About Me~ Ethan Davenport


 Hello! My name is Ethan Davenport. I am a Business Administration junior undergrad student doing a dual partnership program with Oregon State and LBCC. I am 23 years old and love exercising, eating healthy, and playing table tennis. Marketing has always been an interest of mine. I have taken a class in branding before and have really enjoyed it so marketing seemed like something that would also be very interesting and very helpful towards my major. 

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