Last updated March 30, 2005
Todd Aagard, President and Newsletter Editor
Education
Seattle University:
BABA Business: Accounting Major
Certificates
CPA
Licensed Realtor
RE/MAX Northwest
Industry
Laventhol and Horwath
Audit and Tax
Gordon Trucking Inc
Controller/CFO
Martha Lake Electronics, Inc
President
Community
Discipleship Leader 9th Grade: Canyon Hills Community Church
Board: Youth Advocates of Seattle
Board: Mill Creek Community Association
Electronics Engineering Technology Advisory Committee: ITT Technical
Institute
University of Puget Sound: Mentor
Junior Achievement Volunteer: Middle and Elementary School
AAU Basketball Coach
Assistant Softball Coach
Awards
Who's Who in American Young Leaders
Who's Who in the World
Who's Who in Finance and Industry
David Hastings, Vice President, Treasurer
Education
Seattle Pacific University 1982 MA/Ed Adm. Seattle, WA
Eastern Washington University 1980 MA History Cheney, WA
Eastern Washington University 1975 BA History (High Honors) Cheney, WA
BA/Ed Soc. Sci. Ed. (High Honors)
Teaching
Everett High School (Honors US History and Gov) 1992 - Present Everett,
WA
Re-Entry Junior High (Dev. Program) 1990 - 1992 Redmond, WA
Culver City High School (AP US History) 1986 - 1989 Culver City, CA
Le Lycee Francais (IB Honors History) 1985 - 1986 Los Angeles, CA
Wenatchee High School 1975 - 1980 Wenatchee, WA
Administration
Consultant-Hastings and Assoc. Fitness Fac.and Mgt. 1989
VP-Safari Fitness Eq. Inc., Los Angeles, CA 1985-1989
Manager-Dunkirk Fitness Center, Dunkirk, NY 1983-1985
Assistant Athletic Director Seattle Pacific University 1981-1983
YMCA Camp Director, Seattle, WA 1981
Ast. Dir. Student Supportive Services Seattle Pacific Univ. 1980-1981
BSA Camp Director, Spokane, WA. 1974
Coaching
Head Wrestling and Strength Coach 1975-1999 (EHS,Renton, SPU, Culver
City,Fredonia,Wenatchee)
Jeff Heckathorn, Research, Webmaster
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Power Systems, University of California
at Davis
M.S. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Control Systems,
University of California at Davis
Control systems work in the petrochemical industry and the
electric utility industry. R&D in magnetic disk drive
development for a major computer equipment manufacturer. Internet based
software development. Now at a startup company designing software for
mobile devices - mobile phones, PDAs and other embedded devices.
High school subject area specialties: Calculus, Physics, Robotics.
Seven years of experience working with Henry M. Jackson High School.
Years of experience with Heatherwood Middle School, Cedar Wood
Elementary, and Mill Creek Elementary School.
Coached youth soccer in Washington and California.
Jeff Herz, Ph.D., Science Advisor, University Programs Consultant
Education
B.A. degree (1977), Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ph.D. degree (1983), Physiology, University of California, Berkeley
Postdoctoral Fellow, Pharmacology, University of California at San
Diego
Medical School, Dept. of Pharmacology (1983-1987)
Additional Post-graduate Training:
National Course on Flow Cytometry, Los Alamos, NM
NATO Advanced Study Institute, Greece.
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
Intellectual Property Management Certificate, Univ. of Washington,
Seattle, WA
Teaching
Taught and participated in team teaching the following courses at the
University of Texas at Austin: Neuropharmacology (graduate course),
Principles of Neuroscience (graduate), Receptor Biochemistry
(graduate), Vertebrate Physiology (undergraduate), Lab Studies in
Molecular Biology (undergraduate and graduate).
Patents
Inventor of 15 US issued patents and additional patents pending
worldwide related to the use of specific drugs for the treatment of
pain, inflammation, smooth muscle spasm, restenosis, and cartilage
protection in arthroscopic, urologic, cardiovascular and general
surgical applications.
Research
Responsible for directing and executing pharmaceutical research and
development in a biotechnology company. Coordinates research contracts
with universities and contract research organizations for
characterization of effects of drugs in biochemical, cellular, tissue
and animal model systems. Liaison with patent attorneys and strategic
advisor to senior management
Steven Ney, Research for New Course Proposals
Education
BA Liberal Arts
History Major
Political Science Minor
Philosophy Minor
MA
Asian Studies
Work History
20 years retail management experience
30 years political campaigning experience (part time)
25 years wildlife and scenic photography experience (part time - now full time)