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Educational Talent Search, Shasta

Contact Information

ETS-Shasta’s administrative staff and advisors are dedicated to helping our students. Please contact us for more information on the program and what we can do for you.

Administrative Staff

Lianne Richelieu-Boren: Program Director

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    Lianne Richelieu-Boren

    Degrees:

    • Shasta High School
    • UC Davis: BA in Psychology, minor in Education
    • CSU Sacramento: MS in Counseling in School and Career and Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential

    Phone: 530.245.1844

    Email:

Daniel Valdivia, Assistant Director

    Degrees:

    • Enterprise High School
    • CSU Chico: BA in Psychology, Minor in Sociology
    • University of La Verne: Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential and MS in School Counseling

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    Daniel Valdivia

    Schools Served:

    • Enterprise High School
    • Parsons Junior High School

    Hobbies: Playing and coaching soccer, watching any type of sport and spending time with my wife and daughters.

    Advice: The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” Vince Lombardi

    Phone: 530.245.1841

    Email:

Rose Ibarra, Office and Fiscal Manager

    Phone: 530.245.1843

    Email:

Rae Brigham, Administrative Assistant

    Phone: 530.245.1845

    Email:

Lori Winship, Administrative Financial Assistant

    Phone: 530.245.4366

    Email:

Advisors

Dennis Diestler, Financial Aid Officer

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    Dennis Diestler

    Degrees:

    • Capuchino High School (San Bruno, CA)
    • CSU Sacramento: BS in Business/Marketing and BA in Experimental Psychology

    Individual appointments at College OPTIONS center

    Advice: “College is not a dream-it’s a plan.”  We are here to help! 

    Phone: 530.245.1840

    Email:

Karissa Morehouse, Advisor

    Degrees:

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      Karissa Morehouse

    • Los Gatos High School (Los Gatos, CA)
    • Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: BS in Human Development/Psychology
    • CSU Chico: Master’s in Career Development and Student Services

    Schools Served:

    • Central Valley High School
    • Shasta Lake School
    • University Preparatory high school advisory and senior transition
    • Stellar Charter School liaison, appointments at College OPTIONS center
    • Shasta Secondary Home School liaison, appointments at College OPTIONS center

    Hobbies: Finding new music on Pandora Radio, gardening, cooking and eating Thai and Japanese food, and scouring thrift stores for treasures.

    Advice:
    “You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must hammer and forge yourself into one.”  Henry D. Thoreau

    “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” Robert Collier

    Phone: 530.245.4634

    Email:

Becky Nail, Advisor

    Degrees:

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    Becky Nail

    • Central Valley High School
    • Pepperdine University: BA in Sociology and a Teaching Credential
    • Simpson University: MA in Education

    Schools Served:

    • Burney High School
    • Fall River High School

    Advice: “If you plan for one year, plant rice. If you plan for 10 years, plant a tree. If you plan for 100 years, educate a child.” Chinese Proverb

    Phone: 530.245.4368

    Email:

Lauren Tingley, Advisor

    Degrees:

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    Lauren Tingley

    • West Valley High School
    • UC Davis: BS in Microbiology
    • Simpson University: Teaching Credential

    Schools Served:

    • Shasta High School
    • Foothill High School
    • Sequoia Middle School
    • Mountain View Middle School

    Advice: The future depends on what we do in the present. 

    Phone: 530.245.4365

    Email: