President
Randy Karnath
Grays Harbor College
rkarnath ghc.edu
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I have been working at Grays Harbor College for fifteen years, seven as the
carpentry instructor assistant and now as a mechanic II in the maintenance
department. This is my 3rd term on the STTACC Board as I was the President-Elect
last year and President before that. I also serve on different committees on
campus one being the acting past president of our staff training and development
committee.
I have been married to my wife (Karen) for 24 years. We have a 15 year old
daughter (Kacy) who is in the 10th grade at Aberdeen High School. Some of my
hobbies are boating, (especially on Puget Sound), hiking, and skiing. My daughter
and I have performed in Grays Harbor Colleges musicals the last four years. I am
glad to be serving on the STTACC Executive Board again this year.
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President Elect / Conf. Coordinator
Sue Root
Wenatchee Valley College
sroot wvc.edu
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I have been Program Coordinator for Allied Health at Wenatchee Valley College at Omak since
December, 1999. I support and assist the students, faculty, and administrators of the Allied
Health departments and am "office manager" of the Allied Health Facilities in Omak. I am also
secretary of the WVC Nurse Faculty Organization.
I am currently a member of the WVC Classified Staff Training Committee (my third 'tour of duty').
I have served as STTACC Executive Board Secretary for two years and am currently President Elect.
I'm looking forward to a very rewarding and busy year, both serving on the board and helping to
coordinate the 2008 Annual Conference in Wenatchee.
When I'm not wearing my WVC hat, I'm the wife of Lee, a sixth-grade teacher; the mother of Nick,
a twenty-two-year-old cowboy, and the step-mother of Brandon (and his wife, Kelly!), a
twenty-five-year-old elementary PE teacher. In my spare time, I enjoy cooking/baking and reading.
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Secretary
Olivia Blake
Seattle Community College Dist.
oblake sccd.ctc.edu
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I am a native Texan and moved to Seattle 2001. I started working at Seattle Central C.C. January 2002.
I am an Administrative Assistant B to the Vice President of Student Development Services.
Once I knew my way around on campus, I found out that Classified Staff use to have a
Classified Development Advisory Committee, but it was no longer active.
With the help of fellow colleagues we started it back up and successfully had 135+ attend the first
break away and 100 + the following year. Since then I attended STTACC conferences and this is my second
year as Coordinator for District B. I hope to continue representing District B or serving STTACC Executive Board where needed.
I am married to Marty for over 20 years. My daughter, Christina is a junior at the University of Texas. My son, Ronnie works for
The City of Lubbock as a Computer Operations Supervisor, his wife Amanda is a full time student seeking a Masters degree
at Texas Tech and I'm a proud Nana to Brienna who recently turned one years old. I enjoy time with friends & family, sewing,
and various crafts.
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Treasurer
Marlene Cortez
Spokane Community College
mcortez scc.spokane.edu
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I have been working at Spokane Community College for 11 years. I started as an Office Assistant
II in the Professional/Technical Division and then was promoted to Program Coordinator for the
Distance Learning Office.
I am currently a member of CCS Classified Staff Training Committee, last year I served as the
Chair of that committee.
I've been married for 29 years to Ricardo, we have two daughters, Rebecca (25) who lives in
Seattle, and Rachel (22) is a student at Central WA University.
I'm excited to serve on the STTACC Executive Board again this year.
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Editor
Diana Grigsby
Grays Harbor College
dgrigsby ghc.edu
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I came to Grays Harbor College Bookstore 15 years ago and three years later was promoted
to Assistant Manager. I am the mother of two grown, beautiful daughters. I have five grandchildren
who are the delight of my life, four girls and one young man.
I am looking forward to learning more about STTACC and am certain I will know a lot about publisher
when my term is up.
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Webmaster
Mark Holm
Grays Harbor College
mholm ghc.edu
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I have been working at Grays Harbor College since 2001. I manage the computer labs on
campus as well as teach various computer classes. I host a number of websites in my
spare time. (More as a hobby not as a career move.) When asked if I would be willing to
volunteer for the STTACC webmaster position I was happy to offer my services for such a
worthy cause.
At home I have a lovely wife and two boys, ages 5 and 12, that keep me on my toes and
prevent me from turning into a complete computer nerd.
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Region A
Aleta Fuhrer
Grays Harbor College
afuhrer ghc.edu
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I have worked for Grays Harbor College since 1996, starting in Accounts Payable and now as
an Accountant. In the past I have served on our campus Staff Training and Development
Committee for 3 years, 2 of them as Treasurer.
I live on a 25 acre mini farm with 3 horses, 2 cows, a dog and a cat. I have 5 wonderful
and brilliant grandchildren, from the wise old age of 10 years down to a precocious 3 year
old. The 5 wonderful grandchildren were produced by my 2 equally wonderful sons and their
better halves. My oldest son is a Major in the US Army, and my younger son also wears a
uniform-the brown of a UPS driver.
I am looking forward to my third year serving as Coordinator for Region A.
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Region B
Kathy Johnson
Lake Washington Technical College
kathy.johnson lwtc.edu
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I have been working at Lake Washington Technical College for 7 years. I began as an
Administrative Assistant III in Human Resources. I have been the Senior Human Resources
Technician since 2003. I serve on the Employee of the Month Committee and Staff Development
Committee. I plan and schedule much of the staff development on our campus. I have been the
LWTC STTACC Rapper Reporter since 2000. I was the 2002 Region B winner of the STTACC
Exemplary Staff Award. 2007 is my first year participating as Region B Coordinator.
I am a native Washingtonian who lived in Mississippi for 30 years. I returned in 2006.
I have been married to my husband Rick for three years. I have two sons. My husband has
a son and two daughters. Between the two of us we have 14 grandchildren. Some of my hobbies
include hiking, camping, and reading. I love spending time near the ocean.
 
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Region C
Arlene Strong
Shoreline Community College
astrong shoreline.edu
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I have worked at Shoreline Community College for 15+ years. I am a Secretary Supervisor in the
Intra-American Studies, Social Sciences and Business Division. I have served on the Classified
Training and Staff Development Committee to two different terms at Shoreline and I'm currently
serving as co-chair for 2007. I served on the STTACC from 1995-2000 as Secretary, Region C
Coordinator, President Elect and President. I have been married to my husband (Sid)
for 43+ years, have two sons, one daughter, one grandson and one granddaughter plus another
grandchild on the way. My hobbies include quilting and gardening. I look forward to continuing
on the Board and networking with people throughout the state.
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Region D
Lisa Antonetti
Spokane Falls Community College
lisaa spokanefalls.edu
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Hello! I work for Spokane Falls Community College. I work in Student
Services as a Credentials Evaluator. I have been involved with the Community Colleges of
Spokane Classified Staff Training and Development Committee for about five years now and
I am currently the Chair for that committee. I was the STTACC Rapper Reporter for the
Community Colleges of Spokane for about three years, that is how I first became involved
with STTACC. I am very dedicated to improving training opportunities for all classified
staff. I am very busy in my personal life as well. I am married and have five children.
Two of my own children their ages are 23 and 21 and three step children they are 16, 15, and
14. They keep me very busy with football, basketball, cheerleading and because they are
teenagers and young adults there's always lots of drama! My husband, Stephen, and I also
have our own business designing and manufacturing iron gates and fencing. In my spare time
I enjoy scrapbooking and reading and because I am hearing impaired I am learning sign language.
I am very excited to be a part of the STTACC team!
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Region E
Cindy Cannella
Pierce College
ccannella pierce.edu
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Hi! My name is Cindy Cannella and I began my Pierce College life in the Finance dept in June
of 1990 in a 3- month temporary position, which ended in November of 1999 when I became a classified
employee in Accounts Payable. Sad to say but I never even heard of STTACC the whole time I worked
as a part time employee and it was not until I was elected to our Classified Staff Training Committee
in 2002 that I really became aware of the organization. This is my 3rd year as the Chair of our committee and my 2nd as a region coordinator. And I am pleased to announce that Pierce College will host the 2007 STTACC Conference at our Puyallup Campus.
On the home front, my husband and I recently celebrated our 27th anniversary. We have 3 grown children
(2 daughters and a son) and 3 (come Dec 3rd if he’s on time) grandsons. One for each. My husband
retired from the Postal Service as a Postmaster in January. He told me another 20 years and I can
retire too, (hmm I don’t think so), so I put him to work here at Pierce as our temporary Courier.
He just “retired” again for the 3rd time.
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