Neil (Dan) Blaine

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I have had a great twenty years since graduation, I have lived a life of adventure. I love to hike, have hiked the John Muir trail in the Sierra Nevada range. I hike the Grand Canyon several times a year, I especially enjoy hiking Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim in less than 24 hours. I have floated the Salmon River for 350 miles from Stanley, Idaho to Riggins, Idaho (this is one of the most rugged white water rivers in the USA, possibly the world). For a period of about three months Brett Brinkerhoff and I went on a perilous adventure to Alaska. I love to camp and go boating, especially at Lake Powell. To put it simply, I love the outdoors.

I serve as an officer in the AZ ARNG, I have deployed to Afghanistan as a forward support company commander to E Co 1-285 ARB (a 64D Apache Battalion).

My wife and I consider our work as foster parents to be our greatest achievment. The reward is seeing the happiness of our foster and adopted children.

I went to ASU and received a BS in Accountancy. Plan to start my MBA soon.

I work full-time at the United States Property and Fiscal Office for the AZ Army National Guard doing accounting work. Though I am not overly fond of working in an office environment, it pays the bills. :)