Ms. Bonnie Thoreen

Ms. Thoreen currently serves as the dean of Napa Valley College's satellite campus in St. Helena. She is responsible for noncredit and community education, a culinary school, the Trips and Tours program and the Emeritus College. She also is responsible for the campus library (in Napa), a position she has held for about 25 years. Off and on for the first 22 years of her affiliation with Napa Valley College, she was responsible for the library, media services, electronic classroom, technology planning, and staff development. She grew up in Minnesota, received a B.A. from the University of Minnesota and an MLS (Master of Library Science) from the University of Washington. On a more personal note, she enjoys music, harpsichord and recorder, as well as gardening and cooking. She has two sons, both of whom are attorneys.