2009-2010 Adjunct Instructor Information

SUZANNE BRAUER:

Suzanne Brauer lived in Eugene for seven years where she taught at the University of Oregon, Lane Community College, and the Downtown Athletic Club. After that she lived in Bend for four years where she taught at Central Oregon Community College, The Athletic Club of Bend, and Juniper Swim & Fitness Center. Continuing her teaching, Suzanne moved to Corvallis for three years where she taught at Oregon State University and Timberhill Athletic Club. She moved to Portland in August of 2007, where she currently teaches at Lewis & Clark and the Lloyd Athletic Club.

Suzanne’s hobbies are masters swimming, her own work-out routine, and cooking/baking everything from scratch, along with helping her husband do home improvement projects.

Classes: Lower Body: Abs

Contact: sbrauer@lclark.edu

NELSON DEJESUS:

Classes: Taekwon/Hapki Do

Contact: dejesus@lclark.edu

ANNE FORE:

Classes: Dance: Country Western

Contact: afore@lclark.edu

Kari Greene:

How often in your life do you get the opportunity to witness a profound and lasting positive change in someone? As a Tulen self defense instructor, I have the chance to see that kind of transformation every time I take part in a self defense course. And these personal changes will have a ripple effect throughout our world – women calmly and confidently moving through their lives, kids knowing they have the right to say “no” and teen girls proudly using their voices to keep themselves safe. What a wonderful world!!! I’ve been an instructor in the kids program for over five years (I play a mean game of freeze tag!) and am a first degree black belt. I do research and evaluation for the Oregon Public Health Division, and I love spending time running with my dogs through the woods, cooking up a big meal, and singing at the top of my lungs.

Classes: Self Defense for Women; Poekoelan Kung Fu

Contact: TBA

RICHARD HAMMERSTROM:

Richard Hammerstrom is an Emmy and Telly award winning Television Director, Editor and Producer and has worked on numerous documentaries, special events, music performance and concert programs. Richard earned his Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television from Washington State University and has done graduate studies in History, Political Science and Education at San Francisco State University and Portland State University. The primary focus of his work is concert and symphonic music performance. Richard is presently a staff member of Oregon Public Broadcasting.

In addition to television production, Richard's other passion is sailing and teaching the art of sailing. He has been sailing since high school in a variety of craft, ranging from 26' sloops to 42' ketches in waters ranging from the Puget Sound, the Columbia River, to San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Specializing in Navigation and Piloting, Richard received his maritime education at the College of Alameda in Alameda, California. Currently he shares his passion for sailing as an instructor at Lewis & Clark.

Classes: Beginning Sailing; Sailing: Navigation/Piloting

Contact: rth@lclark.edu; ricnjan@teleport.com

ADAM HEALY:

Adam Healy has been climbing for over 9 years. Though he enjoys the various types of climbing, bouldering has become his favorite discipline. For the past 3 years, he has been teaching bouldering techniques and safety. As a route setter at The Circuit Bouldering Gym, Adam creates the problems that their customers climb. He also spends much of his free time traveling to various climbing destinations around the United States and abroad. His philosophy on climbing is that it “is not about competing against others. Instead you are pushing your own limits and cheering on others to do the same. Climbing allows a person to find out what their mind and body is capable of achieving. This sport requires both mental and physical toughness, [and] can take you to some very beautiful places around the world. No matter your skill level, climbing is a fun sport that can be enjoyed by all!”

Classes: Rock Climbing

Contact: ahealy@lclark.edu

Heather Hernandez:

As a martial artist and self defense instructor, Heather Hernandez nurtures her passion for empowering and developing people. A strong advocate of breaking down fear barriers, she believes that ordinary people are capable or extraordinary things and brings that core value into everything she does. Her professional life is spent leading and training people in various venues. As a certified coach trainer, she develops and motivates professional coaches to reach their potential with their clients, and meet their personal and professional goals. As a whitewater river guide and trip leader, she has trained and supervised groups of people down some of the most dangerous class V whitewater in the world. Heather is completing her doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology, with a focus on working with under-privileged Latino families in the Portland area. When not training martial arts or teaching self defense, you can find Heather on the river whitewater kayaking or river guiding.

Classes: Self Defense for Women

Contact: TBA

ASHLEY KIKUKAWA:

Ashley Kikukawa grew up in Molokai, Hawaii, where she danced hula for 14 years before moving to Portland to attend Lewis & Clark in 2002. She choreographed and taught dances for the annual Lewis & Clark Lu'au during her four years as a student and continued to do so after graduation. Ashley has also been working in L&C Student Financial Services as the Loan Specialist since 2006.

Classes: Intro to Hula Dancing

Contact: ashleyk@lclark.edu

SUSAN LILLY:

Susan Lilly received her Yoga Teachers' Credential in 1989, at Val Morin Canada, at the Sivananda Ashram there. She has been teaching Yoga ever since, having taught at Willamette University and Oregon State University before coming to Lewis and Clark in 2001. Her classes are structured around a classic Yoga routine, emphasizing proper breathing, proper postures, proper attitude, proper relaxation, and meditation.

Classes: Yoga

Contact: slilly@lclark.edu

AMBER MCLELLAN:

Amber McLellan grew up in both Idaho and suburban Washington, DC, and attended the University of Idaho where she received undergraduate degrees in Elementary and Special Education. Shortly after graduation, Amber moved to Portland and began her teaching career. She currently teaches 7th grade for the Beaverton School District and has a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Portland State. When not teaching or instructing P.E. classes at Lewis & Clark, she also enjoys spending time outdoors skiing, hiking, and fly fishing with her dog, Harper.

Classes: Step Aerobics

Contact: amberm@lclark.edu

ANNE PAMPLIN-EVENSON:

Anne Pamplin-Evenson has been teaching tennis for twenty years and has been at Lewis & Clark College for the past fifteen years. Anne competed on the tennis team at the University of Puget Sound, and was highly ranked in the Pacific Northwest as a junior tennis player. She was the men’s and women's tennis coach at Lewis & Clark College for several years and now enjoys teaching the Beginning and Intermediate P.E. tennis courses. Anne is a certified USPTA tennis professional and is a member of the Prince Pro team. Aside from L&C, Anne also instructs at summer tennis camps with other tennis professionals and enjoys working with all ages and all skill levels.

Classes: Beginning Tennis; Intermediate/Advanced Tennis

Contact: abp@lclark.edu

CYNTHIA PARENT:

Cynthia Parent has been teaching ballroom dance for the last 15 years. She and her husband have owned and operated Impressions Dance Club in Tigard since 1997. They originally were strictly a competitive studio and trained numerous students to compete all over the country. They also danced together competitively in the Rhythm Division, which means dancing the American style Swing, Rumba, Cha Cha, Mambo and Bolero. In 2001 they won a Rising Star Championship in Honolulu.

Cynthia and her husband have been concentrating on sharing their passion for dance with school age children, developing a Social Education Through Dance program taught at local schools, as well as working regularly with local DARE/GREAT program to teach dance to under privileged children and at-risk youth. This dynamic duo currently teaches adult classes and private lessons, ranging from more serious competitive students to those just learning basic social dancing. Cynthia has been teaching Beginning Ballroom Dance at Lewis & Clark since 2005.

Classes: Beginning Ballroom Dance; Intermediate/Advanced Ballroom Dance

Contact: cparent@lclark.edu

JEFF POWELSON:

Jeff Powelson has been diving almost his entire life. His father, John had him cleaning the pool on scuba at the age of 8 years old, and tag along on open water weekends, during the summer at Hoodsport, Wa. At 10 he took his first open water class. He does admit to having a take home test; the U.S. Navy Dive tables were a little complex for a 10 year old. Jeff really did not start diving as a career until 1986. After graduating from the University of Idaho, he began working for the family business, earned his instructor rating from NASDS clinic, and purchased the dive store from his parents in 1989. Jeff has been diving in numerous locations around the world. Jeff’s favorite places to dive would be Canada, Fiji, Palau and Australia.

Classes: Beginning Scuba; Advanced Scuba

Contact: powelson@lclark.edu; jeff@aquaticsports.com

KENA RAMSEY:

Classes: Step Aerobics

Contact: kramsey@lclark.edu

JOE YUSKA:

Classes: Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness Leadership

Contact: yuska@lclark.edu