After JET, many would continue on in careers in education, community building or public service. For my guest, he has managed to combine all of these into an international career that has covered areas such as health, disaster relief, gender inequality and the empowerment of minorities in the community. Mark Flanigan's career has always been about affect positive societal change.

Footnotes:
- Mark Flanigan on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrmarkflanigan/
- Imago Dei's THREADS project: https://tinyurl.com/y4maw8pb
- Americorps (USA): https://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/americorps-programs/americorps-vista
- Rotary Peace Fellowship (global): https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/peace-fellowships
- Japan ICU Foundation (New York): https://www.jicuf.org/