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60 Speakers Share Their Careers With Rogers Students

Doctors and nurses, artists and engineers will share what they do, hoping to inspire big dreamers. Zookeeper, anyone?

More than 60 people plus members of the Long Beach Fire Department will share their careers with the 900 students of Rogers Middle School Friday morning, and it's a striking range of professions.

Scientists, a harbor pilot, detectives, a popular clothing line developer, a chef, an X-ray tech, a cancer doctor, a nurse, restaurant owner, architects, artists, a gaming analyst are among the speakers who will spend the morning at the Belmont Shore campus with about 900 students. Many of the guests are parents of students or live in the Long Beach area, providing a bit of a community portrait by trade.

The Long Beach 6th-to-8th-grade students generally find Career Day one of the highlights of the school year, a day of horizons opening up and futures to ponder, and no wonder. Check out the following list of speakers, which reveals something about the rich community in which we live.

Ms. Cat Bell Oakley Product Developer, 
Ms. Kira Beltran Kollin Altomare ArchitectMs.
Heather Bigelow Associate Analyst, Human Resource Services Middle School/ K-8 & Special Education Staffing From LBUSDDr. 
Mark Bird Anesthesiologist/ Physician
Captain Bob Blair Harbor Pilot for Jacobsen Pilot Service
Mr. Dana Brown Senior Geologist
Chef Paul Buchanan
Detective Jerry Carter
Detective K-9 Unit for LBPD
Dr. Craig Collins Surgeon
CHP Officer Dion Conley 
Mr. Max Constanza, Consultant- Commercial Pilot FAA Certified Flight Instructor
Anita Correa, PT Clinical Supervisor of Outpatient Therapies Department
Dr. Ann De Jarnett Marriage & Family Therapist at Boeing Company in Huntington Beach
Ms. Christina Dunn Flight Attendant
Mr. Justin Elledge Inventor & Industrial Arts Teacher
Dr. Thomas Gallagher, Chiropractor
Dr. Mark Garlington & Orthodontic Office Staff- Ms. Laura Mandas, Ms. Mallory Vazquez, Ms. Tina de Garriz
Mr. Derek Girling Regional Sales Manager, Sun Power Corporation
Ms. Leslie Munro Grenier, Landscape Designer
Petty Officer Kelly Hancin, Coast Guard
Mrs. Maria Harrington, Promotional Marketing, Territory Manager- Major Accounts, Small Business Services Deluxe Corporation
Mr. Raymond H. Huff Environmental Consulting
Ms. Charlotte Hurst CAbi Clothing
Petty Officer Robert Jackson, Coast Guard
Ms. Erin Kellogg, Naturalist
Ms. Denise Knight Dance S
tudio Director- MMSdance 
Ms. Lori LaMont Artist
Ms. BA Laris Health Educator
Ms. Venita Lombard MRI/CT Technologist
Ms. Lisa Lowe President & Creative Director of O.R.E. Originals Inc
Mr. Jim Mandas Manager of Design for Molina Healthcare
Mr. Steve McNeal, Audio
Mr. Trifon Metodiev Kollin Altomare Architect
Mr. Marc Morin Owner of Beachside Properties
Ms. Jessi McMaster Yoga Instructor
Mrs. Catherine Morris, William Morris Commercial
Mr. William Toliver Morris, Jr.William Morris Commercial
Dr. Robert Nagourney, Oncologist
Mr. Kevin O’Leary Radio Communication System Engineer; Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
Officer Dan Ornelas Police Detective- LAPD
Mr. Michael Pachter Manager Director for Entertainment/ Video Games Analyst for Wedbush Securities 
Mr. William Page Air Force Academy
Ms. Cassie Perez-Hamison,Public Affairs Officer, Long Beach Airport
Mr. James M. Poole, Patent Portfolio Manager, The Boeing Company
Mr. Craig Prestininzi Kluger Architects, Project Manager, A.I.A. Associate, LEED Accredited Professional
Mr. Von Raees Journalist
Ms. Lisa Ramelow Retaurateur
Ms. Shanda RatterreeCosmetology Educator, Hairdresser
Mr. Justin Rudd Community Action Team/ Executive Director
Mr. Brian Russell Vice President of Coldwell Banker Commercial BLAIR WESTMACMr. 
Robert Schallmann, Navy Biologist- Conservation Program Manager- Naval Weapons Station Seal BeachMr. 
Jeff Sedlak Senior Civil Engineer Commander Steve SheddCommanding Officer of USS MILIUS (DDG 69)
Mrs. Maggi ShelbournLong Beach Water Department-Microbiologist 
Ms. Becki Snellen Nurse 
Ms. Janine Sorenson Associate Analyst, Human Associate Analyst, Human Resource Services High School From LBUSD
Sparrow Freelance Makeup Artist/ Colorist
Mr. John Sullivan Industrial Hygienist
Mr. Lawrence Taylor Lawyer
Detective Tom ThorntonLAPD
Ms. Nancy Thomas Los Angeles Zoo Keeper
Mr. Terry Wells Principal Software Developer, EMC Corporation
Mr. Michael Wick Belkin Design Manager
Dr. William Worden Pediatric Dentist
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