Portland State Magazine Fall 2008

ALUMNI NOTES Randall Wheeler '87 was recently recognized by rhe Institute of Management Accountants for founding rhe first-ever certified man– agement accounting firm. In 2002, Wheeler founded Pach finder Metrics in Moor– park, California, in response to rhe post-Enron, Sarbanes– Oxley era to provide small business owners wich access to big-business CFO expertise. Gloria Myers '88, MA '93 presented a living history of rhe first female U.S. police officer, Portland's Lola Greene Baldwin, at PSU on April 1. Thar day was declared Lola Baldwin Centen– nial Day by Portland Mayor Tom Porter. Myers wrote a biography on Baldwin published in 1995. Myers is married to P U Prof. David Horowitz. Patricia Schwartz MS '88 has been appointed head of schoo l for rhe Portland Jew– ish Academy. Schwarcz, who ha been with che preschool through eighch-grade acad– emy for 11 years, was serving as interim head of school. Lee D. Baker '89 was recently named dean of academ ic affairs at Trinity College, Duke Uni– versity's libera l arcs undergradu– ate college in Durham, North Ca rolin a. Baker, who has been on rhe faculty at Duke since 1995, is an associate professor of cu ltu ra l anthropology, and African and African American Studies. He is also director of rhe Duke in Ghana program. Lee D. Baker '89 Roy Barbour '89 is a senior systems programmer for Intel Corporation. Barbour lives in cappoose with his w ife, Holly. Tracy Ewing '89 is rhe new manager of Gallery Theatre, a community cheater in down– town McMinnville. Ewing i also an amateur actress. Carol Levine MSW '89 runs a private cou nsel ing practice in downtown Portland. Levine is also board president and founder of Returning Veterans Resource Northwest, which provides free cou nseling and services to Iraq and Afghani can veterans and their families. 1990-1999 Kenneth R. Hart '90 is chief financial officer for Gentry Auto Group in Ontario. Hare is a former Alumni Association board member a nd advocate. Mike King MPA '90 retired after 32 years in law en force– ment, che past 14 years as police chief ofAnacortes, Washington. King lives in Anacortes with his wife, Rita. Tamara "TJ" Newby '90 is a new board member for rhe PSU Alumni Association and a charter lifetime member of the association. She is a commercial and investment real estate bro– ker and lives in Lake Oswego. Charlotte Pistor '90, '00 is a principal soloist for rhe Salzburg Cathedral in Austria, where she has become a specialist in Mo– zart's voca l works. Pistor also rours as a soloist with che Sound Inn Brass Ensemble of Austria. he lives in Sa lzburg with her husband, Falk Hutter, a bass– baritone, and daughter, Soph ia. James D. Atkinson '91 is medi– cal director for che Gastric Band I nsrirure at rhe urgical Weight ontrol Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Atkinson specia lizes in advanced laparoscopy. 24 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE FALL 2008 Todd Harris '91 is co-owner of the Pro Drive Racing School at the Portland Internacional Raceway. He was selected Dad of rhe Month by www. dadsworld.com for April 2008. H e lives in T igard w ith his wife, Jennifer, and two chi ldren, Ca lvin and Taylor. Kari Stuhmer MST '91 i working for Safe and Drug Free Schools and Community with Portland Public Schools. Stuhmer is also coordinator of the Health Education Train– ing Cadre with the Oregon Department of Education. She lives in Beaverton with her husband, Kenneth. Claudia Black MPA '92 was recently appointed Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski 's senior health policy adviser. Rick Patrick EdD '92 is princi– pal ofTwa licy Middle School in T igard. Patrick lives in Portland with his wife, Laure, who works at rhe H elen Gordon Develop– ment enter at Portland Stare. Johnnie Driessner EdD '93 is executive direcror of the Con– cordia University Foundation in Portland. Driessner was recently named to rhe prestigious 2008 1hrivent Fellows Program sponsored by rhe Counci l of College and University Presidents of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Jenell Neufeld MSW '93 is a social worker at Providence Health & ervices in Portland. eufeld specializes in geriatric social work. She is also on the PSU School of Social Work A lumni Association Board. Jeanette Stewart '93 is a featured artist at che Seq uoi a Ga llery in Hillsboro, where she teaches creative water media and drawing for pleasure techniques. Elise Wagner '95, an artist in Portland, recently had a painting chosen by the Oregon Arcs Commission through its Percent for Public Art program. Her painting, "Full-Circle Un iverse," will go on display permanently at Portland Stace. Christine Dittmer Brown '95 graduated from Oregon Health & Science University of Dentist– ry School and now has a dental practice in southwest Portland. Janell Ediger MS '95 is rhe new principal ar Liberty Elemencary in alem. Douglas Johnson '95, MBA '98 is regional pricing and supply vice president for Sempra Energy Solucions, an energy services holding company in San Diego. Marty Snell MPA '95 is rhe new director of commu– nity development for C lark County, Washington. Kristine Villanueva MSW '95 presented rhe program "Relatives as Caregivers: Adjusr– mencs and C hallenges" at a Grandparencs ROCK (Ra ising Our C hildren's Kids) meeting in orth Bend. Vi llanueva is a child welfare trainer with rhe PSU School of Social Work. She lives in Salem. John H. WyckoffMT '95 is a sen ior invesrmenc coun– selor for Stan Corp Investment Advisors, a financial plan- ning company in Portland. Laura Brennan MSW '96 is ex– ecutive director of PacificSource Charitable Foundation, which supports community health initiatives across che scare. Richard Roper MBA '96 is rhe operations manager for Standa rd Builders Sup– ply in air Lake City, Urah. Roper is responsible for rhe company's lumber opera– tions as well as securiry, safety and facilities maincenance. Martha Schrader MS '96 is a commissioner for Clackamas Councy.