User:Dschotthoefer/Danny Schotthoefer

Danny Schotthoefer, born January 31, 1981 as Daniel Alan Schotthoefer, resides in Bozeman, Montana with his fiancee and daughter. He is a graduate of the University of Nevada-Reno where he studied journalism with an emphasis in advertising, he also obtained a minor in business administration. Danny is currently pursuing a career in advertising/marketing, he has said he believes he can achieve success by understanding his creative side, although he pursued copywriting it was after school he realized he would do better work in the accounts department working with clients by building relationships and offering advice on how to maximize the brands image through viral and traditional formats. Danny originally grew up in Stayton, Oregon where he was born, in the Santiam Memorial Hospital. Danny is the oldest of four boys. His parents are Darren Schotthoefer and Jeanne Keith. His parents divorced when he was six, he says been known to say that his youth sheltered him from the psychological effects of something so dramatic. His brothers are Eric, Jacob and Chase (listed oldest to youngest). When he was 15 his family home was burned to the ground the day after Christmas leaving his family in despair. They had subsequently moved to the small, ski town of Sisters, Oregon. Danny, reluctant at first, has always described this as the best move his family could have made. Coming from a life of instability, Sisters gave Danny the stability he was looking for. Sisters is where he also met his bestfriend, Slater Dixon, in the cafeteria of the local high school. After high school Danny had a chance to join the military after an unsuccessful run at college, so he joined the Navy. In the Navy he was an aviation ordnanceman, it was here that he did a West-Pac tour to the Persian Gulf, and where he did all of his war time work. After the military, Danny enrolled in school at Truckee Meadows Community College, after two years there he transferred to the University of Nevada-Reno, where his finished out his last three years. After graduation he moved to Bozeman, Montana to be with his fiancee, Kether Wesley-Wiese and his daughter, Madeline Schotthoefer. They reside there as he looks for employment in the ever changing advertising and marketing professions.