Monica Spicker

• Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
• Major in Forest Biology, minors in Physics and German.

Continuing Education

• Various courses to expand my background and upgrade my skills, mostly in computer applications. Taken Spokane Community College, Washington State University, University of Washington, University of Montana and Rural Technology Insitute.

EXPERIENCE

Teaching

• Instructor in the Natural Resources Program at Spokane Community College since 1974. Teach field courses in silviculture, global positioning systems, surveying, aerial photo interpretation and forest inventory. Have also taught a variety of other courses in environmental science and computer science fields.

Supervision

• Past Department chair
• Past MTR Education Program Director for the National Ski Patrol
• Foreperson on engineering and fire fighting crew for the US Forest Service.

Technical

• Forestry: US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Long Lake Lumber Company.
• Mapping: US Forest Service, Long Lake Lumber Company, internships with Franz-Mayr-Melnhof, Austria and Kanton Bern, Switzerland.
• Fieldcraft: Instructor, NSP Outdoor Emergency Care; Instructor, NSP Mountain Travel and Rescue; Instructor; Law Enforcement Mountain Operations School

MEMBERSHIPS

• Society of American Foresters
• National Ski Patrol
• Mount Spokane Ski Patrol
• Advisory board member for the Rural Technology Institute
• Member, Society of American Foresters Committee on Technology School Recognition

PUBLICATIONS

• Journal of Forestry "Mountains of Magadan", co-athored with Laurence Walker, September, 1996
• Ski Patrol magazine Numerous articles about various topics including map reading and gps.