Independent Education and Systems Consultant
Public Speaker Former Candidate for State Superintendent (OSPI) |
Erin Jones has been involved in and around schools for the past 26 years. She has taught in a variety of environments, from predominantly Black to predominantly White to some of the most diverse communities in the nation. Erin received an award as the Most Innovative Foreign Language Teacher in 2007, while working at in Tacoma and was the Washington State Milken Educator of the Year in 2008, while teaching in Spokane. She received recognition at the White House in March of 2013 as a "Champion of Change” and was Washington State PTA’s “Outstanding Educator” in 2015. After serving as a classroom teacher and instructional coach, Erin worked as an executive for two State Superintendents. Erin left the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2012 to work in college-access at the school district level. She left her job to run as a candidate for State Superintendent and was the first Black woman to run for any state office in Washington state, a race she lost by a mere 1%. She and her husband of 25 years have a daughter who recently graduated from Central Washington University, a son recently graduated from Harvey Mudd College and is soon to attend USC for graduate school, and one who coaches high school football with husband, James, who is a high school teacher in North Thurston School District.
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SCOTT SalaguintoScott (Sal) Salaguinto has been working at Green River since 1996. He started out as a facilities coordinator for Student Programs and is now a Stage Technician for Conference Services. While working for Green River Scott found a passion for student clubs and organizations; ASGRC, First Nations, Latino Student Union, Latin Rhythm’s, Asian Student Union and GRC Dancing Studio. In 2006-2007 academic school year, Scott was voted Advisor of the Year by the students. Scott is better known as Sal on campus, because he is so darn Sweat And Lovable…or it could just be the first three letters of his last name.
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Yen KemnaYen Kemna is originally from South Vietnam (Saigon) and is currently studying at Green River College to become an LPN. She has an 18 month old daughter named Jubilee Kemna who motivates her every day.
While in Vietnam, Yen's major in college was finance, but landed a job working for a travel agency purely by accident. When she started working at the travel agency, she loved it and was happy to come to work every day. It was like her second home. When she started, she worked at the front desk, until one day client came wanted a private tour and the tour guides weren't available. Her supervisor asked if she wanted to take him on a tour of Saigon by motorcycle. That night she brought home brochures of the city and learned directions so she could do her job well. in the end, the pay was double what she normally made, plus she received a tip from the customer, who stated "he could tell she really knew her job and put her heart into it. "After awhile, she realized she didn't have passion for the work anymore. She came to the United States in 2015 and a lot of things have changed since her arrival. She had her beautiful baby Jubilee and enrolled in college at Green River. Attending college has always been a dream of hers. This is her chance to become a nurse and she is going to take it. Failure is not an option! At the end of the day , however, she wants Jubilee to be proud of her mom and to be able to tell her friends that, “My mom is a nurse and she loves helping people!” |
Diana SullivanOlympic College's Communications Coordinator, Diana Sullivan was born and raised in Colorado and at an early age she discovered she had an interest in people's lives. She spent time honing her people skills by working in retail, event planning/coordinating and now in higher education.
Diana earned her associate’s degree in computer science, but as a pro-active listener, she found that people gravitate toward her, feeling comfortable sharing their thoughts and stories without feelings of judgment. Her passion for wanting to help others lead her to co-creating the Family Day Foundation helping homeless families to go to events they normally cannot afford to enjoy fun and peace in their lives. She truly believes that all people can and should have access to the same opportunities. Diana has served on her local NAACP Executive board, is currently treasurer of the Valentinetti Puppet Museum and works with her family to take people who are homeless or living in poverty to events they normally can’t afford. Diana works at Olympic College as a Communications Consultant and lives in Bremerton, Washington. |