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JOHN LOCKE ('89) is a GIS instructor at Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro, Georgia.

JEFF LAHR ('88) works for Coles County Regional Planning in East-Central Illinois. He and his wife, Melissa, have three children and one grandchild. He is a City Councilman in Charleston.

JOHN BISSELL ('88) I am now a principal at Higa Burkholder Associates, a Land Use Planning and Engineering Firm with offices in Everett , Washington and Springfield Oregon . We work on diverse projects from municipal project review and comprehensive planning and to private commercial and residential developments. John spoke at the April 06 Geography Career Day at Humboldt.

JOHN GODDARD ('86) works in Global Communications & PR for DHL IT Services Europe and is living in the Czech Republic.

CHARLES (CHUCK) CRANFIELD ('86) is the Superintendent of the National Park American Samoa.

DAVID and CHRISTINA (ZOFFMAN) SLATER ('84) We enjoyed reading the newsletter online and hearing about our classmates and the wonderful professors from HSU. Dave still tours the world in his little yellow submarine and in the off season he is found at the University of Arizona working towards his high school counseling degree. I work for First Magnus Financial as the VP in charge of Operations for one of their new subsidiary companies. Dave and I are celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary this year and hope to someday bring our 3 children to meet Joe Leeper before he retires. We settled in Tucson 12 years ago, after living in Santa Barbara and Seattle. Together we hike nearby Sabino Canyon and the surrounding Catalina Mountains. Needless to say we enjoy Wildcat Basketball!

NANCY BROWN DANZIG ('84) oversees planning and environmental work for the US Dept of Transportation in New York City.

MARK WHEETLEY ('84) works for the California Department of Fish and Game and serves on the Arcata City Council.

TOM WATSON ('84) is currently working as a senior consultant in the London offices of MTI Technologies. His home base is Seattle. He will be married in May 2007.

ERIC SHIELDS ('83) is a development manager for T-Mobile USA. He resides in Puyallup, WA.

GARY SAWYER ('80) Works for the Property Appraisers Office in Pinellas County, Florida as a cadastralist. I have been there for several years. I also have my own business, Sawyer Mapping and have published over thirty maps for clients over the past 20 years. I will be studying for my masters degree in GIS in Spring 05 and plan to specialize in the development of GIS data bases for govermental agencies and business.

MICHAEL KOCH ('80) is a 23-year veteran for the LA County Sheriff's Department as Bureau training coordinator and Bureau terrorism liaison officer. He and his wife have three children.



Home	ALUMNI UPDATES 1980's The 00's \| The 90's \| The 80's \| The 70's JOHN LOCKE ('89) is a GIS instructor at Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro, Georgia. JEFF LAHR ('88) works for Coles County Regional Planning in East-Central Illinois. He and his wife, Melissa, have three children and one grandchild. He is a City Councilman in Charleston. JOHN BISSELL ('88) I am now a principal at Higa Burkholder Associates, a Land Use Planning and Engineering Firm with offices in Everett , Washington and Springfield Oregon . We work on diverse projects from municipal project review and comprehensive planning and to private commercial and residential developments. John spoke at the April 06 Geography Career Day at Humboldt. JOHN GODDARD ('86) works in Global Communications & PR for DHL IT Services Europe and is living in the Czech Republic. CHARLES (CHUCK) CRANFIELD ('86) is the Superintendent of the National Park American Samoa. DAVID and CHRISTINA (ZOFFMAN) SLATER ('84) We enjoyed reading the newsletter online and hearing about our classmates and the wonderful professors from HSU. Dave still tours the world in his little yellow submarine and in the off season he is found at the University of Arizona working towards his high school counseling degree. I work for First Magnus Financial as the VP in charge of Operations for one of their new subsidiary companies. Dave and I are celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary this year and hope to someday bring our 3 children to meet Joe Leeper before he retires. We settled in Tucson 12 years ago, after living in Santa Barbara and Seattle. Together we hike nearby Sabino Canyon and the surrounding Catalina Mountains. Needless to say we enjoy Wildcat Basketball! NANCY BROWN DANZIG ('84) oversees planning and environmental work for the US Dept of Transportation in New York City. MARK WHEETLEY ('84) works for the California Department of Fish and Game and serves on the Arcata City Council. TOM WATSON ('84) is currently working as a senior consultant in the London offices of MTI Technologies. His home base is Seattle. He will be married in May 2007. ERIC SHIELDS ('83) is a development manager for T-Mobile USA. He resides in Puyallup, WA. GARY SAWYER ('80) Works for the Property Appraisers Office in Pinellas County, Florida as a cadastralist. I have been there for several years. I also have my own business, Sawyer Mapping and have published over thirty maps for clients over the past 20 years. I will be studying for my masters degree in GIS in Spring 05 and plan to specialize in the development of GIS data bases for govermental agencies and business. MICHAEL KOCH ('80) is a 23-year veteran for the LA County Sheriff's Department as Bureau training coordinator and Bureau terrorism liaison officer. He and his wife have three children.
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