SCASP

Name: Rose Velásquez

Graduated: 
UC Santa Cruz, BA     

Cal State, Los Angeles, M.S.

Employer:  Sonoma County SELPA
Special Interests:  Bilingual Assessment, Behavior Assessments & Interventions

Favorite Job Prior to School Psych:
Teaching was fun, tasting pies at Kentucky Fried Chicken was good but 

I think it was being a camp counselor that was my favorite.

Originally from:  East Los Angeles

 Favorite things: Traveling, wine tasting, camping, Jane Austin, and of course, swing dancing!

What would people be surprised to know about you? 
That I attended catholic schools from kindergarten through high school.

Family/Pets/Guilty Pleasures: Huge/Harry, longhaired tabby/PIES!!

Name:
Michelle Fourre
Graduated:
Humboldt State University
Employer:
Sonoma County SELPA
Special Interests:
Response to Intervention (as applies to behavior and emotional difficulties), Autism and ASD, gifted youth
Favorite Job Prior to School Psych:
Executive Secretary in the Media Relations Dept. of American Medical International, corporate office, Beverly Hills
Originally from:
Brooklyn Center (Minneapolis), Minnesota
Hobbies:
Travel (esp. tropical, or alpine mountains) Hawaii, Gulf of Mexico, Mt. Shasta, Montana; Food: dark chocolate, ripe peaches, wine (not necessarily in that order or combined).
What would people be most surprised to know about you?
She likes to collect rocks!  (pebbles, interesting stones, minerals, crystals, as well as semi-precious jewelry)  I was carried a nearly torso size "boulder" up from the banks of the "Forks of the Salmon" River because it reminded be of the Venus de Milo!
Family/Pets/Guilty Pleasures:
Outdoor summer music concerts (jazz, blues, R&R), movies, movies, movies (and the soap opera The Young and the Restless)

Name:
Dana Zapanta
Graduated:
Sacramento State University - M.S.
Employer:
SCOE, School Psychologist, Special Education Department
Special Interests:
Young disabled adults (18-22) and focus on transition from school to the adult world
Favorite Job Prior to School Psych:
"Now, looking back I enjoyed working at No Name Pizza, slinging pizzas, it was fast paced, a social environment, a lot of comradorie, and now I appreciate that I actually saw the results of my work quickly."
Originally from:
Milpitas, CA
Hobbies:
"I truly enjoy spending time with my family.  I enjoy traveling, Mexican food and sweets.  I am searching for a hobby now and am open to suggestions..."
What would people be most surprised to know about you?
"Well, let me tell you, in grammar school my brother tormented me with the fact that I was born on the porch.  Thank goodness my dad was a good catch!"
Family/Pets/Guilty Pleasures:
"I have an amazing husband, hysterical and adorable 2-year-old little boy and a very old and deaf, but well-behaved doggy!"

Name:
Connie Freeman
Graduated:
Humboldt State - MA Psychology
Employer:
Bennett Valley Union School District, School Psychologist
Special Interests:
GLBQT students, private practice
Favorite Job Prior to School Psych:
Bartending in grad school
Originally from:
San Diego
Hobbies:
Travel, whitewater rafting/kayaking, hiking with her dog, reading
What would people be most surprised to know about Connie?
She was a deadhead
Family/Pets/Guilty Pleasures:
Partner Erin, Therapy Dog Juno and Cat Poppy, reading people magazine in waiting room

Name:
Suzanne Tribbey
Graduated:
HSU with MA in School Psychology
Employer:
Windsor Unified School District - North County Consortium Preschool Program
Special Interests:
Preschool Special Education
Favorite Job Prior to being School Psychologist:
Ski Coach for preschoolers at Heavenly Resort
Hobbies:
Climbing rocks, taking dog to Ragle Park

Name:  Greg Malone
Graduated:
Humboldt State - MA Psychology
University of Santa Barbara - Ph.D Educational Psychology
Employer:
Mark West Union School District, School Psychologist
Retired from Santa Rosa City Schools
Special Interests:
RTI, Assessment, Autism...
Favorite Jobs Prior to School Psych:
Driving Taxi in Carmel,
Whitewater Rafting Guide
Originally from: Santa Barbara
Hobbies: Travel, sailing, whitewater rafting, fishing, photography.
What would people be most surprised to know about Greg? Lived on the island of Kwajalein, 1963, and
on his sailboat from June 1996 to August 1998 in the Caribbean
Family/Pets/Guilty Pleasures: Wife, Laura; sons Morgan and Brant; grandson, Keith; grand daughter, Mckenzie / coonhound, Cohiba / oenophile

Name:
Zenia Horning
Graduated:
Undergrad at UC Berkely and Masters at University of Washington
Employer:
Windsor Unified School District, School Psychologist (she's also the cross country coach at the high school)
Special Interests:
Reading disabilities and bilingual students
Favorite Job Prior to School Psych:
Has only worked retail other than being a school psych ... so not really a favorite job.
Originally from:
Santa Rosa, though she has lived in France, Berkeley, Seattle, and Los Angeles
Favorites things:
Traveling, running, the beach, Mexican or French food
What would people be surprised to know about you:
"I was an exchange student in France during high school and I run marathons."
Family/Pets/Guilty Pleasures:
"We have 4 indoor cats and one outdoor cat (and I'm allergic to cats), and 
I love taking naps on Sunday afternoons  : )"