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Justin Byrne, Social Sciences - Single Subject, 2000

Submitted: May 7, 2015

Justin Byrne, 2000, Social Sciences, has been in medical publishing since 2003, based in San Diego. From 2007 to 2013, He served as the managing editor of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology's two specialty journals, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging and JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. Since 2013, he has been the managing editor of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Byrne married Alicia Jack (’00, Journalism) in 2004. They live in San Marcos, Calif., and have two children, Declan and Clara, born in 2006 and 2008, respectively.

Janice Wieman Parke, English, 1967

Submitted: May 1, 2015

Janice Wieman Parker, 1967 English, became active in her local land trust after retiring from her third career. Parker was interested in setting aside what little open space was still available in her town. Parker writes that, “the skills I received at Humboldt in writing and public speaking, have become my greatest assets as the president of Common Ground Land Trust. The environment was not my major in college, but it is now.”

Jeff C. Stevenson, Journalism, 1981

Submitted: April 25, 2015

Jeff C. Stevenson, 1981, Journalism, recently published his first book. "Fortney Road: Life, Death and Deception in a Christian Cult" is the true story of the religious group, the All Saved Freak Band.

John Voris, Wildlife, 1955

Submitted: April 23, 2015

John Voris, 1955 Wildlife, died on March 19, 2015. He received a master’s degree in Wildlife Management from Iowa State University in 1957. Voris’s first job was with Nicholas Turkey Breeding Farms in Sonoma, Calif., where he was employed for 25 years. In 1982, he joined the staff of the Animal Science Department at UC Davis as a Turkey Specialist. He provided research-based consultation to San Joaquin Valley turkey growers, and published papers in academic journals on land-use disputes, agricultural nuisance complaints, and turkey care practices. The poultry facility guidelines Voris developed with the industry were the basis for an ordinance in Fresno County and are used as guidelines in four other counties in the area.

Sheri Forbes, Natural Resources Planning and Interpretation (BS) and Environmental Education (MA), 1985 (BS) and 1990 (MA)

Submitted: April 22, 2015

Sheri Forbes, 1985 Natural Resources Planning & Interpretation and 1990 Environmental Education) has worked at several beautiful and inspiring places, most recently Glacier National Park in Montana and Mount Rainier National Park in Washington. As Chief of Interpretation and Education for the Pacific West Region of the National Park Service (NPS), Forbes currently provides leadership for interpretation, education, and volunteer programs at NPS sites in six western states.

Bruce Edwin Deuel, Wildlife, 1967

Submitted: April 21, 2015

Bruce Edwin Deuel, 1967, Wildlife, retired from the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife in October 2007 after more than 34 years. Since then Deuel and his wife, Kathy, have traveled to every continent chasing new birds, and spent a lot of time enjoying their nine grandchildren.

Jessica Taatjes, Oceanography, 2014

Submitted: April 6, 2015

Jessica Taatjes, 2014 Oceanography, joined AmeriCorps VISTA with the California State University after graduation. Taatjes currently works with COAST (Council on Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology) conducting student engagement across the CSU.

Gillian Wegener, English, 1990

Submitted: April 5, 2015

Gillian Wegener, 1990, English, is the founding president of the Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center. Wegener is currently the poet laureate of the city of Modesto. Her work in bringing poetry to the wider community led the Stanislaus County Commission for Women to honor her as one of 10 Outstanding Women of Stanislaus County for 2015. Her second book of poetry, This Sweet Haphazard, will be published by Sixteen Rivers Press in spring 2017. Wegener lives with her husband and daughter in Modesto, Calif.

William, Wildlife, 2013

Submitted: April 3, 2015

William Goldenberg, 2013 Wildlife, completed a master of arts degree in wildlife filmmaking with the BBC Natural History Unit / University of the West of England. Since then, Goldenberg has worked as a freelance cinematographer for television shows including "David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities" and now operates a media production and consulting firm based in Arcata.

Deb (Lewis) Parker, Wildlife, 1976

Submitted: April 3, 2015

Deb (Lewis) Parker, 1976, Wildlife Management, retired from the federal government in 2014 after a 36-year career. She still works full time as a senior staff assistant with the nonprofit National Conference of State Legislatures, in Denver. Parker started her career as a rodent-control biologist with the Peace Corps in Niger, West Africa. She then spent 24 years with the U.S. Forest Service as a wildlife biologist and public affairs specialist working in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Colorado. Parker’s next 10 years were with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Colorado, where she was the writer, editor and web manager for national wildlife refuge conservation plans in the service’s Mountain-Prairie Region. Parker and her husband, Andy (a retired wildland firefighter), adopted their daughter, Tai, from China in 1994. Tai is currently a junior at HSU with double majors in psychology and CRGS (Critical Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies). Parker’s weekends often involve competing in dog agility trials with her feisty terrier, Jagger.

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