http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/ I teach skills for saving lives at De Anza College and am the Outdoor Club Senior faculty Advisor. en-us Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:24:40 GMT Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:24:40 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss UserLand Frontier v9.5 http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 Mary Donahue welcomes you to her home page. c5c6341ce8b1d755479d41be483c028c Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 I've been on the faculty at De Anza since April, 1988, first in Physical Education, then in Biological and Health Sciences as well. d51655bee1821c3fbdaadee2aaf74f3f Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 I've also taught at various Adult and Community Education centers, City Recreation Departments and have taught other groups as diverse as the staff of the Sunnyvale Senior Center; the staff of James Ranch/Harold Holden Boy's Ranch (for the County of Santa Clara Probation Department); the Girl Scouts; Saratoga-Los Gatos, Milpitas and Fremont Union High School District staffs; Federal Court staff; De Anza's Security staff; various corporate wellness centers and trainees for the California Conservation Corps. I've taught various subjects as a volunteer at the Santa Clara Valley Red Cross, the college, Harker Academy, the San Tomas Neighborhood Association and for Campbell/Cupertino/Saratoga/Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training exercises. 6b9a2d403232822a6e206d5a8e8ebd7e Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 I'm a Red Cross certified instructor, primarily in lifeguard training, swimming, first aid and CPR/AED. I am also a Lifeguard Instructor Trainer, CPR/AED Instructor Trainer and Water Safety Instructor Trainer. 9a786949596bc1a7ecebc5a3a481c2a6 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 Shortly into my term as a De Anza instructor, I became the Senior Faculty Advisor to the Outdoor Club. Look at <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/OutdoorClubBasicInfo">Outdoor Club Basic Info</a> for details. b88820531624ec0deaa4a1d27addc8a6 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 I'm proud to have been a lifeguard, lifeguard captain or in charge of the swim of 45 triathlons or open water swims. 3dfc25779365943f6e0055ac58ebd80d Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 I was retained as an expert witness in a near-drowning lawsuit. The good guys won. 87aadef9358b466b8f0b36ce63c55c7a Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 Go to <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/PersonalInfo">Personal Info</a> for more about my resume. b6603755ecbd1d2d2c29c9f4137881d4 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <center> <img src="http://facultyfiles.deanza.edu/images/donahuemary/Ahwahneelaneline.jpg" height="48" width="400" border="0" alt="Ahwahnee lane line: "> </center> cc3a5441befac271c5bc8bfefa00f95e Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 ***Some of the classes I teach: 20e3a5aa6e1dacb7cea3586047b1b830 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$4128">P.E.28G</a> <font color="blue">The American Red Cross swimming teacher certification class</font>, Water Safety Instructor (WSI) will be offered winter quarter 2012. You can become certified to teach swim lessons for all ages, Safety Training for Swim Coaches and Basic Water Rescue courses. c60489cd6077be6fca42d249d784ad00 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/classes/course1">Lifeguard Training</a> (P.E. 28A) includes certifications in American Red Cross Lifeguard Training and/or Shallow Water Attendant, Basic Water Rescue, First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for the Professional Rescuer, Automated External Defibrillation, Waterfront Lifeguard, Administering Emergency oxygen, Epinephrine Auto Injector Administration and Bloodborne Pathogens: Preventing Disease Transmission.(Relax, we've got eleven weeks.) The class completely fulfills the requirement for Area E for your A.A. degree, which means it also transfers to U.C. and State Universities. d6dec1b553faab7d0a78c2b4b3853da0 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 I usually teach every level of swim class each year, but one of my favorites is <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/classes/course2">Novice swimming</a> (P.E. 26A). It's a class for VERY beginning swimmers - including people who have never been in a pool or are even afraid to get in a pool. 0c3e2b40b51ccc063a8f935984af8dea Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$22">CPR AED</a> Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillation for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers, meets for six sessions, not all quarter. We have more time available for practice for those who need it than many other training centers. 9c17a20dd5069e09e4ddf82ee43e6b16 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 See the De Anza website for registration information: Registration steps are at: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/admissions/ cbef0366cc6913b457866c7be9cd8a41 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <font color="blue"><p align="center">____________________________</p></font> 5344f5efc5d32b999b7bfd7cddca7b12 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <p align="center"><font color="darkblue"><b>"Those who can, do. Those who believe others can also, teach."</b></font></p> 0c37d64aca4a166070e0b1daecc5aa4b Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 John E. King in Captive Notions 21522a12b3670ae5957d8a9953ba76d1 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <p align="center"><font color="darkblue"> <b>"When you learn, teach. When you get, give."</b> </font></p> e134cdc7875b744dcac477995f765997 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 Maya Angelou 051404745dbd54c6b5256e3c28438c46 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <font color="blue"><p align="center">____________________________</p></font> 92c33d448338e3fea2df0b28fba3866b Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <b>Contact Info:</b> I <i>prefer</i> that my students talk to me in person in class. 07a207d6864379beaa16552be2412cd9 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <font color=navy> When I am in town I usually check my email at least twice a day. 45cb339c259da417b2dca5e68cdfeb5b Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 </font>donahuemary@fhda.edu. b674e180c2a9b7640cce8d401b45695a Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <p align="center"><img src="http://facultyfiles.deanza.edu/images/donahuemary/howIspentmyvacationLembertD.jpg" height="240" width="400" border="0" alt="on top of Lembert Dome, Yosemite: "><img src="http://facultyfiles.deanza.edu/images/donahuemary/PICT0083facultyphoto.jpg" height="240" width="208" border="0" alt="official faculty photo August 2007: "></p> b47c7e88ece87ec4ec3ed78cced9dce5 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 What I've been up to lately: 9249d3fa2078ffd396d49d963fe5ae0a Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$4087">lifeguards at the 2011 Silicon Valley Kids Triathlon</a> 6b8d2c4cb6233555cb938fd7ad137491 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$4013">De Anza College Outdoor Club winter Yosemite trip 2011</a> fa52086cb4358baab2987c34c96681a7 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$3844">De Anza College Outdoor Club Grand Teton trip 2010</a> 4fdde8f76a978f84a719d5ef7f11d92d Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$3792">lifeguards at the Escape from Alcatraz Alcatri 2010</a> d4ee08eb2d73f9e4962aa74376a1e09d Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$3768">lifeguards at the Silicon Valley Kid's triathlon 2010</a> 1995782cbb75feb5e19c0bd79840181c Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$3743">waterfront lifeguard practice May 16, 2010</a> 2a3853bfcfc49343cab75b726d7843e9 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$3703">Outdoor Club Monterey kayak trip 2010 group photos</a> 31739c8737d67ca2edac48237f1c74a8 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$3638">De Anza Outdoor Club Yosemite winter trip 2010</a> d5546d64b7d2a04b63ed687f9fd353e6 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$3538">2009 Grand Teton trip</a> ce29a7763cc0df4be28cb58a3e62db18 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$3528">2009 Senior Games triathlon lifeguards</a> de97d59b68f661288ce85c2ee85c8b27 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$3489">volunteer lifeguards at the Silicon Valley Kids' Triathlon 2009</a> 4ff8998f47b695f19e0fbb21d412c2ae Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/YosemiteFallsviewinFebruarysnowandotherseasons">Yosemite Falls view in February snow and other seasons</a> 62fc2b7cab3b3d06f8c6b68be4af8285 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <p align="center"><b>Newest webpages (besides the photo pages above) :</b></p> e450b5fc1e82e6c364292343fc81fbc0 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$4079">Do it yourself earthquake preparedness</a> 614bfb609da3779f9f36fdfbd64ed173 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$4065">emergency information form</a> b24b853bc2e825d03165e8e0aaa5bff8 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$3985">Cultural issues in first aid</a> 691625427ac958f4683a896603ed5bf2 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$3966">Citizen CPR</a> 853fbab7e3d280a66dbb0765de3e9551 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$3635">an eight person tent holds this many campers</a> 1f2c9ac5240f3a4949e39b65b8cc09d6 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/earthquakepreparednesspresentation">earthquake preparedness presentation</a> 227efabd4dc8a2637d89f2b0cf5a2631 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$2739">NOT RESCUE READY</a> b2dee5773be9f10ba39688785b3aa2fc Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/Historyoflifesaving">History of lifesaving</a> cc45acb4d09e9438c2c353a833ea9591 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/Justanotherdayatthehomeoffice">Just another day at the home office</a> 5aeef37d980bf1cf51f0cb716e6e8119 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$2060">Do AEDs work?</a> 295c1e57874325162a484f74b1bfac6b Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/FirstAidforPublicSafetyPersonnelstudyguide">First Aid for Public Safety Personnel study guide</a> 4a3ec10860f96a441f1174208bd9f975 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/Swimworkoutvocabulary">Swim workout vocabulary</a> 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href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$1692">How to find the location of John Muir's cabin (hang nest) in Yosemite Valley</a> 05f65fb087d9fe440bf2cd58f261099d Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/Roadtripadviceandetiquette">Road trip advice and etiquette</a> 60295119fb76b46663083c208aa6d50e Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <a href="http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/fatal,nearfatalorclosecallincidents/accidentsincamping,backpacking,climbingandmountaineering">fatal, near fatal or close call incidents/accidents in camping, backpacking, climbing and mountaineering</a> b931122eebf8cf515ecf558704e6dc28 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 <font color="darkblue"><font face="Courier New">In late October 2006 this website received its one millionth hit. In April, 2008 it received its two millionth hit. By late 2009 it had 3 million. 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The website may contain inaccuracies, out-of-date information / links, typographical errors, or other errors or omissions. Also, unauthorized additions, deletions, or alterations could be made to the website by third parties without my knowledge. If you believe that information found on this website is inaccurate or unauthorized, please let me know. a742c3189d4cc3c870012702d2096828 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 No liability can be accepted by myself, the Outdoor Club, the college or the district, for loss, damage or injury caused by any errors in, or omissions from, the information given. e35ab45727c6825907a499607e4f3642 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 There are links to other websites from my website; however, these other websites are not controlled by me and I am not responsible for any content contained on any such website or any loss suffered by you in relation to your use of such websites. You waive any and all claims against Mary Donahue, the De Anza College Outdoor Club, De Anza College and/or the De Anza Foothill College District regarding the inclusion of links to outside websites or your use of those websites. d6f0539432fac218a922543a4941bee7 Mary Donahue http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/2002/02/12 </b> 5504ceea91e62031eccf9496eab44be7 Mary Donahue