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Richard Fletcher Highlight
Tests aren’t over once school is over. You are going to have them for your entire life. Don’t give up and just keep going.
About Richard
- I grew up in Monterey, California.
- After high school, I was really lost and didn’t know what to do, so I attended community college for three years at Monterey Peninsula College so I could explore my interests.
- Transferred to Humboldt State University, where I earned my bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology.
- Two days after graduation, I began working for California State Parks, where I started out managing campgrounds.
- Then I transferred and began working on a trail crew, helping to build and maintain hiking trails and roads throughout the state parks system.
- From there, I became a seasonal interpreter at Humboldt Redwoods State Park for over three years where I led nature walks and campfire programs, and worked with our Junior Rangers.
- I was promoted to a full-time interpreter at Hearst Castle, where I conducted tours and educated people about the grounds and the history of the building.
- I am now a Guide II at Hearst Castle, which is a supervisory role where I oversee all of the guides here at the castle.
