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Part I - Basic Info

First Name (required)

Walter
Last Name (required)

C. Mintkeski
Nickname

Walter C. Mintkeski
Current Hometown

Portland, Oregon
Your Residential College

Pierson
Other Colleges Attended

Stanford University, MS in Environmental Engineering, 1972
Web Sites

http://www.nature.org/media/oregon/tnc_annual_report_oregon_2011.pdf
http://www.jcwc.org/the-ripple-effect/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uw6W6DKhjc
Your Major at Yale

Engineering
Yale Activities and Clubs

Yale Corinthian Yacht Club: Commodore and member of varsity sailing team

Part II - Personal Updates

Tell us about your professional life/ career

As a registered professional engineer, I designed and managed the construction of municipal water and wastewater treatment plants.
Tell us about your personal life these days...

I retired from full time work in 2004 to volunteer and work to prevent Climate Change. I do energy efficiency work for water and wastewater treatment plants. I am the volunteer energy manager and carbon footprint analyst for The Nature Conservancy in Oregon. In addition, I promote a Carbon Fee and Dividend concept on the Federal level through Citizens Climate Lobby http://www.citizensclimatelobby.org
Family

Wife: Vicki; sons Tyler and Charlie; grandchildren Toby,Lucia, Lydia
How often do you visit New Haven?

Once every 5 years for the reunion
Most influential book?

An Inconvenient Truth
What's been your most memorable life experience since Yale?

Living and working in Costa Rica (June 1991 -July 1992) with my family.
What the most memorable trip you've taken since Yale?

Cuba in November 2014
If you could relive your Yale experience, is there anything you'd do differently?

Study Spanish