Advisory Committee Members

Advisory Committee Members

Addiction Studies

Stacie Bell, Program Coordinator

• Gill Orr, Counselor/Owner at Cedar Grove Counseling
• Susan Hillgren, Owner of The Answer For Youth (TAFY)
• Craig Axelbaum, Program Graduate
• Robin Didrickson, Client Advocate at Jamestown Healing Clinic
• Amy Miller, Behavioral Health Specialist at North Olympic Healthcare Network
• Tanya Knight, Associate Dean for Bachelor of Applied Science Programs, Peninsula College

Administrative Office Systems and Paralegal

Sherry Sparrowk, Program Coordinator

• Kari Martinez-Bailey, City Clerk at City of Port Angeles Clerk’s Office
• Mary Mollinet, Legal Administrative Assistant at the Law Office of Robert N. Tulloch
• Tammy Hueter, LLC Business Owner of Awaken Reiki
• Cathy Marshall Dodd, Assistant Attorney General (Retired) at the Office of the Attorney General
• David Neupert, Judge at the Clallam County Superior Court
• Kasi O'Leary, Director of Commercial Banking at First Federal Bank
• Jennifer Rogers, Marketing Instructor at Port Angeles High School
• Valerie Herda, Education Case Manager for the Makah Tribe
• Patti Fischer, Executive Assistant at the Olympic Medical Center

Automotive Technology

Brian Kneidl, Program Coordinator

• Mark Ostroot, General Manager at Price Ford
• David Krafsky, Service and Parts Director at Wilder Auto Center
• Justin Burns, Lead Mechanic at Clallam Transit
• Doug Gill, Service Manager at Ruddell Auto
• Brittany Baker, Owner/Lead Technician at Rudy’s Automotive

Business Administration

Rob DeCou, Program Coordinator

• Diane Harrison, VP of Organizational Design at Sound Community Bank
• Jennifer Burkhardt, Chief Talent and Legal Officer at Summit Pacific Medical Center
• Pat Flood, Owner of Olympic Acupuncture
• Laurie Szczepczynski, Branch Manager at Sound Community Bank
• Bernie Brabant, Accounting Instructor at Port Angeles High School
• Jennifer Rogers, Marketing Instructor at Port Angeles High School
• Bill Reinhart, Accountant at Reinhart and Voyles Consulting
• Tammy Rux, Branch Manager at First Fed (6th Street)
• Steven Mangiamelli, Tax Preparer of SFC Tax Service

Construction Technology

Pat Nickerson, Program Coordinator

• Caleb Anderson, Owner of Anderson Homes
• Amber Dewey, Executive Officer of North Olympic Peninsula Builders' Association
• Kevin Estes, Owner of Estes Builders
• Scott Headrick, Engineer Manager at Zenovic & Associates
• Scott Schwagler, Owner of J & J Construction

Criminal Justice

Gailin Hester and Brett Yacklin, Program Coordinators

• Brian King, Sheriff at Clallam County Sheriffs' Department
• Brian Smith, Chief of Police for City of Port Angeles Police Department
• Mark Nichols, Prosecuting Attorney for Clallam County
• Jason Viada, Deputy Chief of City of Port Angeles Police Department
• John Ryan, Sergeant of Washington State Patrol
• Mike Hill, Deputy Chief for City of Sequim
• Sheri Crain, Chief of Police of City of Sequim
• Ben Stamper, Patrol Captain of Jefferson County Sheriffs Department

Dental Hygiene

Paula Watson, Program Director

• Betsy Simpson, Registered Dental Hygienist at Lower Elwha Dental Clinic
• Dr. Bri Butler, Pediatric Dentist at Jamestown Family Dental Clinic
• Chelsea Clearman, Registered Dental Hygienist at Haworth Dentistry
• Dr. Angel Mantchev, Dentist at Angel Mantchev
• Dr. Chris Delecki, Dentist/Director at Seattle Children’s Odessa Brown Clinic
• Dr. David Chulijian, Dentist at Olympic SmileCare
• Dr. Todd Haworth, Dentist at Haworth Dentistry
• Dr. Emeri Flores, Dentist at Laurel Dental Clinic
• Dr. Greg Birch, Dentist at 1111 Dental
• Dr. Greg Royack, Dentist at North Olympic Healthcare Network
• Heidi Kryworz, Registered Dental Hygienist at Dr. Brian Hughes' Office
• Dr. Joseph Churchill, Dentist at Lower Elwha Health & Dental Clinic
• Dr. Steve Turella, President/Dentist at Olympic Peninsula Dental Society/ Turella Oral Surgery & Implants
• Dr. Todd Irwin, Dentist at Irwin Dental Center
• Dr. Tyler Fordham, Dentist at Peninsula Family Dental
• Jennifer Zbaraschuk, Former President/ Registered Dental Hygienist at Washington Dental Hygienists Association/ Zbaraschuk Dental Care
• Julia Ahrndt, Registered Dental Hygienist at Laurel Dental Clinic
• Lacey Anderson, Registered Dental Hygienist at Irwin Dental Clinic
• Pam Ready, Registered Dental Hygienist/Education Manager at Native Dental Therapy Initiative, NW Portland Area Indian Health Board
• Moriah Seaton, Registered Dental Hygienist at Advanta Dental
• Evelyn Hobbs, Retired Dental Hygienist Educator

Early Childhood Education

Anna King, Program Coordinator

• Erin Bell, Owner of Sequim's Little Explorer's
• Joy Sheedy, Co-Chair (Retired) of Child Care Task Force at PreventionWorks!
• Tammy Lidster, Early Childhood Services Director at OlyCAP
• Christine Haire, Education Coordinator at OlyCAP
• Rachel Millhollin, Program Graduate
• Heidi Scott; Supervisor for Childcare Action Council, Co-Policy and Advocacy Lead for Peninsula's Early Childhood Coalition

Emergency Medical Technician

 

Tyler Gage, Program Coordinator

PC partners with Clallam Emergency Medical Council members from the following:

• Port Angeles Fire Department
• Clallam County Fire Protection #1 (Forks)
• Clallam County Fire District #2 (Port Angeles)
• Clallam County Fire District #3 (Sequim)
• Clallam County Fire District #4 (Joyce)
• Olympic Ambulance
• Olympic Medical Center

 

Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Pierce College Program offered online at Peninsula College.

Amy Williamson, Program Coordinator

• Shontieka Adeogun, Emergency Manager for City of Tacoma
• Linda Crerar, Director of the COE HSEM at Pierce College
• Lit Dudley, Emergency Manager at Wash. State Dept of Transportation
• Alisha King, Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Managerat Washington State Emergency Management Division
• Darren Linker, HSEM/OSH Coordinator at Edmonds College
• Shane Moore, Catastrophic Planner at Washington State Emergency Management Division
• Stephen Quinn, HSEM Coordinator at Olympic College
• Therese Quinn, Emergency Management Specialist for Snohomish Health District
• Ryan Rockabrand, Director of National Nuclear Security Administration
• Darrell Ruby, Emergency Manager at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital
• Jim Sande, Principal Incident Response and Emergency Preparedness Analyst at Providence St. Joseph Health
• Jill Schaeffer, Business Continuity Program Manager at Nutanix
• Cassandra Stelter, Associate Director of Business Continuity at Exelixis
• Susan B. Wagshul-Golden, Director of Campus Safety & Security Department at University of Washington Tacoma

Hospitality and Ecotourism

Kim Reynolds, Program Coordinator

• Steve Raider-Ginsburg, Executive Director of Field Hall & Events Center
• Ingrid Goodwin, General Manager at Lake Crescent Lodge
• Dan Moore, Owner of Pandion Consulting & Facilitation
• Donya Alward, General Manager at Red Lion Port Angeles
• Leslie Robertson, Events Manager at Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce
• Lindsay Fox, Sales Manager at 7 Cedars Resort
• Kyla Rigg, Front Desk Supervisor at 7 Cedars Resort
• Rose Jimmicum, Employment Specialist for the Makah Tribe
• Scott Stokes, Kitchen Manager/Chef at Alchemy Bistro 
• Kate Philbrick, Campus Director of the Northwest Maritime Center and The Swan Hotel
• Karena Stocker, Human Resources Manager Northwest of Aramark
• Cory Irwin, General Manager of Olympic Lodge
• Desiree Sosa, Sales Manager of Quality Inn & Suites

Information Technology, Cybersecurity, and Computer Forensics

Alex Markunas, Program Coordinator

• Ben Rowland, PACS Analyst at Olympic Medical Center
• Brad Chitwood, Sr. Network Engineer at Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
• Brian Albright, Owner of Albright Networks
• Dennis Hill, IT Administrator at Peninsula College
• Elizabeth Strait, IT Systems Coordinator at City of Port Angeles
• Emma Janssen, Director of IT at Peninsula College
• Jared Blauser, Director of Educational Tech. at Port Angeles School District
• Shana Allen, CIO at First Security Bank
• Steve Bearman, Instructor at Peninsula College
• Tyler Slater, Systems Administrator at 7 Cedars

Marine Technology

Program Coordinator is TBD

• Caleb McMahon, Director of Economic Development of Port of Port Angeles
• Paul Jarkiewicz, Executive Director of Port of Port Angeles
• Perry Knudson, Managing Director of Brix Marine
• Yara Vargas, Human Resources Manager at Brix Marine
• Chris Feffer, VP Business Development at Platypus
• Michele Pettit, Manager, Human Resources at Westport Yachts
• Craig Cornell, Manager, Area Response at Marine Spill Response
• Rose Jimmicum, TERO Coordinator for Makah Tribe
• Dan Jedlicka, District Service Manager at Yamaha Motor Corp
• Ran “RJ” Kelly, General Manager of Washington State Ferries
• Ariela Marshall, General Manager of ACI Boats
• Aaron Scheidemann, Production and Sales Channel Support Manager of Stabicraft
• Casey Cook, Owner of Anchor Marine
• Rebekah Miller, Program Manager/Counselor of North Olympic Peninsula APEX Accelerator
• Ann Avary, Director at the Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology
• Tim Binder, Welding Inspector at Platypus Marine, Inc. and Substitute Instructor for Peninsula College
• Chris Bakken, General Manager of Sea Marine and Owner of Westside Marine
• Eoin Doherty, Welding Program Coordinator at Peninsula College
• Kelly Flanagan, Welding Program Coordinator at Peninsula College

Medical Assisting, Medical Office Assisting, and Phlebotomy

Rachel Pairsh, Program Director

• Samantha Jacobson, Associate Director at Olympic Medical Physicians
• Dr. Paul Cunningham, Physician, Chief Medical Officer for Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
• Dina Geiszler, Commerce Specialist 3 WorkFirst Department at Washington State Department of Commerce
• Elizabeth Budd, Assistant MA Supervisor at Jamestown Family Health Clinic
• Terri Hauff, Senior Clinical Risk Manager and Employee Occupational Health Nurse at North Olympic Healthcare Network
• Kathi Pressley, former Director of Materials Management at Olympic Medical Center
• Michael Salyer, Medical Officer Manager at Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic
• Amy Scott, RN, Nursing Supervisor at Peninsula Behavioral Health
• Laura Little, Medical Assisting Instructor at Peninsula College
• Zena Ju, Medical Assisting Student at Peninsula College
• Lindsay Poff, Medical Assisting Student at Peninsula College
• Stacey White; Recruiter, Human Resources for Jefferson Healthcare
• Mia Boster, Dean of Workforce Education at Peninsula College
• Christina Lewis, Lead Medical Assistant, CMA, Rural Health Clinics for Community Hospital, Forks
• Brian Kneidl, Associate Dean of Workforce Programs at Peninsula College

Medical Assisting Practicum Affiliations

• Jamestown Family Health Clinic
• North Olympic Healthcare Network
• Olympic Medical Physicians (under OMC)
• Jefferson Healthcare (all outpatient facilities)
• Forks Community Hospital Clinics
• Olympic Peninsula Community Clinic
• Peninsula Behavioral Health

Multimedia Communications

Renne Brock, Program Coordinator

• Angela Miller, Owner of Angela Miller Photography
• Brandon Taft, Digitalization Tech at Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
• Elaine Cochran, Operations Manager at New Streams Studio
• Michael Dashiell, Editor at Sequim Gazette
• Patricia McCauley, President of Inside Out Solutions
• Bob Allen, Desktop Support Technician at Port Angeles School District
• Sherry Niermann, Retired
• Silas Crews, Board Chair at Peninsula Area Public Access

Natural Resources

Chris Morgan, Program Coordinator

• Adrianne Akmijian, Marine Ecologist at Makah Fisheries Management
• Liz Allyn, Marine Mammal Technician at Makah Fisheries Management
• Luke Kelly, Restoration Program Manager at Trout Unlimited
• Julie Ann Koehlinger, Natural Resources Director at Hoh Tribe Natural Resources
• Miles LeFevre, Principal Ecologist at Resilient Forestry, LLC
• Kyle Martens, Fisheries Biologist at Washington State Department of Natural Resources/Olympic Region
• Linda McGinley, Co-Owner of Pacific Forest Management
• Jason Michaud, Interfor
• Joseph Murray, Principal/ Forester at JMurray Forestry
• Dwayne Pecosky, Director of Quileute Natural Resources
• Tami Pokorny, Natural Resources Program Coordinator at Jefferson County, Natural Resources
• Heather Lewis, Financial Manager of Regional Salmon Coalition- Pacific Coast
• Jonathan Scordino, Marine Mammal Biologist at Makah Fisheries Management
• Jill Silver, Executive Director of 10,000 Years Institute
• Sarah Steffen, Assistant to Region Manager at Washington State Department of Natural Resources/Olympic Region
• David Stroble, President of Merrill & Ring Forest Products
• Bill Wells, Coast District Manager at Olympic Region of DNR
• Chelsea Behymer, Science Outreach Coordinator for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Natural Resources
• Peter Gaube, Affiliate Associate Professor of University of Washington Applied Physics Lab
• Bernard Bormann, Professor at School of Environmental and Forest Sciences for University of Washington
• Nicole Kimzey, Chief Operating Officer of Merrill & Ring Forest Products
• Jenise Bauman, Associate Professor and Academic Program Director of College of the Environment at Western Washington University

Nursing and Nursing Assistant Certified

Dr. Alana Murphy, Program Director

• Chris Beatty, Nursing Student at Peninsula College
• Tammy Hunter, Nursing Student at Peninsula College
• Erin Brown, Nursing Student at Peninsula College
• Julie Brown, Nursing Student at Peninsula College
• Aaron Possin, Emergency Nurse Manager at Olympic Medical Center
• Kelly Thompson, Director of Nursing at Forks Hospital
• Denise Harman, Medical-Surgical Manager at Olympic Medical Center
• Karah Ealy, Clinical Educator ACU & ICU at Jefferson Healthcare
• Cindy Crawford, Infection Control Nurse at Avamere Olympic Rehabilitation of Sequim
• Vickie Swanson, Director of Nursing at Olympic Medical Center

Nursing Clinical Affiliations

• Avamere of Sequim
• Discovery Behavioral Health, formerly Jefferson Mental Health Services
• Forks Community Hospital
• Jefferson Healthcare, main hospital
• North Olympic Healthcare Network (NOHN)
• Olympic Medical Center (OMC) Hospital, outpatient clinics: home health, wound care, children’s clinic, cardiac
• Peninsula Behavioral Health (PBH)
• Port Angeles School District (Agreement in development to restart school nurse shadow experience)

Welding Technology

Eoin Doherty and Kelly Flanagan, Program Coordinators

• Adam Dembsky, Account Manager for CK Worldwide
• Brandon Roblan, Lead Welder/Millwright at McKinley
• Ariela Marshall, General Manager at ACI Boats
• Cindy McFarland, HR at Safe Boats International
• Yara Vargas, Human Resources Manager at Brix Marine
• Daniel L Wright, Shop 11 & 17 Hiring Manager at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
• Daniel Pedrin, Territory Manager at Linde Gas & Equipment
• Jeramie O'Dell, Instructor at NW Carpenters Institute
• Jon Van Nimewagen, Board President of Dungeness Lighthouse
• Roy Herrera, Regional Representative for Lincoln Electric
• Perry Knudson, Managing Director at Brix Marine
• Trevor O'Brien, Production Engineer Manager at Brix Marine
• Travis Dodson, Training Coordinator at NW Carpenter Institute

Workforce Education Advisory Council

Advises the College on Perkins grant and Worker Retraining program

• Brandino Gibson, Supervisor at WorkSource
• Colleen McAleer, Director of Clallam Economic Development Council
• Diane Harrison, VP Process Support Analyst at Sound Community Bank
• Peter Johnson, General Manager at McKinley Paper Washington Mill
• Kate Dexter, Mayor of the City of Port Angeles
• Lisa Halttunen, Education Coordinator for Makah Tribe
• Michael Robinson, One-Stop Operator at Olympic Workforce Dev. Council
• Rose Jimmicum, Employment Specialist for Makah Tribe
• Morgan Snell, Higher Education & Career Development Coordinator for Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
• Steve Raider-Ginsberg, Executive Director of Field Arts & Event Hall
• Mer Parker, Community Services Officer DSHS
• Ned Floeter, Career & Technical Education Director at Sequim & Joyce School Districts
• Nicole Volkmann, Training Center Director for Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
• Rebekah Miller, Program Manager and Counselor with APEX Accelerators