John Manley:
CLASS OF 1966
Bellarmine PreparatoryClass of 1966
Tacoma, WA
Marylhurst UniversityClass of 2003
Marylhurst, OR
Evergreen State CollegeClass of 1974
Olympia, WA
Tacoma Community CollegeClass of 1970
Tacoma, WA
Visitation SchoolClass of 1962
Tacoma, WA
John's Story
Life
After 2 years at the Jesuit seminary in Sheridan, 2 years of TCC, 2 years of political rabble-rousing, 2 years at Evergreen State College, I finally graduated and went to work as a land-use planner in Clark County. Got married to a good Lutheran girl, had 3 kids, one son-in-law, 3 grandkids, and we have been guardians for a now 22 yr old grandniece since she was 3 months old. After Clark County, I tried selling real estate for 3 years (making the equivalent of minimum wage for my effort,), then ran my own bookstore for 3 years, and then 3 years managing small town downtown development. I then went on to complete m...Expand for more
y studies for a Masters in Organizational Communication at Marylhurst University while working as a team developer/supervisor at the downtown Portland, Oregon library for 2 years.. I then went back to land use planning as a Senior Planner in Vancouver, WA for several years before my final career move to work for the Oregon Dept of Transportation, developing scenario planning guidelines to help communities adjust to the impacts of climate change. I retired in 2013 and retreated to our farm south of Portland to grow organic vegetables, walk in the woods, travel, do family history research, be a family man, and enjoy life.
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