John Modrich lives in the New England area and shipping for Chevron. Steve Hurn lives with his wife in Vancouver, WA. Steve is a pilot on the Columbia River and owns race horses. Rob Diepenbroek is a rare/old car aluminum expert doing restoration work in the San Francisco area. Wayne Armstrong lives in the Portland area. Wayne designs and builds green, sustainable and affordable housing. John McDermott lives in Seattle and has 15-year old twin boys. John works in the optometry industry. Pat Middelton is a teacher in the south part of Wisconsin. Kurt Peninger is working for an electric power business in Atlanta, GA. Holly (Furestenburg) Osen is the Emergency Response Advisor for Chevron and serves as vice president of the Cal Maritime Alumni Association. As part of Holly’s roles with the Alumni Association, she has organized an annual barbeque between local alumni and current senior/junior students at the academy to network, share career advice and talk about trends in the maritime industry. Holly lives with her husband and two children in the San Francisco Bay Area. Marie and Andru Ortiz live and work in the Ventura County area with Kingo De La Cruz and Rich Rahut. Chris Bower and Eric Christensen are both serving our country on active duty in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard, respectively.
Alumna ERIN PIERSON Named 2011 Rising Star Erin Pierson (‘02) has been named as the 2011 Rising Star. The award, which was established in 2010 by the CMA Alumni Association, recognizes recent graduates who have demonstrated energy, creativity and leadership skills within their own career or in support of Cal Maritime. Since graduating from Cal Maritime in 2002 with a degree in business administration and her U.S. Coast Guard Third Mate License, Pierson has worked at Ports America, previously Marine Terminals Corporation. Ports America is the largest terminal operator and stevedore in the United States, operating in more than 80 locations at 42 ports nationwide. While at Ports America, she has worked her way up from an entry level marine superintendent to her current role as manager of health safety and environment. She is responsible for developing all of the policies, practices, and operations for the safety, health, and environmental functions for the marine department at the Total Terminals International (TTI) terminal in Long Beach, CA. Additionally, she also advises site and executive management on safety issues at TTI’s terminals in Oakland and Seattle. Pierson was also recently asked to be a guest instructor at CSU Long Beach as part of their MTOP program, which provides continuing education opportunities for Marine Terminal Operator Professionals. She will be teaching the components of safety as they relate to the marine terminal environment. It’s not only her professional success that has been earning Pierson high praise, and, ultimately, her selection as the 2011 Rising Star. She also volunteers her time as the Greater Los Angeles Alumni Chapter President, and organizes and promotes alumni events in the area, including regional dinners and monthly 4th Thursday gatherings for Southern California Alumni. “The premise behind the Rising Star Award is to confirm that it doesn’t take a lifetime to make a mark on society and your alma mater,” said Ken Passé, ’69, Alumni Association President. “Not only has Erin made valuable contributions professionally, she has also volunteered countless hours in her role as the Greater Los Angeles Alumni Chapter President to help strengthen the Alumni Association’s ties with our Southern California grads.” Chris Kali and Ed Enos are both still sailing and living in Hawaii. Ed with the assistance of his wife Ginny and other volunteers will organize the Dave Lyman Scholarship fundraiser in Honolulu, HI in the summer of 2012. Richard Austin is living in the San Diego area.
Jeff Bradrick lives in Boise, ID and works the shore side of the shipping business for a Singapore-based company. Andy Miller is master on the Vallejo Baylink Ferry and lives in the San Francisco area.
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