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Class of 1994<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Marija (Kovacevic)\u00a0Hobbs<\/strong><\/p>\n In August, Marija started full-time employment as a financial aid coordinator at her alma mater, the University of Portland. She helps students and their families finance a high-quality education by providing access to information and resources. Marija is thrilled that her Ford Family Foundation experience now includes meeting new classes of Ford Scholars on campus.<\/p>\n Class of 1995<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Joel\u00a0Thompson<\/strong><\/p>\n Joel recently celebrated his 15th anniversary as a prosecuting attorney. Jon Krakauer recently wrote about a particularly high-profile rape case in his latest best-selling book: \u201cMissoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town.\u201d Joel continues to prosecute sex crimes and homicides for the Montana Attorney General.<\/p>\n Class of 1996<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Shane Bassett<\/strong><\/p>\n Shane recently left the Reynolds School District in the Portland, Ore., area and became principal at Gilbert Heights Elementary School in the David Douglas School District, also in Portland. Although his job duties are multifaceted, his main goals are to assist teachers in implementing culturally relevant policies and practices, increase family engagement and refine instructional strategies in order to increase student achievement.<\/p>\n David\u00a0Velasco<\/strong><\/p>\n On\u00a0Nov. 1, David will celebrate his 10th year at Artforum Magazine, where he is editor-in-chief of\u00a0artforum.com<\/a>. David is also editing a series of books on dance, which the Museum of Modern Art in New York will publish in the spring of 2016. David is thankful that The Ford Family Foundation helped get him on this track.<\/p>\n Class of 1997<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Nathan\u00a0Bubna<\/strong><\/p>\n On\u00a0July 2, Nathan\u2019s wife, Brooke, gave birth to their fifth child, Annabelle. She joins siblings Adelle, age 9; Phineas (deceased); Elijah, 5; and Henry Moses, 3.<\/p>\n Class of 1998<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Holly (Farring) Scholz<\/strong><\/p>\n Holly recently moved from Springfield, Ore., to Redmond, Ore., with her husband and two sons in order to be closer to her parents. In September, she started working as a part-time newspaper reporter for the Central Oregonian in Prineville, covering schools, education and community news. Holly is happy to be back in her rural hometown community, working for the same small-town newspaper where her journalism career began in high school. She will continue to edit and produce the Ford Scholar Alumni News.<\/p>\n Amanda\u00a0(Rogers) Thorpe<\/strong><\/p>\n Amanda is a partner at Hughes, Rote, Brouhard and Thorpe, LLP in Grants Pass, Ore., and was elected to the Oregon Women Lawyers Board of Directors in May 2015.<\/p>\n Class of 1999<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Danielle (Quimby ) Currey<\/strong><\/p>\n Danielle successfully moved her medical practice into her brand-new clinic on\u00a0June 1,\u00a0bringing on board another doctor as well as an acupuncturist. She continues to serve low-income families by providing high-quality medical care and education in the greater southeast-Portland area. Additionally, she traveled to San Francisco this year to speak at the National Psoriasis Foundation Research Symposium and National Volunteer Conference on the topics of alternative medicine and the patient experience.<\/p>\n