger from the Republicans’ #DestructionCrew
Keep the Peace Corps alive.
Keep the Peace Corps alive.
April 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
We need to protect the Peace Corps. It is in danger from the Republicans’ #DestructionCrew
Keep the Peace Corps alive.
Keep the Peace Corps alive.
RPCV Niger 1997-2001. Recruiter 02-06. #SavePeaceCorps
DOGE has visited Peace Corps. If these f—ks dismantle Peace Corps too, there will be m-f ing hell to pay. RPCV Ecuador 1997-1999. abcnews.go.com/US/doge-arri...
DOGE arrives at Peace Corps, is set to gain access to internal systems: Sources
Members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency arrived at the Peace Corps headquarters on Friday to begin a review of their internal systems, sources said.
abcnews.go.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
RPCV Niger 1997-2001. Recruiter 02-06. #SavePeaceCorps
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Returned Peace Corps Volunteer here.
If there is one thing Peace Corps volunteers know how to do, is to organize with minimal resources.
RPCVs, now is the time to do the work we have always done to save the work we have done to make sure it continues.
If there is one thing Peace Corps volunteers know how to do, is to organize with minimal resources.
RPCVs, now is the time to do the work we have always done to save the work we have done to make sure it continues.
April 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer here.
If there is one thing Peace Corps volunteers know how to do, is to organize with minimal resources.
RPCVs, now is the time to do the work we have always done to save the work we have done to make sure it continues.
If there is one thing Peace Corps volunteers know how to do, is to organize with minimal resources.
RPCVs, now is the time to do the work we have always done to save the work we have done to make sure it continues.