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Daniel Abel
Name: Daniel J. Abel
Nick name: Hondo, Lynx, Dan
Age and date of birth: 57, January 14, 1952
Place Of Service: Cedar Rapids, IA
Hometown: Rochester Minnesota, now Toddville Iowa
Degrees Obtained: AA Rochester CC Mass Communications, Health and Dance,AA Pikes Peak CC; Management & Supervision, EMT-Mountain RescueAA Community College of the Air Force: Instructional Technology &Education Methodology, Law Enforcement, Equipment Operator, Pest Control, Clinical Specialist-Practical Nursing. Kirkwood CC Nursing, Coaching, Master Trainer
Earliest Memory: Age 4 or 5 running away with my Springer Spaniel Spotty to find my mother or grandmother at work. Cops picked me up on corner of Mayo Clinic, a block from where my grandmother worked and kitty corner from where my mother worked.
Favorite way to eat a potato: Hash Browns
Favorite place you've visited: Italy
Favorite movie: Charge of the Light Infantry Starting Mel Gibson
Favorite book: All Creatures Great and Small
An interesting fact about your self that people may not know: I raise pack goats and white racing homers.
Previous service experience: 22 years US Military, Mountain Guide in New Mexico,6 months in Panama doing humanitarian mission and operating a bush clinic
Why VISTA in Cedar Rapids: Close to where I currently live
What are your future plans: Get certification in Volunteer Management and Non-profit management.