Alumni Interviews

Jahful Price

Jahful Price

Jahful PriceDate of Courses: S20160504Courses: Classic semester Why you attended OU?Even more important, the main reason I decided to attend Oaksterdam University: I knew I wanted to take courses...

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Grant Butherus

Grant Butherus

Horticulture & Classic Semester January 2017 I attended the classic and horticulture semester programs in January 2017 in Oakland, California. After graduating, I'm now working with the school...

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André Thom

André Thom

graduate of the Indoor Horticulture Seminar (Feb. 13th – 16th, 2016) and was the Valedictorian of the Classic Seminar (Jan. 30th – Feb. 2nd, 2016) Why have you attended Oaksterdam? I attended...

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Rachel Jacobson

Rachel Jacobson

Classic and Horticulture Semester: Spring 2016 Why have you attended Oaksterdam? I attended Oaksterdam University because I believe that the cannabis plant was put on this planet for human beings to...

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Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Adam Scott Classic & Horticulture Semester's • January - April 2016 I attended Oaksterdam University because I wanted to make a difference in my home state North Carolina. We are known for...

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Big Pete

Big Pete

Congratulations to Big Pete, OU’s August 2016 Featured Alumni! It all started back in 1979 in Santa Cruz when Big Pete was finishing high school, making his first treats and growing his first...

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Sarah Miles Dolk

Sarah Miles Dolk

My name is Sarah Miles Dolk , and I attended the June 2015 Las Vegas 4 day Classic Seminar. My goal in attending was to test my knowledge and learn as much as I could in 4 days. It worked! I was...

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Michael V. Maestri

Michael V. Maestri

14 week - Horticulture Semester • January 12 – April 13, 2017 Why you attended OU? The reason that I attended Oaksterdam University is because I wanted to learn all that I could about the cannabis...

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Ray Murphy

Ray Murphy

Ray Murphy - Forged K9 Basic and Advanced Classic Seminars •  December 2015 Why have you attended Oaksterdam?  I attended Oaksterdam because I wanted to learn more about the Cannabis industry from...

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Michael Garganese Jr.

Michael Garganese Jr.

Classic Seminar – Basic and Advanced • November 2014 Why have you attended Oaksterdam? I attended Oaksterdam to further my knowledge of the cannabis plant and industry.  It was at a time where I was...

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Jeweliette Pearson

Jeweliette Pearson

Jeweliette Pearson Classic Semester • August - December 2016 I would say that my grandfather was a large influence on my decision to attend Oaksterdam University in the fall of 2016. School for me...

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Alex Stratienco

Alex Stratienco

Morning Horticulture Semester May 5 – August 4 My name is Alex Stratienco, I’m 22 years old, I’m from New York and for many years now it has been a dream of mine to attend Oaksterdam University in...

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Jonathan Diaz

Jonathan Diaz

Horticulture Semester Sep – Dec 2015 Why I attended OU I attended Oaksterdam University to gain the knowledge I needed to enter the cannabis industry and grow clean and safe medicine for everyone...

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Barbara Blaser

Barbara Blaser

 Why have you attended Oaksterdam? For many years I have supported the legalization movement. As a registered nurse working in the hospice field, I would periodically become aware that perhaps...

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Mai-Lan Richards

Mai-Lan Richards

Mai-Lan Richards Indoor Horticulture Seminar - Basic and Advanced (June 11-14, 2016) Why have you attended Oaksterdam? I have always been an advocate of cannabis for over ten years, but since it was...

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Denise Martellacci

Denise Martellacci

Congratulations to Denise Martellacci, the featured Alumni of the month! Denise Martellacci – Graduate of the Sept. 20, 2008 Classic Seminar Whom am I? I came of age in Oakland in the late 60’s and...

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Anthony Bey

Anthony Bey

Basic and Advanced Classic Seminar, Sept 26, 2015 – Sept 19, 2015 Why I attended OU Working in the cannabis industry has been a dream of mine 20 years in the making. In September of 2015, I began...

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