alicia johnsen

Hello! My name is Alicia Johnsen and I grew up in the small towns of Brinnon and Quilcene, where I have lived my whole life. I graduated from Quilcene High School, attended Olympic and Peninsula Colleges with my main studies being in Early Childhood Education before I focused on raising our three boys with my high school sweetheart Jason. I worked in the ECEAP program here in Quilcene when my two older boys were in preschool, and then as the bookmobile driver for the Jefferson County Library before changing careers entirely and working as a dental assistant for six years. I had the opportunity to come full circle back to Quilcene School as the District Secretary in 2015, and most recently was the School librarian since 2016. I was fortunate to work at the school when all my boys were attending, and that made it all the more special. I worked the last two summers in PEARL checking returned materials back into the library and loved what I saw! So when the SPED and LAP paraprofessional positions opened up in PEARL I decided it was time to take the leap and jump into a new adventure!