Eureka's Heather Snipes reapointed by Governor Newsom to the

California Governor Gavin Newsom has reappointed Eureka's Heather Snipes to the Advisory Commission on Special Education, where she has been served since 2022. 

"Snipes has been a Program Specialist for the Supporting Innovative Practices Project at the El Dorado Office of Education since 2022 and an Instructor at the California Preschool Instructional Network since 2018. She held multiple positions at the Eureka City School District from 2013 to 2022, including Director of Early Childhood Development and Special Education, Assistant Director of Early Childhood Education, Preschool Center Teacher, Substitute Preschool Teacher, and Elementary School Secretary. Snipes was SEEDS Afterschool Program Coordinator at the Westside Community Improvement Project from 2015 to 2016. She was a Financial Aid Technician at the College of the Redwoods from 2014 to 2015. Snipes was an Emergency Communications Dispatcher Trainee at the City of Eureka Police Department from 2012 to 2013. She was an Early Head Start Teacher at Hoopa Valley Tribal Early Head Start from 2011 to 2012. Snipes was a Preschool Teacher at the College of the Redwoods Child Development Center from 2007 to 2011. She is a Member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Snipes earned a Master of Science degree in Early Childhood Studies from Walden University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Child Development from California Polytechnic State University, Humboldt. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Snipes is a Democrat. "- Governor Newsom's Press Office.