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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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Dan
Keane
Vice President
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 8 years studying with all the master turners who have
visited Alaska for the past 6 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 5
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Randall
Farris
Director/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 7years ago when his wife
bought him one for his birthday. He has been hooked ever
since.
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Arnie
Geiger
Director
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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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 12 years.
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Bob
Congdon Director
congdon@acsalaska.net
Bob is a
woodturner of about 6 years and is gravitating toward the
artistic end of the turning continuum. "I like to expose
figure that is already in the wood, or juxtapose other media
within a wooden context," says Bob. Other interests include
music, writing, motorcycling, flying, and cooking. Bob is a
Professor Emeritus at UAA and an attorney.
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