Always a Logger

David Z. Bean ’91 is an entrepreneur, former chairman of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, and current chairman of the Indian Gaming Association. In this episode, he shares how his experience at the University of Puget Sound as a teenage parent and first-generation college student, prepared him to build his businesses, serve the Puyallup Tribe, and advocate for tribal sovereignty on the national stag...

Billy Smith ’07 is the founder and CEO of Bilio, a company specializing in low-waste industrial design, product development, and design for manufacturing clients. In this episode, he shares his journey from working at Patagonia and Apple to becoming a startup founder, and how nature informs his design philosophy.   Always a Logger is a podcast from the University of Puget Sound and the Puget Sound...

Major General Roosevelt "Ted" Mercer is a retired U.S Air Force officer and a distinguished graduate of the University of Puget Sound's ROTC program. He currently serves as CEO and executive director at the Virginia Spaceport Authority. In this episode, he shares his journey from Puget Sound to manning a nuclear missile silo to his personal experience on September 11, 2001.   Always a Logger is a...

Seema Sueko-Low ’94 is an award-winning theater professional, a director, an actor, producer, writer, and consultant. In this episode, she shares her journey from studying politics and government to working in the theater industry, and what she's learned about building community from all kinds of odd jobs along the way, including as a mail carrier and a temporary employee at a mortuary.   Always a...

Clint Wallace ’90 is an Academy Award-winning production designer who has worked in art direction, set design, and visual effects for more than 25 films, including Captain America: Brave New World , Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , and more.   Always a Logger is a podcast from the University of Puget Sound a...

In 2022, Stacy Wells Chapin ’91 got the worst call a parent can imagine — her son, Ethan, had been murdered. In spite of her grief, Stacy rose to the challenge, helping support the members of Ethan's fraternity on their healing journey, writing a book, The Boy Who Wore Blue , and starting the Ethan's Smile Foundation to support the educational goals of students like her son.   Always a Logger is a...

Kai Correa ’11 is bench coach for the New York Mets and Craig Driver ’11 is first base coach for the Miami Marlins, but neither one planned to go into coaching when they were students at the University of Puget Sound. Their liberal arts education and unique experience as Division III scholar-athletes have set them up to be successful Major League Baseball coaches.   Always a Logger is a podcast fr...

At the age of 12, avid gymnast Clara Brown fell on her head, suffering two crushed vertebrae and damage to her spinal cord that left her paralyzed from the neck down. After years of intensive therapy and rehab, she was able to walk again and while attending Puget Sound, she discovered cycling, starting a journey that would lead her to becoming a World Champion and winning a bronze medal in the 202...

Rachel Martin is an award-winning journalist. Her career in public media has taken her from Afghanistan to the White House. Martin served as National Security Correspondent for NPR and spent six years as a host of Morning Edition . She is currently co-creator and host of Wild Card , an interview game show about life's biggest questions.   Always a Logger is a podcast from the University of Puget S...