Gerry Meenaghan has been a faculty member and Cooperative Education Coordinator at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon since 2012. He is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Kyrgyz Republic, 2000-1) and alumni of the Japan Exchanges in Teaching (JET) Program (2002-2005). He is an Ironman-distance triathlon finisher, proud father of two, and active community member. Gerry believes that learning is the spice of life, and continues to pursue his love of foreign language acquisition, working toward a second bachelor's degree in Spanish.