7th Annual Alumni Newsletter - School Web sites hosted by Eugene ...

ALUMNI NOTES
Erin Noble is the founder of BrewMinded and e-mail
newsletter business. His role includes website development,
e-mail newsletter development, search engine optimization,
copy editor, and advertising sales. His was also the founder,
GreenBuildHub where he did website development,
e-mail newsletter development, and was copy editor. Prior
to that, he was the New Business Director for West Wind
Forest Products. His job included: shipping and receiving
management, website development, and FSC laminated
stock sales. He is single, loves delicious cappuccinos,
and in his spare time, hikes, runs and does yoga. Life accomplishments
he is most proud of: he founded an e-mail
newsletter business with his high school doubles partner;
he hiked 1,000 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail; he was
nationally ranked with the Pomona College Tennis team;
and he was accepted to Pomona College and graduated
Magna Cum Laude.
College: BA Mathematical Economics and Molecular
Biology, 2007 Pomona College
International Experiences: Lived in Beijing, China. Lived
in Quito, Ecuador. Hiked through Cuzco Andes and Machu
Picchu. Traveled to glulam plants in Germany and Austria.
Traveled to Bologna, Italy.
Reflections: “Reading Siddhartha changed the way I view
the world. I read it to this day. Grinding away my IB
Diploma while (seemingly) everyone else was enjoying their
senioritis helped me manage my college coursework.”
Lindsey Petrushkin lives in Portland, OR and is a full-time
teacher at Portland Public Schools Head Start.
College: Liberal Studies, 2007 Portland State University.
Masters in Education, 2008 Portland State University.
International Experiences: Studied abroad in London,
England. Two month travel throughout Western Europe.
Reflections: “Had a wonderful experience in IHS. I believe
had it not been for IHS I wouldn’t have traveled and
lived abroad. I felt more than prepared for college and
decided to become a teacher because of the impact my IHS
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teachers had on me. The teachers in IHS were more than teachers,
they were mentors in life. I kept in touch with a few after
high school and into my college years. They cared for students
as people and treated them as such. IHS helped me form an
understanding of the world and the different people in my own
while guiding me to see the big picture in life.”
CLASS OF 2004
Christopher Barnes is an accountant at Ernst &
Young in Nashville, TN. He is married and has a son.
College: Accounting Major, Mandarin Chinese Minor,
2010 Brigham Young University
International Experiences: Went to France as a missionary for
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Studied abroad
at Nanjing University in China.
Reflections: “Eugene IHS taught me how to work hard and
get my work done. It also opened up my eyes to international
events and opportunities (both historical and current).”
Sean Chappell lives in San Francisco, CA and is a Business
Development Director for Special Counsel, Inc., an executive
search firm specializing in the legal industry. His focus is on
building relationships with Silicon Valley life science companies
and intellectual property practice groups of international
law firms. Lots of talking to people, lots of fun. Prior to that
he was a Program Director/Staff Recruiter for the California
Alumni Association, where he worked overseeing a staff of
college students for UC Berkeley’s alumni family vacation
resort located in the Sierra Nevada’s. He is currently taking
advantage of all the San Francisco area has to offer in live music
concerts, football game days in Berkeley, skiing in the Sierras,
and exploring the surrounding area.
College: BA Integrative Biology, BA French
Literature, 2008 University of California, Berkeley
International Experiences: Traveled all around Europe to
Ireland, UK, France, Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic,
and Italy.
Reflections: “I was a full IB candidate and became much more
appreciative of my choice to follow through in completing the
program when I realized during my freshman year just how
many GE requirements were waived due to the diploma. It
allowed me to easily pursue a second major while still taking
a handful of elective courses for fun.”
Robert Coolman lives in Amherst, MA and is currently
a Doctoral candidate at the University of Massachusetts,
Amherst. Previously he worked for Plas2Fuel as a Process
Data Analyst.
College: BS Chemical Engineering, 2009 Oregon State
University