Category: Personnel Updates

TRIO EOC is pleased to announce a new transition specialist at the Riverside Campus, Mikala Kirdik. An Oregon native who has been slowly making her way down I-5, Mikala grew up in the Columbia Gorge and attended community college in Bend and Portland. Soon after, she transferred to Western Oregon University and became the first person in her family to obtain a college degree! She...

TRIO EOC is pleased to announce that Donna Chickering is our new transition specialist focused on community outreach. Born and raised on a small, diversified Iowa farm, Donna has always had an interest in the outdoors and rural communities. This interest led her to a lifetime of work in natural resources and community development at various universities and non-profit organizations, including the University of Arizona...

Please welcome Sara Cook into the Workforce Development and Community Education team here at RCC as a new Training Service Coordinator. Sara and her family migrated here from Eureka, California, in 2006. She brings her marketing and management skills as a current, and former, business owner. Sara is also completing a degree in business technology. When she’s able to unplug, Sara, her husband, and two...

I am pleased to announce another new member of the Admissions and Recruitment team, Nikki Wilson. Nikki originally started with RCC as an Academic and Career Coach. She learned so much from that job and is grateful for the connections she made. She is excited to join the Admissions and Recruitment team, where she will be supporting the Future Ready Oregon Career Pathway Grant. Nikki...

I am pleased to announce the call center has moved to the Admissions and Recruitment department. You can now find the call center and its lead, Angel Woods, at Rogue Central at the Redwood Campus. Many of you may already know Angel, as she has been a part of RCC for many years. She started her RCC journey in 1992, taking marine biology while still...

We are thrilled to introduce Mark Grabow, RCC’s new Program Coordinator for Student Employment Services (SES). Effective July 1, SES transitioned back to Human Resources; however, Mark will work in the SES center spaces at both RWC and TRC to provide student-facing services. This change in department enables Mark to provide comprehensive support throughout the entire cycle of student employment. In 2004, Mark started his...

Please join me in welcoming Juan Rivera to his new role as the Library Services Coordinator. Formerly, Juan was a Library Specialist II, Acquisitions & Processing, where he handled the business end of the library. Before that, he was a Library Specialist I, circulation at the RVC campus library. He also serves on the RCC Foundation as a board member and board officer. Juan has...

Nathan (or Nate) Breeden is RCC’s new Outcomes and Assessment Specialist. Nate has been an educator for more than a decade, mostly at the high school level. During his time as a teacher and instructional coach, he has specialized in English language development, quality assessment practices, and social-emotional learning. He also served for several years as an Educator Empowerment Academy coach through the Oregon Education...

I am pleased to announce that Nolana Koehler has joined the STEP (SNAP Training & Employment) team at RCC. Nolana will be supporting the STEP program and its participants as an administrative assistant. She will be working at the Redwood Campus and looks forward to meeting everyone at RCC! Nolana was born and raised in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She received her B.S. degree in communication...