Instructors and Academic Coaches

Lisa is currently teaching foundational skills English courses, grammar, and English 101. She studied at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and University of Nevada-Reno. She is also working as an academic coach for our ESL Bridge.

Mollie has a B.S. in Resource Sciences, and a minor in English, from the University of California, Davis. She also has a M.S. in Wildlife Biology from Humboldt State University. Mollie worked as a wildlife biologist and environmental document writer for many years. She is now a part-time wildlife biologist consultant for conversation and restoration projects around the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Diane has a B.A. in English from SUNY Stony Brook and a Masters in Journalism from New York University. She has worked at various TV news stations as a writer and producer and has written for a number of newspapers and magazines as a freelancer. Diane now spends her time working in the LTCC Library, where you can find her Mondays through Fridays. Shes also the advisor for the College Democrat Club.

Geoff is a graduate of Monrovia High School in California. He is currently a student at LTCC. After working for the last twenty-five years as an industrial engineer and occasionally moonlighting as a bass player in several rock bands, Geoff has decided to complete his education in the natural sciences. His interests include reading, travel, astronomy and snowboarding.

Janet moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Lake Tahoe in January 2001. The previous year, she earned an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota. Her main interests are environmental literature, poetry, and 19th century British and European novels. She primarily teaches the Foundational Skills and ESL bridge courses. She also enjoys teaching creative writing and her first collection of poems, All of a Sudden, will be out from Wordtech in 2010.

Daunelle is a graduate of South Tahoe High School; she received a B.A. at Loyola Marymount University and her M.A at Lesley University. After living and traveling extensively throughout Europe, she and her husband Weldon settled down in South Lake Tahoe in 1993 and are raising two daughters, Devynn and Katarina. An active member of the community, Daunelle has worked and volunteered as an English and French Instructor in area schools, including LTCC, since 1994. Daunelle also works as the International Education Coordinator for EF Foundation for Foreign Study. Daunelle is excited to be teaching English again, as well as working in the Writing Center.