Dan's Bio

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They have lived in Oregon since 1989. They have over 38 llamas, 4 cats and 2 dogs (a Newfoundland and a Golden Retriever). They have two children and five grandchildren.</div> <bR> <div> Dan retired from Hewlett Packard about a year after they acquired Compaq Computers who he worked for in a global financial solutions marketing group as the Director of Wireless. He has worked as a Technologist and Manager in the high-technology field for more than 40 years spending five of those years working in London and Bombay. In Bombay from 1993-1995 Dan managed the computerization of the Bombay Stock Exchange. While in India, Dan was appointed to the Indo-American Society and became its President in 1994. The Indo-American Society is an association of over 1,475 Corporate Executives in Bombay. </div> <bR> <div> Dan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Texas A & M University and has completed graduate studies at the University of Washington and UCLA in Management and Computer Sciences. </div> <bR> <div> Dan is actively involved in Toastmasters International having achieved the level of Advanced Toastmaster Silver. Dan is a past-president of a Toastmaster Club, and a past-division governor of the Southern Division of District 7. During that period his division achieved Distinguished status. Dan uses his Toastmaster skills in giving outside speeches, seminars and show/event announcing. Dan has had the opportunity to announce local llama and alpaca shows, the ALSA Western Regional Championship show in 1998-2003, the Celebrity Futurity show in 2000-2005, the LFA futurity show in 2002 and the ALSA Grand National in 2000-2005.  Dan recently hosted and narrated a two-episode video "The Llama Show" which aired on RFD-TV.</div> <bR> <div> Dan became interested in llamas in 1984 by attending a financial seminar, a llama conference and a training session by Paul and Betty Barkman. Dan and Marilyn purchased their first llamas and alpacas in February 1985 when they lived in Southern California. In 1986, they took a bold and unique step by providing a Traveling Stud Service. Since that time, they have traveled over 300,000 miles with their studs on breeding trips. Dan has been involved with several national and local llama and alpaca organizations. He and Marilyn, with several other people helped start the Llama Association of Southern California. Dan has belonged to LANA, ILA, AOBA, ILR and ALSA on a national basis and LASC, WVLA and CAL-ILA on a local basis. Dan belongs to a local group in his area called the Southern Oregon Llama Owners. </div> <bR> <div> Dan was a contributing editor of Llamas magazine for five years co-authoring with Marilyn over 50 articles on a wide range of topics. Dan and Marilyn have conducted their highly touted seminars "<I>Successful Marketing is No Accident</I>" and "<I>Marketing into the 21st Century</I>" for various associations in different parts of the country. Dan has spoken at conferences on a variety of topics. </div> <bR> <div> Dan is the recipient, along with Marilyn, of ILA's<I> "</I><I>P</I><I>ush-Me-Pull-You</I><I>"</I> award, LANA's <I>"</I><I>Humdinger</I><I>"</I> and <I>"</I><I>Lifetime Achievement</I><I>"</I> awards and the the <I>"Linda Pierce Memorial"</I> award. Dan is also the recipient of the 2006<I> "Craig & Chase Wilkins Memorial" </I>award. </div> <bR> <div> Dan is a Past President of the Llama Association of North America. Dan was on the BOD of LANA from 1991-1993 and 2000-2001 and was president in 1992, 2000 and 2001. He was the LANA treasurer in 1991 and from 1995-2005. Dan was on the BOD of ILA and its President during 1998.  Dan is currently on the BOD of ALSA and is its Vice President. </div> <bR> <div> Dan, along with Marilyn and a number of other breeders, purchased the "Firecracker" Llama sale in 2001. They held the first West Coast llama jackpot show and sale called "Llama Quest" in May 2001 in Roseburg, Oregon. They put on a 2nd jackpot show and sale in 2002.  In 2002, they also started and continue on an annual basis to put on the highly successful "HOBO Classic" show in Medford, Oregon.  Llama Quest is a nonprofit corporation. All profits from the sale will be returned to the Llama Community through promotion and advertising in non-llama publications, scholarships to vet schools, internships, youth programs and other worthwhile llama projects.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>