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EDUCATION
2008 PSYCH-K Basic Certification, Santa Rosa, CA
2005 Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, ASIST, Auburn, CA
2005 Reiki 1st-Degree, Auburn School of Health & Wellness, Auburn, CA
2005 Resident Hypnotherapist, Certification, Orca Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia
2004 Energy-Active Craniosacral I, Auburn School of Health & Wellness, Auburn, CA
2004 3rd-Degree Black Belt, Nat. Association of Professional Martial Artists,
Auburn Family Taekwondo, Auburn, CA
2003 Nunchucks Level 1, Cirincione’s Weapons Certification, Auburn, CA
2003 Martial Arts Summer Camp, Professional Martial Arts Assoc., Auburn, CA
2002 2nd-Degree Black Belt, Association of Professional Martial Artists, Auburn Family Taekwondo, Auburn, CA
2000 1st-Degree Black Belt, Kukkiwon, Soleil Taekwondo, Amherst, NH
1995 MA Degree, Interdisciplinary Consciousness Studies, JFK University, Orinda, CA
1981 BS Degree, Geology, Oregon State University, Corvallis

HONORS & AWARDS
2008 Selected Artist, Carlina Calendars, Bellingham,WA
2005 National Gold Medal, Sparring, Pacific Taekwondo 5-Star Championship Finals
2004 Selected Artist: Art in Print Calendar, Auburn Printers & Northern California Artists
2004 National Gold Medal, Sparring, Pacific Taekwondo 5-Star Championship Finals
2000 National Gold Medal, Sparring, US National Taekwondo Championships
1995 Highest Honors, John F. Kennedy University
1981 Highest Honors, Oregon State University
1981 Phi Kappa Phi, Oregon State University
1980 Union Oil Company Scholarship

EXHIBITIONS & PRESS
2008 – Present: Ongoing group show: Art de Soul, Costa Mesa, CA
2009  News 10: Live Interview,  Jan 12
2009  Feature Story: American River Messenger, Feb 10
2009  Feature Story: Auburn Journal, Feb 1
2009  Solo: Bella Fiore, Fair Oaks, CA
2008  Solo: Sacramento Art Complex
2007  Group Show: Art de Soul Opening, Irvine, CA
2004  Group show: Auburn Center for the Arts
2003  Group show: Waldorf Art Show, Fair Oaks, CA
2001  Solo: Latitudes, Auburn, CA
2000  Solo: Renaissance Room, Petersborough, NH
1999  Solo: Expressions Gallery, Milford, NH

AGENTS
Art de Soul, Costa Mesa, CA
Art Consulting Services, Sacramento, CA

PUBLICATIONS
2004 – Present: Straight Talk for Teens by Teens, syndicated column, published weekly.
1984, Forcella: Low-Temperature Geothermal Resource Management, Oregon Dept. of Energy for Oregon Water Resources Dept.
1984, Forcella: Geothermal Resources Development in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Oregon Dept. of Energy for Oregon Water Resources Dept.
1982, Forcella: Geochemistry of Thermal & Mineral Waters in the Cascade Mountains of Western North America, Ground Water Magazine, Jan-Feb.
1981, Robison, Forcella, & Gannett: Data from Geothermal Test Wells near Mt. Hood, Oregon, US Geological Survey OFR 81-1002.

EMPLOYMENT
1997 - Present: Working Artist, currently in Gold River, CA
2004 - Present: Syndicated weekly columnist: Straight Talk for Teens by Teens
2006 - 2009: Hypnotherapist, private practice, Fair Oaks, CA
2005 - 2006: Hypnotherapist, private practice, Healing Light Institute, Auburn, CA
2005: Workshop facilitator, Love is a Rose, Auburn, CA
2004 - 2006: Co-founder, Healing Light Institute, Auburn, CA
2004 - 2007: Co-founder/Teacher, Teens-Matter, Inc., Auburn, CA
1985 – 1986: High School Science Teacher, Independent Learning School, Larkspur, CA
1984 - 1985:  Hydrogeologist, Citizens for a Better Environment, San Francisco
1980 - 1984:  Hydrogeologist, Oregon Water Resources Dept., Salem, OR
1980: Hydrological Field Assistant: USGS, Menlo Park, CA

PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
2009  Art donation: Junior League Auction, Sacramento
2007  Art donation, Sacramento Waldorf School Auction
1992  President, California Society for Psychical Studies, Berkeley, CA
1985  Logistics Coordinator: Robbins Research Institute, San Francisco
1985  Grant Writer, Food First: Institute for Food & Development Policy, San Francisco
1984  Loaned Executive: United Way, Salem, OR
1984  Mayor Appointee: Salem Energy & Conservation Advisory Committee, Salem, OR
1983  Event Organizer: Citizen Action for Lasting Security, Salem, OR





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