PSU Magazine Fall 1999

Barbara Clausen MS is the chief academic officer with Shoreline School District in Shoreline, Washington. C lausen spent 10 years with the Bethel School District, most recently serving as execu– tive director of instruction. Susan Gimarelli Harris is prin– cipal of Valley Catholic High School in Beaverton. Harris forme rly was principal of St. John Fisher School, and before that a teacher at St. Mary's Academy. Clayton Holstine is the city manager of Brisbane, California. Holstine formerly was the city manager at Reno, Nevada. David Lakey is president and CEO of The Lake Group, a marketing and consulting firm in Portland. Pamela Luna MST 1982 received an appreciation award from the National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for the contributions she made as a member of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program's coordinating commit– tee. The California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance also gave Luna the Health Education Award for outstanding contribu– tions and commitment toward promoting the health of children in California. She works as a consultant serving several school districts and state level agencies in Riverside, California. '81 Jeffrey Klausman is an English instructor at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, Washington. Klausman earned an MFA in creative writing at the University of Oregon and a doctorate in English from Idaho State University. He has been with Whatcom Comunity College since 1996 and "recently bought a house." 22 PSU MAGAZINE FALL 1999 '82 singer who resides in Los Angeles and Munich, Germany. Carr has appeared in feature films, television, commercials, theater and has also done modeling, photogra– phy, and writing. His musical career includes a German solo recording contract and the creation of an American– German Rock Band, Amgermain Cross , which won the top spot in the Bavarian Music Awards. Anne DeHaven MS is director of assessment and student services for the Lake Stevens School District in Lake Stevens, Washington. Jennifer Hyder is the supervi– sor of clinical support at Magellan Behavioral Health, an agency assisting with mental health and substance abuse care management. Hyder lives in Puyallup, Washington. James "Jim" Mclerran MT '90 is vice president of business services at Wacker Biochem Corporation, a biotechnology and chemical company in Adrian, Michigan. C. Lynn Terril-Hanchrow is a licensed professional counselor specializing in individual, couple, and fami ly counseling at C. Lynn Terril, LPC, in Portland. '83 Hossein Bidgoli PhD is a professor of management infor– mation systems at California State U niversity, Bakersfield. Bidgoli h as authored 41 text– books in use at 600 universities throughout the world and recently was selected to serve as ed itor in chief of the Encyclopedia of Information Systems to be published by Academic Press by January 2001. He writes, "I thoroughly enjoyed my years at PSU and am a regular reader of your magazine." Melody Beth Faris MST '89 is the music department head at Morrison Academy in Taichung, Taiwan. Anita McClain EdD is a profes– sor at Pacific University in Forest Grove. McClain writes, "...recently had a textbook published with co-author M. Carrol Tama, current PSU professor: Guiding Reading and Writing in the Contest Areas: Practical Strategies. Karen Pyle is a gold distributor with Nikken, a Japanese firm that markets wellness products including magnetics and far– infared technologies. Patrick Willis MS '93 was honored in June as the recipient of the 1999 National Wetlands Award in the education and outreach category. The award was co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute, the United States Environ– mental Protection Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Willis is the executive director of the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve in Hillsboro. Paveena Wong MT '93 is a certified public accountant and owner of Paveena T. Wong, CPA, in Portland. '84 Cynthia Kinney is an attorney living in Hermosa Beach, Calif. '85 Patti Campbell MSW '89 is a crisis stabilization therapist at Providence C risis Triage Center, a mental health faci lity in Portland . Greg Diloreto MPA is general manager of the Tualatin Valley Water District. Diloreto formerly was director of Gresham's department of envi– ronmental services. He lives in West Linn. Elaine Walmer Hooten is a health specialist with the Oregon Child Development Coalition, a migrant head start program in Wilsonville. Diana Schneider-Barnes MS is a speech and language patholo– gist with the Portland Public School District. Paul Svendsen MBA '93 is a certified public accountant and owns a full– service account– ing practice in Bend, specializing in chief financial officer capabilities for businesses. Svendsen formerly was chief financial officer of Central Electric Cooperative, Inc., in Redmond, where he was employed for 12 years. Eric Svaren is the employee involvement coordinator for the city of Seattle. '86 Barbara Basney MBA is the marketing communications manager at Tektronix, Inc. Basney lives in Lake Oswego. April Duvic MST teaches applied voice, music education, concert choir, and the Women's Choral Ensemble at Clark College in Vancouver. Duvic also is a vocal performer. Anne O'Malley is an attorney and private practitioner special– izing in contract law in Portland. O'Malley serves as an environmental law liaison in Chisinau, Moldova, for the Central and East European Law Initiative (CEELI), a public service project of the American Bar Association. Jeffrey Phillis is a claims repre– sentative for the Ohio Casualty insurance company. Phillis lives in Wilsonville. Lisette Sage is a piano instruc– tor and owns a piano studio in Beaverton. '87 Debra Carus is director of orga– nizational development at Legacy Health System in Portland. Carns writes, "I've been employed at Legacy for six years and was promoted to this position in May 1999."