Omak Faculty & Staff Directory

Peter Donahue

English

Peter has taught English at WVC at Omak since 2010. Prior to WVC, he taught at Sam Houston State University and Birmingham-Southern College.

Education

B.A., English, University of Washington
M.A., English, Virginia Tech
Ph.D., English, Oklahoma State University

Tina Gadeberg

Nursing

Education

ADN, Nursing, Wenatchee Valley College
B.S., Administration Management, Central Washington University

Rita Jensen

Nursing

Education

ADN, Nursing, Wenatchee Valley College
BSN, Nursing, Western Governers University
MSN, Nursing Leadership/Administration, Western Governers University

Kristy Kappenman

Science

Education

A.A., Yakima Valley College
B.A., Education, Psychology, Central Washington University
M.S., Biology, Central Washington University

Will Kraske

Math

Will began teaching math at WVC at Omak in 2015.

Education

B.S. Engineering Physics, University of Maine
M.S., Physics, University of Maine
M.Div., Cross-cultural Track, Columbia International University
D.Min., Leadership, Columbia International University

Patricia Maher

Adult Basic Skills (Nespelem Office)

Education

B.A., Education, Heritage College
M.A., Education, Heritage College

Marie Rose-McCully

BAS-T

 

Livia Millard

 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Livia is a faculty member, and serves as the multicultural affairs coordinator and student government adviser. She started at WVC at Omak in 1994.

Education

B.A., M.Ed., Eastern Washington University

Cameron Painter

Transitional Studies

Math

Cameron began teaching Transitional Studies-Mathematics at WVC at Omak in 2016.

Education

A.A., Columbia Basin College
B.A., Washington State University
M.Ed., Concordia University

Rochelle Riling

English

 

Jean Rodgers

Business

Jean has taught business courses at WVC at Omak since 2004.

Education

B.S., Forest Resources, University of New Hampshire
M.S., Forest Analyses and Planning, Michigan State University
MBA, Managerial Leadership, City University

Shannon Rodman

History

 

Tria Skirko

Electronic Services Librarian

Tria has been the electronic services librarian for the WVC district since 2010.

Education

B.A., Humanities, Western Washington University
Residency Teaching Certificate, Heritage University
M.L.I.S., Library and Information Science, University of Washington

Kestrel Smith

American Indian and Indigenous Studies

Education

B.A., Virginia Tech

M.A., American Indian Studies, University of Arizona

Ph.D., American Indian Studies, University of Arizona

Daniel Solarz

History, Political Science

Education

B.A., History, University of California

MBA, Business, University of California

M.A., History, Claremont Graduate University

Ph.D., History, Claremont Graduate University