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Our Staff
Daniel Bixler is the Director of CalSOAP. He received a Masters degree from Antioch New England Graduate School in Counseling Psychology. He completed his undergraduate work at Humboldt State University and College of the Redwoods. Daniel has worked extensively in the field of counseling and education; working locally at Eureka High School and Humboldt County Public Health. On his days off, Daniel likes to surf, play guitar and Ukulele, and take his dogs for a walk on the beach.
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| Gail Cagle is the Administrative Office Coordinator for CalSOAP. She wears many hats, including that of office, database and budget manager. Gail has worked at College of the Redwoods for over 15 years, receiving her AA degree in 1994. She previously worked in the Research Department at CR before moving to CalSOAP in 1996. Away from the college she enjoys spending time with her 5 grandchildren, gardening, crocheting and reading murder mysteries |
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Michelle Voorhees is the Academic Advisor/Coordinator for CalSOAP. She is a credentialed teacher who has worked in education for 10 years. Most recently she has worked as an elementary and middle school art teacher. In her free time, she enjoys going to the beach with her family, watercolor painting, and doing ballet. |
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Katy Keyser is an Academic Advisor for the CalSAOP and Upward Bound programs at College of the Redwoods. She has a degree in Art Education and first got involved with CalSOAP in college, when she worked as a tutor for two years. She graduated from Humboldt State University a little over a year ago and has been working for CalSOAP and Upward Bound since then. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her three nieces, catching up with friends, and eating sushi. |
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| Polly Scott is the Administrative Office Assistant. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism/Public Relations. Polly comes to CalSOAP with several years experience in business and office settings including higher education experience. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, reading, bicycling and doing just about anything with her family. |
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| Sue Benzinger is the Scholarship Coordinator for CalSOAP. She has worked for CalSOAP in various capacitites for the past 6 years. Her interests are gardening, knitting ,quilting and playing her flute. |
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College Student Tutors
CalSOAP lesgislation
requires that programs employ college students to work directly with
younger students in our program. College students are strong role models as
they provide tutoring and pre-college advising.
By working in the
schools, our college students gain meaningful work experience while helping
meet the expenses of their own education. Many of the students who have
worked for us aspire to be teachers. In fact, our former staff have gone on
to credential programs, to social work and school counseling programs, and
the Peace Corps.
Our college student
staff are enrolled in either College of the Redwoods or Humboldt State
University, but they hail from places as diverse as Fortuna, Southern
California, the Bay area, Colorado, and New Jersey. It is a particularly
enriching experience for local college students to return as a pre-college
advisor to the high school where they graduated.
Academy of the Redwoods
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Crescent Elk Middle School |
Del Norte High School |
Eureka High School |
Fortuna High School
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Fortuna Middle School |
| Hoopa Valley High School |
Loleta Elementary School |
Zane Middle School
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