Business Management professor Jared Emard loves Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech and the Southern Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ region. Growing up in Chiloquin, Jared was homeschooled and learned the construction trade from his father. At 16, he started taking classes at OIT and graduated with degrees in Operations Management and Marketing with a minor in International Business. When he is not teaching, Jared enjoys constructing homes and spending time with his wife, Tamara, oldest daughter, Iva, and twins, Elliot and Eleanor (Nora).