IS Dan was born and raised in East Multnomah County. He presently lives within five miles of his childhood home.

Professionally, Dan has worked in the public sector his entire career. After obtaining his degree in Civil Engineering from Mt. Hood Community College, he started work with the Oregon State Department of Transportation. During his time with the state, he worked on highway projects from Gold Beach to Wagontire and Troutdale to Lakeview. After 6 ½ years, he accepted a position with the City of Lake Oswego as their Construction Engineer. He stayed in Lake Oswego for three years, at which time a position became available with the City of Portland Water Bureau.

In the 9 ½ years that Dan worked with the Water Bureau, he inspected several major construction projects. The East County Well Field and the Washington County Supply Line were two of his notable jobs. He has the distinction of being the last person to inspect the interiors of all three main pipelines from Bull Run to Mt. Tabor, 27 ½ miles each, from the inside. Now they use television cameras!

When projects became slow at the Water Bureau, Dan moved over to the Portland Department of Transportation Engineering. He oversaw construction on all phases of Airport Way, the Downtown Transit Mall, the East Bank Esplanade, the Springwater Corridor Bike Path and many other projects throughout the Portland Metropolitan area. He retired from the City in 2003, but was soon called back to work on the Chinatown Restoration. His retirement will resume at the end of 2007.

Fairview Lodge in Troutdale raised Dan to the degree of Master Mason on April 8, 1981. He has been Worshipful Master 4 times and is currently their Treasurer. He is a recipient of the Hiram Award and the Grand Master’s Youth Award. He was a District Deputy of District #9, as well.

In the 1990’s, Dan started East County Chapter, Order of DeMolay in Gresham. He worked with this Chapter for over 7 years and built it to one of the largest in the state. He was awarded the Cross of Honor, Guild of the Leather Apron, Advisor of the Year and Legion of Honor by Oregon DeMolay. He served as Chapter Chairman at Milwaukie DeMolay and is currently working as an advisor with the newly formed Al Kader Chapter in Wilsonville.

The Order of Eastern Star, Scottish Rite and Job’s Daughters have all benefited from Dan’s membership, as well. He served as Worthy Patron at Troutdale Chapter over 10 times and was Associate Bethel Guardian for 7 terms. He hopes to finish the degree work at Scottish Rite as soon as time permits.

Dan and Jennifer met through their involvement in Eastern Star and were married in the Troutdale Masonic Center in June of 1983. They waited until after Grand Chapter and asked permission from the Worthy Grand Matron. In 2008, they will celebrate their 25th anniversary. They have 4 children, three boys and a daughter. Currently, they have three grandchildren, but in February they are expecting the arrival of the fourth, baby Daniel.

Dan joined Al Kader Shrine in 1994 and became a Kader Klown. He was named Rookie Klown of the Year in 1995. He also became a member of the Al Kader Caravaners and served as President of the Western Shrine Association of Shrine Campers in 2006. Their annual rally was held in Wilsonville that year. In 2004 he was invited to become an Artisan in the Multnomah Teocali of the Order of Quetzalcoatl and he proudly accepted.

Teamwork, cooperation and communication are the principles that Dan works and lives by. He takes pride in his family, work and his Masonic affiliations. He plans to bring those qualities to Al Kader in 2008.

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