Prescott College
Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK)
Career Mentor Program
1. Please review the instructions listed below.
2. Mentor biographies can be found below the instructions and are listed in alphabetical order. You can review the mentor job title and place of employment and click to the person you would like to review, or scroll down to review all mentors. Please choose up to five mentors that you would like contact with.
3. Click on the following link to complete the mentee information form and select your mentors at: http://ASKmenteeInfo.kintera.org/
4. Your information form will be forwarded to your chosen mentors for contact.
5. Once you have spoken to your mentor, please complete a mentor evaluation form at: http://ASKEval.kintera.org/
What is a ASK Career Mentor and why should I have one?
In the Prescott College ASK Career Mentor Program, a mentor is someone to assist you as you make career-related decisions.
You may consider having a mentor for the following reasons:
-Receive relevant, firsthand information about a particular career field.
-Explore unknown career paths.
-Determine how a specific career may match your interests, lifestyle and future plans.
-Begin to develop a network of contacts in a particular career field.
The primary purpose of this program is to build relationships between Prescott College Alumni and students through the sharing of career insights and accomplishments. The Prescott College ASK Career Network is not to be used for business solicitation purposes nor is it to be used as a network for job placement. Any user who misuses ASK will be banned from participating in the program.
A Prescott College Perspective
Prescott College ASK Mentors understand your competence area, the educational mission of Prescott College, experiential education, and your needs to find a career where you can apply your knowledge. Each ASK Mentor's profile includes employer information and career experiences. Feel free to ask career-related questions and share your ideas with your mentor. You might even want to share your PC life experiences.
Will the mentor know that I have selected them?
Yes. Once you have been approved for the ASK Mentor Program, your information will be given to an ASK Career Mentor who will be asked to contact you.
What if a ASK Career Mentor does not reply?
ASK Mentors may be temporarily unavailable for any number of reasons. However, if you have not heard from your career mentor after a three week period, contact alumni@prescott.edu and the situation will be investigated.
Do I have to report back to ASK or attend training?
Yes. Please complete the mentor evaluation form at: http://ASKEval.kintera.org/
If you are interested in attending a career seminar, please check the PC Alumni Events Webpage or visit the Student Services Department.
How should I prepare for speaking with my ASK Career Mentor?
Your questions should be prepared before you contact your mentor and should reflect your career-related interests.
Examples of questions:
What degrees or programs do you recommend to someone to advance in this field?
Could you describe a typical workday?
What skills are required in your position on a day-to day basis?
What parts of your job do you find most challenging?
Did you feel you needed any additional experience for any part of your job?
Expectations of ASK Mentees:
Please be respectful of ASK Career Mentors. Alumni contact information may not be used for purposes other than career research
or networking or given to anyone not affiliated with Prescott College.
Send a thank you letter to your mentor.
PC ASK Current Student Program Criteria:
Current students must be enrolled at least half-time in a degree seeking program.
Alumni are welcome to utilize the mentee program.
Current students must have completed at least one term at Prescott College.
Current students must be in "good standing" with the College. Students on academic or non-academic probation are not eligible to
participate in the PC ASK Career Mentor Program.
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Andrea Adams, Research Associate: University of Michigan |
Schools Attended:
Prescott College Bachelors Environmental Studies
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: University of Michigan
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Education
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Research Associate
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: I provide research support.
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Michigan State University, Prescott college
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Environmental Studies
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 2003
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Food not Bombs, PC Women's Resource Center
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Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Wilderness River Expeditions
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Cultures/Community
Health/Wellness
Education
Adventure Based
Environmental/Agriculture
Q: Please list your current position:
A: River Guide
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: Develop, assemble & operate wilderness river trips
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Prescott College Yavapai College St. Paul College University of Alaska University of Minnesota
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Expedition Leadership, Geography, Environmental Design
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1992
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: River Exploration & Research River Guide Training Instructor River Guide - Professional
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Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Riekes Center for Human Enhancement
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Education
Adventure Based
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Outreach Coordinator/Instructor
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: The Riekes Center Nature Awareness Department provides quality nature immersion opportunities that promote fun, adventure, and life-long learning. We strive to build strong affinities between people and the natural world.
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Prescott College
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Environmental Studies/Education
Q: Please list your minor(s)/breadth(s):
A: My undergrad focused on Environmental Science and Middle School Education
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1998
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: cross-country, mountain biking, wilderness survival trips
Q: Please list your graduate school:
A: Prescott College
Q: Please list your graduate major/concentration:
A: Environmental Science and Education
Q: What was your graduate year of graduation?
A: 2004
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Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Lodestone Adventures, Signature Research
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Adventure Based
Q: Please list your current position:
A: LA President / SRI West Coast Director
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: For Lodestone I run the day to day operations, train staff, do marketing, run programs, develop programs and client relationships.
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Prescott College, UM Columbia, Pima Community College
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Therapeutic Use of the Wilderness Experience
Q: Please list your minor(s)/breadth(s):
A: Education / Liberal Studies
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1995
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Climbing, Cycling, backpacking, ropes course
Q: Please list your graduate school:
A: Mankato State
Q: Please list your graduate major/concentration:
A: Experiential Education
Q: What was your graduate year of graduation?
A: Not yet graduated
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Professional Biography:
Cameron attended Prescott College where he studied Systems Theory applied to Human Development and Political Economy and earned a Bachelors degree in 2004. After graduating, I moved to the small mountain town of Nederland, CO for three years where I worked as the Teen Center Director at a local non-profit: TEENS, Inc. (with 4 other Prescott College alumni). I was involved in many community groups there including the Parent Engagement Network, the Boulder County Healthy Youth Alliance, and Families and Schools Together (FAST). My favorite part of that job was leading weekly leadership meetings and creating a youth employment program in which teens taught their peers about holistic health. I moved back to Prescott a year ago and began working at the college as an Admissions Counselor. I planned on attending the Masters of Arts Program while here but changed my mind recently when I was presented with an opportunity (in the near future) to start a new career in my family business- the JG Boswell Company. I?ve also been asked to join the PC Board of Trustees this winter and look forward to serving this institution in a different capacity.
Personal Biography:
In his personal time, Cameron enjoys sports, hiking, surfing, arts, fishing, festivals, hot springs, road trips, dancing to good music, good food and beer, sculpting, and dominoes.
Organizations and Board Affiliations:
Institute of Noetic Sciences Member
Schools Attended:
Prescott College Bachelors Systems Theory applied to Human Development and Political Economy
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Prescott College
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Education
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Admissions Counselor
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: Before starting at Prescott College this spring, I ran after school programs aimed with the goal of empowering youth to thrive through leadership, recreation, employment, education, and natural mentoring. We help youth build resiliency by developing their assets and protective factors.
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Prescott College, Univ. of Hawaii, Myrtle Tree School of Holistic Health
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Human Development, Political Economy, (systems theory)
Q: Please list your minor(s)/breadth(s):
A: (double competence) Consciousness studies
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 2004
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Student Union board member, co-founded Aztlan Center for Social Justice and the Student Activist Network, recreational sports, disc golf, Food Not Bombs, PUPJ, mens' self-awareness group...
Q: Please list your graduate school:
A: none yet
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Professional Biography:
Windy retired from Dankoff Solar Products, Inc. in 2005.
Prior to joining Dankoff Solar Products, Inc., Windy served as Owner at WindLight Workshop.
Windy attended Prescott College where he studied Home Energy Management & Wind Power and earned a Bachelors degree in 1976.
Windy's core expertise includes Off-grid solar-electric power and water pumping and small entrepreneurship in an avant-gard field.
Personal Biography:
In his personal time, Windy enjoys wilderness experience, flute making and playing, sculpture and teaching my grandchildren and struggling to understand this crazy world.
Schools Attended
Institution Degree Field of Study
Prescott College Bachelors Home Energy Management & Wind Power
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: none
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Science/Tech
Q: Please list your current position:
A: retired / sold biz in 2005
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: Founder of Dankoff Solar Products, first as a wind power, then solar power business for the off-grid market. Developed specialty products, went wholesale only, then sold company in 2005
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Carnegie-Mellon (engineering 1 year only) Prescott College, including the crisis of '74
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Engineering at Carnegie, at PC: self-defined off-campus work-study in "Home Energy Management and Wind Power"
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1977
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Lots of wilderness experience, until I discovered my field of interest from a course at PC.
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Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Univ. of Arkansas Libraries
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Education
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Geo sciences Librarian
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: Reference, instruction and collection management for geosciences, environmental dynamics, anthropology, maps and geographic information systems, in an academic library
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Prescott College Colorado State University
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Environmental Sciences
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1975
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: orientation - Lake Powell biology - Kino Bay hydrology - Grand Canyon internships - Council on Environmental Quality, Washington DC; Salt River Project, Arizona; National Park Service planning, Denver Service Center
Jess Dods is the President of Right Choice Careers, LLC, a consulting firm that works with both organizations and individuals on career and organizational performance issues. Jess has over ten years' experience in training, mentoring, executive coaching and career coaching, both on the phone and in person. He combines a Thunderbird MBA in Global Management with over 20 years of worldwide business management and consulting experience. Jess is Qualified in the use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
He is currently the Chair of the Western Mass Coaching Alliance, a group of area life, career and business coaches. He is also the National Chair of the Research and Evidence Committee for the Coaches Make a Difference Initiative (CMADI). The CMADI is an effort to increase general awareness of the benefits and value of coaching and to provide coaches with specific tools to accomplish this objective.
Jess developed and facilitated workshops for more than 300 U.S. government employees using Myers-Briggs Type to improve workplace interactions.
As a Senior Manager for Arthur D. Little Consulting, he developed strategic and organizational performance solutions for clients ranging from global energy companies to the U. S. Department of Defense. Fluent in Spanish, he worked extensively in Latin America, implementing a custom designed shared services structure for an organization of 12,000 employees in Venezuela including a major culture change effort. He was also instrumental in El Paso Energy's entrance into the Venezuelan market in the 1990s.
Earlier in his career, he was with a top global energy company and a major New York bank. His extensive top-to-bottom experience in oil and gas included stints in the Middle East and Latin America as well as Houston, Texas.
He is a recipient of the Desert Star and Javelina Awards for distinguished alumni from Prescott College.
Jess currently lives in a sugar maple grove in Southampton, Massachusetts with his wife Pamela, an accomplished artist, and their dog, Molly.
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Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Cornerstone Housing, LLC
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Business/Finance
Govt/Politics
Education
Q: Please list your current position:
A: CEO
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of national affordable housing and community development firm.
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Prescott College
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Anthropology
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1970
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Student Senate; Member of P.C. Charter Class; Participant in archaeological excavations of Black Mesa, AZ as member of Prescott College team
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Professional Biography:
Molly serves as Director of Philanthropy at The Nature Conservancy and is located in Lander, WY.
Prior to joining The Nature Conservancy, Molly served as Director of Administration and Partnerships at The National Outdoor Leadership School.
Molly attended Prescott College where she studied Education and Nonprofit Leadership and earned a Masters degree in 2005.
Molly's core expertise includes general management, philanthropy and outdoor education.
Personal Biography:
In her personal time, Molly enjoys hiking, fishing, traveling and reading.
Schools Attended:
Prescott College Masters Education and Nonprofit Leadership
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: The Nature Conservancy-Wyoming
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Environmental/Agriculture
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Director of Philanthropy
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: I lead the philanthropy team in Wyoming to raise approximately $2.5 M for Wyoming and global conservation
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: College of the Atlantic University of Montana Kirkland College
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: education and nonprofit leadership
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: na
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: outdoor ed marine biology
Q: Please list your graduate school:
A: Prescott College (masters)
Q: Please list your graduate major/concentration:
A: education and nonprofit leadership
Q: What was your graduate year of graduation?
A: 2005
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Professional Biography:
Rikk serves as Senior Consultant, Career & Leadership Development at MidCircle Associates and is located in North Fork, CA.
Prior to joining MidCircle Associates, Rikk served as Director, Leadership & Development at Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino. Before arriving at Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, Rikk served as Co-founder, Co-director at Centerpoint Institute.
At present, Rikk is a member of ASTD and SHRM.
Rikk's core expertise includes Tribal Development Programs, Consulting- Career & Leadership Development, Formal Mentoring Programs and Life/Career Coaching.
Organizations and Board Affiliations:
ASTD Member
SHRM Member
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Lakes Entertainment
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Business/Finance
Education
Other
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Consultant - Career and Leadership Development
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: Using my experience in career coaching and leadership development I work with Tribal Casino's to design and implement career / leadership development programs for their Native or Tribal employees. Includes program design, coaching, training design and facilitation, creating mentoring programs, and related activities.
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Sierra College, CA UC Santa Barbara, CA Prescott College, AZ
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Art, Human Development, Organ. Leadership
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1989
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Residence Assistant, Resident Director
Professional Biography:
Christopher serves as President at Applied New Science LLC and is located in Rochester, MN.
Prior to founding Applied New Science LLC, Christopher served as Research Associate at Mayo Clinic.
At present, Christopher is a member of American Physical Society and Minnesota Coaches Association.
Christopher attended University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he studied Physics and earned a Doctorate degree in 1982. He also attended Prescott College and earned a Bachelors degree in 1973. Christopher is an expert on Mathematica, Stephen Wolfram's New Kind of Science (NKS), and green computable knowledge.
Organizations and Board Affiliations:
American Physical Society Member
Minnesota Coaches Association
Schools Attended:
University of Massachusetts at Amherst Doctorate Physics
Prescott College Bachelors
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Applied New Science LLC
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Business/Finance
Education
Science/Tech
Q: Please list your current position:
A: President
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: Develop business products or services. My biggest opportunities are applications of Stephen Wolfram's New Kind of Science.
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Prescott College
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Math, Physics, Adventure Education
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1973
Q: Please list your graduate school:
A: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Q: Please list your graduate major/concentration:
A: Physics
Q: What was your graduate year of graduation?
A: 1982
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Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Wolfeboro, NH Parks and Recreation Dept.
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Parks and Recreation
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Director of Parks and Recreation, Wolfeboro, NH
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: Oversee all aspects of the Wolfeboro Parks and Recreation Department including administartion, a $1M budget, maintenance and facilities, programs and public relations. Department oversees a small ski area, an ice arena, 3 beaches, 5 parks, Rail Trails, 40 town cemeteries and runs events ranging from the Annual Granite Man Triathlon to the 4th of July Fireworks.
Q: Please list any professional organizations or board affiliations:
A: Nathional Recreation and Parks Association, Prescott College Alumni Association Board
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: City College of San Francisco, Prescott College
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Outdoor Education
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 2000
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Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A:
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Health/Wellness
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Past RN, Counselor, Healthcare Teacher - Prevention and Health Education
Q: Please provide a work description:
A:
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: University of Akron, PC, Arizona State University
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Human Development, Counseling
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1994
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Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Self
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Health/Wellness
Other
Q: Please list your current position:
A: LMT, Internet Travel Agent
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: Licensed Massage Therapist, Travel agency powered by Travelocity
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: U of IL, PC
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Arts & Languages, Human Development
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 2007
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Physical, Mental/Emotional, and Spiritual health. Recreation Therapy and Massage Therapy.
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Professional Biography:
Jody serves as Administrative Coordinator at Westcave Preserve and is located in Dripping Springs, TX.
Prior to joining Westcave Preserve, Jody served as Programming Director at Lake Buchanan Adventures. Before arriving at Lake Buchanan Adventures, Jody served as Administrative Director at Red Salmon Arts.
At present, Jody is a member of the American Canoe Association.
Jody attended Prescott College where she studied Environmental Studies and earned a Bachelors degree in 1991. She also attended St. Edward's University where she studied Human Services/Conflict Resolution and earned a Masters degree in 1998.
Jody's core expertise includes program administration, environmental education and kayaking instruction.
Personal Biography:
In her personal time, Jody enjoys hiking, gardening, kayaking and birding.
Organizations and Board Affiliations:
The American Canoe Association Member
Schools Attended:
Prescott College Bachelors Environmental Studies
St. Edward's University Masters Human Services/Conflict Resolution
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Westcave Preserve
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Education
Environmental/Agriculture
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Administrative Coordinator
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: Supporting program development and implementation; coordinating special events; developing marketing and outreach material; managing volunteer program; building relationships with local landowners and other regional stakeholders
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: American University, Portland School of Art, Prescott College
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Political Science/Environmental Studies/Photography
Q: Please list your minor(s)/breadth(s):
A: Photography
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1991
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Facilitated weekly community meetings at PC; member of the Student Environmental Network at PC
Q: Please list your graduate school:
A: St. Edward's University
Q: Please list your graduate major/concentration:
A: Human Services Administration/Conflict Resolution
Q: What was your graduate year of graduation?
A: 1998
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Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: self
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Health/Wellness
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Clinical Psychologist, Psychoanalyst, Co-Director, Parent-Child Center
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: I see infants, toddlers, children, adolescents and adults in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. I do parental guidance and I am the co-director of a parent child center which runs psychoeducational groups for drug addicted, homeless, indigent and other parents to help them to learn more about child development and growth promoting parenting practices. I also teach and supervise other clinicians.
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Prescott College Tulane University
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Latin American Studies, Psychology
Q: Please list your minor(s)/breadth(s):
A: Spanish language and literature
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1976
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Tutoring, teaching, traveling in Latin America, photography, hiking
Q: Please list your graduate school:
A: Hahnemann University
Q: Please list your graduate major/concentration:
A: Clinical Psychology
Q: What was your graduate year of graduation?
A: 1984
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Professional Biography:
Carl serves as Research Associate at NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center and is located in San Diego, CA. Additionally, Carl serves as President at Pacific Oceanworks Inc.
Prior to joining NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Carl served as Owner at Marissa Dive Charters. Before arriving at Marissa Dive Charters, Carl served as Instructor at San Diego County Offuce of Education Marine Science Floating Lab .
At present, Carl is a member of National Marine Educators Association, Society for Conservation Biology and American Fisheries Society. He serves on the board of San Diego Oceans Foundation.
Carl attended Prescott College where he studied Marine Conservation Biology and earned a Bachelors degree in 2007. He also attended NSU Oceanographic Center where he earned a Graduate Certificate in Coastal Studies and Victor Valley College where he studied Business Administration and earned a Associates degree in 2002.
Carl's core expertise includes studies of abundance, behavior, and habitat use of marine mammals, marine turtles and and sharks.
Organizations and Board Affiliations:
San Diego Oceans Foundation Board Member
National Marine Educators Association Member
Society for Conservation Biology Member
American Fisheries Society Member
Schools Attended:
Prescott College Bachelors Marine Conservation Biology
NSU Oceanographic Center Coastal Studies
Victor Valley College Associates Business Administration
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Pacific Oceanworks Inc.
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Education
Adventure Based
Science/Tech
Q: Please list your current position:
A: President
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: Our corporation consists of two distinct divisions: Research/Education - We conduct research studies, including; artificial reef fish abundance surveys, pelagic bird studies, contaminant studies, sea turtle research, and marine mammal abundance surveys. As part of the artificial reef research study, we collect data and samples, and make underwater observations of marine organisms while scuba diving. Research and educational activities have been in affiliation with Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego State University, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Pro Peninsula, and Aquatic Adventures. (pacificoceanworks.org) Eco-Tourism - Operate a charter vessel for scuba diving, kayaking, and snorkeling trips to Wreck Alley, the Kelp Forests and the Coronado Islands. Our vessel carries approximately 3,000 scuba divers/passengers per year. (marissadivecharters.com)
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Prescott College Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Marine Conservation Biology, Business Management
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 2007
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Research Diving, Underwater Photography
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Professional Biography:
Prior to joining The Department of Dine Education, Barbara served as Navajo Language & Culture Teacher at Magdalena Public School. Barbara attended Prescott College where she studied Bilingual Education and earned a Masters degree in 2006. She also attended University of New Mexico where she studied Elementary Education & Native American Studies and earned a Bachelors degree in 1987. Barbara's core expertise includes reading and writing the Navajo language, artistry in the fields of painting, ceramics, beadwork, quilting, drawing and and silversmithing..
Personal Biography:
In her personal time, Barbara enjoys Reading, watching sports, traveling, attending traditional ceremonies of many tribes, photography and collecting artwork.
Schools Attended:
Prescott College
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Navajo Nation - Department of Dine Education
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Cultures/Community Education
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Senior Education Specialist
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: I provide technical assistance to teachers of Navajo Language, Culture, History, and Government at schools serving the Navajo Nation. Provide culturally relevant curicular ideas to schools.
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Prescott College
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Education, Bilingual Curriculum Development
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 2006
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Professional Biography:
Delores serves as Senior Education Specialist at Office of Dine Culture, Language, & Community Services and is located in Window Rock, AZ.
Delores attended Northern Arizona University where she studied Educational Leadership and earned a Masters degree in 2002. She also attended Prescott College where she studied Elementary Education and earned a Bachelors degree in 1999.
Delores's core expertise includes Navajo Language.
Personal Biography:
In her personal time, Delores enjoys photography and traveling.
Schools Attended:
Northern Arizona University Masters Educational Leadership
Prescott College Bachelors Elementary Education
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Navajo Nation - Department of Dine Education
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Education
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Senior Education Specialist
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: Write and develop Dine Standards, curriculum, teacher training materials, and educational assessment tool for Dine language. Provide technical assistance, in-service training and workshop for teachers, administrators, support personnel, school board members, parents and community members on curricular and resource materials. Consult, coordinate, and collaborate with state and federal agencies IHE's tribal entities and related organizations on education standards, policies, rules and regulations. Attend an participate in meetings, workshops, conferences and symposiums related to Dine language. Perpetuate and promote Dine/Navajo language and Indigenous languages abroad.
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Dine College Arlington Baptist College Prescott College
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Elementary Education
Q: Please list your minor(s)/breadth(s):
A: Navajo Studies
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1999
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Served as a teacher's assistant, and substitute teacher. Taught aerobic classes in the evenings.
Q: Please list your graduate school:
A: Northern Arizona University
Q: Please list your graduate major/concentration:
A: Educational Leadership
Q: What was your graduate year of graduation?
A: 2002
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Professional Biography:
Adele serves as program consultant at California Department of Education and is located in Sacramento, CA.
Prior to joining CA Dept. of Education, Adele served as an Instructional Coach at Action Learning Systems. Before arriving at Action Learning Systems, Adele served as Program Coordinator for professional development and English/Language Arts and Literacy at the Antelope Valley Union High School District.
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: California Department of Education
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Govt/Politics
Education
Q: Please list your current position:
A: program consultant
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: work to train staff of under performing schools and districts in reforms to improve student achievement
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: University of Utah
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: English/Theatre Arts
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1968
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: various
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Professional Biography:
Ethan serves as Curriculum Manager at Common Purpose.
Prior to joining Common Purpose, Ethan served as Field Science Educator at Yosemite National Institutes.
At present, Ethan is a member of The Leadership Hub. This is an online community which utilizes the developments of web 2.0 to connect leaders across various sectors while giving them a chance to develop their personal leadership skills.
Ethan attended Prescott College where he studied Education and earned a Bachelors degree in 2002.
Ethan's core expertise includes developing leadership trainings which connect people to their local areas looking at issues from diverse perspectives while developing new means for tackling challenges. Programs operate on multiple levels from rural/local to national (UK) and International (EU). Ethan has also spent considerable time working with multicultural education and environmental education and environmental justice.
Personal Biography:
In his personal time, Ethan enjoys travel, international issues, politics, surfing and white water kayaking.
Organizations and Board Affiliations:
The Leadership Hub Member
London Surf Club Member
Schools Attended:
Institution Degree Field of Study
Prescott College Bachelors Education
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Common Purpose
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Business/Finance
Education
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Curriculum Manager
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: I project manage the development, training, and reviews of the curriculum for an NGO which provides leadership courses in the UK and around the globe.
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: UC Berkeley Prescott College
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Architecture, Education
Q: Please list your minor(s)/breadth(s):
A: Liberal Studies
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 2002
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Adventure Education Experiential Education Student Union Upward Bound and MSRC
Professional Biography:
Stacy serves as Teacher at Portland Public Schools and is located in Portland, OR.
Stacy's core expertise includes ESL and reading specialist.
Personal Biography:
In her personal time, Stacy enjoys gardening, spending time outdoors and being a mom.
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Portland Public Schools
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Education
Q: Please list your current position:
A: 3rd Grade Teacher
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: I teach all subject areas to elementary school students in a public school setting. I am also an G.L.A.D. trained ESL specialist as well as a reading specialist.
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Prescott College- RDP 1994; Prescott College- ADP 1996
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Alternative Education
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1994
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Volunteer in the Public Schools; Participated in several environmental action groups
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Prior to joining Grand Valley State Univserity, John served as Graduate Assistant Instructor at The University of Iowa. Before arriving at The University of Iowa, John served as Assistant Engineer at The Enterprise Recording Studios. John is a documentary filmmaker, focusing primarily on issues related to environmental sustainability. His work ranges from nonfiction to experimental in a pursuit to infuse documentary with formal sophistication. His work has been selected for numerous film festivals, recently earning a Global Vision Award from the World Population Film and Video Festival. His most recent production, "Power From The People" will be broadcast on Free Speech TV in 2002. He teaches courses in video production, documentary and media history/theory, with a special interest in community media.
In his personal time, John enjoys fun stuff outside.
MFA, Film & Video Production, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2002 M.A., Communication Studies, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
B.A., Media Arts for Social Awareness, Prescott College, Prescott, AZ
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Grand Valley State University
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Entertainment/Arts
Education
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Associate Professor
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: Teach film/video production. Produce documentary films.
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Prescott College Principia College
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Media Arts for Social Awareness
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1997
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: studying
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Professional Biography:
Addie serves as 1st Grade Teacher at Hybla Valley Elementary and is located in Fairfax, VA.
Prior to joining Hybla Valley Elementary, Addie served as Special Ed Parapro at Skyview School.
Addie attended Prescott College where she studied Elementary Education and earned a Bachelors degree in 2007.
Addie's core expertise includes Multicultural Education and ESL/ESOL/ELL.
Personal Biography:
Addie enjoys Parenting, reading and traveling.
Schools Attended
Institution Degree Field of Study
Prescott College Bachelors Elementary Education
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Fairfax County Public Schools
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Education
Q: Please list your current position:
A: 1st Grade Teacher
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: I teach math, science, and social studies to two 1st grade classrooms in the DC Suburbs
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Prescott College
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Elementary Education
Q: Please list your minor(s)/breadth(s):
A: Social Sciences
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 2007
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Single Parents Yoga Ecstatic Dance
Professional Biography:
Lee serves as Director of Development at The Hunger Project and is located in Bronx, NY.
Prior to joining The Hunger Project, Lee served as Project Director at SBC Nehemiah Corp.. Before arriving at SBC Nehemiah Corp., Lee served as Lead Organizer at South Bronx Churches.
At present, Lee is a member of Rails to Trails and Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
Lee attended UC Davis and San Diego State where she studied Ecology and earned a Doctorate degree in 1983.
Lee's core expertise includes non-profit management, community organizing, fund-raising, leadership development, international development and urban policy.
Personal Biography:
In her personal time, Lee enjoys hiking, biking, camping, astronomy, natural history, x-country skiing, golf, traveling and cooking.
Organizations and Board Affiliations:
Rails to Trails Member
Appalachian Trail Conservancy Member
Schools Attended:
UC Davis and San Diego State Doctorate Ecology
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Cultures/Community
Govt/Politics
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: Head of fund raising
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Prescott College
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: environmental studies
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1975
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Program Council, Orientation Leader, one of the great geeks of early Prescott days
Q: Please list your graduate school:
A: San Diego State and Univ. of CA at Davis
Q: Please list your graduate major/concentration:
A: ecology
Q: What was your graduate year of graduation?
A: 1983
Professional Biography:
Shana is a Social Worker for Contra Costa County Children and Family Services and is located in El Cerrito, CA.
Shana graduated from Prescott College in 2000 with a B.A in Peace Studies and Religion and Philosophy. She then attended Cal State East Bay where she studied Social Work and earned a Masters degree in 2006.
Shana's core expertise includes mediation, mediation training, anger management facilitation and and working as a social worker with children and families in the foster care system.
Personal Biography:
In her personal time, Shana enjoys hiking, belly dance, music and singing and and cooking for health!
Schools Attended:
Cal State East Bay Masters Social Work
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Professional Biography:
Darran serves as Outdoor Education Instructor at Central Wyoming College and is located in Lander, WY.
Prior to joining Central Wyoming College, Darran served as Program Coordinator and a Senior Instructor for NOLS Professional Training.
At present, Darran is a member of the Association for Outdoor Recreation Education (AEE) and the Association for Outdoor Recreation Education (AORE).
Darran attended Prescott College where he studied Adventure Education and earned a Masters degree in 2007.
Darran's core expertise includes Outdoor Adventure Education, Outdoor Recreation and Outdoor Leadership.
Darran published NOLS Wilderness Navigation, and wrote his thesis on organizational partnerships in Adventure Ed. Part of his current position is managing the partnership between NOLS and Central Wyoming College.
Personal Biography:
Darran enjoys Mountaineering, Mountain Biking and Adventure Racing.
Organizations and Board Affiliations:
Association for Outdoor Recreation Education Member
AEE Member
Association for Outdoor Recreation Education (AORE)
Schools Attended:
Prescott College, Masters Adventure Education
Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: Central Wyoming College
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Education
Adventure Based
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Outdoor Education Instructor
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: I am full time faculty in the Arts and Sciences Department at CWC. I manage 4 academic degree programs related to Outdoor Education and Outdoor Recreation. I lecture and lead wilderness trips involving climbing, mountaineering, and back country skiing.
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: University of Houston
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: Philosophy (Ethics)
Q: Please list your minor(s)/breadth(s):
A: English (Creative Writing)
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 1993
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Lifeguarding, Volunteering at inner city schools, distance running, mtn bike racing, student program board
Q: Please list your graduate school:
A: Prescott College
Q: Please list your graduate major/concentration:
A: Adventure Education
Q: What was your graduate year of graduation?
A: 2007
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Prescott College ASK Network Q & A
Q: Please list your current employer:
A: United Way of Portage County
Q: Please list your occupational industry:
A: Cultures/Community
Q: Please list your current position:
A: Volunteer Center Director
Q: Please provide a work description:
A: Direct a county volunteer center that has 1.5 staff in a larger United Way. My position works to connect persons with volunteer opportunities within the county. I also help train those who work with volunteers to better manage them and to provide resources to better aid their practices.
Q: Please provide a listing of the UG School(s) you attended:
A: Prescott College
Q: Please list your major(s)/concentration(s):
A: BA Outdoor Experiential Education
Q: What was your UG year of graduation?
A: 2000
Q: Please list your undergraduate activities:
A: Outdoor Education, Adventure Education, Service-Learning.
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