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Alumni Updates
Hero Burke Smith
ArtAccounting, 2003
Hero Burke Smith, 2003 Art, is working in the media and textile industry, developing mad lib scripts for newish products.
Deborah Wynn (Graaff)
International Studies, 2013
Deborah Wynn (Graaff), 2013 International Studies, got married and started medical school with her partner. She is currently in her third year and is preparing for the first step of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam before starting clinical rotations.
Mark Pasquini
HistoryBusiness, 1973
Mark Pasquini, 1973 History, is retiring after many years of work. Pasquini plans on traveling and sampling wine from all continents. He also wishes to continue his writing as a side job. Pasquini plans on throwing away all electronics and wishes everyone a strong and happy future.
Jarad Petroske
World Languages and Cultures-German, 2006
Jarad Petroske, 2006 World Languages and Cultures, and his wife and fellow alumni Angie Petroske ('09, Natural Resources Planning & Interpretation) had their second child, Henrietta, in July 2014.
Jennifer Kho
Journalism, 1999
Jennifer Kho, 1999 Journalism, and husband, Matt Krupnick, are currently living in Brooklyn, New York. Kho is the managing editor of the Guardian US. Kho and Krupnick were previously living in Oaxaca, Mexico for nearly a year.
Matt Krupnick
Journalism, 1998
Matt Krupnick, 1998 Journalism, currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. Krupnick lives with his wife, Jennifer Kho, who is also a 1999 Journalism graduate from HSU. Krupnick is a freelance journalist for The New York Times, Guardian US, and Hechinger Report. Krupnick and Kho recently visited HSU and wished they still lived in Humboldt County.
Robert Brundage
English, 2016
Robert Brundage, 2016 English, has officially accepted enrollment at the University of San Diego where he will pursue a Master of Education in the Teaching English as a Second Language, Literacy and Culture program. With this degree, Brundage hopes to be a competitive candidate for English teaching jobs all around the globe.
Jeff C. Stevenson
Journalism, 1981
Jeff C. Stevenson, 1981 Journalism, was recently accepted into the Horror Writers Association. Stevenson has several articles, flash fiction, short stories and novelettes being published this year. Film rights for Stevenson’s first book, “Fortney Road: Life, Death, and Deception in a Christian Cult,” are now being represented by Steve Fisher of the Agency for the Performing Arts. Dean Koontz calls Stevenson’s book, “a unique and compelling true story.”
Robert Deane
JournalismHistory , 2007
Robert Deane, 2007 Journalism and History, is currently the library technician/paraprofessional aide for the Butte Valley Unified School District. Deane also completed his second year of coaching the school’s junior varsity boy’s basketball team, winning the Evergreen League title with a 6-0 league record. Deane will begin the teaching credential program at Simpson University this summer.
Justin Tretten
English, 2012
Justin Tretten, 2012 English, moved back to Colorado after graduating HSU. In Colorado, Tretten earned his teaching license. He now teaches sixth grade language arts in a middle school.