Jeannine Rustad:  

CLASS OF 1987
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Gwinn High SchoolClass of 1987
Gwinn, MI
Washington, DC
Bentley CollegeClass of 1991
Waltham, MA
Kennett High SchoolClass of 1987
Conway, NH

Jeannine's Story

20+ years since high school (22 since leaving Gwinn) and it is a it odd seeing all the names of past friends and classmates. Here's the nutshell version of my life over the years. As hinted to, I left Gwinn in 1985, with mixed feelings. Some good memories, some not so good. The new life in New Hampshire, much of the same. Running, of course, was an integral part of my life. College was great - Bentley College in Waltham Mass. As with most students (heck, I started college at 17), I had no clue what I wanted to do. I started out as a management major but later switched to finance. During my junior year, I figured out it would be more fun trying to catch white collar criminals than working in finance, so it was off to law school - Catholic University, Columbus School of Law in Washington DC. Now those were 3 good years. Unlike the movie version of law school, the group I went through first year with was very tight knit. We studied hard, but we also played hard! Some good times out, as well as parties at my place (and others). After law school, we were faced with a down economy, so I took whatever job I could find - working for a sole practitioner, as, of all things, a litigator. Got court room ...Expand for more
experience as soon as I passed the bar. From there, I moved to a small law firm, where I started specializing in real estate law, ultimately in land use law. The last law firm (national firm) was a great fit. But, then came the move to Oregon, which brings me to my personal life. We'll leave the personal life as saying - trial and error. I am now married to a wonderful man. He accepted me even with my zoo of 3 dogs and, at the time, 2 cats. His job transferred him back to Portland, OR in 2005. At that time, I decided to make a career change to land use planner. So far, so good! I just finished my Masters in Urban and Regional Planning (yes, that took longer than my law degree). The Pacific Northwest, while taking some getting used to the rainy winters, is great. Hiking, kayaking, biking, camping, fishing and rock climbing - needless to say, weekends are packed. Of course, for the weekdays and evenings, plenty of coffee shops and brew pubs! And, yes, great wine out of the Willamette Valley. I'm still looking for the perfect yoga studio and teacher, but I have picked up pilates along the way (because of a back injury). I'm no longer running, but we'll see if I can get back to doing a little.
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