Experience

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  Self Employed

  • Photographer

    • Jan 1992 - Present

    I do large format photography (4"X5") for the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, administered by the National Park Service. These photographs are filed in the Library of Congress. I've photographed all sorts of historic sites, from Anasazi rui...

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  National Park Service

  • Historian

    • Sep 2009 - Aug 2013

    Researched and wrote National Register Nominations, Historic Structure Reports, Historic American Building Survey histories and large format photography for the HABS program.

  • Historian

    • Aug 2009 - Aug 2013

    Historian at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, but working in Anchorage. Hired to do research on historic structures at Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, I used this research to write National Register Nominations for six buildings in Skagway and Dyea townsite. One of these buildings was Jefferson "Soapy" Smith's saloon--later a museum devoted to the gold rush and Soapy. As well I wrote the Historic Structure Reports on these buildings and the Historic American Building Survey histories. I also researched and wrote National Register nominations for the original ranger cabin at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and a cabin dating to the founding of Chitina, Alaska. This last developed some interesting details, as the cabin had been named after the Orr Stage Company. My research showed it was owned by the local manager, J.C. Martin, not by the stage company. So it has been renamed the J.C. "Jesse" Martin Cabin. With all of these structures I also did much of the HABS photography required for submission to the Historic American Building Survey. In connection with this work, I've presented programs on preservation for several local organizations and a broadcast for KSKA radio. I also wrote a brief article for Alaska Magazine describing the work done on Soapy's Saloon in Skagway. Research done on the Frye-Bruhn Company's cold storage building in Skagway led to a trip to the Frye Museum in Seattle. The museum's endowment came from the profits of this company made during the Klondike Gold Rush. The curator was intrigued with our research, helped us a lot and brought this project to the attention of the exhibits director. The director had scheduled an exhibit of the museum's Alaska collection that summer, 2010, liked the idea of a display of the building in Skagway and a description of the stabilization and rehabilitation of this 1900 structure. The museum added a hall length display based on my photographs and research.

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  West End School District

  • Social Studies Dept. Chair

    • 2008 - 2009

    Taught US History to grades 7, 8 and 10. Also taught Geography for grade 9.

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  Metro State College

  • Professor

    • Jan 1998 - May 2008

    I taught and developed curriculum for US History survey classes, Western Civilization survey classes, but also Senior Seminar, US Western History, and US Military History as well as World Military History.

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  Front Range Community College

  • Professor

    • 1996 - 2007

    Taught and developed curriculum for US history, Western Civilization, World Geography, Colorado History and US Civil War.

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  Pennacchio for Pennsylvania

  • Chief of Staff

    • Apr 2004 - Aug 2004

    I took this position temporarily to get the campaign started. I returned to teaching in the fall. It was great fun and although Chuck didn't win the nomination, we did get 14% of the state-wide vote. Not bad at all for a first time run at this Senate seat. We also developed themes and ide...

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  University of Colorado women's rugby

  • Boulder, Colorado

  • Head Coach

    • 1995 - 2001
    • Boulder, Colorado

    From practice attendance of six or so, I built this club into two solid teams, with 30-40 at practice. From nowhere we finished 12th in the nation in 2000 out of more than 300 women's college rugby clubs. All credit to my asst. coaches, too. The first thing I did when taking over the club ...

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  Graphic Packaging

  • Printer

    • 1976 - 1989
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  Miami University rugby

  • Founding member

    • 1968 - 1971

    Club founding member, played from 1968-1971 at Miami.