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August 16,
2006HR
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STAFF UPDATES
New Employees
Bernice Vonnegut
Bernice Vonnegut has been appointed Acting Vice President for Human
Resources and Employee Relations, effective August 1, 2006 through June 30,
2007. Ms. Vonnegut will begin immediately to facilitate current faculty
negotiations and the College's transition/restructure. The College
will establish a screening committee early Fall quarter to begin the
recruitment process to fill this position on a permanent basis.
Ms. Vonnegut has over 30 years experience in
the community college system, having working at both Olympic College and
Bellingham Technical College as their Director of Human Resources.
She earned her master's and bachelor's degrees in business administration
from City University, Bellevue and is certified as a senior professional in
Human Resources. She earned her associate degree from Skagit Valley CC.
Vonnegut can be
reached at x4694 or
bvonnegut@shoreline.edu.
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Ritva Manchester, Acting Development
Director, Foundation
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Rita Manchester has accepted the position as Acting Development Director
for the SCC Foundation. Her term will begin August 29th and end June 30,
2007.
Manchester has more than 10 years experience in the public and non-profit
sectors, including supervising daily operations, community relations, and
fiscal accountability. She brings with her successful interpersonal
communication and team leadership skills. She has built long
relationships with community leaders and interest groups. She has
successfully implemented joint projects between local governments, business
and community groups, including the North County Economic Development
Summit, the Lake Forest Park Citizens Advisory Group for the Redevelopment
of the Burke Gilman Trail and others.
She worked as the Chief of Staff for a King County councilmember for 2004
through 2005, responsible for the overall management and administration of
daily operations and as community and suburban cities liaison, was
responsible for developing relationships with north county city governments
and community organizations. Prior to that, Manchester was a Senior
Legislative Aide to a King County Councilmember and a Legislative Assistant
to a Washington state Representative.
She earned a bachelor's degree from Western Washington University and her
associate degree from Shoreline Community College.
Manchester is the recipient of the 2006 Golden Acorn Award from the
Shorewood High School PTSA. She was also selected for this award at
both Einstein PTSA and Sunset PTA. She has served as a Trustee and
officer for the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation since 1998. As
Executive Officer and Co-Chair of the Phonathon, she helped raise more than
$250,000 to directly benefit SPS students. Manchester has been a
member of the Shorewood PTSA Board of Directors since 1997.
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David McIntosh, Program Coordinator,
WorkFirst
 David
McIntosh joined the WorkFirst group on July 16th. Before
coming to SCC, he was a resident manager for the YMCA of Greater
Seattle Transitions Department. He is a graduate of Northwest
University in Kirkland. McIntosh can be reached at x6957.
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Karleen Wolfe, Parent Education
Coordinator, IAS/SS
 Karleen
Wolfe joined the IAS/SS Division July 17th. Previously, Wolfe
held several positions at Daybreak Star Cultural Center in Seattle,
including Director of Head Start, preschool teacher,
kindergarten teacher, and curriculum coordinator. She was also
the Director of Educational Talent Search at South Seattle Community
College and Diversity Director for The Bush School in Seattle.
Wolfe enjoys her freelance work as a curriculum writer for
Newspapers in Education for The Seattle Times and The
Seattle Post-Intelligencer. She also writes for Discovery
Health Connection, writing K-12 health education lessons for the
Discovery website (Discovery is part of the conglomerate "Discovery
Communications" best known for Discovery Channel television). She
occasionally works as a trainer and as a writer for The REACH Center
for Multicultural Education, addressing topics such as: anti-bias,
multi-racial identity development (I'm mixed-race!), multicultural
curriculum, and diversity awareness & understanding. She recently
freelanced with Casey Family Programs, working on a curriculum about
the racial/ethnic identity development of youth in foster care.
Wolfe has a bachelor's degree in education from Seattle University
and a master's degree in education (Educational Communications and
Technology) from the University of Washington. She is
currently working on a collection of writings (poetry, prose, and
story) that she would like to publish (a book?) on the topic of the
grief process and the culture of grief in America. Wolfe is
married to the same guy for almost 26 years--whew!), has three
children, an ornery cat named Tom and a lovable Lab named Bear.
Wolfe and her family live in the Rainier Valley in Seattle. In
addition to writing, she enjoys cooking, gardening and being with
her family and friends. Wolfe can be reached via IAS/SS
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Separations
Margaret Beam, Early Childhood Specialist, PCC
Ken Burrus, Athletic Director, Athletic & Intramural Office
Kari Fritzen, Office Assistant III, Information Desk
Nancy Lamus, Confidential Assistant, Administrative Services
Rebecca Rhodes, Executive Director, Workforce Programs
Robin Young, Registrar, Enrollment Services
Retirements
Ron Olson, Corporate Training & AYES Coordinator, B&M
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