Douglas Apelian:
CLASS OF 1980
Tottenville High SchoolClass of 1980
Staten island, NY
Douglas's Story
After Tottenville I went to Southampton College which I dropped out from after 3 semesters and moved to NH where I went to work for Byte magazine (the first computer magazine). I fell in love with magazine publishing from the start. That first job paid $4.00 an hour. I felt like a king. Finally I felt that I found what I was meant to do. I also got married to Virginia in 1987 and we had our first child Elise in 1992. Shortly after having Elise we moved to Charlotte NC to join a direct mail publisher who was looking to become a magazine publisher. I bought in to the business after we purchased our first publication, Chiropractic Economics. In 1996 we moved the business South to Ponte Vedra Beach FL. Home of the Tournament Players Championship at Sawgrass. We grew the business over the next 15 years and added Digital Output magazine to our holdings. We were blessed with incredible success. I sol...Expand for more
d my piece of the business back to my partner in 2005 and retired to spend more time with my wife and children. My son Michael came along in 1994. I got to finally spend some real time with the people I love most. I had an incredible time during those years. Going to Australia and New Zealand with Elise and traveling up the east coast with Michael for a summer stopping at the best bass fishing lakes. Or being able to take the kids to school each morning. I even learned how to cook a little. And then Elise went off to George Washington in DC and Michael to Univ of N Florida and dad got bored. After much soul searching I decided to go back to school and become a nurse. I have worked at a treatment center for addicts and am now joining a long term care facility in Ponte Vedra. I had no idea that I was destined for this life and I have no idea what is in store for the future but I look forward to it.
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