Nancy Finney

Nancy began her teaching career in the 1960s in the Alleghany Junior Senior High School, where she taught English, grades 7 through 12, for three years.  Although their professions took Nancy and her husband to other parts of California, they spent each summer at their home in Alleghany and considered Sierra County their residence. She joined the faculty at College of the Sequoias as reference librarian and advanced to Learning Resources Director, managing the library, tutorial, media services and distance ed programs at COS.

Having spent several decades of summers in Alleghany, in the midst of Tahoe National Forest, Nancy is well versed in the strongly felt community concerns each fire season. She served recently as an interim member of the Board of Education, Sierra County.

Education:

• BA, English, San Francisco State University
• MA, Literature, San Francisco State University
• MLIS, San Jose State University

Kathleen Goicoechea

Most of Kathleen's professional background was in healthcare administration; managing physician practices, the indigent clinic, and practice administration. She serves on the board for Inc. Seniors of Sierra County in Loyalton and is the co-chair of the Health Care Coalition for Sierra County. She and her husband own and operate a ranch in Loyalton, CA and in her spare time paints both in watercolor and oils.

Education:

• Kathleen graduated from the University of Nevada-Reno in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business with an emphasis in accounting.

Irv Christensen

Patty Hall 

Sidonie Christian