 In the interim, he was Project Officer for the International Development Foundation, serving in Colombia and Ecuador.Finnell's international career began as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador from 1964–66.From 1972 to 1979, Finnell helped found and develop Private Agencies Collaborating Together (PACT), a U.S.-based international consortium of NGOs, serving as its Deputy Executive Director and managing a Development Fund that granted $2.5-$4.0 million annually to socioeconomic development projects.