Segal named chair for Friends of Rail & Trail
Santa Cruz County Friends of the Rail & Trail on Thursday announced the election of Faina Segal as new board chair, according to a release from the organization. Segal will serve for the next year.
Segal, raised in Watsonville, is passionate about improving access to opportunities for students in South County. She joined the Friends of the Rail & Trail Board of Directors in 2019.
“FORT has been instrumental in advocating for expanded public transportation in Santa Cruz County, which I believe is a keystone investment to building a more equitable and sustainable future for our county,” Segal said in a prepared release.
Friends of the Rail & Trail is working to promote the Coast Connect vision of an efficient transportation system in Santa Cruz County through advocacy and educational programs.
Education
The following students were honored for their academic achievement:
• Adira McNally, of Scotts Valley, earned a Bachelor of Arts in English with great distinction from Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington.
• Tamara Schmitz, of Scotts Valley, earned a Master of Business Administration in business analytics from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
• Taylor Ginieczki, of Santa Cruz, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2020 term at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.
• Nathan Katz, of Santa Cruz, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2020 term at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.
• Morgan Larkin, of Scotts Valley, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2020 term at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.
• Mollie Long, of Santa Cruz, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2020 term at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.
• Makai Norman, of Santa Cruz, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2020 term at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.
• Anna Stith, of Santa Cruz, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2020 term at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.
• Alex Strehlke, of Scotts Valley, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2020 term at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.
• Cameron Tolbert-Scott, of Santa Cruz, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2020 term at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.
• Amira Aspromonte, of Scotts Valley, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2020 term at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
• Jackson Scott Monroe, of Los Gatos, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2020 semester at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont.
• Lillian Chu, of Saratoga, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2020 semester at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida.
A thank you
Family Service Agency of the Central Coast I-You Venture has been collecting and distributing cards and gifts for seniors in care facilities since March to help brighten their days.
The agency has distributed more than 11,000 cards and activity items since the pandemic started. It has also distributed more than 2,400 gifts for the holiday. Family Service Agency would like to thank the community for its generosity and remembering seniors in local care facilities.
For information, call 831459-8917, ext. 205 or email Cleveland.n@fsa-cc.org.