Stephen Dinka

Current location: Holland, MI / Winter Garden, FL

Current status: Happily enjoying life and the family

General info: After HS, I went to University of Michigan where I graduated with a BS Engineering and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army Corps of Engineers. I received my Master of Science from the University of Detroit in Mechanical Engineering.

Places lived: Woodbridge VA / Darmstadt Germany / Ft Belvoir VA / Fayetteville NC / Mt Clemens MI / Presidio San Francisco CA / El Gorah Egypt / Manhattan KS / Mt Clemens MI / Lake in the Hills IL / Fairfax Station VA / Crystal Lake IL / Vacaville CA / Fairfield CA Orchard Singapore/ Holland MI and Winter Garden FL

Children: 3 sons / Grandchildren: 7 granddaughters

Career(s): Career officer with US Army Corps of Engineers (Retired) / Senior Management with Genentech Global Engineering (Retired) / Executive Leadership with Sequoia Consulting Group (Part-time)

Things you plan/hope to do/are doing in retirement: Myself and my wife - splitting our time between MI and FL to spend more time enjoying our sons and their families. Personally - providing my time to non-profit organizations.

Favorite memories from St. Thomas years: Junior year

Anything else you’d like to share: We enjoy getting the family get together at our home on Lake Macatawa to enjoy the water recreation on the Lake Mac and Lake Michigan. As well as, getting together at our home in Winter Garden FL to enjoy Walt Disney World and Universal (for the Harry Potter fans) and family/friends in the area. We are huge Disney fans along with our sons and granddaughters.