PSU Magazine Fall 2004

ALUM NOTES Marcus Breue r MBA is vice president of finance and investor relations at Touchmark Living Centers in Beaverton. He previously was a senior capital financial analyst and a senior buyer in Intel's factory equipment division. Stephan Earnhart is director of food and beverage at the Hilton DoubleTree Hayden Island complex in Portland. Dongeun "Diane" Lee is an accounting assistant manager at Pacific International Bank in Seaule and recently passed the CPA examination. She writes, "I really appreciate the accounting faculty at PSU , who taught me with energy and professionalism. In the fmure, I hope to have a chance LO work in an account– ing firm LO earn my CPA license." Henry Rosicky lll MBA is account manager at Williams Contro ls, a manufacturer of truck and commercial vehicle pans in Portland. Keri Tyler is beginning her sec– ond year of a master's degree in urban planning with a concen– tration in transportation plan– ning and policy at the University of California, Los Angeles. Tyler spent the summer interning at the Federal High– way Administration in the bicy– cle and pedestrian program in Washington, D.C. James Shelton is a design engi– neer at PACLAND, a site devel– opment and civil engineering firm in Clackamas. Tiffany "T.J. " Shimabukuro is the national scheduling coordinator for Fox Sports in Los Angeles. Kristin Thomson is a planning and organizational associate at Disney's Grand Floridian Spa in Orlando, Florida. L1 Ryan Heller MM is musical director of the Southwest Wash– ington Symphony, a community orchestra composed of 70 musi– cians from Washington and Oregon. Steve Marx MPA works as a district representative for U.S. Rep. David Wu. Marx deals with immigration, human rights, civil rights, minority outreach, and various international issues. He lives in Portland. Bronwen Sattenspiel is the home care customer service referral director with Coldwell Banker Mountain West Real Estate in Salem. She was a real estate broker's administrative assistant and a medical assistant for a neurosurgeon. Nicholina " iki" Terzieff is a legislative aide and campaign manager for Oregon Rep. Mary Nolan. Terzieff also is an adminis– trator for WIN-PAC, the Women's Investment Network PAC. or m Sgt. Justin Eyerly was one of four Oregon National Guards– man who died on June 4 in Iraq. Eyerly and other guardsmen were auempting to set up a secu– rity perimeter and were killed by small arms fire and a rocket pro– pelled grenade. He was a sopho– more at PSU majoring in graphic design prior to joining the Arrny National Guard. D Offering cost-conscious counseling W HE VINCE DlMONE MS '03 counsels his clients, he prefers that his own fees don't add to their ress. Ninety minutes of mental health counseling for $25 creates some good feelings right from the start. Counselors usually charge more-from $45 to $60 when they are starting out-up to $120 for just an hour of service. Dimone has his reasons for keeping his fees low. After many lucrative years of selling telecommunication products and services, he decided to change careers. "l wanted to do something more meaningful, where l could contribute directly to people's well-being," he says. With a master's degree in counselor education , he opened a private counseling practice in Washington County, where he is doing his part to fill a big need: provid– ing affordable mental health services to individuals and couples who are not adequately covered by insurance. Dimone, 53, also benefits if his low fees draw in clients. To become a licensed counselor in Oregon, he needs 2,400 hours of practice. He is more than halfway there under the guidance of adjunct faculty member and licensed counselor, Donald Mihaloew of Eugene. 28 PSU MAGAZI E FALL 200+ Money is not a major motivating factor for Dimone, who also has master's degrees in library science and busi– ness administration. He supplements his counseling ser– vices by developing self-employment business plans for the clients of Oregon's Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services. He also volun– teers his time as an on-call relief coun– selor for the American Red Cross and Columbia River Mental Health Services in Vancouver, Washington. Dimone keeps his overhead low by using a room in his wife's accounting office. He can, for the most part, place the issues facing his clients into three categories: stress and anxiety-usually work or family related; physical or psychological disabilities; and addic– tion. He is seeing gambling becoming a more severe addiction. He also offers career counseling and assists clients in improving their interpersonal communication skills. On average, Dimone sees 12 to 14 clients a week. lt takes a lot of effort, he says, but he is also honored to serve others in this highly personal way. Dimone can be reached at vpdimonc®gte. net. -Kath,yn Kirkland