Pizza with a Pro:

​Pizza with a Professional at Mount Vernon High School is an opportunity for students to learn more about potential careers from local community members.   Join us in the College and Career Center 11/12 during your lunch to learn about these careers!  Pizza is provided.  CTE Students can earn leadership points.

2023-2024 Pizza with a Professional Guest Speakers

• 3/12/2024 Andrew Vander Stoep, IBEW 191 Electrician Union

IBEW Local 191 is a Trade Union and has been in existence since 1901. Its jurisdiction covers Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Island, Okanogan, SanJuan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom Counties. The Business Office is located in Marysville, WA with satellite offices in Bellingham, Mt. Vernon, and Wenatchee. We have over 1900 Members, and have labor agreements with over 100Employers in the Electrical Industry.

• 3/27/2024 Janicki Robert Baize, Director of Quality – Janicki

  • Through the last 11 years, I have been in multiple roles which have only confirmed to me that Janicki is a company like no other. From when I started on the ground floor, I have worked on everything from parts that are now on Mars to windmill blades to fighter jet components. Moving into my current position has significantly broadened my perspective of the company and I am more confident than ever that our best days are still ahead.

• 4/10/2024 Eric Weisen, Taylor Made Truck Driving 

Eric Wiesen founder of Taylor Made TDS (Truck Driving School)  and current owner of NW Shippers  (A local trucking company)

3rd  generation in the trucking industry.

• 4/17/2024 Skagit Regional Health 

  • My name is Paige Schmelzer and I am a Senior Talent Acquisitionist for Skagit Regional Health. I have been with SRH for almost two years. My career history varies from working for many non-profits such as Pioneer Human Services as the Behavioral Health Human Resource Director, The NOAH Center Animal shelter as the Volunteer and Outreach Director and the Executive Director for Whatcom Education Spay and Neuter Impact Program before coming to work at Skagit Regional Health. I am Washingtonian and live on Camano Island but grew up in Everett and attended Cascade High School. I look forward to meeting you and speaking with you in person. 

  • Mrs. Lisa-Marie Gustafson has over 20 year’s experience in the Human Resources field, six years of that time with Skagit Regional Health (SRH) as a Human Resource leader. She works directly with leaders to assist with organizational and leadership development, employee and labor relations, HR strategy within the organization, performance management assistance for all levels of employees, succession planning, talent management, training and facilitation, conflict resolution, culture change, and workforce planning.

Past Pizza with a Professional Guest Speakers

• Jose M Tapia, T-Mobile Engineer, System Architecture. Former Business owner

• Irene Ibanez Medical field and Nursing School 

• Freddy Llanos (Interpreter for the Mariners) 

• Julio Rodriguez, Accounting

• Larson and Gross, Certified Public Accountant and Consultants:  Learn about careers in accounting, as well as a scholarship opportunity available to current MVHS Seniors.  

• ​Enrique Lopez Cisneros, Regional Migrant Coordinator with ESD 189.

• Gracie Ermi, Research Software Engineer with Vulcan Inc.

• Krista Madlung and Heather Jones, Strategic Emergency Education. 

• Nick Galati, Biology Professor, at Western Washington University

• Isabel Zaragoza, BSN, Registered Nurse, Migrant Health

• Rafael Lucatero, Lieutenant, with Northwest Region, Mount Vernon

• Cynthia M. Ruiz, Engineering Program Manager

• Mathew Schwab, Navy Search and Rescue Pilot

• Hexcel 

• Chris Salvador, Project Engineer at PACCAR

• MVSD Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, and Speech Therapist 

• Hospice of the Northwest 

• Lauren Ciarpelli, Surgical Nurse

• Caliber Precision Manufacturing

• Nichols Brothers Boat Builders 

• Andrew Brown, Resident Nurse

• Elmo Rojas, Chef

• The Evergreen Beauty School

• Pacific Woodtech 

• Jen Swanson, Starbucks Regional Manager

• CPI Plumbing and Heating 

• Jose Tapia, T-Mobile Engineer 

• Kirby Duncan, Blizzard Entertainment as a Software Engineer

• Catherine Wyman, Computer Science Department Chair at Skagit Valley College 

• Ken Duncan, District Sales Manager for the Pacific Northwest from BELIMO AMERICAS, HVAC

• Skagit Regional Clinical Training Program

• HF Sinclair Refinery

• Nordic HVAC Company

• Edge Analytical Laboratories (CHEMIST)

• Skagit County Public Health (Former MVHS Graduate)

• NW Laborers Union: Miguel Edmondson

• Seattle City Lights

• Skagit Valley Hospital: Interpreters

Recorded Videos:

Below are links to recorded Career Guest Speakers.  These links are provided by a variety of organizations and offer a great way to learn from real professionals about careers.

Career Connect WA Career Speaker Videos

Junior Achievement Career Speakers Videos

Career One Stop Career Speaker Videos