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Alumni Updates
Daniel C. Hernandez
Kinesiology, 1984
Daniel C. Hernandez, 1984 Recreation Administration, recently announced his retirement from the field of parks, recreation, and leisure services. For the past six years he was director of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services for Culver City, Calif. After completing his bachelor’s degree, Hernandez began his fulltime career with the City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department in 1985, overseeing youth sports and special events. In 1996, while serving as Director of Community Services for the City of Carpinteria, he completed his Master’s of Public Administration at CSU Northridge. Hernandez has been a presenter and speaker at both the state and national level.
Barbara (Babs) DeWitt (Reinhardt)
Nursing, 1976
Barbara “Babs” DeWitt (née Reinhardt), 1976 Nursing, is the nurse manager for the pre- and post surgery, and ambulatory post surgery care units, as well as the surgery waiting rooms at University of Washington Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, the Pacific Northwest's regional trauma center. From 1977-78, she was a registered nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka, where she developed and implemented the hospital's IV Therapy protocols. She also worked as a nursing lab instructor at HSU for the 1977 and 1978 academic years. She lives on Bainbridge Island, Wash., with her husband, Ken DeWitt (‘78, Business), a mortgage banker and elected Commissioner for the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District.
Kathleen L. Dunn
Nursing, 1974
Kathleen L. Dunn, 1974 Nursing, just retired after 28 years as the Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Spinal Cord Injury Center at the VA San Diego Healthcare System, and after nearly 43 years as a registered nurse.
Mike Margolies
Kinesiology, 1976
Mike Margolies, 1976 Kinesiology & Recreation Administration, moved to Dallas Texas in 2015 to work with Mental Training, Inc., and in 2016 he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the company. The company trains athletes, performing artists, and executives around the world to be mentally tough. Margolies writes, “I owe my entire career start to the education I received at HSU.”
Dylan Chalfant
Kinesiology, Minor in Business Administration, 2010
Dylan Chalfant, 2010 Kinesiology & Recreation Administration, finished his degree by moving to Austin, TX, for an internship with the City of Austin Aquatics Department. After the internship, Chalfant became a seasonal district supervisor for the city, where he supervised a staff of 40 lifeguards. In 2012, he took a full-time, year-round position as the Aquatics Director for a private company called Lifeguard4Hire. Chalfant currently directs a staff of 250 lifeguards, swim instructors, and district supervisors.
Sydney Newton
Kinesiology, 2014
Sydney Newton, 2014, Kinesiology & Recreation Administration, was hired as the Community Development Director for the Girl Scouts of Northern California to oversee recruitment and volunteer support for Sonoma, Rohnert Park, Napa, and Petaluma.
Katie (Mallett) Krier
Nursing, 1974
Katie (Mallett) Krier, 1974 Nursing, retired from a career in woman’s health nursing. Krier worked in labor and delivery, in Santa Barbara County obstetrics and family planning clinics, and in the public health sector doing disease control. Since retiring, Krier has been enjoying traveling, sailing and gardening. She would love to hear from friends from Humboldt.
Barbara (Reinhardt) DeWitt
Nursing, 1976
Barbara (Reinhardt) DeWitt, 1976 Nursing, was recently named Manager for the post-anesthesia care unit (recovery rooms) at the Pacific Northwest Regional Trauma Center in the University of Washington’s Harborview Medical Center, located in Seattle. She lives on nearby Bainbridge Island with her husband, Ken (’78, Business Administration), a local mortgage banker.
Nicole (D'Virgilio) Josselyn
Nursing, 1996
Nicole (D'Virgilio) Josselyn, 1996 Nursing, graduated from UCSD/SDSU's nurse-midwifery program. Josselyn currently runs a small, home-based practice, Exodus Homebirth Service. She lives in Iowa on 21 acres of grass with her husband, (who works for Deaf Missions as a video producer) and five home-educated children, two of which were adopted from Liberia. She and the family are learning how to sustainably grow their own food and love their cows and chickens.
Ed Scantling
Kinesiology, 1979
Ed Scantling, 1979 Kinesiology and Recreation Administration, is in his eighth year as Dean of the College of Education at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Scantling appreciates greatly the education he received at HSU, which created a strong foundation for a wonderful career as a teacher, coach and university administrator. Scantling and his wife, Eve, have two daughters, Hilarie and Ashley, and two grand daughters, Izabella and Gabbie.