Alumni Updates

Jessica Ann Sellers

Wildlife, 2013

Jessica Ann Sellers, 2013 Wildlife, spent two summers working on the Wyoming toad recovery project doing captive breeding, research, surveys, and releases. Sellers also spent some time in Key Largo, Fla., interning for REEF doing fish surveys and lionfish research and removals.

Jason Storlie

, M.S. Natural Resources - Wildlife option, 2006

2013 - present: Refuge Wildlife Biologist

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge
2493 Portola Road, Suite A
Ventura, CA 93003

Carl S. Chavez

Wildlife, 1966

Carl S. Chavez, 1966 Wildlife, published his second book, "A Year in Bodie, 1966-1967" co-authored with his wife Margaret (Elmore) Chavez (also class of 1966). The book is about the start of Chavez’s 33-year career as a California State Park Ranger and Administrator.

Nick Entsminger

History, 2009

Nick Entsminger, 2009 History, graduated with a Master’s of Medical Science from Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pa., and a Certificate in Clinical Proficiency from Stanford University. Entsminger returned to Humboldt to begin a career in rural primary care and emergency medicine. Despite these accomplishments, he still misses his days at Humboldt State. Entsminger writes, “The education and experiences that I gained during my time here were paramount in influencing my educational pursuits. Additionally, my love of history has never ceased, and I hope that Humboldt someday offers a Master’s degree in History, so that I may enroll once again. I would like to thank Drs. Marschke, Pasztor, and Mays.”

Brynn E. Demei

Politics, Music Minor, 2006

Brynn E. Demei, 2006 Politics, now lives in her home country, the beautiful island of the Republic of Palau, where she work as a Commercial Loan Analyst for National Development Bank of Palau (NDBP). Demei will pursue her master's degree in Public Administration next year, through University of San Diego’s graduate cohort program, while she lives and works in Palau.

Lauren M. Connolly, Ph.D.

English, 2006, 2010

Lauren M. Connolly, Ph.D., 2006 and 2010, English, completed her Ph.D. at the University of Texas at El Paso in rhetoric and composition after earning her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Humboldt State University. She is an assistant professor at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho.

Barbara (Reinhardt) DeWitt

Nursing, 1976

Barbara (Reinhardt) DeWitt, 1976 Nursing, was recently named Manager for the post-anesthesia care unit (recovery rooms) at the Pacific Northwest Regional Trauma Center in the University of Washington’s Harborview Medical Center, located in Seattle. She lives on nearby Bainbridge Island with her husband, Ken (’78, Business Administration), a local mortgage banker.

Jenna Higgins

Journalism, 2000

Jenna Higgins, 2000 Journalism & Mass Communication, is the Director of Development for Bread of Life Mission in Seattle. The mother of two children, Higgins is happily married and living in Issaquah, Washington. She loves to write in her spare time and has published two event planning books.

Jeff L. Pawloski

, Zoology, 1981

Simply adding to your database

Marie (Ferguson) Smith

Wildlife, 1980

Marie (Ferguson) Smith, 1980 Wildlife, has been teaching high school science for the last 25 years after working for the U.S. Forest Service as a Research Technician, I. Smith is married with three sons, two engineers (SDSU and CSU) and one zoologist (HSU). She’s currently living on a mountain outside of Glide, Oregon, and still teaching science (Umpqua Valley Christian School), but dreaming of retirement.