Portland State Magazine Winter 2011

"I joined so I can stay informed about what's happening at PSU and stay connected to the PSU family. Plus the benefits are really great!" - Milica Markovic, BA '04 International Affairs and Marketing PSUAAMember Don't miss out on the benefits and opportunities of PSU Alumni Association membership. Join online at www.pdx.edu/alumni or call 503-725-8209 PSUAlumni Association PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY 26 PORTLAND STATE MAG AZINE W INTER 20 11 Barbara Verchot MPA '97 has accepted a position with the Utah ystem of Higher Education in Salt Lake City. Verchor was a board member of the PSU Alumni Associa– tion and served as co-chair for rhe PSU Weekend Com- mittee for several years. Michelle Brooks '98 is a senior manager for international executive services in Portland for KPMB accounting. JeffJosifek '98, MS '02 is a faculty member and the program director for the medical laboratory technology program at Portland Com– munity College. Josifek also runs a consulting business that develops training programs in clinical laboratory education. Robert Hershinow '99 is a sales training and develop– ment consultant with 1he Standard in Portland. Kristin Kane MSW '99 is di– rector ofsupport services at Cas– cade AIDS Project in Portland. Ann Marie (Alegre) Meeu– wsen '99 is an outside circulation sale and market- ing representative for the Portland Business Journal. Dan Overbay '99, MS '03 was hired in eptember as an aca– demic adviser and site coordina– tor in the chool of Extended tudies at Portland State. Christopher Wickham '99 is a professional bassoonist who has performed rhroughom orth America and Europe a a solo, chamber, and orchestral musi– cian. Wickham owns CW Reeds in Philadelphia and has created his own line of custom-made bassoon reeds. He is pursuing a doctorate of musical ans at Rut– gers University in New Jersey. Jason R. Wiles MST '99 has received the 20 l0 Science and Technology Outreach Award from the Technology Alliance of Central New York. Wiles is an assistant professor of biol– ogy in the college of arts and sciences at Syracuse Univer– sity in Syracuse, New York. 2000-2010 Amy Barton '00 is a choir director and music apprecia– tion instructor at Collegio San Carlo, an historic private school in Milano, Italy. Dorothy Schulman '00 received the Cherry Hendrix Award for Innovation ar Met– ropolitan Family Service's 2010 volunteer recognition event. Schulman mentors English language learners and writing students at Davis Elementary in southeast Portland through Experience Corps. Schul- man has also beem a volun– teer with rhe Simon Benson House at Portland State. Doug Ferrin MS '01 is an instructor in the funeral service education program at Mount Hood Commu- nity College in Gresham. April Shepherd '01 is a busi– ness systems analyst for Energy Trust of Oregon in Portland. Amy Velazquez '01 is a shareholder in the Harris Law Firm in Hillsboro. Steve Albert MS '02 is head of school at Sandia Preparatory School in Albu– querque, New Mexico. Devon Clasen '02 is a writer in the employee communications depart~ent ar Wynn Las Vegas a nd Encore Resorts in Las Ve– gas, Nevada. In addition, Clasen writes reviews of shows and attractions for accessvegas.com . JeffMcAlpine MA '02 is an English instructor ar Clackamas Community ollege in Oregon iry.