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Category: Board & Staff

Sarah Grimes, Aquarium Care + Maintenance

By Jen Lewis Posted on November 6, 2021 Posted in Board & Staff
Sarah Grimes, Aquarium Care + Maintenance

Sarah Grimes studied Marine Science at College of the Redwoods and has been a part of the education and aquarium care team since 2007. She target feeds the intertidal animals who live in the 250 gallon salt water aquarium and attends to …

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Kom Dixon, Treasurer

By Jen Lewis Posted on October 27, 2021 Posted in Board & Staff
Kom Dixon, Treasurer

In 2018, after living in Chico, CA for 48 years, Kom and her husband retired, sold everything, moved into their R.V. and hit the road. They had no idea where they were going to land. Their first stop was the …

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Mikael Blaisdell, Vice President

By Jen Lewis Posted on September 1, 2021 Posted in Board & Staff
Mikael Blaisdell, Vice President

Mikael Blaisdell moved to Fort Bragg in 2019 after 50 years in Alameda, California. He served for 7 years on the Board of East Brother Light Station as Member and Secretary, and ran the ‘Wickies’ volunteer group that maintained the …

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Samantha Greenlee, Director

By Jen Lewis Posted on September 1, 2021 Posted in Board & Staff
Samantha Greenlee, Director

Samantha Greenlee began volunteering at the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse in January 2019. After 2 years and over 100 hours of volunteering as a Lighthouse docent Samantha joined the Board in January 2021. After living in big cities up and down …

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Bruce Rogerson, Director

By Jen Lewis Posted on January 8, 2019 Posted in Board & Staff
Bruce Rogerson, Director

Bruce Rogerson has been a volunteer at Point Cabrillo since 1998. He worked on the team that restored the Fresnel lens in 1998/99, served on the board as Secretary from 2002 to 2009, researched and wrote the Arcadia Book on …

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Betsy Wolff Frey, Webmaster

By Betsy Frey Posted on December 1, 2015 Posted in Board & Staff
Betsy Wolff Frey, Webmaster

Betsy Frey moved to the Mendocino coast in 2013.  She moved out of the area in 2018 but continues to volunteer as webmaster for our web site. She is grateful to have lived in such a beautiful locale for five …

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Jen Lewis, Fundraising and Outreach Manager

By Betsy Frey Posted on November 30, 2015 Posted in Board & Staff

Jen Lewis landed on the Mendocino Coastline in 2016 and began volunteering at the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse the first week she was in the area. With a background in Digital Marketing and volunteer management, Jen joins the team as Outreach …

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Steve Nilson, Director and Site Manager

By Betsy Frey Posted on November 13, 2015 Posted in Board & Staff
Steve Nilson, Director and Site Manager

Steve Nilson began volunteering with Point Cabrillo in 2005 as a member of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 87, taking care of the historic 3rd order lens. He soon became a PCLK volunteer, managing to this day the collection of visitor …

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Sarah Nathe, Secretary

By Betsy Frey Posted on November 13, 2015 Posted in Board & Staff
Sarah Nathe, Secretary

Sarah first started visiting Point Cabrillo in 2000 as a weekender on the coast, and she began volunteering in 2012 when she retired and moved to South Caspar permanently.  She also serves as a retail docent in the Lighthouse.  Prior …

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Harold Hauck, Emeritus Director

By Betsy Frey Posted on November 13, 2015 Posted in Board & Staff
Harold Hauck, Emeritus Director

Harold Hauck became a volunteer docent at Point Cabrillo in 1995. He was part of the team that restored the 3rd order Fresnel lens. He joined the North Coast Interpretative Association’s Board of Directors in 1999. Harold was a member …

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