Joe Newnam, 2005 Music, moved to Mammoth Lakes, Calif, upon receiving his music teaching credential. Newnam rebuilt a district-wide public school music program, which resulted in developing middle and high school jazz bands and choirs. After marrying his soulmate in 2009, the couple purchased a small ranch in Trinity County, where Newnam again rebuilt a very successful district wide music program. During this same time, Newnam released “Sitar Joe, Venus Tribe.” Selections from the album have been featured on syndicated radio shows, and broadcast worldwide from the Middle East to India and the U.S. Last year Newnam and his wife moved to a mountain forest log home on 20 acres in Washington, where the couple raises organic food and animals while caring for their lush forest. Newnam is currently the owner and lead instructor of a private music instruction studio in Washington, plays and studies Kirtan music with a working ensemble, and works professionally as an actor for a SyFy Channel series currently being filmed.

Andrew Kreamer, 2014 Education, is now a behavior interventionist at a K-8 school. Kreamer enjoys the opportunity to engage in 1-to-1 teaching.

Carleigh Kude, 2005, Politics, has been working in advocacy, accessibility and ADA compliance since leaving HSU. Kude earned an Masters of Public Administration from CSU Long Beach in 2014 and was honored to be named on the Dean's List of Arts and Humanities Scholars. She is currently working at Holy Names University, a diverse, public-service and social justice-oriented private University in Oakland, Calif.

Lynnette Zelezy, 1979, 1981 Psychology, was recently named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Fresno State University. Zelezy is a 25-year veteran of Fresno State, having previously served as a professor and psychology department chair, and associate dean for the Craig School of Business, dean for global education, and, most recently, associate provost. Zelezy also serves on the board of the United Way and is a member of the Fresno Rotary. She is married to John Zelezny, senior vice president of communications at Community Medical Centers. The Zeleznys have three grown children.

Peter Jain, 1989, Music, published his first prose poetry and photography book 25 years after graduating from HSU. “Let the Dance Begin—Greetings from Humboldt” was released in September.

William (Bill) Huffman, 1967, Journalism, retired after 30 years as vice president of communications and governmental affairs with Farmers' Rice Cooperative, in Sacramento. Bill and his wife lived for seven years at Lake Almanor, Calif, before moving to Chico, Calif., in early 2014 for medical reasons. His education at HSU with a degree in Journalism and minors in Political Science and Public Relations provided Bill with the best academic credentials for his 45-plus years in governmental relations and communications. He received the rice industry's premier award when he was named to receive the California Rice Industry Award in 2009. The couple has four children and three grandchildren.

Michael Colin Bresnahan, 1995, English, married Natalie Rist in April.

Terri Bidle, 2011 Zoology, is beginning a new chapter of her life as a marine education program manager in Southern California. After seven years with the USC QuikSCience program, she will be working with ExplorOcean in Newport Beach, Calif., to bring quality ocean exploration to young people.

Ty Robin Collins, Environmental Resources Engineering, was hired as a project manager for Manhard Consulting’s Eureka office, a civil engineering firm headquartered in Vernon Hills, Ill.

Julianna Marie Boggs, 2009 Journalism, has picked up a successful career as a freelancer writing about arts and culture for The Sacramento News & Review, food and agro-politics for Edible Sacramento magazine and Sacramento Foodways, and is now researching material for a pop-science book about the history and impact of nuclear power in the world today.