The Staff

Part-Time Staff

Anna Brown is a Holden graduate. She teaches TEAM SPORTS, SOCCER, and STENCILS/ SILKSCREENING. She has a B.A. in English from UC Berkeley (special emphasis on James Joyce). Her outside interests include sports, photography, art, reading, and natural history. She is a proud member of the Sea Shepherd, protecting whales and other ocean life.

Charles Slomovitz teaches ADDICTION 101 at Holden. He graduated from San Francisco State University with a B.A. in Industrial Arts in 1991. He is currently building an independent record label, HappyParts Recordings. Charles works part-time as a Case Manager & Group Facilitator at Recovery Management Services. He is completing coursework to become a certified Addiction Specialist. Charles is most relaxed when digging through used LP bins.

Jessi Fischer runs our SEX ED LUNCHES, a sex education drop-in that addresses students’ anonymous questions. She has a BA in Sociology with a minor in Human Sexuality from San Francisco State University, has completed a sixty hour certification in Sex Education from San Francisco Sex Information and is currently pursuing an MA in Human Sexuality from San Francisco State University. She belongs to the following organizations: San Francisco Sex Information and the Department of Spontaneous Combustion.

Logan Greenwald is a Holden graduate. She teaches a BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY course which emphasizes alternative processes and experimental photography. She attended Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado and participated in their Horticulture/Permaculture program. She recently transferred to California College of the Arts to complete her undergraduate degree in photography and is also taking classes in printmaking, glass blowing, art history and film. She also currently works at Annies Annuals and Perennials, a huge plant nursery, where she continues to foster her interest in horticulture and herbal medicine. In addition to horticulture and photography, her outside interests include traveling and creating spaces for community art, music and gardening.

Michael Coe is a Holden graduate. He teaches OPEN ART & MUSIC, STUDY HALL and WORK HOUR. He also works at Borders Books in Emeryville and deejays at various clubs in San Francisco.


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