CHARLIE MENOHER

Charlie has served on the Sierra Pacific Foundations Scholarship Committee since 1995. He greatly appreciates the opportunity to be a part of the Foundation’s grand effort to make a college education possible for the hundreds of children of Sierra Pacific Industries' employees.

Long an active participant in many different community activities, currently Charlie is a member of Redding East Rotary, Shasta County’s Mental Health Alcohol Drug Advisory Board and is also a member of the Shasta Continuum of Care Homeless Coalition.

In his professional life, Dr. Menoher spent 36 years in public education as a teacher, principal, district superintendent and the last 12 years of his career as Shasta County Superintendent of Schools. After his retirement from public education, Dr. Menoher was the Executive Director of the non-profit Youth Violence Prevention Council, founding the Shasta County Youth Peer Court and Shasta Youth Leadership Camp. He was also associate faculty for National University at the Redding Center.

Charlie's wife, Judy, is also a retired public-school administrator and recently retired as an Associate Professor for National University. Friends, golf and worldwide travel are their major activities.

FRANK ADELMAN

Frank has been an enthusiastic member on the Sierra Pacific Foundations Scholarship Committee since 2002. As a former educator, he is extremely appreciative of the Foundation’s efforts and generosity in providing millions of dollars in scholarships to assist SPI children in meeting their dreams.

His local volunteering efforts have been around church and education. He has devoted countless hours improving schools and coaching school administrators. 

In Frank’s 40 years as an educator, he has been a teacher, principal, and superintendent. Under his leadership, most of these schools were recognized by the state of California for being exemplary. Upon retirement, Frank worked as an educational consultant for Apple, Inc., an adjunct professor for National University, a part-time superintendent, and consultant for the Association of California School Administrators. Twice he has been named Shasta County Administrator of the Year. The Redding Police Department recognized Frank for his work ethic and gang prevention efforts.

Frank’s wife, Lynne, is a retired school speech therapist. They have three children, Amanda, Whitney, and Joe, who work in the medical field as a physical therapist, a nurse practitioner, and owner of a medical supply company, respectively. Frank enjoys working around the house, golfing, and being with friends and family.

LAURA DUN

Laura has served on the Sierra Pacific Foundations Scholarship Committee since 2000 and has enjoyed seeing the dreams and educational aspirations of so many dedicated students come true over the years. She has served as Chair of the Committee since 2002. 
A few of her past experiences include being on the board of the Emmerson Oncology Endowment and Secretary of Friends of Indreni, a nonprofit organization supporting neglected and impoverished children in Nepal. She has enjoyed professional careers in various business management positions, the medical field as a register nurse, and in aviation as a licensed commercial pilot.

She enjoys travel, family, friends, walks, and her husband, David, who is enjoying his recent retirement from his career as an attorney for the past forty-four years.  

JOE WYSE

Joe Wyse joined the Sierra Pacific Foundations Scholarship Committee in 2013. He enjoys being part of the Foundation's efforts to support the pursuit of higher education attainment for the SPI family. He especially enjoys meeting the scholarship applicants and hearing their stories.

Locally, Joe is involved with the Rotary Club of Redding, with the Dignity Health Mercy Hospital Advisory Committee, and with a local church. His statewide involvement includes serving on the Community College League of California’s CEO board, including being the board president in 2019-20.

Joe currently serves as the Superintendent/President of Shasta College, in Redding, CA. He started in this position on August 1, 2011, after serving the prior four years as Vice President of Administrative Services. This follows 15 years of educational administrative work at Trinity International University. He completed his Educational Doctorate in Organizational Leadership at Pepperdine University in May 2014 and holds a master's degree from Trinity International University, and a bachelor's degree in Physics from Kenyon College.

Joe enjoys spending time with his wife, Erica, who is a middle school teacher and his family, especially his four children and two grandchildren. When he has time, golfing, reading and woodcarving are among his interests and hobbies.

ANNE STROMBERG

Anne Stromberg has served on the Sierra Pacific Foundations Scholarship Committee since 1986.  Anne currently operates Anne Stromberg Staging and Design and has been a partner in Living Quarters Design Studio for twenty years. Anne attended Humboldt State University, Oregon State University and Bauder School of Design. She holds a degree in Interior Architecture and Design and is a member of the professional organization, American Society of Interior Designers.  

Raised in Humboldt County, Anne has volunteered much of her time to promote the quality of community and life that she enjoyed growing up on the North Coast. Anne and her husband, Brian, have two amazing adult sons both living in California. They split time in their getaway community of Mount Shasta, CA and recreate outdoors whenever possible. They are currently renovating a lovely old family home and trying to keep their sense of humor.

BECKY ROE

Contributing to the expansion, innovation and strategic success of Foundation for California Community College’s climate-related workforce training and community benefit initiatives, Becky is a trusted and proven workforce development professional and strategic partner. She focuses on collaborating with diverse stakeholders to build bridges between the emerging climate positive workforce, state and national partners, community organizations and climate impact career opportunities.

Prior to joining Foundation CCC’s Center for Climate Futures, Becky proudly served Shasta College and its students by managing a portfolio of $12M in funding investments focused on workforce training development in the forest sector.

Becky is proud to have served as co-lead of the Workforce Development Workgroup under California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force. Currently, she serves on the State Board of California Women in Timber and as a consultant to the Sierra Pacific Foundation Scholarship Committee. Past experience includes co-chairing the California Community College’s Chancellor’s Office’s K12 Strong Workforce Program Grant Selection Committee for the North/Far North region.

MIKE STUART

Michael Stuart served on the Sierra Pacific Foundation Scholarship Committee for 18 years since 1999. He is the retired Superintendent of the Shasta Union High School District in Redding California, serving from 1998-2008, and was the Principal of Enterprise High School from 1992-1998 and the Assistant Principal at Shasta High School from 1989-1992. Before his administrative career, he was a History Teacher and Coach at Chester High School for 15 years.

Since his formal retirement, Mike has served as an Interim Superintendent for one year each at the Durham Unified and the Gateway Unified District and as the lead faculty for National University in the School Administrator Credential and Master in Education programs. He is the President and owner of the School Leadership Center, an educational consulting company. His annual time spent with the Sierra Pacific Committee and interviewing students has been a highlight of each year.

BOB DOUGLAS

During a 43-year education career, Bob served 8 years as a science teacher/counselor in Napa and Sunnyvale, and 17 years as a high school principal, ROP and Special Education Director, and Assistant District Superintendent in Plumas County. In 1991 he accepted a position as Associate County Superintendent in Tehama County and in 1999 was elected Tehama County Superintendent of Schools (1999 -2008).

In 1998, Bob helped found the National Forest Counties and Schools Coalition (NFCSC), an organization of local, state, regional, and national organizations, representing 37 states. He was President of the NFCSC from 1999 until his retirement in 2008, when he became Executive Director of the NFCSC until 2012. He was involved in the enactment and re-authorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Communities Act of 2000, which provided $ 3.7 Billion dollars to rural forest county schools and counties. He also served on the County Payments Congressional Advisory Committee from 2000-2007.

In 2015-2016, he exited retirement to serve one year as Interim Superintendent of the Orland Unified School District. He currently owns Tehama Oaks Vineyard and Winery in Red Bluff, CA.

He is married and has three adult children and 4 grandchildren. He is a member of Rotary and on the Board of Directors of the State Theatre for the Arts in Red Bluff.