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Northland Outdoor Education Graduates in the Work Force
The following is a sampling of the positions and graduate opportunities that have been held, or pursued by our graduates

I have been living and working here in Alaska for 8 years now. Nearly 5 years in my current position. I work with 45 villages in western Alaska supporting local volunteers as well as identifying potential volunteers with Girl Scouts. The program is village-based (not led by teachers who tend to not be from the region and turn over quickly) and rooted in traditional
skills and subsistence living. I am pretty sure Kongiganak Girl Scouts are the only group who have ever made fermented fish heads as a Girl Scout activity!

I have really developed my skills in grassroots community development and am proud of the approach I have slowly taken building strong relationships with each community I work with. A highlight for many villages is the free day camp we offer in 24 communities. Last year we had over 1200 girls involved during summer camps and over 30% were teens.

Josh Carlson "00 and I got married this past October on the Buffalo National River. We have been together for 13 years. We canoed into the gravel bar ceremony, conducted by my brother. We built a campfire as part of the ceremony, had 130 people canoe the river afterwards, I sewed my dress out of Carhartts we had worn out over the years......it was wonderful. Lots of Northland Alumni there.......maybe 10 or so.

Amy von Diest '01
OE Adventure Education/Secondary Education Environmental Studies
Rural Development Director
Girl Scouts Susitna Council
Anchorage/ Western Alaska villages

Amy von Diest
Rural Outreach Manager
Girl Scouts Susitna Council
3911 Turnagain Blvd
Anchorage, Ak 99517
1-800-478-7448 (toll free)
1-907-248-2250 (local)
1-907-243-4819 (fax)
avondiest@gsscak.org
 

As of September 28, 2009:

 Michael Riegelman
Outdoor Education/Adventure Education
Director, NYC Arabic Language & Culture Club
Personal e-mail: riegelman@un.org
 

Michael Kim 'Jamal' Riegelman
Director, NYC Arabic Language & Culture Club
http://arabic.meetup.com/45/about

Cell Phone (347) 523.3937
e-mail: NYCArabicLanguageClub@gmail.com
Bio: http://wafin.com/articles.phtml?arttype=mom&mid=67

Counselor, al'WaHa Arabic Village