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PAST ISSUES

PD: Where is your hometown/ where did you grow up?

DC: I was a Navy Brat so I moved every two years until the fifth grade. After that I grew up in  Meredith, NH.

PD: Where did you attend college?

DC: Well, I started off at Arizona State University, but also attended Mesa Community College and Garrett College where I earned my Associate Degree before finally getting my Bachelor's from Franklin Pierce.

PD: What were your goals and ambitions after graduating college?

DC: I really wanted to run a Bubble.  Seriously - I changed my career path many times.  At Arizona State University I pursued architecture, but discovered my passion for outdoor recreation at Mesa Community College and Garrett College.  I think eventually I'd like to pursue an adventure-based lodge with a restaurant attached.

PD: What is your title here at Franklin Pierce and how many years have you bee teaching here?

DC: My title here at Franklin Pierce is the Director of Campus Recreation.  I started here in August 2001.

PD: What classes do you mainly teach?

DC: I don't actually teach any formal classes.  I do, however, feel that it is just as important to teach students how to get by and enjoy oneself in and around the outdoors…

PD: What do you enjoy doing outside of teaching at Franklin Pierce?

DC: I  really enjoy spending time with my family, coaching youth sports (especially soccer) and landscaping.

PD: What would you say is your favorite travel spot?

DC: Hmmm - I lived in Italy for two years growing up, returned to Italy this last year and would love to take my family there. So I would have to say Italy!

PD: When growing up did you have any role models or heroes?

DC: My father was in the Navy for 20 years - in my early years I truly wanted to follow in his footsteps. During my high school career, I had some really good relationships with my teachers, and I really looked up to some of them.

PD: What advice do you have for the graduating class of 2008?

DC: Be prepared for some failure along the way and be very adaptable.  Life has a funny way of redirecting you into your true calling.

PD: If you could trade places with any one person in the world who would it be and why?

DC: One person…I think it would be challenging to do what Bear Grylls (Man vs. Wild) has done (without the scandal).  You get some true perspective on life when the wrong choices could end it. 

PD: What quote do you live your life by?

DC: I am the Lizard King; I can do anything (The Doors, Not to Touch the Earth)