Retired from American Airlines after 34 years of flying. 

Brad worked for more than a year with the Humboldt County APCD after graduating in 1981. He was then one of many in a long string of ERE grads who went to Utah State University in 1982. The timing couldn't have been better for a future morphodynamic modeler, as debris flows, avulsing floods on alluvial fans, and an ever-rising Great Salt Lake gave great topics for interesting MS thesis topics. He then started a 13-year Federal hydraulic engineering career with the US Army Corps of Engineers; first with the Seattle District, then with the Math Modeling Branch of the Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, MS. Our time in the deep south was broken up with a 1-year research sabbatical at the Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory (U of Minnesota), researching sedimentation engineering processes. Brad then left Federal service and became a principal hydraulic engineer with the Sacramento office of Northwest Hydraulic Consultants (NHC). He led interesting and challenging projects on tidal marsh and fluvial restoration design, river engineering design, sedimentation engineering expert witness testimony for the California DWR, and morphodynamic modeling of waterways and floodplains. Project locations were mostly in the western USA, but also included the Rio Paraguay, Rio de la Plata, and Rio Madeira in South America; the Brahmaputra River in Bangladesh; and the Matanuska River in Alaska. Fun stuff! He's now 95% retired and has emeritus status with NHC and is living with his HSU spouse of 40+ years at the family homestead in Glen Ellen.

Jim Truitt ('01, Business & Economics) has been with Farallon Capital Management, LLC for the past eighteen years. Farallon is among the world’s largest and most established hedge funds, managing capital on behalf of leading institutions and investors globally.  In his current role as Managing Director, Jim leads a cross-functional project team focused on enhancing operational efficiency and advancing technology solutions within the firm’s hedge fund operations. His work emphasizes the integration of innovative systems, process improvement, and data-driven decision-making to support Farallon’s investment and risk management activities.

After graduating, Eileen had an interesting career path. Briefly, she was with the Humboldt County Office of Education, which led to a position as Director of Environment Services at General Hospital for almost 10 years. During that time, she started a family. 

Next, she joined Daly’s Department Store in Human Resources. Life changed, and she was hired by North Coast Opportunities in Ukiah to direct the Foster Grandparent Program in Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties. She expanded that service area to include Del Norte and northern Sonoma Counties and added a Senior Companion Program. 

Eileen served on a national board in Washington, DC, for 22 years and was responsible for changing legislation. She was offered a scholarship for a Master’s degree in Gerontology and graduated from the University of Indianapolis.  With the knowledge and experience I gained, she was able to enrich the quality of programming offered across the programs she directed. Currently, she's retired but stays active as a governing board member of our Area Agency on Aging, a Regional Advisor and Advisory Council member of her Community Foundation, and a volunteer with United Disaster Relief of Northern California. She appreciates Humboldt State University, especially Dr. Dennis Winters and Kathryn Corbett, for the excellent education she received. 
 

Stacy is a social worker for the county of Humboldt. 

Philip attended Humboldt State University from 1992 to 1995, where he was a student athlete competing in cross-country and track. He currently serves as a Brigadier General in the Oregon National Guard, having recently completed a tour as Chief of Staff for NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR). In his civilian career, he is the Agency Risk and Emergency Manager for the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services, overseeing enterprise risk management, safety, and emergency preparedness for the state capital campus. He lives with his family in Olympia, Washington.

James just published a new book- American Insomniac: Reflections on the Future of a Dying Democracy.  A collection of articles and essays on freedom, democracy, and other issues facing America today. Available on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. 

Kathy's maiden name was Jacobs. She recently retired as an RN after working 44 years. She enjoyed her four years at Humboldt State University. 

Debra is a retired Special Ed teacher, but decided to work part-time as an adult school teacher teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) and Citizenship.

Reginald Jonker is retired.