PSU Magazine Fall 1996

is an instructor for "Open Airways," a program for elemen– tary school children with asthma. Mueller was recognized as PPMC Employee of the Month in April. '87 LaRoy LaBonte is a juvenile counselor II for the juvenile department of Washington County. LaBonte and his wife, Eva Marie, are involved with the Brief Encounters support group in Hillsboro. Lourdes "Luly" Sather is presi– dent of LG. Sather Inc., which handles exclusive apparel for big, tall men and tall, slender women. Sather also is president of lntercultural Business Liaison (ICBL), which was developed in collaboration with the PSU School of Business Administration's outreach program. ICBL specializes in cultural linguistics. Karla Vasks is general manager of TGI Fridays, a chain restau– rant in Honolulu. '88 John V. Fletcher MBA is the regional director of the health services integration division at Providence Portland Health System. Fletcher has been with Providence for 13 years and since 1993 has overseen the region's clinical and health improvement programs. Mellicent Grocott, who pursued her education "piecemeal" while raising a family, lives in Longview, Wash., and spends her time volunteering at Longview Community Church and travelling. Grocott gradu– ated from PSU one year before her daughter, Elizabeth Sammons MA '89. Sammons teaches composition at the University of Portland and Mt. Hood Community College. Frances Moga MS '91 is owner of Fran Moga, Counseling and Consulting in Beaverton, which assists individuals in the midst of career transition. Moga also conducts regular workshops for several organizations and busi– nesses throughout Oregon. In addition to her private practice, Moga teaches part-time for both PCC and Clark College. In 1995, she was named an outstanding adjunct faculty member in the human develop– ment department at Clark. Lorrie Pursell is owner of the Pursell Home, a day care center in Seattle. Jonathan Thies is a system consultant at Intergraph Corporation, a computer graph– ics firm in Beaverton. Deanna Trail MT is the owner and special projects manager at Concilium, a corporation for appraisal and valuation services in Portland. Trail serves on the 1996 PSU Weekend planning committee and is chair of the Patron Event. '89 Jack Bofinger is an accountant at Central City Concern, a non-profit housing and detoxifi- cation organization in Portland. Bofinger writes: "It's great to be working for a company that is helping the community by help– ing those less fortunate than us." He is writing a book about 'life in general.' Charles "Chuck" Buzzard MS '94 is a GIS analyst (computer– ized mapping) for Yakima County in Washington. Buzzard is an avid mountaineer and rock climber. Katherine Smith Cozby writes: "We homestead and home school in Bush, Alaska. I've found my degree to be very useful in home schooling and in helping to organize cooperation between the public school here and home schooling families. I never thought I'd be using my education in this way, but I love it!" Lisa Massena is principal at Arnerich, Massena & Associates Inc., an investment management consulting firm in Portland. Massena also is presi– dent of the Foundation for Women-Owned Businesses. FALL 1996 PSU MAGAZINE 25