My background:
I have worked in several different fields and gone to school
several times since I first graduated from college (University of
California, Berkeley) in 1974. After college, I spent a year living in
Israel, working for the Israeli Environmental Protection Service. After
earning a masters degree in therapeutic recreation (San Francisco State
University, 1978), I worked for several years as a recreational
therapist, working with developmentally disabled adults and children in
community programs, and working in the rehabilitation ward of a
hospital. When jobs became scarce in that field, I went back to school
to earn a MS in Biology (Eastern Washington University, 1985), and then
a PhD in Botany (University of Washington, 1994). Since 1984, I have
been teaching biology and botany at the college level. I have been
teaching at EvCC since 1992.
Activities and interests:
I love being outdoors and learning about the other living organisms
around me. I hike and walk whenever time allows, and in the fall
of 2003 I was very fortunate to be able to spend 6 weeks traveling
through New Zealand as part of a sabbatical leave. I learned a
tremendous amount about the plants and animals in that part of the
world. As part of my interest in native plants, I have
served on the state board of the
Washington
Native Plant Society for about 10 years.