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Margaret Wheeler recently was interviewed by Fox 13 News Seattle about avalanche safety and education in the wake of a deadly avalanche in Washington state in February. Margaret works as a backcountry guide and instructor of avalanche education and ski touring in North Bend, Washington. She is only the second woman in the country to complete her International Mountain Guides Association guide certification. Margaret is also an instructor of guide training for the American Mountain Guides Association and serves as president of that organization. To watch the interview, go to www.q13fox.com/videogallery/68252010/ News/backcountry-avalanche-risks.

Maria Simental sent an update from San Antonio, Texas. She reports that Vicky (Martinez) Garcia was in charge of alumni interviews in San Antonio, and more than 80 applicants were interviewed for the class of 2016. Hard to believe we’re closing in on 20 years since we were first-year students.

Maria works as a domestic violence counselor for the San Antonio police department, which she said can be stressful but is worth the reward of helping someone break the cycle of abuse. She recently went to New York and visited Carla Rogers-Henry, who is an obstetrician/gynecologist, just bought a new home and is enjoying life with her husband and two children.

Maria also met up with Taja-Nia Henderson, who is an assistant professor of law at Rutgers School of Law in Newark. Taja-Nia teaches property, civil procedure, confinement, offender reentry and public policy, and business law for entrepreneurs at Rutgers Business School.

Take care, everyone. Please keep sending me your news.

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