PSU Magazine Fall 1992

Jeffrey Kozimor MBA is an ac– count executive at Sisters of Providence Health Plans in Oregon. He has been with the organization for five years. Tina McDaniel is a corporate officer and shareholder in Learn– ing Year's Inc., a Washington County child care provider. McDaniel has been with the cor– poration for eight years, and under her direction the company has doubled its locations. John Mears MS is a special education teacher at Grant High School in Portland. Mears writes that in addition to teaching, he coaches for the high school track team and is lead singer in "Replay," a rock 'n' roll band. Theresa Peick MS writes that she's taking time off from her teaching career to stay at home with her two young sons. Peick says she is "thoroughly enjoying" herself. Dennis Poklikuha is a second grade teacher for Portland Public Schools. Emily Sahler writes that she's been living and working in Man– hattan and studying acting with noted teacher Uta Hagen. Sahler is a member of the Art and Work Theater Ensemble and has done several off-off Broadway productions. '89 Lee D. Baker is a member of the Future Faculty Fellows program at Temple University in Philadelphia, Penn. The program's goal is to help train the next generation of higher education faculty from under– represented ethnic groups. Baker is in the doctoral social sciences program studying race, class, and gender. Richard Brodner MSW writes that he's currently leading parent support groups in the Vancouver area. Bradner is the father of two girls. Amy McCreary Holscher is a staff accountant at Faler, Grove & Mueller, P.C. in Salem, Ore. 26PSU Holscher recently fulfilled the re– quirements to become a certified public accountant. Deborah Jeffries recently gave birth to her second child. Jeffries works for Kaiser Permanente in Portland. John Jendro works for Portland State University's Computer Science Department as a system admini trator. Suzan Khouri '91 MS is mem– bership services representative for the Portland Visitors Associa– tion. Julie Lamothe is a wellness coor– dinator with the federal govern– ment. Lamothe coordinates fitness and wellness programs for the Portland Federal Building and the surrounding government agencies. Lisa Massena is a partner in Arnerich, Massena & Asso– ciates, an investment manage– ment consulting firm. Barbara B. McGee is Oregon division manager of 7 Day Finan– cial Services, a mortgage com– pany. McGee is also a member of the C lackamas County Econo– mic Development Commission. Trisa Kelly '92 was honored this spring by the national Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA) for having the highest grade point average of any AKA woman in the western region. The award included an all-expense-paid trip to Paris, France, and one to Atlanta, Ga., for leadership training. '90 Donna Barnes is assistant manager of the Hood Center Branch ofWashington Mutual Savings Bank. Barnes, who was in the management training pro– gram for the bank, was given an early promotion from the program to become assistant manager. Washington Mutual Savings is headquartered in Seat– tle. James Beriault is a partner in O'Neil/Beriault Public Relations Inc., of Portland. Andrew Bobzien is a student at Northwestern School of Law in Portland. Maria Campisteguy-Hawkins MBA is director of the Interna– tional Executive Education Cen– ter at Concordia College in Portland. She was previously director of the college's interna– tional management studies program. '91 Jennifer Lee Chandos has joined Palmer, Groth & Pietka Real Estate Analysts. David Myton MST, Ph.D. is a chemistry instructor at Meadows Community College in Reno, Nev. Myton is involved in Kelly, who graduated as a junior from the University Honors Program, majored in Spanish and French. She plans to obtain master's degrees in teaching English as a second language and special education. The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, which has over 800 chapters worldwide and more than 110,000 members, was the first Greek let– tered organization established by and for black women in America. D developing an environmental cience/technology program at the college. Steve Pearse MPA has recently joined PACC Health Plans as a nongroup marketing repre– sentative. Pearse was formerly with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Oregon. Keith Sealund has graduated from The Basic School at Marine Corps Combat Develop– ment Command, Quantico, Va. The course prepares newly com– missioned officers for assignment to the Fleet Marine force. In Memoriam Meredith Sheehan '63 died of brain cancer in her San Diego home Jan. 27. She was 53. Sheehan is survived by her hus– band, David Sheehan, her mother, Mary Louise Thomas of San Diego, and her brother, Bill Thomas of Portland. Geoffrey Spencer '67 died of acute kidney failure on March 16. Spencer, 50, was owner and president ofNorthwest Lien Ser– vice Inc., a business he began two years ago. Spencer was a longtime member of the Multnomah Athletic Club and St. Mark's Episcopal Church. His survivors include his brothers, George C. Spencer and Arthur C. Spencer lll. Richard L. Blakely '68 died of causes related to acquired im– mune deficiency syndrome on June 23. He was 47. Blakely was a music teacher in the public schools and was most recently band director at West Linn High School. Blakely is survived by his parents, several siblings, and his companion Domingo Sanchez of northeast Portland. Mildred A. Brown '68 MA died of complications arising from Alzheimer's disease on June 3. Brown, 72, was a retired Portland schoolteacher and librarian. She is survived by her husband, Elmer Brown, her daughter, Peggy Jeanne Hendon and several siblings and grandchildren. 0