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Under The Sun: Interviews

Under the Sun: Toni Vernier, Director of Special Ed, SVUSD

July 30, 2020
Toni Vernier, new Director of Special Ed for the Sonoma Valley School District, in conversation with The Sun's Anna Pier. I know you've just come to the District as Director of Special Education.  That's right. I began informally the last half of June, and officially... Continue

Under the Sun: Bill Myers, hiker

June 6, 2019
The Sun’s Anna Pier sat down with Bill of Bill and Dave’s Hikes; his partner Dave Chalk (above right) is away until August. So you and Dave have been leading hikes since 2000? How did it all begin? Dave and I met in a docent... Continue

Under the Sun: Mary Favaro, dreaming big for Sonoma schools

May 23, 2019
The Sun sat down with the new executive director of Sonoma Valley Education Foundation, Mary Favaro. When did you start as Executive Director of the Education Foundation? March 11.  It’s been a full learning curve. Not only learning what the Ed Foundation does, but understanding... Continue

Under the Sun: John Schafer, MD at 86

May 10, 2019
How long have you been practicing medicine? Let’s see now, 57 years. I always tell people, if you like what you’re doing, don’t retire. Unless there’s another job you like more that you want to do. I like being helpful, being useful. You can always... Continue

Under the Sun: Jesús Paez, undocumented in Sonoma

April 27, 2019
How old are you? I’m 29.   Where were you born? In Guadalajara, Mexico in 1989. My parents brought my four older sisters and me to the U.S. when I was around three.   Did they come straight to Sonoma? No, first we moved to... Continue

Under the Sun: Alex Flores, paint store guy

March 29, 2019
Under the Sun: Alex Flores, paint store guy Tell us a little about yourself I’m 21, and grew up in Glen Ellen. I  went to Dunbar School and Altimira, and graduated from Sonoma Valley High School in 2015. I spent a year at Santa Rosa... Continue

Under the Sun: Jessie Barbour, centenarian

March 16, 2019
The Sun’s Anna Pier sat down with Jessie Barbour, who celebrated her hundredth birthday on March 13, 2019. What are your earliest memories? My memories go back to when I was five, when I started school in Napa. I went to first grade at the... Continue

Under the Sun: Bob Taylor, community broadcaster

February 28, 2019
Sun: What’s a typical “day in the life” of a studio manager? Bob Taylor: The KSVY radio hosts rotate in and out of the broadcast studio usually every hour, so there is a set of people coming and going constantly. This is one of my... Continue

Under the Sun: David Storer, city planner

January 30, 2019
  The Sun’s Anna Pier sat down with Sonoma’s new Director of Planning and Community Services, David Storer. I pick up a British accent. Yes, I was born and raised in England, in a small town near Nottingham that dates back to 1000. On this... Continue
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