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Jeff
Trotter
President
trotter@mtaonline.net
Jeff
graduated from Colorado State University. He was a drafting
and woodworking teacher in Colorado and the Mat-Su Valley in
Alaska for 31 years. He now enjoys turning wood during the
winter months and is a fishing guide in the summer. Jeff's
woodturning and furniture have been featured in Fine
Woodworking Magazine. He has 40 years of woodturning
experience.
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Arnie
Geiger
Vice
President
atgeiger@alaska.net
Arnie graduated form the University of Wisconsin Stout with
a degree in Industrial Education. He moved to Alaska
in 1965 and taught industrial arts for the Anchorage School
District. Upon retiring 22 years later he initiated a custom
wood working business often times turning
architectural pieces for contractors. He has been turning
for 40-50 years.
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Trudy Carlson
Secretary
trudy@birch-grove.com
Trudy retired from
dental office admin-istration 5 years ago and
although her interests initially centered on fiber
arts --spinning, knitting and weaving--she became
intrigued by turning. She and her husband
enjoy the Alaskan outdoors while fly fishing and
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Don
Bladow
Treasurer
dfbladow@alaska.net
Don is the Technical Coordinator at Bartlett High School and
part time teacher of algebra at UAA. He is considered
the Alaskan master of the skew chisel and he has been
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Richard Acuff
Director
racuff@alaskalife.net
Richard is a graduate of the University of Montana--Business
Marketing B.S., is presently retired but worked with the
State of Alaska for 16 years in Property Management and
Procurement. He spent most of his time with the Alaska
Energy Authority. His interests include fishing,
hunting, skiing, and woodturning which he has done for 3
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Bill
Bowers
Director
turningsbb@ak.net
Bill retired form the practice of gastroenterology in 2000
and became a full time Woodturner, teaching beginning to
advanced classes, writing books and articles on turning.
He helped to establish the AWA. Bill has been turning for 20
years.
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Dan
Keane
Director
dkeane@mtaonline.net
Dan is general manager of Electric Power Constuctors.
He is in charge of design and construction of power
telecommunication systems. He helped to establish the
AWA. Dan has been turning for
about 6 years studying with all the master turners who have
visited Alaska for the past 6 years.
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Bill Poole
Director
billtool@hotmail.com
Bill is a full time professional woodworker running a
business of refinishing and building furniture. He has
been a participant in every advanced master class since the
first one and is known for his fine turned pieces. Bill has
been turning for 9 years.
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Larry
Berry
Director
akbearlair@aol.com
Larry is originally from West Virginia and served in the Army
as a judge advocate in Asia and Europe before coming to
Alaska in 1975 to work in the US Attorneys office. His
expertise is in insurance and aviation law. His
interest in turning started during junior high school.
He has been turning for 2 years.
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Randall
Farris
Webmaster
rwfarris@gci.net
Randall is a Senior Network Engineer at Network Business
Systems in Anchorage. He designs and builds computer
networks for businesses through out the State of Alaska. He
was introduced to a wood lathe 5 years ago when his wife
bought him one for his birthday. He has been hooked ever
since.
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