1998

Alicia Dahill
London, England

After graduation moved to New York, Manhattan for two years. Moved back to Portland in 2001 and working for "Mercer Delta Consulting" (Leadership Development) for the last five years. I am a project manager and travel around the world seeing various clients. Not married and no children.

Sarah Dahlen
Quito, Ecuador (Fall 1996)

I moved to Tucson, Arizona seven years ago to attend graduate school, and stayed even after completing my MA in anthropology. I am currently working for Pima Community College, teaching adult education in a family literacy program.

Julie Davidson
Perugia, Italy

I have been living in New Zealand since 2002, and think it is the most beautiful place on earth. My husband Paul and I are coming up on five years of blissful marriage, and we have two gorgeous children together. Professionally, I run a successful events management company, Current Events (www.currentevents.co.nz), and am looking forward to returning to Oregon for a Christmas visit!

Wendy Fuchs
Siena, Italy

Master's from UO 1999 in Reg/Special Education, National Board Certification in 2004. Working on Ph. D.in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in special ed...plan to be finished Winter '08. Married 2001, have two kids Alex, 3, and Wes, 7 months. Teach special education in Fairview Heights, IL (right across the river from St. Louis, MO). Certified Yoga teacher, teach yoga to the teachers at my school, and to some kids.

Gerrie Hall
Lyon, France (1996-1997)

After graduating I made a two-year commitment to Teach for America. I taught high school French in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at Glen Oaks High School. As a teacher of a foreign language, I was allowed the latitude to include arts programming into my regular curriculum--programming which the students would not have otherwise received due to a severe lack of arts funding at the high school level. Through funds I received from a local arts council, I was able to bring a Cajun artist into my classroom, and I witnessed my students respond enthusiastically to the integration of creativity in the arts with our regular curriculum. This program incorporated Cajun culture--dancing, folk art, and song--with the regularly assigned lessons. As a culminating project, my students composed and recorded a song in French that was featured at a local gallery along with other arts projects from various schools. It was at the opening event of this show, watching my students interact with people from the community and with students from other schools that I firmed-up my desire to enter into a career that included both the arts and education. I recently received my M.A. in museum studies from New York University. I have had the privilege to work at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, The Museum of Biblical Art, The New York Transit Museum and the Morgan Library & Museum as a museum educator.

Benjamin Johnson
Quito, Ecuador

I am currently working in commercial real estate investment banking in Portland, OR. Prior to working in Portland I received an MBA in international finance from Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management. Thunderbird is consistently rated one of the best international business schools in the United States and the world. My experience with Global Graduates gave me some of the work experience and language abilities I needed to qualify for admission to Thunderbird.

Emily Johnson
Avignon, France (1995)

I live in the Bay Area and teach special education in a public high school. I spent the summer developing a literacy program for the Atlanta Youth Project. While in Geogria my now finace proposed on a weekend trip to Savannah. We're getting married in Berkeley on June 16, 2007.

Carolyn (Carrie) Korn
Perugia, Italy (1997)

RPCV, Micronesia 2002-2004; but back to singing now....

Quimby Masters
LaTrobe Bundoora, Melbourne, Australia

Never really left Australia. Married to Peter Angel, who was on exchange from LaTrobe to the UO in 1995. Living in remote and rural Victoria, working as community development worker. Peter is now a film-maker. In July, we welcomed our first child, a daughter, Deltree.

Rachael Minden
Querétaro, México

I've lived in San Diego for five years now. I have a boyfriend of six years, Raul Garcia. I use my Spanish every day and still think about my study abroad experience almost every day! I work at an independent school located in La Jolla, CA called The Bishop's School, as the Assisant Director of Admissions.

Andrea Muzikant
Khabarovsk, Russia

Case Manager for Russian-speaking people with developmental disabilities through local county office.

Jenny (Sego) Naumann
Avignon, France

Moved to L.A. last year as my husband matched with USC to do his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency (he is a UofO grad as well!). I am a group fitness instructor for Equinox and working towards my master’s degree in exercise science.

Courtney (Stern) Norton
Queretaro, Mexico

Spent time living in Romania and Chile, recieved my master’s in social work from USC in 2005. Am working as a psychiatric social worker at a clinic in Orange County, CA. Got married in 2006.

Renato Rodriguez
Global Graduates, Labour Party internship, London, England

Currently an associate producer for educational multi-media documentary series' with Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland.

Chris Solsby
Queretaro, Mexico; Semester at Sea (via U o Pittsburgh)

Getting married to fiance Anneke in 2007, working as Real Estate Broker in Portland, OR for Prudential NW Properties and licensed as a CIPS Real Estate Broker to conduct International real estate transactions.

Skye (Fuller ) Weaver
Queretaro, Mexico

Becky Woolley
Köln, Germany (Spring 1996)

Attended the 2006 Olympic Winter Games as the Team Leader for the U.S. Olympic Snowboard Team. Switched jobs this spring from managing the snowboard program at USSA to managing Special Events with the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation.

Kari Young
Avignon, France

I've been having a good time making new friends, making art, traveling and recently have a new job at the UW in the Computing and Communications Dept. (I've found that there are a lot of "Ducks" here like myself and we snicker like we're in a secret club when we win.)

Hank Chen
Rome, Italy

Architectural Design at BCRA Tacoma, WA

Jarred Gainney
Angers, France (1997)

I am currently teaching French at O'Connor High School in Glendale, AZ - my fifth year here. My wife and I were married September 30, 2006 in AZ and have two dogs, Belle and Autzen.

Lydia Jesse
Rome, Italy (1997)

After graduation I moved to Seattle where I worked for a small architectural firm doing high end custom homes. 18 months ago I moved back to Oregon and opened my own residential architecture firm. My projects are much more modest now, but I 'm very happy to be home again.

Kristina Moon
Koln, Germany

After a long hiatus from PacNorWest, I returned to Portland last April finally freed of the metropolitan miasma that is L.A. I am working as a manager at Stanford's Restaurant. I live with my sweetie, Scott, and care for his 2-year old daughter Carly. I intend to pursue my master's in Business Admin. I continue to write poetry and am published in a compilation of American Poets by Poetry.com.

Patrick Shulz
Queretaro, Mexico (1995)

I traveled and lived in Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Panama and other places. I moved back to Wisconsin in 1998 and then to Minneapolis in 2005. I graduated with a master's in ESL Education and I am a 2nd grade ESL collaborator in Minneapolis.

Anna Stevenson
Lyon, France (1997-98)

I've been living in Nice, France for 7 years now and work in Sophia Antiplis. I regularly go mountain biking in the forested hills during my 2 hour lunches. After several years as a translator, I now have a position with a major French IT consultancy.