Queenie—Shop Dog

Shaun Devine

Experience: Shaun, a graduate of Northern Illinois University, taught in the Chicago Public Schools for eight years. Tired of that, she quit to compete on the U.S Kendo team. She worked for two years as a photographer. After that she spent about five years as a restaurant manager. She saved her money so she could quit her job and complete a one year unpaid apprenticeship at The Chicago Bauhaus Academy. Upon the death of the founder, Berthold Schwaiger, she cashed in her retirement, emptied her savings account and opened The Chicago School of Woodworking with her business partner Mark Hamester.

 E-mail: shaun@chicagowoodworking.net

Experience: Mark, a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago, served for 23 years in the United States Marine Corps where he held a variety of instructional billets. Following his retirement from the Marine Corps, Mark taught basic woodworking at the Chicago Bauhaus Academy.

E-mail: mark@chicagowoodworking.net

 

Mark, Shaun and Queenie

Queenie has been working at the Chicago School of Woodworking for about a year  and a half now. Shaun adopted her from PAWS when she was 9 months old. Her perceived duties include serving as a canine alarm clock for Shaun and announcing every dog that walks past the shop. Queenie also provides dog therapy for those times when you should have measured twice. She likes long walks and belly rubs.

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Mark Hamester

Queenie sporting her new MuttMuffs

Queenie back from the beach

Educating the quality-minded hobbyist in the art of woodworking.

Mark and Sue had a spring wedding.