Staff

 

 
 
 

What's Going On at

Sunday Morning Services

  • Sunday School 9am
  • Fellowship 9:45am
  • Worship 10:15am

All services are at 1616 West St.

Vision To Reality: Our next phase in the move to Matmor Road! For more information click here.

 


 

Meet the Staff

 

 

 

Dr John Crandall

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Dr. John Crandall
Senior Pastor/Administrator
Education: Doctorate of Ministry

 
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Doug Worley

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Doug Worley
Pastor of Administration; WCS Chaplin,

Education: BS in Biblical Ministries and Christian School Ministries.


 
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Doug Brown

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dbrown@fbcwoodland.org
Principal High School and Middle School
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Susan Kowes

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skowes@fbcwoodland.org
Principal - Elementary
Education: Western Baptist College;BA in Sociology

Years at WCS: 21
 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

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Laurie King

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lking@fbcwoodland.org
Executive assistant

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Judy Bailard

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jbailard@fbcwoodland.org
Administrative Assistant

Years at WCS: 25
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.; A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said:>> I will love You, O LORD, my strength.

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Lynn Keehn

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Lkeehn@fbcwoodland.org
Receptionist-High School

Years at WCS: 15
 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Favorite saying: Tell your troubles to Jesus and he will listen to you.

   
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Natalie Spencer

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Nspencer@fbcwoodland.org
Receptionist - Middle School

Years at WCS: 3
Education: AS degree and BS in Child Development
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.  

Favorite saying: "Whatever!"  :)

 
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Becky Worley

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bworley@fbcwoodland.org

Receptionist -Elementary school

Years at WCS: 17
I can do everything through Him who gives me strength

Favorite saying: Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.  Once something is a certainty, it no longer requires faith.

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  Becky aka, nurse, councelor, substitute mom..
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Terry Arnold

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Receptionist -Elementary school

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Gala Crouch

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gcrouch@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: Bachelor of Business Administration, Texas Woman's University
Courses/Subject taught: Kindergarten
Years at WCS: 10

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life

Favorite saying: No one can do everything but everyone can do something.

   
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Jessica Hiatt

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Jhiatt@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: BA Sacramento State University - Liberal Studies
Courses/Subject taught: Kindergarten and Spirit Squad Leader
Years at WCS: 3

I can do everything through hime who gives me strength.

Favorite saying: When I was staying at home with my kids-"If I'm a stay at home mom, Why am I always in the car?"
Now-"Give your worries to God, He's up all night anyway."

 
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Katy Marchand

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kmarchand@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: CSU Bakersfield
Courses/Subject taught: High school Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Physics
Years at WCS: 1
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Jill Chandon

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jchandon@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
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Courses/Subject taught: 9th - 11th: 8th grade Bible, 8th grade English
English 9, World and Honor’s World History, U.S. and Honors U. S. History
Years at WCS: 3
Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.

Favorite saying: : "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." (Edmund Burke)

 
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Teresa Perkins         

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tperkins@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher / Coach
Education: :  Chico State
Courses/Subject taught: 7th - 10th
Middle School Girls P.E., Algebra I
High School Girls P.E., Health, Algebra I, Biology
Years at WCS: 12
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

Favorite saying: "Do not mistake activity for achievement."  John Wooden

 
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Jennifer Austin             

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jaustin@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: : Western Washington University
Courses/Subject taught: - Third, and Fourth

Years at WCS: 3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

Favorite saying: "Long after a child has forgotten what you taught him, he will remember how you made him feel" - Dan Miller

 
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Justin Smith         

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jsmith@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher / Coach
Education: : UC Davis, Political Science and Communication
Courses/Subject taught: -7th - 12th and Athletic Director
7th grade Bible,  7th grade Math, 8th grade History
Geometry, Advanced Conditioning

Years at WCS: 3
  For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Favorite saying: "Games are won and lost in the off season."

 
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Jennifer Hernandez              

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jhernandez@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher / Band Instructor
Education: : Simpson University, Chapman University
Courses/Subject taught: 7th-8th grade English, History
Elementary Band and Middle School Band

Years at WCS: 4
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Robyn McBurney              

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rmcburney@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: : UC Davis
Courses/Subject taught: First Grade

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Sue Ingels             

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singels@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: : B.A. from University of Redlands , M.A. UC Davis
Courses/Subject taught: Third Grade

Years at WCS: 31
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

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Cathy Geiser              

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cgeiser@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: : Biola University
Courses/Subject taught: Second grade

Years at WCS: 16
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Favorite saying: Time . . . my great enemy! 

 
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Marla Geer              

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mgeer@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: : Chico State
Courses/Subject taught: Third Grade

Years at WCS: 7
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Favorite saying: "Encouragement is oxygen to the soul."  George M. Adams - "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."  Aesop

 
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Karen Sheaman            

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ksheaman@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
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Courses/Subject taught: - Sixth Grade

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Kelly Ruiz              

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kruiz@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: : Chico State, Corban College
Courses/Subject taught: Fifth grade

Years at WCS: 6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;

Favorite saying: With God all things are possible

 
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Debbie Simpson             

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dsimpson@fbcwoodland.org
SubstituteTeacher
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Lila Lemenager              

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llemenager@fbcwoodland.org
Director of Woodland Preschool
Education: : BS in Child Development, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Courses/Subject taught: Preschool

Years at WCS: 26
'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD. 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future'

Favorite saying: “Silence is not always a sign of wisdom,” from Poor Richard’s Almanac

 
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Linda Jaime              

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ljaime@fbcwoodland.org
Receptionist / Substitute teacher
Education: : BS from Western Baptist College now Corban College
Courses/Subject taught: - K-6

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"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

Favorite saying: “Never give in-never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.  Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”  Winston Churchill

 
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Tammy Tedford              

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ttedford@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: : Early Childhood Education, Woodland Community College
Courses/Subject taught: Pre-K

Years at WCS: 9
13  I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Favorite saying: “Oh Pickles”

 
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Carolyn Pearson              

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cpearson@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: : UC Davis
Courses/Subject taught: 7th Life Science, 8th Physical Science, High school Chemistry, Honors Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology

Years at WCS: 3
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me

Favorite saying: All things that we do "MATTER" to the Lord

 
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Gary Christopherson             

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gchristopherson@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: : California Baptist College
Courses/Subject taught: HS,  U.S. Government, Honors U.S. Government, Choir, Intro. to Drama, Consumer Math, Intro. to Computers.    MS,  Pre-Algebra, Choir

Years at WCS: 5
19  And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

Favorite saying: Keep moving forward!  

 
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Les Toland             

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ltoland@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: UC Davis, Cal State Sacramento
Courses/Subject taught: MS Boys PE
HS Boys PE, 9-12th Bible, World Religions

Years at WCS: 14
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new

Favorite saying: "We are what we repeatedly do, Excellence then is not an act but a habit"   - Aristotle

 
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Janet Redenbaugh          

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jredenbaugh@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: :UC Santa Cruz
Courses/Subject taught: MS art; High School Art, Spanish I

Years at WCS: 6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;

Favorite saying: You can do it!! 

 
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Samantha Sorbello   

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ssorbello@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: : UC Davis
Courses/Subject taught: -10th-12th
Algebra II, English 10-12 (Honors and Non-honors), SAT prep, Yearbook

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The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.

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Michelle Booth  

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mbooth@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
Education: : UC Davis
Courses/Subject taught: - 7th-12 and College Counselor
Middle School Spanish
HS Spanish II, III, IV ( levels 7th-12)

Years at WCS: 9
If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday.

Favorite saying: the change that you want to see in the world. Mohandas Gandhi

 
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Donna Wandler

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dwandler@fbcwoodland.org
Student Activities Director
Education: : Biola University

Years at WCS: 16
 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Favorite saying: Ability is what you are capable of doing -
            Motivation determines what you do -
            Attitude determines how well you do it!

 
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Natalie Hart

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Teacher Assistant
Education: : 
TA for K - 6
Years at WCS: 2
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Favorite saying: People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will NEVER forget the way you made them feel.

 
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Renee Davison

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Preschool Teacher
Education: : Woodland Community College
3 and 4 year old preschool
Years at WCS: 8
5  Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;

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Jamie Sjaarda

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Childcare Teacher
Education: : Woodland Community College

Years at WCS:
9  Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor.

Favorite saying: The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

 
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Jan Webb

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Preshcool Teacher
Education: : Woodland Community College
Class taught: 3 and 4 year old preschool
Years at WCS: 11
13  I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Favorite saying: Is it Friday yet?

 
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Joanna Bowen

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Preschool Teacher
Education: : Woodland Community College
Class taught: 3 and 4 year old children
Years at WCS: 20
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Favorite saying: “All children are Gifts from God”

 
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Karen Paulsen

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Childcare Teacher
Education: : Woodland Community College

Years at WCS: 20
4  Show me Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths.

Favorite saying:  To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

 
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Jamie Cannon

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Preschool Teacher
Education: : Woodland Community College and Simpson University
Class taught: 3 and 4 year old preschool
Years at WCS: 2
3 ¶  Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.

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Reyna Bowman

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Childcare Teacher
Education: : Woodland Community College and Simpson University

Years at WCS: 1
Favorite Verse: Too many to have just one!

Favorite saying:  Tape Day!

 
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Karla Miramontes

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Preschool Teacher
Education: :B.S. in Animal Science, California State University of San Luis Obispo, Early Childhood Education, Woodland Community College
Class taught: Pre-K
Years at WCS: 2
5  Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said,

Favorite saying:  :  A mother holds her child’s hand for a little while, but holds their heart forever.

 
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Kami Saylor

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Preschool Teacher
Education: :Early Childhood Education, Woodland Community College
Class taught: Pre-K
Years at WCS: 1
8  Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy––meditate on these things.

Favorite saying:  :  We cannot discover new oceans unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore.

 
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Carol McCallum

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Preschool Teacher
Education: Northwest Nazarene University
Class taught: Pre-K
Years at WCS: 13
Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

Favorite saying:  :  “We cannot choose our struggles but we can choose how we go through them.”  Rich Hodge

 
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Amy Cederborg              

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acederborg@fbcwoodland.org
Teacher
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Years at WCS: 1

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Shannon Sharp              

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Teacher Aide/Extended Care staff
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Years at WCS: 1

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Teresa Martinez              

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Teacher Aide/Extended Care staff
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Years at WCS: 3

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Bre Polen              

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Extended Care staff
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Years at WCS: 2

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Nicole Damon              

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Extended Care staff
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Years at WCS: 2

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Fran Reysack

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Teacher Assistant and Librarian
Education: : 
TA for K - 6
Years at WCS: 1
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Rick Drefs

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rdrefs@fbcwoodland.org
Director of Maintenance
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Years at WCS: 10

 

 
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