PSU Magazine Winter 2000

Robert "Rob" Murray MST '96 has been appointed profes– sor of trumpet at Murray State University in Kentucky after having been a member of the Dallas Brass for two seasons. Dr. Katherine Nguyen is a dentist at Gentle Dental in Hillsboro. Nguyen's area of interest includes cosmetics and removable and fixed prosthetic treatments. Victoria "Vicki" (Wagers) Scott is assistant director for student recruitment at the Oregon College of Engineering and Computer Science in Beaverton. '95 Jeff Duquette MS is an engi– neer with Hart Crowser, a geo– technical firm in Lake Oswego. Duquette's focus includes foun– dation, excavation, transporta– tion, and landslide projects. He previously worked on site explo– ration and soil-related testing for the construction of Wal– Mart in Beaverton. Jill Fetherstonhaugh has opened The Business Law Centre in Eugene. The law practice provides Oregon companies and entrepreneurs with legal options in business and employment law. Hiawatha Johnson preserves and restores artworks and is owner of Northwest Art Objects Conservation , Inc., in Portland. Johnson interned at the Smithsonian Institution, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Portland Art Museum. Patricia "Pat" Squire MPA is executive director of the PSU Alumni Relations Office. Squire also serves as president of the board of directors of the YWCA of Greater Portland. '96 Mary Ellen Scofield MA is a women's studies instructor at Columbia Gorge Community College in The Dalles. Scofield also works as the resource 26 PSU MAGAZINE WINTER 2000 development coordinator for The Next Door in Hood River. '97 Sally Bern MS '99 is a speech and language pathologist with the Castle Rock, Washington, School District. Guy Burstein MSW writes, "Changed my name from Burton to Burstein, my original family name that was anglicized in 1931. Currently work as family and child therapist for the community mental health non-profit Network Behavioral Healthcare." Burstein lives in Portland. Alvin Johnson MEd '99 teaches third- and fourth-grade at Vernon Elementary School in Portland. Johnson completed his degrees and became a teacher through the Portland Teachers Program, an alterna– tive licensing program, while working as a janitor in Portland schools for 11 years. Jennifer Thampan is working on her master's in public admin– istration degree at PSU. Thampan also has a position with Multnomah County Commissioner Serena Cruz to work on the Census 2000 count. Next year she plans to attend law school. '98 Amy Alexander is a transporta– tion aide and dispatcher at Oregon Health Sciences University Hospital in Portland. A lexander writes, "I am currently preparing to attend graduate school in social work. I would like to work for the State Children and Family Services Division." Joyce Anderson MA is a speech and language pathologist with Portland Public Schools. Kellie Booze is working toward a teaching certificate at Concordia University in Portland. Stacy Chamberlain is in her second year of law school at Willamette University in Salem. Tina Darwin MSW is program coordinator for G irls Leadership and Development, a program of the Boys and Girls Aid Society serving 60 girls at Marshall High School and Binnsmead and Lane middle schools. Brian Haug MS is a geologist at PBS Environmental in Portland. Haug works on a range of environmental assess– ments and hazardous material management. Gary Johnston MBA is an investment executive at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray in Portland. Gerhard "Gary" Pagenstecher MURP is a new planner with the Columbia River Gorge Commission. The commission, with offices in White Salmon, Washington, works toward preserving the history, heritage and natural beauty of the Gorge. Scot Stockwell MS is vice prin– cipal in charge of athletics at St. Helens High School. Stockwell previously was head wrestling coach for three years. Greg Williams is a software engineer with lmagebu ilder Software in Portland. '99 Laura Cociasu is an engineer at Kurahashi & Associates in Portland. Cociasu is working on storm-sewer design and deten– tion analysis with respect to various jurisd ictions on projects in Oregon and Washington. William Cunningham MURP is an assistant planner for the city of Fairview. Cunningham's duties include conducting land use rev iews of proposed devel– opments, serving as planning liaison for parks advisory committee, and working on zoning code updates. He previ– ously dealt with historic preser– vation for the city of Portland planning bureau. Darcy DeBok is an account coordinator at MacKenzie Kesselring, a high-tech public relations agency in Portland. DeBok manages the publicity of clients in the digital media, music/rave, and interactive industries. Outside of work, she teaches Irish and Scottish dance for adults and children at a community arts center. Bruce Dunn MM is band direc– tor at Evergreen High School in Vancouver, Washington. Robert Gassner MPA is campaign manager at United Way of the Columbia– Willamette in Portland. Gassner coordinates fund-rais– ing campaigns in insurance and investment companies and labor organizations. Ho'ala Greevy provides desk– top support at Critical Path, an internet startup company in San Francisco. Alex H amilton is an e– commerce consultant with U.S. West, a telecommunications company. Hamilton lives in Denver, Colo. Sebastien Mistouflet MS is an operations logistics analyst at Consolidated Freightways in Portland. Tukata Ninneman is a techni– cal recruiter at Hall Kinion, a Portland firm that provides staffing solutions for the high– tech industry. Jack Ohman has been elected to the PSU Alumni Board of Directors. Ohman is an editorial cartoonist at The Oregonian. He and his wife, Jan, live in Portland. Coleen Reed-Pierce MS is a learning specialist with the Molalla River School District. Nicole Whitmire is a city and general assignment reporter with The Stayton Mail in Stayton. David Williams is an engineer at PAE Consulting Engineers, Inc., a mechanical, electrical and lighting design consulting engineering firm in Portland. Tandy Wolf MS is a life learn– ing teacher at Cedar Oak Park Elementary School in West Linn. Jodi Wright is a codes and stan– dards engineer (code compli– ance) at Northwest Natural. Wright interprets federal Department of Transportation Codes and state Utility Commission Codes for O regon and Washington and also