Hello Fellow Toads! Well, the time has come for my family to move on from Cal State Bakersfield in Bakersfield, CA. My husband has been named the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Colorado College. We are both alums from CC, ’99. We are excited to go “back home” to a place that we consider to […]
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John Busterud ’72
I was recently appointed as Regional Administrator for United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9. The Region, headquartered in San Francisco, is responsible for administering and enforcing federal environmental laws and programs in California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, 148 Tribes, and the Pacific Island Territories. I lead EPA efforts to protect the environment and advance public […]
Amy Purdie White ’97
My husband Richard and I are going on year 4 of living in our bus and still loving it. The last year we’ve been parked in northwest South Carolina where we built a shop for Richard to use for his new business building, remodeling, and servicing Prevost buses like the one we live in. I […]
Ted Rhodes ’65
Apologies if I already reported this shameless, self promotional news from last year: after several months of delay due to the Thomas fire and the subsequently disastrous debris flows in Montecito & Carpinteria, my Americana Cats band based here in Carpinteria was finally able to lay down 11 tracks of our debut CD of Americana […]
Byron Brown ’72
Byron Brown was promoted to Lead Parole/Probation Officer for the Family Services Unit of the Multnomah County Community Justice Department in Portland, Oregon. I am also featured on the Counties job website under careers. Byron Brown CdeP 1972
Brian C. Emme ’92
The Emmes are happy to announce that Brian was selected for Command of a US Navy Strike/Fighter squadron. This is a pinnacle career achievement and he is both humbled and honored at the selection. In the coming month he will learn the specific squadron and timeline for the tour. In the meantime, the family is […]
Katherine D. Orrick ’06
Kaggie is living in South Africa and enjoying her work on a research base near Kruger where she gets to track lion, cheetah, and other animals on the preserve. One such animal–a hyena–she named Nautilus for its spot pattern that reminds her of The School’s chambered nautilus. Recently, Kaggie was also promoted to base manager […]