Vicki was born and raised on a large commercial farm in Napa, California. She was able to combine her farm knowledge and love of science when she studied at California State Polytechnical Institute in San Luis Obispo with a major in Dairy Science. She has worked in the SFCC Admissions & Registration office for 20 years. During this time, she had the opportunity to serve students from application to completion and beyond.

Vicki joined the Computing, Math, and Science Division as a Guided Pathway Specialist in 2022. She is passionate about STEM, pathways and dedicated to helping students achieve their goals by meeting them where they are.

When off-campus, she enjoys spending time with her family, gardening and reading. She is proud of her 3 sons and 2 daughters-in-law who attended CCS.

Scott is an ecologist interested in the effects of landscape changes on aquatic systems and the biological characteristics that influence the ability of these systems to respond to environmental change. He is the primary advisor for students interested in studying environmental science, and currently teaches courses in environmental science, microbiology, and oceanography.

As a graduate student at Portland State University, Scott studied the effect of microbial food chains on the breakdown of toxic chemicals. He continued his education as a Ph.D. student at Michigan State University, developing methods to assess the effects of environmental change on biological communities in streams and rivers. These methods have been applied to help inform environmental management in Michigan and in California, where he worked as a postdoctoral scholar and visiting researcher at The University of California, Santa Cruz. While at UCSC, Scott examined the effects of land use on stream and river systems entering Monterey Bay on the central California coast.

When not helping students succeed in science, Scott enjoys spending time with his family, fly fishing, and photography.