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1960s

Richard 'Brad' Bradford (RDP '68)

My quarter at Prescott College was a rapid change from my 2nd tour in Vietnam (USMC) to the "world", and the Prescott campus in 5 days. The 3 weeks outward bound training proved to be a needed adjustment grace period for me. Afterwards I spent most of my time working down at the stables helping take care of the horses and watching the sunsets reflection off the dells. Needless to say the few classes I took suffered, except choir, never sang before, but the Christmas choir pratice also helped ground me. The blizzard that Dec. cut short the quarter, sending all home, and me to other opportunities. I feel the 4 months at PC allowed me to intergrate back into America, which otherwise would have been difficult and without a positive ending. We often wonder what influences we or places have on each other, I can tell current students and teachers that the brief 4 months at PC 37 years ago changed my life, both due to the classmates that reached out to me knowing how I was struggling and the PC environment that protected me during my return to America. Thanks Prescott College!

1970s

03/29/08

Kay Wallis (RDP '75)

"Still crazy after all these years." kayzeepw@comast.net

1/15/08

Ken Kingsley (RDP '72)
Almost every day of my life I use skills and knowledge that I developed during my experience at Prescott College. In 2005, I retired after 14 years as a senior scientist with SWCA Environmental Consultants (swca.com), a company with deep roots connecting to Prescott College. As a conservation biologist, my work has included invertebrate, mammal, bird, amphibian, reptile, and plant surveys of many areas in the Southwest and Hawaii. I have worked in a variety of natural and human-influenced habitats including wilderness, wildland, wetland, riparian, agricultural, and urban habitats in terrestrial, freshwater aquatic, and subterranean ecosystems. I did my Ph.D. at the University of Arizona in 1985, with a major in entomology and minor in ecology. Dr. R. Roy Johnson (Prescott College Faculty, 1968-74) was on my committee and continues to be a close friend, and we have been co-authors on several publications. Now (and for the past 15 years), I am married to Amy Gaiennie. Together we are exploring post-retirement opportunities as seasonal or volunteer biologists and interpreters. I was named Volunteer of the Year by Get Outdoors Nevada, the interagency volunteer organization, for work I did last summer on rare butterflies in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. We live in a 5th-wheel trailer with our dog, Cody. It can be said that we are homeless unemployed itinerants. Now (Christmas 2007) we are heading to Zion National Park, where we will be volunteers for the winter. We are looking for our next opportunities, which we hope will be short-term (not more than six months) challenging situations in which to use our skills in science and interpretation. I have always enjoyed meeting and spending time with other PC alums, and would greatly enjoy hearing from any who remember me, or current students who would like to know about career opportunities and experiences in environmental consulting, or alums considering post-retirement life. ken.kingsley7@gmail.com 520.870.8766
(graduated Prescott College 1972, adjunct faculty 1974-78).

Christopher Haydock (RDP '73)
Thank you fellow alumni for making, keeping and reestablishing so many connections over the years. Laurel Wanek and I celebrate our 19th anniversary this month. Our son Graham will be graduating from high school this Spring. I'm just starting the 6th year of my journey into self-employment, see my company web site at www.appliednewscience.com . One easy way to get in touch with me is through the new Prescott College alumni group on CollectiveX.com . I'd especially love to hear from those of you who might remember me but aren't quite sure. Take a chance. Say hello. Its amazing what memories can come back.

04/20/07

Dulce Setterfield ('68-'72)

Spring 1972 was my last quarter at PC (started fall 1968). Transferred to NAU, graduated magna cum laude. Novel now in progress is set on the (original) PC campus, beginning the eve of spring break, 1969. The story travels to Big Sur, a desert resort, tropical island, other places. Part 1 is complete as of 4/20/07 (9 chapters). Part 2 is forthcoming; two or three sequels are anticipated. Would love to have a handful of alumni hungry for a sneak preview to review one or more completed chapters. Contact motudulce@yahoo.com and identify your connection with the college. Reliable memory sources re: the way things were are also appreciated.

03/23/07

Lamar Gunter ('79)

So I'm currently spending most of my time in New South Wales doing acupuncture and herbs in the bush. I spent some time in the Panjshir Valley about 5 hours north of Kabul last year, treating women in a small mountain community, where a girl's school has just opened. I'm returning there later this year to take supplies to the school and see my "patients" again. And to collect this rather rare medicinal made from the faeces of a deer that only lives in a remote part of the country. Afghans have used it for generations to treat everything from arthritis to canker sores. Surely there must be some alumnae living in OZ. Do give me a shout.

02/12/07

Terra Krieger  (RDP '71)

After 57 years of life in Southern California I have relocated in Portland, Oregon. I am looking forward to starting second half of life in the beautiful, more liberal, more comfortable northwest!! Terra Krieger-again-after 34years!! Looking for a job after all these years, happy about this new found "freedom."

01/23/07

Mary Yelenick (RDP '74)

A litigation partner in the law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP in New York, NY, was recently elected chair of the board of NETWORK, a National Catholic Social Justice Lobby headquartered in Washington, DC. NETWORK, which has maintained an active presence on Capitol Hill for more than three decades, lobbies, educates, and organizes on behalf of the poor.  Its mission is to bring to our nation's political discussions the voices of the marginalized and disenfranchised. More information regarding NETWORK's activities and resources, including information on how to register for its free e-mail legislative alerts, can be found on NETWORK's website, www.networklobby.org.

10/19/06

Maggie McQuaid  (RDP '75)

Twenty six years ago, I left Arizona for Alaska, thinking only to spend a year or two pursuing adventure and shaking my sillies out before returning to "the real world" down south.  After one year of adventure and twenty-five years as a midlevel state employee, I'm finally back in Arizona.  I have just bought a 90 year old Craftsman style bungalow in the Warren district of Bisbee and am looking forward to a retirement consisting of general rabble-rousing and fanning the flames of discontent.  I would love to reconnect with old Prescott friends from back in the Ice Ages, and with more recent Prescott graduates in southeastern Arizona.  I have a pension, a lot of time on my hands, and a propensity for stirring things up.  Contact me at: magmcq@cableone.net

4/27/06

Dan Kowalski (RDP '75)

Living in Austin, TX. Editing a technical journal for immigration lawyers, and a website: www.bibdaily.com. Office site: www.cenzio.com. Married to Rebeca Henderson: http://www.musicutexas.edu/directory/details.aspex?id.+=48

4/25/06

Debbie Livingston (RDP '74)

I attended Prescott for ethe semester before it closed in 1974.  Though I do not remember many people from my short time there, I would be glad to hear from anyone who does remember me. My experience at Prescott taught me a lot about taking responsibility for myself and how empowering it is to dance along the growing edge of facing fear and pushing limits.

4/25/06

Rick Thaler (RDP '73)

I wandered away from Prescott in 1973, wound up here (Corrales NM) in 1974 and never left.  I have a wife, Gail,of 25 years, a 23 year old daughter, Emily, and a 14 year old son, Jacob. I still hike and climb, longer but not as difficult, and ride my bike, chase my son and read a lot. This is when I'm not working, which takes effort since I have a growing company with 65 employees. I do work around the Southwest region in hospitals, banks, restaurants and offices. I often feel like an actor who stumbled into the wrong play, but I really like it and I am good at it in my own way. I am still in touch with a few 70's Prescott friends but would like to find others.

4/20/06

Marjorie Latham (nee MacKinnon) (RDP '70-'71)

When I transferred from PC after one (exhilarating, inspiring) year (70-71),to pursue a degree in theatre, I never imagined I would not return for 30+ years! How'd that happen? I visited AZ in spring of '04 and spent some delicious time clambering around the dells, and trying to figure out where old PC had gone! Found it's current form in town (that would have made trips to Baskin Robbins more frequent but much less adventurous!) and so much changed. Very glad to find the Smoki museum and El Charro's still in place. (My 16 year old son loves their T shirt with sombrero on the back). Anyway, I keep wondering what happened to all the crazy and amazing folks I spent that remarkable year with? Glad to know that PC has carried on, apparently with much of the same spirit it had in those days. I'd be very happy to hear from/about any other alums from those pioneer days. You can email me.

2/8/06

Corinne Masur (RDP '75)

Corinne Masur (PC 1972 - 75) is a psychoanalyst practicing in Center City Phila and living 35 miles west of the city in what used to be a beatutiful rural/agricultural area. She is the mother of a seven year old boy, step-mother to a 21 year old girl and wife of a child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. Several years ago she had a  massive heart attach which has curtailed her outdoor advetures but not her desire to hear from old PC friends.

6/1/05

Bob Gouge (RDP '73)

Remember the psychic woman out in Skull Valley ? She had a little place built into the side of a rock face, 1970 or so. I went out to her one night to have her look into my future. "I see you in a red truck," was all she said. I felt kinda gypped by that. She told some other folks about love affairs, adventures, and disasters. All I got was a red truck. Well, I'm driving a red truck, had her for years now. Over 250,000 miles on her and going strong. Finally, I'm beginning to see what that psychic meant. Things are starting to get pretty interesting now, no? Living the mystery.

Anyway, guess I've done a few things. Spirited a cool Manhattan beauty away to the desert. We've got an old house down near the border, sturdy thick walls, heavy beams, Mexican tile floors. Dogs and cats asleep out back in the sun. Our son is grown and off on his own adventures now. I've wandered Paris streets at a misty dawn, sat in smoky jazz in a Florence cafe nestled in Thieves' Alley. Watched the sky burn and once communed with a wild white mare back in the red Jemez canyons. I've known beauty and love. Horror, too. Life's good, sweet. Like a summer peach. My best to you all. luckystrike36@yahoo.com

5/1/05

Robert Miller (RDP '72)

Countryman Press, a division of W. W. Norton, has just released (May 3, 2005)  my book, Kayaking the Inside Passage: A Paddler's Guide from Olympia, Washington to Muir Glacier, Alaska, by Robert H. Miller, $18.95, 460 pages. It is available from both the publisher and Amazon.com; I'm not sure, at this time, who will carry it locally. It is also being nominated for a National Outdoor Book Award. mrh10@qwest.net

Douglas Hanson (RDP '74)

Since graduating from Prescott in '74, I worked for a bit at the Museum of Northern Arizona and then moved on to graduate school at Cornell University where I received a Masters in Biological Anthropology and finally a Ph.D. in 1988. During all those intervening years, I did bioarchaeological fieldwork in the Midwest, New York, the Southwest, and Micronesia where I spent a good part of my early career doing mortuary archaeology and bioarchaeology in the Mariana Islands. Much of this work resulted in a collection of papers published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology back in '97. In 1985 I began doing NIH research in skeletal biology at The Forsyth Institute in Boston. My work has taken me as far north as Iceland (whale bone) and as far south as Krueger National Park (elephant bone). And I have managed to make my way as far afield as Angkor Wat in Cambodia (a boyhood dream) and the glaciers of South Island, New Zealand. It has been an exciting and fulfilling career. I am still at Forsyth, in my 20th year here, but doing less research and more administration, primarily as Chief Technology Officer and Head of the BioInformatics Core at the Institute. I have been married once and divorced once to a woman who is now one of this country's leading number crunchers (also an anthropologist) in human engineering at DOD and with whom I share a spectacular daughter (Katherine, "KT" to her friends). She is now aged 15 with anthropological leanings and is currently preparing for a summer of Spanish immersion in Segovia, Spain. Right now I am enjoying my life as a single male again but with a new woman in my life who harkens from West Virginia . As I look towards "retirement" sometime in the next few decades, I have my sights on a little spread with Appaloosas somewhere near Sonoita, AZ. Although I love Boston, I am anxious to get back to my Southwestern roots and closer to Mexico. Where is Peter Sherman, Steve Sessions and the rest of my Center for Man and Environment colleagues?

3/1/05

Gerald Reed (RDP '75) and Yvonne Joosten (RDP '75) (at right) are still making tracks...here cross country skiing at Blackjack in Rossland, British Columbia over President's Day weekend.

Steve Clark (RDP '73)

Lived and worked in the Denver , CO , area for the past 30 years. Married to Betsy and have 3 adult children, twin daughters - 26 and a son - 20. Formed a public finance consulting firm for affordable housing providers and hospitals in 2001 after 27 years in public finance investment banking. www.sbclarkinc.com. Enjoy volunteering and being outdoors.

Eric Buck (RDP '74)

I went away from Prescott after 2 years to take a leave of absence in 1974, and when I wanted to return, the school was deciding if it was declaring bankruptcy. You know the rest. I finished my undergrad work at the Evergreen State College in 1980 and received my masters in architecture from the University of Texas at Austin in 1994. I filled in the gaps with a variety of activities including working for the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School for 11 years. I still go back periodically to teach climbing. I am now a licensed architect in Illinois and am working on the expansion of McCormick Place , Chicago 's convention center. It's just a wee thing, 2.4 million square feet. I seem to be in charge of the elevators and escalators, among other things, during what will hopefully be an extended construction administration period. My son, Noah, is 16, a sophomore at the Francis Parker School , and an avid basketball player. My partner, Margaret Braatz, is the chief of staff at DePaul University . We are busy, busy, busy, but will drop everything if someone wishes to visit us here in the city of big shoulders. ericbuck@gmail.com

Barbara (Etter) Graham (RDP '74)

OK, I maybe never again had so much fun as I did on the 1974 Orientation Trip to Dark Canyon/Lake Powell. Anarchy & naked mud fights ruled, and what a cast of characters! Where are y'all? There was an extraordinary moment there right before the campus was lost & things reorganized. Will always look back on that (my 19th) ha! year as one of the best of my life. Where is Alton Wasson? esquintle@aol.com

Helen (Henriksen) Tallen, (RDP '74)

Hi all. I really enjoy getting the Biscuit and was hoping more of the class of '74 would write in - so maybe I should ? 2004 finds me working full time as a teacher in a Montessori School . I am still a Reiki Master Teacher and teach singly or groups whenever the interest appears. I just became an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) I'm not sure what doors that will open but I proved my brain cells were up to the test. I am a volunteer with the Thousand Oaks Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) which is a group of volunteers trained to assist in emergencies. I am medical coordinator for the team and was chairperson for a couple of years. It's been an eye opening education working with law enforcement and fire departments, a whole different perspective than the early '70's at PC. How does Reiki blend with that? Well, whenever I go on ambulance or police ride-a-longs the shifts are way too peaceful but wonderful for Critical Incident Stress Management opportunities to allow the professionals to vent.

My sons Sean, 23 and Erik,13 are doing well. Sean lives in San Francisco and just got promoted to Assistant Manager at the Guitar Center - so if any of you live and frequent the store say HI from me. "Mom's spies are everywhere." Erik is in 8th grade and loving everything. We just got back from a climbing trip to Joshua Tree. Looked so much like the Dells it took me back to our Orientation. Last year I had some training in "low angel rescue" - I may be in the Half Century Club but I came down the side with a stokes yelling "I thought this was supposed to be Low Angle!" Prescott did teach me feel the fear and do it anyway so I'm doin' it and surviving to tell the stories. Anyway PLEASE contact me - I feel like I've lost track of all but Chip and Mary Leslie. One of these years I hope to make it to another reunion! h.hah@verizon.net

USGS Biologist, and Prescott College Alumni, Receives Top Honor from National Park Service: Dr. Dan Fagre (RDP '75) , a USGS scientist serving as the Global Change Research Coordinator for Glacier National Park in Montana, will receive the National Park Service Director's Award for Natural Resource Research. Fagre was selected because his research has focused on developing Glacier National Park's ability to explain, quantify and predict what changes will occur in Parks and protected areas in respect to climate change, and the scope of his efforts extends beyond park borders into western North America and internationally. The award will be given to Dr. Fagre at the George Wright Society Meeting in Philadelphia on March 15.

02/01/05

Chris Norment (RDP '72)

When not working as an ethics consultant for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and Enron Corp, and seeking to become a 53-year-old Perfect Master, I teach conservation biology/vertebrate biology courses at the State University of New York at Brockport (the "Harvard of Western Monroe County"). My first love (at least as far as science goes) is arctic/alpine ecology, but at the moment I mostly work on grassland bird ecology and conservation. Melissa, my wife of 25 years, is a special education teacher in the Brockport schools, while my kids (Liza, 18; Martin, 14) are professional adolescents. Both enjoy wilderness activities, which makes the old man happy. At some point Melissa and I hope to resettle out West, probably in the Methow Valley in Washington , where we have property and periodically visit to get back to the land, set our souls free. (Wait, wait - that sounds familiar.....) cnorment@brockport.edu

Barbara (Etter) Graham (RDP '74)

OK, I maybe never again had so much fun as I did on the 1974 Orientation Trip to Dark Canyon/Lake Powell. Anarchy & naked mud fights ruled, and what a cast of characters! Where are y'all? There was an extraordinary moment there right before the campus was lost & things reorganized. Will always look back on that (my 19th)ha! year as one of the best of my life. Where is Alton Wasson? esquintle@aol.com

01/01/05

Jess Dods (RDP '70)

After a worldwide career in the energy industry and management consulting, I learned enough to call myself a career coach. I help people decide what they want to be, (your Personal Vision) and teach them how to get there. This all relates back to my experiences at PC, even though a lot of time has passed since then. I work with people of all ages and career stages, and would be happy to talk with PC people. My website is http://rightchoicecareers.com. E-mail: jessdods@charter.net

Charlotte Goodluck (RDP '70)

I have been at NAU since 1987. Most currently just off a sabbatical and then off one semester due to medical reasons. I am ok now. Working on American Indian children's well-being indicators; www.nicwa.org if you are interested. Tina my partner is in real estate and loves it. So if you want to buy a house in Flagstaff contact us. Ecee is living in Penn. charlotte.goodluck@nau.edu

Helen (Henriksen) Tallen (RDP '74)

Hi all. I really enjoy getting the Biscuit and was hoping more of the class of '74 would write in - so maybe I should ? 2004 finds me working full time as a teacher in a Montessori School . I am still a Reiki Master Teacher and teach singly or groups whenever the interest appears. I just became an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) I'm not sure what doors that will open but I proved my brain cells were up to the test. I am a volunteer with the Thousand Oaks Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) which is a group of volunteers trained to assist in emergencies. I am medical coordinator for the team and was chairperson for a couple of years. It's been an eye opening education working with law enforcement and fire departments, a whole different perspective than the early '70's at PC. How does Reiki blend with that? Well whenever I go on ambulance or police ride-a-longs the shifts are way too peaceful but wonderful for Critical Incident Stress Management opportunities to allow the professionals to vent.

My sons Sean, 23 and Erik, 13 are doing well. Sean lives in San Francisco and just got promoted to Assistant Manager at the Guitar Center - so if any of you live and frequent the store say HI from me. "Mom's spies are everywhere." Erik is in 8th grade and loving everything. We just got back from a climbing trip to Joshua Tree. Looked so much like the Dells it took me back to our Orientation. Last year I had some training in "low angel rescue" - I may be in the Half Century Club but I came down the side with a stokes yelling "I thought this was supposed to be Low Angle!" Prescott did teach me feel the fear and do it anyway so I'm doin' it and surviving to tell the stories. Anyway PLEASE contact me - I feel like I've lost track of all but Chip and Mary Leslie. One of these years I hope to make it to another reunion! h.hah@verizon.net

Kent Madin (RDP '75) and Linda Svendsen (RDP '75)

Kent Madin and Linda Svendsen ('75), (owners of Boojum Expeditions ( www.boojum.com ) since 1984)  have the following news.   Linda is the Director of Field Operations of JASON (www.jasonproject.org ), an interactive science education program televised every year from a new location in North and South America .  Jason was founded by Dr. Robert Ballard of Titanic fame and is supported by National Geographic, EDS, Bechtel, Kodak and other major corporate sponsors.  Jason aims to infuse junior high age students with the excitement of the physical sciences.  After JASON finishes in February, Linda will be leading Boojum's 20th annual Tibetan Highlands Horseback Trek in a remote region of eastern Tibet this summer. The Mongolian government recently gave Kent the "Outstanding Leader in Tourism Development" award for his contributions over the last ten years to innovation in tourism development as Mongolia has emerged from the shadow of Communism as a growing eco-tourism destination.  Boojum has several initiatives aimed at helping local communities come to grips with the demands and changes wrought by the growth of tourism.  See http://www.hovsgol.org for further information.  If any Prescott folks are interested in volunteering to teach English or work on alternative energy applications in northern Mongolia , give us a shout.   kent@boojum.com

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1980s

03/29/08

Jerald Miller (RDP '89)

Steve Dieckhoff: climbing partner, friend, and mentor.  A complete human being. R.I.P your forefer belayer.  Mark Miller  http://www.climbing.com/news/passages/steve_dieckhoff_1952-2008/

01/15/08

H. Anne Lipp (RDP '85)
Early this year I was trained by Al Gore and The Climate Project to be a global warming presenter, and am now the Assistant District Manager in Louisiana for The Climate Project. This summer I attended training at SEI (Solar Energy International) for PV Design & Installation and started up a solar business in Louisiana. One of my first installs in Louisiana was to participate with a team of people working with SELF (Solar Electric Light Fund) to install nine 5kW solar arrays for Brad Pitt's project "Make It Right" in New Orleans' 9th Ward.

05/06/07

Michelle West (RDP '85)

We are loving living in Paradise in Hawaii. We purchased a beautiful home in Waikoloa on the Big Island of Hawaii on April 1st, 2006. We celebrated our 4 year anniversary in Hawaii on April 6th. Our house has a beautiful tropically landscaped yard and a secret garden of delights. It is our peaceful sanctuary. We travelled to the Fiji islands in October of 2006 for my birthday and had a wonderful visit. The native people of Fiji are very friendly and hospitable. It was a very memorable trip. I continue to do research with wild dolphin sonar sounds and also have a healing practice. Come and swim with the dolphins before it is outlawed!!! All the best to all of Precott College alumni and professors. Keep spreading the light to inspire the world.

12/14/05

Jerome Stone (RDP '80)

Too much to tell since my last check-in. Most importantly, after 47 years, I am finally the HAPPY FATHER of a beautiful son, Noah Yeshe Siegel-Stone, born March 8th, 2005. (I tried to paste a photo, but it doesn't seem to have worked. Drop me a note if you want to see the l'il dude).

10/01/05

Frances Fellows (RDP '89)

I'm here in Prescott north AKA Keene, NH attending Antioch New England Graduate School. I'm getting my Master's in Education, a public school state teaching certificate and my long awaited Waldorf Teacher Training in an accelerated program.(all that in a year and a half, whew!) My gears are grinding being back in college but it is not half as challenging(meaning fatiguing) as being in kindergarten at Mountain Oak in Prescott. I'm loving the Waldorf curriculum and philosophy, have wonderful classmates and professors. I'm so greatful for the Prescott College background, because the work is challenging and fast paced and really assumes a strong liberal arts background as a starting line. Please send me one of those classy-see through vinyl Prescott College window sticker for my new car. My Arizona CRX made it cross country, but soaked up too much moisture to be safe this winter. Send me Arizona sunshine as the days shorten, too. Happy here, but homesick for Prescott.

01/01/05

Michelle West (RDP '85)

Since graduating from Prescott College, I moved to Tucson, AZ for 2 years and worked as a Holistic Therapist specializing in Vibrational Sound Healing. I missed the mountains of northern Arizona, so I moved to Sedona and lived there 5 years. I met a nice man named Michael in 1984 in Phoenix at the Edgar Cayce A.R.E. clinic. He offered to drive me to Prescott to check out the college and then he helped me move to Prescott , loading my belongings in his V.W. van with my bed strapped on top! Of course it rained on the way up the hill to Prescott ! He wished me well and headed back to Phoenix saying he would come visit. Life goes by and 13 years later I ran into him in the health food store in Sedona! He was visiting with friends from Phoenix. He looked great, just as I had remembered him and he hadn't aged at all! He finally came to visit me in Sedona and we caught up on each other's lives. Two years later I called him in Phoenix asking about a mutual friend. He asked me to come visit and one month later we were living together in his house in Phoenix. We both knew we were moving to Pagosa, Springs, Colorado and we were married in the San Juan National Forest by a Ute Shaman named Richard Running Deer. A Native American woman in Prescott made my white deerskin wedding dress. I have Cherokee and Choctaw heritage. So my dream wedding came true with my soul mate Michael on September 11, 1999. I just didn't know way back when, when I was hiking the Grand Canyon on a Vision Quest with Sam Henrie, in a class called Mysticism that I would have to wait 13 years to be reacquainted with my soul mate! We bought a beautiful house in Pagosa Springs, CO., that backed up to the San Juan National Forest. We saw elk, deer, bears, coyotes, wild turkeys, and a lynx hunting a rabbit in our backyard! We lived in Pagosa Springs for 5 years. Then we felt strongly that it was time to fulfill a lifelong dream, swimming and communing with wild dolphins. Michael is a certified scuba diver and I snorkel. We are now living on the Big Island of Hawaii and we love our life here. We are now in the process of finding the perfect place to build the Dolphin Heartsong Healing Retreat. Michael is an electrician and also a natural healer.

If anyone wants to visit please email us at mandm74074@earthlink.net. We would be happy to take you on a tour of the Big Island and for a swim with the spinner dolphins. What a gift it is to swim with the dolphins! I am working on research related to healing with sound and the healing sonar sound of dolphins and whales. All the best to all of you.

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1990s

01/15/08

Will Duncan (RDP '97)
After P.C. I spent a year in Benares, India, and then moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama for a couple of years. Feeling lost in Alabama I went for a really beautiful bike ride from Tucson to Manitoba. Camping out alone every night, no destination, running from tornados, buffalo, and crazy people, and the constant and bewildering sky all served to revitalize my ailing heart. I ended up in Tucson where I have been for the past 7 years. I am halfway through a 6-year program in Tibetan Buddhism where I am training to do long retreat. I spend most of my time lecturing around the country and studying at my second dream school Diamond Mountain University (diamondmtn.org). The school is a cross between a Buddhist Monastery, Prescott College and what I imagine Plato's Academy might have been like. My kind Buddhist teachers on occasion send me out on adventures, which keep my desire for the open road fed. In 2006 I traveled throughout the northern Himalayas of Kashmir with Nathan Montgomery (RDP 90?) in search of some old scriptures and visiting impossible cliff monasteries and pristine Muslim and Buddhist villages. The teaching side of things is what I love the most. A few months ago I was invited to lecture all over Brazil, which was both exhausting and amazing. I also guest lecture once or twice a year at State University of New York thanks to Dr. Matt Immergut (RDP 94?) professor of Sociology. I spend a lot of time trying to meditate and so have started The Shaktipat Marching Band here in Tucson to try to make up for all the noise and commotion I miss out on. We are a spoken word/ hip-hop based percussion marching band. I think fondly of my PC days and am always excited to see old and new alum friends as they pass through Tucson. If anyone wants to come to Diamond Mountain University for a day or two and try your skills on the debate ground or in Tibetan yoga drop me a line. shaktipatchurch@gmail.com

12/01/07

Amy Kirk (RDP '92)

Since summer 2007, I've been working as the executive producer for a local talk radio station in New Orleans. The station, 995fm.com, began post-Katrina as a response to the need for more information on local recovery issues and politics. I coordinate guests, research topics, write a blog, and keep hosts up to date on the latest local and national news. Our motto is "Let Your Voice Be Heard"--very encouraging in a city where it's difficult to make change, steeped as it is in both mysterious and corrupt traditions! Note to everyone: New Orleans is getting back on its feet and thriving in new and surprising ways. We have quite a journey ahead of us. Come visit and be part of it!  aaknola@yahoo.com

Jeff Carlson (RDP '91)

Jeff Carlson (RDP '91) sold German rights for his novel Plague Year and its two sequels to Piper via the Donald Maass Literary Agency, in best bid auction, for a “significant deal” in high five figures. Included in the contract are bestseller bonuses, which, if attained, will make the overall deal worth six figures, plus royalties. Piper intends to publish the first volume in September 2008 as “part of a special marketing campaign aiming to link phantastic and mainstream novels in order to widen the range for ‘phantastic thrillers’ in both the mainstream and the science fiction/fantasy market,” including advertising, special pages in Piper catalogues, and cross-promotion in genre and non-genre media.

Spanish rights for Plague Year sold to Minotauro in a preemptive bid over Plaza / RHM.

The first sequel, Plague War, is slated for release in North America in August 2008, with the next title set to follow in Summer 2009.

11/01/07

Tracy Rapport (RDP '99)
Wow, I have such a great husband and my first baby on the way...I'm the luckiest woman alive!! (Ari Rapport - her husband wrote this). trapport@bellsouth.net (mailto:trapport@bellsouth.net)

Ari Rapport RDP( '98)
Tracy Michaelis Rapport (RDP'99) and I are living in Wilmington, NC and expecting our first child. Life is good by the beach. Occasionally we run into PC folks in other parts of the country, and keep up via "Class Notes". I will say more of you need to send in updates to this newsletter...for us hobbit folks we don't see much of the outside world unless you all make the effort! Looking forward... arirapport@hotmail.com (mailto:arirapport@hotmail.com)

Matt "Merritt" McCarty (RDP '97)

It has been a long, tumultuous, crazy-driving, all hope lost-all hope found, ten months of serious life transition. From abruptly walking out of the field at Sagwalk, never to return, to Xmas package handling at FedEx, to working at a “locked” facility for kids, to a short stint at yardwork/landscaping, to returning to work with my beloved friend the Spotted Owl on the Deschutes National Forest. And to my newest job. I last worked August 4th for the F.S. and my new job began Oct 1st. From my break-up in January to internet dating. From living in a great house with a double garage, to a two month stint with a garage where the cats pooped every other day. From applying to Graduate school and not getting in, from putting all my energy into relocating to Portland to catching a curveball straight out of the Gorge. And then back to the lifestyle I know well, living out of the car, couch surfing, and mooching off my folks. It’s also the lifestyle that I’m completely over. That began July 1st. It’s now September 30th and I have a roof over my head, but not the same one for long. It’s a wonderful studio where I see Multnomah Falls and the Oregon side of the Gorge from my window. Alas the landlord does not want to rent to me with my dog, so I’m determined to find another home that’s closer to work and ideal for Mandy.

But, my ambition was to achieve a management position and one in which I could use my systematic thinking and detail orientation and organization. Well, I believe I’ve found this job. I’m now the Assistant Spa Director at Bonneville Resort and Spa. Who’d a thunk it-me working in a spa? I’ve come a long way, from not bathing for two weeks at a time to showering and shaving everyday (and using products such as Cavier firming crème and the like). I actually had to expand my wardrobe with multiple button-up shirts and black closed-toe shoes. I actually laugh out loud (on the inside) every time I play dress up. (I think-if only my co-workers knew the inner me. But then playing dress-up has actually always been part of the inner me too.)

Many friends are already asking me about the spa hook ups. I’m in the process of suss’n everything

out. I don’t think I can swing any discounts on my own, but I can inform you all of spa discounts as they happen. And right now most services are 20% off Monday-Thursday and if two men book bath and wraps at the same time it’s two for the price of one.

One of my other “trial and tribulations” was that my road bike was ripped off while using the public library in Bend-in the middle of the day! I actually had Mandy tethered to the outside of my car and my bike locked onto my rack. Most likely the bastards were petting Mandy with one hand and cutting my cable in the other. But this too has a happy ending. Due to the wisdom of having Renter’s Insurance, my bike was insured, and due to the wonder that is Ebay, I’ve procured a bike made of my favorite metal, titanium! Of course now that I’m in the Gorge it’s rained every day. But I love it!

Oh, in other disturbing news, I visited IKEA for the first time. It was a trip. But I did walk away with a new desk and wooden hangers (for all my button up shirts). I’m expected to work 45+ hours a week, and I’m probably closer to 50. I’m definitely on the steep side of the learning curve, but it reminds me how much I really enjoy learning. I anticipating it taking a couple months to feel really solid in what I do and being able to answer most people’s question (employees and customers). I have approximately 40 staff that I interact with and the gross spa sales were 2 million last year, I have a lot of denaro to track and my goal is to make the spa even more profitable (and obviously running smoother and more efficient). My job responsibilities should become more clear in the next month or so. So in the next month I anticipate finding a new home, one closer to work in North Bonneville. I’d like to get to work via human power. Right now I’m 13 miles west of work. Since I’m already working long days I’d like more time to do things like read “Microsoft Office for Mac OS X,” “GarageBand for Dummies,” “Retail Business,” “Mac OS X,” “Nonviolent Communication” and a travel guide for Portland. I’m also ordering books relating to time management and managing in general. I’m excited about getting a good exercise and diet regiment started. I’m enjoying the rain and I’m excited about buying camoflague rubber boots. I also anticipate swimming more as the resort has a 25m pool. I haven’t done much water stuff since my Lasik surgery a year ago. I anticipate once I get feeling settled (and I can see this taking 2-3 months) I hope to start regularly exploring Portland, and getting involved in stuff, specifically Toastmasters. AS to my Golf, I’m still driving it even though I had a rough summer with it. It’s getting close to flipping 283,000 miles. I replaced the front brakes and timing belt, had the clutch done, and as soon as I moved to the Gorge the hatch struts went out on me. I’m still holding out of a hybrid SUV, but who knows. I make brake with the family VW tradition and buy a Honda or something, sometime in the further off future. Mandy is now 10+ and still kicking it. I thought she had a tendon strain issue, but with a good dose of glucosamine and chondrotin, she’s chasing every woodland create she sees. I’m still using my Camp Sherman address until I find that next semi-permanent home. I’d appreciate it if you all would send me your USPS and email address (if you prefer a different one than how you received this), phone number, and birthday info. If there’s anybody I don’t have an email address for, and you think they’d like to get my “life updates” please pass this along to them. Well, that’s all for now. This letter has been two weeks in the making, so I better get it off sooner than later (gotta save the next round of events for the next update). Sorry if this update is a little jumpy, but so is my life right now (so effortlessly slowing down). Wishing you a merry autumn,

Matthew Merritt McCarty, P.O. Box 474, Camp Sherman, OR 97730, (541) 760 5383
captainshiitake@hotmail.com

Elise Lockton (RDP '96)
Life after Biscuit led the way to interpreting nature as a passion and profession. My love of travel and natural history has helped to chart the course of where I live and work and I have spent the last 12 years leading trips in Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Alaska and Hawaii. For the last 11 years (summers) I have worked as a naturalist in Alaska leading 7-10 day trips both on land and sea for Alaska Wildland Adventures and Lindblad Expeditions. Future On Board Naturalist trips include Baja and Hokkaido, Japan to Kamchatka,Siberia to Nome,AK.

Grant Leibersberger (RDP '96)
Howdy fellow alumni!! Last year, about this time, Jennifer and I made the decision to abandon post-industrial Cleveland after a 2 year stay (not soon enough) and head up the east coast for the dream world of Vermont. Things sure do look different now...We are enjoying our little farm house in rural Addison Country and I am making the small commute to Burlington daily. In April, I accepted a position as a financial advisor with UBS and I am currently putting that MBA to work in the financial markets for private clients (some of whom are alumni!). Before anyone gasps too loudly about the capitalistic nature of it all, they should know my specialty is socially responsible investing and helping aging individuals work with their estates. On a personal note, Jennifer & I were married on a stunning day (August 5th) on top of a mountain overlooking Lake Champlain very near our house. grant.leibersberger@gmail.com or 802.922.6876

Kimberly Buck (RDP '93)
Jim Donovan and I moved up to Silverton, Colorado this past year. It was time for us to get out of the big city of Tucson. Our son, Evan, is 4 1/2 yrs old already and seems to live on his bike and skis. Software development is still our main business, but we're also starting a ski rental & gear consignment shop!

Joseph Scanlon (RDP '93)
I moved to Paris, France in August of 2006 after accepting a science teaching position at the American School of Paris. As soon as I arrived, the school began internal discussions about shifting the culture of the school towards becoming an "environmentally" centered school. I was thrust head on into this process (once they found out I went to Prescott!) with several other teachers, administrators and board members in evaluating our current educational practices, our physical site and our staff development. The goal of the process is to have the school put "Sustainability Education" at the core of our values, develop interdisciplinary curriculum to reflect these values and to modify our physical site to become an school designed to minimize impacts on the environment, act as a learning tool for the whole community on environmental design and an example for other schools to follow. If you come through Paris, drop a line! joe_scanlon33@yahoo.com

6/17/07

Jeff  Carlson (RDP ’91)

As I write this in mid-June, we’re growing more and more excited in the Carlson household as the release date of my first novel approaches. End-of-the-world thriller PLAGUE YEAR hits stores in August, and my publisher is going gangbusters setting up a small tour up and down California to promote the book. (We live in the San Francisco Bay Area.) If you’re nearby, come and see me. Bring your naked groupies! I’ll be in Roseville, Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Pasadena, Los Angeles, and San Luis Obispo. They’re also sending me to the Decatur Book Festival in Atlanta over Labor Day weekend. Exciting stuff. You can find details on tour dates and locations on my web site at www.jverse.com, along with cover art, a free excerpt of the book, other goodies, and advance information on the sequel WAR DAY, coming in Summer 2008.  Oh, and I’m still looking for a lead on Nathan Boston. Natey, where you at? jeffcarlson@astound.net

05/01/07

Jerry Henderson (RDP ’90)

Hi P. C. After leaving Prescott, I taught on the Navajo Res. for a couple years, then moved back to Cali. I have been teaching here since; spending the past 11 years teaching English and Science at the same high school. I met my lovely wife, Laura, a few years ago. We have a son (Jerry Jr.)almost two and are expecting our second. Her name is Laura Sophia and she will bless us come October! I still play the guitar, but have much less time now. I have kept in touch with some pc grads throughout the years, but only still get on touch with G. Daniels. Hope you all are well. Peace, Jerry

03/22/07

Greg Miller (RDP ’95)

So I'm currently spending most of my time in New South Wales doing acupuncture and herbs in the bush. I spent some time in the Panjshir Valley about 5 hours north of Kabul last year, treating women in a small mountain community, where a girl's school has just opened. I'm returning there later this year to take supplies to the school and see my "patients" again. And to collect this rather rare medicinal made from the faeces of a deer that only lives in a remote part of the country. Afghans have used it for generations to treat everything from arthritis to canker sores. Surely there must be some alumnae living in OZ. Do give me a shout.

02/12/07

Derek Clark (RDP ’98)

Greetings PC alumni and friends. I am currently living in Portland, OR with my lovely wife Tara. After teaching and living in Seattle for the past four years, we are back in Portland and enjoying our new home. I am currently teaching in a middle school and Tara is working as a speech pathologist at Legacy Emanuel hospital. We hope all is well back in Prescott or wherever you may find yourself in your journey.

11/21/06

Hillary Mizia (RDP ’97)

Hello old friends,

I hope this finds you well. It is so often that I think of Prescott, my experiences there, and the people I met along the way. Recently, I have had the opportunity to share some of those experiences in a new book called 147 Practical Tips for Teaching Sustainability. My first book venture, I was a co-author with 5 other people, which was quite an experience. It is available through Atwood Publishing. Prescott is scattered throughout the pieces I wrote. Take a gander when you can.

In June I left my job as Sustainability Specialist for New Belgiumn Brewery to be a more present parent to our son, Miles. I took the opportunity to start my own consulting business, PriZm Sustainability, as well as dive deep into my ever-important role as mother. Both jobs are going well. Check out my website: www.prizmsustainability.com

As I finally settle into my new roles, I wonder how you are doing. Please drop a line when you can. Love, hillary

10/04/06

Michele King (RDP ’96)

Hi PC Alumni. Life could not be better. I am the director of a Montessori school and Matt took a leave from his teaching job to stay at home with our 9 month old son. We miss PC and our friends from Prescott. If you are in the Northern California area look us up.

10/04/06

Daisy Wilson (RDP ’99)

Hello folks! After many years trying to get back into the art world, I have finally done so and accepted a position as Director of Student Affairs for the Maine College of Art. I hope the five other art students at PC are proud that I'm actually doing work in my field! And, I hope you have all continued on your path as artists - professionally or otherwise. I've been happy to run into several PC alum here in Portland - if you're in the area, please drop a line! New_dew@hotmail.com

9/21/06

Alison Kennedy (RDP ’92)

Hi, Everyone - Since leaving Prescott in '92 I have had many excellent adventures in the Southwest, and all over the world. I am getting married on October 1st to my long-time partner Greg Sayers. We live on a few acres outside Moab, Utah raising sheep, goats, chickens, a llama, dogs, a cat, ducks, and geese. Greg is a Physician Assistant, and I own a consulting practice that helps small businesses, nonprofits, and community agencies and coalitions with issues of leadership, conflict, strategy, etc. I am an executive coach, workplace mediator, trainer, and facilitator. Over the past three years, I have been able to work with and help several environmental and human service organizations, which is my favorite work and helps me continue to carry the Prescott College torches of healthier people and healthier planet. Other adventures include two months of humanitarian service in Uganda, a tense week in Israel, many river trips including a harrowing daily down the White Nile, and five years building an earthbag home, which you can read about in two books: Earthbag Building by Kaki Hunter and Donald Kiffmeyer, and The House that Jill Built by Judy Ostrow. Check out more about my business in the Alumni Store and on my website www.canyonspringsconsulting.com. Hope to hear from some of you 90's alumni someday soon!

9/21/06

Jeff Carlson (RDP ’91)

I imagine I must be the only professional science fiction writer to emerge from PC, not exactly a school renowned for physics and technology -- but my very good years there remain a strong influence and most of my work holds at least a hint of green.  Most of it is present-day rather than “sci fi.”  For example, I’ve written stories about the challenges of constructing deep-sea tidal power generators; an innovative wildlife conservation project; urban blight; evolutionary stresses; and ecologies both real and alien.

After leaving Prescott, I spent a few years chasing around Hollywood before I escaped and returned to prose fiction.  Don’t get me wrong.  I’d love to sell out for six figures.  It’s just that at any given time there are 30,000 other hustlers in L.A. and I didn’t want to hustle, I wanted to write.  Meanwhile in a stroke of great fortune I met my wife-to-be, Diana, who is smart and pretty and sweet.  She’s not bad at hauling a pack ten miles into the Yosemite back-country, either, or roughing it for thirteen nights down the Grand Canyon.  We married in 2000 and now have two strong boys, John and Ben, ages four and almost two. 

My writing is still a long way from supporting the family (I’m also the house dad, while Diana slaves for UPS as our main breadwinner) but since finding my stride I’ve sold more than twenty short stories -- some to small press and semi-pro venues, but also a good many to top publications such as Asimov’s Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, and the Writers of the Future XXIII anthology.

My first novel, finally, finally, is mainstream thriller Plague Year.

The wheels in publishing turn slowly, especially breaking in.  Over a nearly three-year period, no less than five editors informed my agent that they wanted the book but could not get authorization to buy another first novel.  At last someone actually put money on the table and the book went to Ace/Berkley in a minor bidding war.  Ace is an imprint of Penguin USA, one of the major media conglomerates.  We’re pretty excited.  Plague Year will be in book stores everywhere in August 2007.

Very briefly, it’s about a medical nanotech prototype that gets loose and devours all warm-blooded life below 10,000 feet elevation and, well, chaos ensues.  Obviously there are major environmental repercussions and the geopolitical map is torn apart.  Check out my website at www.jverse.com for more info, a free excerpt, a couple short stories, et cetera.

A sequel is tentatively scheduled for Summer 2008, with the working title War Day, and I’ve also been invited to collaborate with New York Times bestselling author David Brin on a new young adult adventure series entitled Colony High.  Naturally I jumped at the chance. 

I also write family nonfiction and have sold almost twenty articles, essays, tips and even one recipe for taco potato skins to both regional publications such as San Diego Family Magazine and major nationals like Family Circle and Boys’ Life.

I was moved to make time to write this note after seeing the obituary of Doug Finn, one of my early and best writing teachers.  I regret losing contact with him after leaving Arizona.  I always thought we’d have good fun catching up some day, and now that chance is gone, and I still think about a lot of you all the time.  Larry and Jen and I keep in contact, and Kathlyn, and I swap emails occasionally with a couple others, but it’s been years and years since I heard from Nate Boston or too many others.  Where you at, Natey?  Jeff  www.jverse.com

9/11/06

Giancarolo Sadoti (RDP '98)

Hey old friends, I left greater Boston, the Massachusetts Audubon Society, and some incredible friends this spring to start an MS in Environmental Science at the University of Idaho in Moscow. I'm studying birds (as has been the trend) in southwest Idaho's Owyhee Mountains, focusing on the expansion of juniper and the decline of aspen in structuring bird communities. I'm still dribbling out material on the Common Black-Hawk, including a chapter in the upcoming Raptors of New Mexico. I'm always grateful to hear from lost tribe-mates: gcsadoti@yahoo.com.

9/11/06

Jody Silaski (nee Karr) (RDP '91)

Hi Folks! I’m still living outside of Austin, Tx., working at Canyon of the Eagles Nature Park and Lodge as the Programming Director and Kayaking Instructor. I married Michael Silaski, percussionist and carpenter (met him at a show, and yep, he does play for my performnmces!), in 2000, and we have a 3- year old daughter Fiona. I’ve been bellydancing for 12 years, most recently American Tribal Style and teach BD in Austin. Other bellydancing alums in the Austin area, give me a call! 512-264-8938, email jodykarr@hotmail.com

8/28/06

Robert Israel (RDP '96)

After Directing the Sacred Earth, Sacred Self Eco-Psychology Conference in '96 for my senior project I was invited to start-up the Ecosa Institue (www.ecosanstitute.org) in '99 here in Prescott where I was Director of Operations for nearly 7 years. In October of '02 my son Jacob Hans Israel was born and in July of '03 I bought a house! My marriage to Jenna Israel ('97 alumni Jenna Jack) happily continues since June ’99. Last year I left Ecosa and I am currently a Realtor in Prescott. While most of my clients are relatively mainstream, my intention is to develop a niche in "Green Real Estate" using my knowledge of ecological design and sustainability to educate clients about this aspect of purchasing or selling property. To this end I have developed close connections with the developers of the “Prescott Eco-Hood”. As I left Ecosa Institute and got my real estate license I seriously contemplated what it means to “Sell Out”. Now I must balance both the larger ecological needs of our planet with the immediate day-to-day needs of a family, which have very real financial considerations, and I’ve decided living off the land in a hut was not my style. The internal challenges of staying conscious and the external challenges of our complex world never cease to compete and I continue to pay attention to both. Prescott has changed tremendously over the last decade and has a lot more to offer. The inevitable development and sprawl typical of the west has impacted Prescott for both good and bad, but the climbing and mountain biking is still great, the restaurants have gotten better, so has the music with my band “Blue Wail”, and there is still a wonderful community of caring individuals working for a better world right here in town. If you or someone you know is considering buying or selling real estate in the Prescott area please contact me. (928) 273-2420 risrael@cableone.net. Thanks!! Rob Israel

8/19/06

Cody Boyce (RDP '95)

I have finally started the process to move from working for others and beginning my own Design/Build Firm. I have been working in construction for othe past three years to learn hands on Carpentry. I have recently started at IST Solar Thermal to learn active solar systems from fabrication and finally servicing existing and new systems.

5/20/06

John Farmer (RDP '93)

Hi Everyone!  I am here in Prescott, the big rubber band, and have really been loving it lately.  The town is growing like wild fire and the community of Prescott College is hard to beat.  I have been working full time as an instructor in Adventure Education, and the college has really provided me with some exciting opportunities.  By the time this Transitions comes out I will have completed my masters in education.  My thesis and focus area was using storytelling as a teaching tool.   I also had the chance to do John Wesley Powell's Journey this past fall, it was the truly the trip of a lifetime.  Would love to hear from people. jfarmer@prescott.edu.

4/25/06

Thomas Wagner (RDP '98)

- Have owned a home in Asheville for 3 years now.
- 2nd year in current position as CWI for NCOBS (see above) and I really enjoy it: getting paid to teach paddling.
- Now living in the near-rainforest of the Southeast but really miss the deserts of the Southwest...
- The truck I bought in Prescott in '94 (I had long hair and drove a Toyota truck and went to PC - what a surprise) finally died this spring.

4/25/06

Mike Bohorquez (RDP '92)

Well, since lealving Prescott I have since graduated from Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado...snowboarded many fine seasons at Crested Butte...was working for hte USFS as a Hotshot, now finding myself retired from that profession....I am currently on holiday and finding myself climbing in Mexico and Thailand...would love to hear from all my old brothers and sisters at PC..Ido miss you all...and the fond memberies

Well, since lealving Prescott I have since graduated from Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado...snowboarded many fine seasons at Crested Butte...was working for hte USFS as a Hotshot, now finding myself retired from that profession....I am currently on holiday and finding myself climbing in Mexico and Thailand...would love to hear from all my old brothers and sisters at PC..Ido miss you all...and the fond memories we shared there...peace ut.

4/19/06

Drew Harwell (RDP '97) writes about his heirloom garden:

I just wanted to let you know that the May issue of Sunset magazine has the article on the garden. Jesse is pleased with it and I think it turned out well. We have been working with the Stanford elementary education program in the garden. They brought out all of their student teachers for an afternoon with Jesse in the kitchen and me in the garden. Four of them will be bringing out students from their schools to do the same. If all goes well, we will get funding for next year. Unfortunately, it has been an extremely wet spring (global climate change) and we have had to reschedule all the visits until May. I hope all is well with you and that the sun is shining on Prescott College.

4/13/06

Andrew Moyer (RDP '94)

After working for Outward Bound we moved from Alaska to Vermont to Natucket Island where we had our baby girl, Luna Mackenzie Moyer on April 2nd, 2005.  I am currently working as a finish carpenter and my wife is a childrens progam coordinator for the Natucket Public Schools.  We are trying to get back to our first love, the outdoors.  We have plans of continuing to run norther river expeditions for families.

4/10/06

Drew Gagne (RDP '95)

I married Allyssa Tomoff in 1996 at a wonderful outdoor wedding at the Granite Dells in Prescott. We've been living in Seattle for the past 11 years. I became a certified teacher in 1999 and have spent the last seven years teaching elementary students at T.T. Minor Elementary School in the heart of Seattle. I recently completed my Master of Arts degree through Pacific Oaks College, concentrating on intercultural communication using digital technology in the elementary school classroom. The rest of my time is spent exploring the Pacific Northwest. I love to fly my paraglider, sea kayak, hike, and explore the area on my road bike. Last summer I climbed Mount Baker with friends and flew off the summit in my paraglider. The Pacific Northwest is a great place for adventure! Alyssa and I will be moving to Los Angeles in August so she can pursue her acting career and I can continue my work in inner-city schools. I'm looking forward to exploring the coast and the mountains in that part of the world!  Feel free to contact us at andrewgagne@hotmail.com.

2/22/06

Sarah Stix (RDP '98) writes:

Hey everyone. I have spent the last three years in Culinary School and working in restaurants in New York City. I have recently moved back to New Hampshire where I am opening my own restaurant this spring. If anyone remembers my dog Delilah, I am happy to report she recently turned 10 and is doing great! If you are ever in the New Hampshire area look me up.  Emy Watson and Justin Salamon I miss you and would love to connect.

2/11/06

Amos Whiting (RDP '99)

This past November I married Jordan Dann in Puerto Vallarta Mexico. We spent a total of a month in Mexico which included everything from beach to jungle, lots of partying, paragliding, a great road trip, fishing, surfing, salsa dancing, it goes on and on. Some Prescotters who made it were Greg DeMatto 99, Matt Verson 99, and Bob Brockley 97. Jordan and I were high school friends and we re-met a few years ago on Martha's Vineyard. We now live in Aspen CO where I work full time as a mountain guide and Jordaan teaches voice work, acting and writing. See some photos at www.amosandjordan.com<http://www.amosandjordan.com/>.

2/8/06

Mark Dorsten (RDP '99)

I hope this email finds you well. Leta and I welcomed Kira (pronounced Keer-rah) Sky into our world on Monday, January 30 at 11:11A.M. After 26 hours of  laboring at home, although Leta was fullydilated and the baby's head was visible when she pushed, Leta's contractions were not close enough to make the progress for a home delivery. Paula, our midwife, made the decision to take us to our back up doctor in Cottonwood. With a little help from Pitocin and an epistiotomy, Kira was delivered to our arms. 30 hours toal labor puts Leta in the category of "Bad Ass". At birth, Kira was 7 lbs, 9.5 oz and 18.25" long. We are doing great. Kira is getting over a little jaundice and nursing well, while Leta is doing regular sitz baths and ice packs to help her nether region heal. We are totally elaed and look forward to introducing Kira Sky to all our friends. Anyone who wishes to get in touch may email me at mdorsten@mac.com. Best wishes to you all! Love, Mark, Leta & Kira

12/27/05

Midori Raymore (RDP '94)

Midori and family are now living in lovely Lakeview, Oregon - back to the high desert!

12/21/05

Amy Kirk (RDP '92)

I moved to New Orleans in 2004 and am still here! Thankfully, my job and apartment were intact Post-Katrina. It's definitely surreal and sad being here now, but things are slowly improving. I am the Promotion Manager for a local publishing company that produces New Orleans art and architecture books, travel books, cookbooks, children's, and Civil War and motivational books. Life continues to be full of surprises...drop me a line at aaknola@yahoo.com if you plan on visiting the Big (not so) Easy!

12/16/05

Andreas Schmid (RDP '97)

Just starting another East Coast ski season coaching my local HS ski team (it's been snowing alot, already, but typical of the East Coast, it's raining, today). We just moved into a new house with more land that is a lot more efficient and has more land for gardens, so are looking forward to spring. In the meantime, we are digging our woodstove and little sledding hill. Elaina (my partner) and I have a daughter named Solia - she is now 2 years and a few months old and is SO much fun to have around... I think we'll keep her. Love is a wonderful thing - I hope  you're all gittin some. Peace to all! Drop us a note at acschmid@adelphia.net, especially if you are coming to the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts.

12/11/05

Andrew McKee (RDP '93)

Andy McKee completed his Masters in Education in December 2005 through the University of San Francisco. His thesis was on integrating digital media into an art foundations course. He continues to teach in Alameda, CA at St. Joseph Notre Dame HS where he lives with his wife and two lovely daughters (four and two years old). Andy is also creator/moderator of the Environmental Awareness Club at his school, where he continues the good fight.

12/9/05

Katherine Warnett (RDP '97) writes:

Greetings from Southern California!  On May 5, 2005 Joe and I welcomed Elle Pacific Warnett into our lives. She was an au natural “hypnobirthed baby!”  She has brought immense joy to our lives and is an absolute delight…healthy, happy and filled with a great sense of adventure! There truly is no greater JOY! Since her birth I have had a calling to assist other women in achieving births for their babies they envision. Thus I recently become a certified Birth and Postpartum Doula and have added this to my small private psychotherapy practice with children and families.

On another note… Joe, Elle and I are moving to Atlanta in January so Elle can grow up closer to cousins and grandparents! We are very excited about returning to the South!

I will start a private practice in Atlanta and Joe will make a career change from being a Film Editor for the last 10 years to starting his own Home Theater Installation Company. Yes, the New Year will be bringing great changes! We will certainly miss our bungalow by the ocean and the sands of AZ…but we look forward to bringing Elle back to the west for visits!

It would be great to hear from any old friends. My permanent contact info is:

katherinewarnett@mac.com and cell 310-779-0211

Starting in late January our new address will be:

1774 Alma Street Atlanta, GA 30318

I continue to think of PC often, the tremendous impact it had on the early shaping of my adult life and the wonderful friendships I made while there.  Happy Holidays, Katherine (Kat)

Armene Lamson (RDP '98) writes:

I have finished my time in windowless classrooms, marking scantrons and have walked across the stage to accept my degree as a doctor of chiropractic.  I packed up all my things and am currently saying goodbye to the states and all the amazing people in my life here.  All this to prepare for my next adventure:  opening up a chiropractic hotspot, Thrive, in Nelson, New Zealand with Christine Cantwell.  We welcome visitors, neighbors, or the names of good folks to connect with in NZ.  Drop a line to armenedc@gmail.com.
Much love to all you prescotteers.

Kerry Estey Keith (RDP '94) writes:

My family and I recently became Resident Managers at The Walnut Creek Center for Education and Research just north of Prescott (40 miles.)  Kevin Keith and I got married in 1999 and have a daughter together (Kiva Rain)in addition to our two wonderful boys (Summer Reed and Israel Estey.)Since graduating, I have been raising and homeschooling these sweet children, painting and now managing WCCER.  Come visit! K & K

10/1/05

Hillary B. Mizia (RDP '97)

A big hello from sunny Colorado. It's with the greatest joy a person can feel that I pass along the news that on July 29th at 9:45 pm, Miles Isador Mizia was born. Believe me when I say that giving birth was, hands down, the hardest thing I have ever done- no field course could prepare me for the intensity of it all. And no greater happiness could be possible than what we feel for this chub chub bundle of cuteness. I'm currently on maternity leave from my job at New Belgium Brewing as Sustainability Coordinator. I do plan on going back to work when my leave is up. Because I get to work from home 4 days a week, I figure I ought to try and make it work. I think about PC often, and wonder how everyone is doing. Please, drop me a line if you find yourself in the Front Range of Colorado. Cheers!

Sauny Sewell (RDP '93)

Hey Y'all! I am living in Bozeman, MT now and really liking it! After graduation I worked for NOLS until 2001 as an instructor and intown staff at various branches - had a great time and got to do lots of fun traveling. Eventually ended up at the Teton Valley Branch where my husband Dave Mcwethy and I built a house and enjoyed the Tetons. Now we are in Bozeman - he is in school and I am working as a Nurse in Hospice and Medical/Surgical. Learning so much everyday! Best wishes to y'all, Sauny

7/1/05

Alumni gather in Ridgway, CO for Scott Rikkers' (RDP '90) wedding, June 2005.

From left: Rebecca Hazen (RDP '99), Mark Rikkers (RDP '90), Joel Hiller, Angela Hawse (RDP '86/MAP '01), Karen Cooper (RDP '94), William Cooper (RDP '91)

6/1/05

Ann Gassaway (RDP '96)

A long, joyous journey has culminated in receiving my Doctorate in Psychology (Psy.D.) this month. To think, it started right there at Prescott College with a B.A. Upon my graduation from PC I knew more education was in store for me. So with full intent I took that desire seriously, and here I am, 9 years later completely nourished as a scholar. Thank you Prescott College , and specifically thank you Tim and Terril for your kind, compassionate guidance and belief in me. Nearing 68 years of age in June, I have completed that dream I talked so much about.

I have worked as a crisis therapist, on Mental Health Services, at a local hospital for seven years. It is a great career fit. I started teaching last year for CSUB in their Alcohol and Drug Studies Program, and of course that is also a fit. More recently I have involved myself with psychoneuroimmunology, taking courses at UCLA last year in neuropsychology and this year workshops on "pain," and mind/body courses on line. I'm not sure where this is leading me, but know it will have relevance somewhere because I enjoy it all so much. a.gassaway@att.net

3/1/2005

Timothy Reed (RDP '95)

Greetings all - this last year has been a time of change, and earmarked by blessings. I am living in the San Francisco Bay Area, and currently trying to finish my Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology - ABD at this time. The last year brought a close to a fantastic internship as part of my studies, and a new job following that, plus a three week trip to the south island of New Zealand - for my honeymoon! I married my wife Jennifer on Sept 25, 2004 , whom I met in my current graduate program. She has proven to be quite an outdoor trooper. I am currently working for Deloitte Consulting, on all organizational issues that involve people: It is a bit of a people's advocate role in the corporate world. Funny how life has changed since I started, and finished, at prescott college. In an effort to remember my roots, I am working on a few routes up Mt. Shasta , and building my general mountaineering skills - so many years after I could have simply taken the class! All in due time. To all old friends, please feel free to reach out to me at treed@ars-novo.org.

Mark White (RDP '99)

Back from Alaska after five years and countless salmon. Sherry and I are now living in Crested Butte, Colorado. PC folks are always welcome to come skiing and crash with us. I'm working at the Crested Butte Academy and Sherry is at Western State College and we're traveling around CO looking for wonderful places along with those in our backyard! Hope everyone is well. rivergrizzly@hotmail.com

02/01/2005

Paula Philbrook (RDP '91)

I have been working for the last 4 months as an Assistant County Attorney for the State of New Hampshire prosecuting felony and misdemeanor level offenses. I continue to serve a Vice President and General Counsel for Pepperell Skydiving Center . I am also working on a skydiving world record project that involves fundraising for Breast Cancer Research. The world record event will take place in September 2005 in Perris Valley California . I would love to hear from PC grads from the late '89-'90s. paula@philbrooklaw.com

Brigette Buynak (RDP '93)
Brigette has just started working for the New Mexico Senate.  She is working for the Senate Judiciary Committee as an Analyst.  The next 60 days will be gruesome but feel free to drop her a note at bbuynak@comcast.net .  Many blessings to all!

Kevin Shaw (RDP '94)

Hi all! After several years of moving about I am living in the Adirondacks in northern New York . My wife Cena, daughter Thea and I built a small home 15 acres that we bought five years ago. Cena is a teacher but is taking time off to be at home with Thea who is 15 months old. I have a General Contracting buiness and run a portable sawmill. We would love to see and hear from folks. kcshaw@westelcom.com

Grant Leibersberger (RDP '96)

I recently moved back to Cleveland (a place I never thought I would return) to take care of some personal business. Currently, I am attending the MBA program at the Weatherhead School of Management and concentrating on Health Systems Management Policy. (Sounds boring, I know.) But, we need to fix some problems in our country with the delivery of health care services, so we can take care of all the boomers that are going to need help on our dime. I don't think I would be anywhere in this field without the leadership skills and relationships I developed at the college. By the way, if your ever find yourself in Cleveland (unlikely) give me a call. My best goes out to all the faculty, friends, and alumni at PC! grant@runbox.com

01/01/2005

PC Alumni in Napa, 2004
Stephen Winiarski (RDP '91), Matjn Winiarski, Wills Cooper, William Cooper (RDP '91), Gannon Rikkers, Scott Rikkers (RDP '90), Cass Rikkers, Jude Kelley, Howard Kelley (RDP '89)

Photo courtesy of Karen Cooper (RDP '94)

Ari Rapport (RDP '98)

Hey PC folks! Just a quick update for myself and my wife, Tracy Michaelis (RDP '99). We moved to Wilmington, NC this summer and have been settling in. All's well so far! If anyone feels like saying 'hi', send a note to arirapport@hotmail.com.

Jeff Stines (RDP '98)

Hello to all the Xers and everyone else I met along the way. Life has been good to say the least. I'm in my 10th year of teaching, 7th at Jackson Hole High School . I'm teaching government and psychology to juniors and seniors. Adria and I moved here from Denver in 1998 when we both finished our graduate programs. We eloped on a mountain in Montana in 1999 and now we are happily settled and Jackson is home. We had a little girl in July '03, Chloe Elizabeth is now 16 months old and keeping us quite busy. If anyone is ever passing through the Hole drop us a line. Peace. jacstines@bresnan.net

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02/01/08

Matthew Blake (RDP '00)

Since graduating from Antioch University with a Masters of Science in Resource Management and Administration, I have spent the last three years working for a national environmental group called the American Littoral Society (www.littoralsociety.org)in NJ - somebody had to save it! I love my job and feel very fortunate. I get to defend lands important to Delaware Estuary and sea. My time is spent writing editorials on environmental issues important to the coast, fighting proposed developments in really bad places, getting towns to manage growth and identifying lands for preservation. There's no greater satisfaction than seeing an important tract of land saved from development, or in prevailing against the Wal-Mart Corporation's bid to locate a Supercenter within the federal acquisition boundaries of a national wildlife refuge. The hardest part of the job is the late night hearings and going up against slick attorneys with development plans for old-growth forest and scenic farms along the Bay. I feel honored to be working to help keep natural beauty in people's lives. Some parts of creation are worth fighting for. I learned this while attending Prescott College in the 90s. I learned that people have the power to stop environmental abominations by organizing, getting informed and working with the system we have. I will never forget the victorious efforts of the college environmental club in stopping a proposed gold mine in Yarnell Arizona. We joined forces with a small retirement community and managed to prevent a multi-national corporation from turning a 700 foot hill into a 400 foot deep hole. It really shows that there's still hope and it's worth fighting for. People often tell me we won't win some particular fight, like when the Army wanted to dump treated VX Nerve Agent into the Bay. Ten days after we filed our lawsuit, the Army pulled the plug. That so much can still be accomplished in a state like NJ, which many would assume should just be written-off, tells me there's great hope for conservation everywhere. If we can save roughly 30,000 acres of land in NJ per year (numbers accurate), the great dream of re-wilding our world is growing roots even in places like downtown Camden and Newark - it's happening. Remain positive, because nobody is inspired by pessimism and doom. Build on the great works of what's already been accomplished. The Delaware Bay was once the nation's great dumping ground and ran red. Now it represents perhaps the world's greatest restoration success story - from a toxic sewer to a protein-factory of global significance. I often miss being out West in big skies and rocky canyons among great friends. NJ is not the cultural experience of Prescott College or Arizona. At night I picture all the places we hiked together in classes as friends and reverent explorers. How it brings tears to my eyes still. Looking forward to hearing from old friends and new. matt@littoralsociety.org

01/15/07

Lark Paulson (RDP '04)
Lark took a transformational year-long solo journey to Thailand, Nepal and India in 2006. Most of her travels were spent in India volunteering and deeply studying meditation and yoga. The intention she set for the journey was to live each day as though it were her last, which led to many risk taking adventures and unexpected opportunities. One of these brought her in contact with an Indian family, all of whom are Ayurvedic doctors, who after watching her practice yoga in their home for a week, asked her to team up with their son to accompany him on his TV program. In this show, she demonstrated yoga poses and breathing techniques with the aim of educating the public on how to prevent and treat over 30 common health disorders through the practices of Ayurveda and Yoga, both ancient sciences originating in India. The TV program aired for 4 months in the US, UK and all over Europe (in Hindi) in 2007. That same year she was also spotted on the front cover of one of India's most popular family health magazines, Arogyadham, again demonstrating yoga postures. Now she's happily living in Madison, Wisconsin working as a yoga instructor and as an administrator for a company called Community Car that rents out both regular and hybrid cars to people by the hour. She would love to hear from you and may be contacted at larkpaulson@gmail.com.

Matt "Red" Radlowski (RDP '01)
Since leaving PC I got a dog (Lucky), settled in Missoula, MT, got married, started graduate school, and my wife (Leigh) and I are expecting a baby in March '08 (our first!). Immediately after leaving Prescott in early 2002 I moved to Idaho where I became involved in wilderness therapy working with "at-risk" adolescents. My experiences in Idaho brought me to Montana where I started working for a small start-up, non-profit wilderness program called Three Rivers. My work as a field staff there was focused on helping kids learn the tools necessary to build/heal the relationships with their family. This is where I really became inspired to pursue a degree in social work and began attending the University of Montana's MSW program. I am currently a therapist intern at Three Rivers gaining experience facilitating family therapy, helping develop the clinical training program for Three Rivers field staff, and generally being helpful in any way I can. I'd love to hear from folks; my email is mradlowski(at)hotmail.com; drop me a line. Cheers!

Ethan Hipple (RDP '00)
Ethan and Sarah Hipple checking in from snowy Tuftonboro, New Hampshire. Ethan just took a new job with the American Youth Foundation as the Director of Camp Merrowvista. Sarah is running her own business as a Personal Chef (welcomehomechef.com). Our two kids Jackson and Tasha are now 6 and 4 and they are brimming with energy and joy. Spending time fixing up our new house, building a small wooden sailboat and playing in the snow. Hope to see our fellow Prescotteers soon! ethanhipple@gmail.com

11/01/07

Kara Plumb (RDP '01)
It's been a lovely winding road since the PC experience. I've found myself more and more settled here in Portland OR, wrapped in gratitude, the rain, this beautiful green city, performance and art