Portland State Magazine Fall 2010

PSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION • John Provo PhD '05 John Provo PhD '05 has been named interim director of rhe Office of Economic Develop– ment at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Stare University in Roanoke. Provo also writes an economic development blog. Lara Sohail Yasin '05 is co– owner of the Al Narah Hookah Lounge in Gresham. Yasin also co-owns Diamond Imports, a used auto dealership in Trout– dale. She writes, "Best memory of PSU would be graduation day! Going up on rhar stage and having my whole family and friends of course cheer me on." Chapin Zakrzewski MBA '05 is a new product innova– tions buyer at Xerox Cor– poration in Wilsonville. Robin Baker '06, MS '09 is a research assistant in the Oregon Health Care Research Program ar Portland Stare. Michelle Eigner '06 is rhe clinical education coordina- tor for the physician assistant program ar Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. Stephan Hiroshi Gilchrist MS '06, EdD '06 is the as– sistant vice chancellor and chief diversity officer for rhe Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at University of Wisconsin Colleges and Uni– versity ofWisconsin Extension in Madison. He writes, "Thank you to the Conflict Resolution Program and rhe Educarional Leadership Program at PSU. Both programs have been Professional Development Center You know you should never stop learning, but where do you find the time? With 14 programs and over 100 courses, the Professional Development Center has something to fit your educational needs and schedule. www.pdc.pdx.edu invaluable in contributing to the success of my current work." Ruben Bjorge MS '07 is a PhD candidate in phys- ics at Norwegian University of Science & Technology in Trondheim, Norway. Allison Collins MS '07 is co-founder and marketing adviser for Ink & Paper Group, a publishing group in Portland that has three imprints: Bowler Har Comics, Dame Rocker Press, and Three Muses Press. Bernadine D elaney '07 is rhe communications and outreach coordinator for Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. Megan Lockwood '07 is an education volunteer at rhe Lawra Methodist C linic and Orphanage in the Up– per West Region of Ghana. Lori Noice '07 has completed a master's in medical physics at University ofAlberta. She is now working on a doctorate in rhe same field at the university and completing a practicum in Charleston, South Carolina. Lukusa "Lou" Radja '07 is co– founder and executive director ofEduCongo, a U.S-based non– profit providing schooling for underprivileged children in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Radja is also a recognized inter– national motivationa l speaker. Joel Alley MIM '08 is a vice consul with rhe U.S. Stare De– partment in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Alley writes, "Thank you to Kelly Doherty and Jeff Millard and all rhe staff for your help and support in rhe Masters in International Management. I truly do feel rhar experience was instrumental in landing a job with the Foreign Service." School of Extended Studies FALL 2010 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE 31