{"id":662,"date":"2020-01-27T17:43:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T17:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/collegeofforestry\/?p=662"},"modified":"2020-01-27T17:43:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T17:43:38","slug":"cof-spotlight-janean-creighton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/collegeofforestry\/2020\/01\/27\/cof-spotlight-janean-creighton\/","title":{"rendered":"CoF Spotlight: Janean Creighton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is your job?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s an eclectic mix of things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am the administrative director for the Northwest Fire Science\nConsortium, which is a regional outreach program funded by the Joint Fire\nScience Program. The consortium is responsible for the dissemination of recent\nand relevant fire science to federal and state agencies in Washington and\nOregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m also the director of the Master of Natural Resources program,\nour online master\u2019s program within FES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also teach a senior capstone course for natural resources majors and advise graduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is your favorite part of your job(s)?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love the variety, even though there\u2019s a lot of moving parts, and a lot of trying to keep up and make sure that I\u2019m up to date and meeting expectations. It certainly isn\u2019t boring. It is a lot of variety. I really like interacting with students, that\u2019s one of my favorite parts. They are so bright and interesting and different than I was as an undergraduate. They have a lot of passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You came to Oregon State in 2010. What was that journey like?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my first life I was an actor, but I went back to school in my 30s and got my master\u2019s in wildlife biology. After that I worked for the Washington State University Cooperative Extension, the University of Arkansas, then back to WSU as a regional extension specialist in Spokane. From there, a position opened up here. Originally, it was a collaboration between the PNW Research Station and College of Forestry Extension, and the development of the Consortium started from there.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What was it like making such a big change from acting to wildlife\nbiology?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, I started acting when I was 12 in community theater, but it\u2019s a very difficult career, and I had a lot of other interests. When I reached a certain point, I knew that if I didn\u2019t explore them, then I never would, and that\u2019s when I went back to school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do you miss acting?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, but I don\u2019t have any time to do it right now. I appreciate all that it taught me. For example, since acting isn\u2019t stable and you\u2019re never sure what your next job will be, I became very comfortable with that lack of stability, which helps me now in my position, which is funded mostly by soft money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you do when you\u2019re not working?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like to ski, hike, kayak, cook. I\u2019m also a Jazzercise instructor. Some people are surprised to hear that Jazzercise is still around, but it is, and it has been for 50 years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What\u2019s our favorite kind of food to cook or eat?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love Italian food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What have you been reading lately?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now I\u2019m into everything and anything by neurologist Oliver Sacks. He writes about the neurological challenges people deal with in their lives. His work is an exploration of the human condition and who we are as people. He was a wonderful and sympathetic writer, and a true humanitarian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Is there a skill or talent you\u2019ve always wanted to learn?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I always thought it would be fun to play the cello. I took guitar lessons when I was a kind, but I don\u2019t play any instruments now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are you a sports fan?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love to watch women\u2019s soccer and football. I follow the Beavers,\nbut if the Beavers are playing Washington State, my alma mater, I try to remain\nneutral. I also follow the Patriots and the Packers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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