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Geraldine “Jeri” Fitzgerald brings over 20 years of nursing experience to College of the Redwoods, where her journey first began as a student. After earning her RN license in 2004, she built a career across a variety of specialties, with her passion and expertise centered in obstetrics and reproductive...

Pete Korin brings over 30 years of nursing experience to College of the Redwoods, with a career spanning emergency response and emergency room nursing across Southern California and Las Vegas. He also has extensive experience in correctional nursing and administration. Pete’s path to teaching...

Paula Amis, a proud College of the Redwoods alumna, graduated with her Associate Degree in Nursing in 2009. Born and raised in Humboldt County, she has worked in a variety of nursing roles throughout her career. Across those experiences, she discovered her passion for education—whether teaching...

Drawn by the beauty and peacefulness of Humboldt County, Patricia Harris moved north from the San Francisco Bay Area. She was inspired to pursue nursing after becoming a fire fighter and first responder, answering many first aid calls. She completed her nursing prerequisites at College of the Redwoods...

Natalie Yialelis is a Southern Humboldt resident and a Med-Surg nurse at Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits, as well as at the Jail in Eureka. Her passion for teaching Nursing stems from her earlier career as an educator and her Master’s in Education from UC Berkeley. Teaching has always been...

Heather Payne began her journey at College of the Redwoods as a student, enrolling in the Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) program just months after graduating from high school. She completed the program in 2002, later returning in 2009 to earn her LVN-RN Bridge certification. After continuing her...

Kelly Scott has been a dedicated Paramedic in the local community since 1993. Her passion for emergency medicine began at a young age, drawn to a career that is both challenging and diverse.

“For many students, community college is their first experience in higher education and I find it inspiring to be here at the beginning of their journey. I believe teaching here makes it easier to facilitate conversations at the other institutions.”

My career started off in clinical areas of Psychology, working for 14 years in various settings including in-patient, residential, private practice, in school settings and family homes. I specialized in working with children who were diagnosed with various mental, developmental, and neurological...

I joined College of the Redwoods in 2006 after spending 25 years in Critical Care nursing and three years as a Nurse Manager. While I valued my leadership role, I realized I missed the time I once had for teaching and mentoring new nurses. That realization led me to pursue a Master’s Degree in...

"While some degree programs lock a person in to a particular focus, Social Work is a field that encourages and values a person's ability to remain flexible throughout their career. This portability allows individuals to evolve their careers as they themselves change over time."