June 2011 Corpsmember of the Month

Douglas Rodas

Supervisor: Fernando Montaño, Natural Resources Shop Supervisor

Crew: NRC

Length of time at CCNB: 1 year

Reason corpsmember was selected: During the last three months, Douglas has learned really fast to repair our power tools and has done an amazing job in the shop. He has worked many times independently fixing our tools and keeping the shop cleaned and organized. He has also done many tasks in our building, like landscaping and maintenance.

Leadership: Defensive driving

Skills training received at CCNB: Sawyer I and II Shop operations I , II and III

Favorite project: Hulk Hill Trail reconstruction project in Marin Head lands

Favorite educational component: Math

Favorite aspect of working at CCNB: He likes working in the shop and learning to fix all the powertools.

What did Corpsmember do before joining CCNB? Worked for a tree company

Why they joined CCNB: He was interested in learning English

How CCNB has changed their life: His English language skills have improved

Most important thing learned: To use and take better care of power tools.