Graduated from UW with a journalism degree in 1997 and worked for the Casper Star-Tribune from 1996 to 2005. Around the beginning of 2004 I started bartending as well, which lasted for three (quite decadent and enjoyable) years. I fled the newspaper to work as communications director for the Wyoming Democratic Party in mid-2005 until April 2008, when I became executive director. Now Heaven help me!
I suppose I could have been a little kinder to the ladies in the attendance office. Then again, it wouldn't have hurt them to be a little kinder to me.
I love Sheridan, but I don't think it works with our careers. So
What did you do right after high school?
Went to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (which, following KFC's lead, has officially changed its name to simply WPI) for college. That didn't work so well, so I retreated and switched to the University of Wyoming. Worked for the Casper Star-Tribune nine years, then the Wyoming Democratic Party for six. Moved to Oregon, studied computer science at Oregon State, and been working four years (as of 2018) as a software developer.
What are the high points of your life since high school?
Getting married and having two kids. Watching the Colorado Rockies clinch a World Series berth a month later. Attending the Democratic National Convention in Denver in 2008. Buying a new house right before our Christmas 2008 travel debacle. Not terribly interesting stuff, I'm afraid.
By definition, the years I turned 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43 and 45 years old are all tied for first.
