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Alissa Sarvinski is a Humboldt County native who grew up on her family’s organic dairy farm in Ferndale, which also produces fruits and vegetables from their Pepperwood farm along the Avenue of the Giants. She taught high school agriculture for 15 years at Santa Rosa and Eureka High Schools before...

I appreciate the fact that I have a solid foundation in Humanities beyond the Visual Arts. My Bachelors from Hunter College is in English Literature, so when I decided to pursue my education beyond the undergraduate level, I already had the language and critical skills to consider important connections...

My undergraduate and Ph.D. research looked at the possibility that there was once life on Mars by studying Martian glaciers and climate change in the distant past.

I graduated from a trade school with a degree in automotive technology and I've worked in the automotive field as a technician for 10 years. After graduating from trade school I worked at both dealerships and independent shops before starting my teaching career.

I have worked for nine years in the automotive field, working on everything from small engine repair to heavy diesel equipment. I have worked as a repair technician and shop foreman in an independent repair facility as well as a journeyman master mechanic at an institutional facility.

Wendy Riggs has always known she wanted to be a teacher. When she arrived at Humboldt State University in 1994, she planned to teach elementary school, until her first biology class inspired her to change her major. After completing her student teaching at Eureka High School, she stepped directly...

I'm a zoologist with an emphasis on comparative anatomy and mammals. I have many years of teaching experience (in vertebrate biology, comparative anatomy, mammalogy, and human anatomy), tons of field experience (mostly in mammalogy), and have conducted diverse research projects ranging from small...

In grad school, I studied fungal genetics and diseases of forest trees. Currently, I am surveying the fungal diversity of the north coast region.

I’m a Licensed General Contractor and I have worked as a carpenter/cabinetmaker since 1993. I also studied with James Krenov at the College of the Redwoods Fine Woodworking program in Fort Bragg. I fell into carpentry by accident, but once there, I realized that each day is another attempt at...

I have a General Contractor's license and have worked in construction since 2001. I enjoy remodeling and building homes. This work is meaningful and rewarding.

I am a College of the Redwoods Dental Assisting Alumni. I attended the Program in 1995-1996. While in the Program, I interned in oral surgery. This was the direction I thought I would go. After graduation, I became a Registered Dental Assistant and Certified Dental Assistant.