Amelia Warzecha Ponderosa High School Amelia Warzecha is attending the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., for the academic and military opportunities offered. The Ponderosa High School alumna plans to pursue a degree in a STEM field which has been of particular interest to her since childhood. Campus life means following a strict military […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Amelia Warzecha
Reina Schmoock Ponderosa High School Reina Schmoock said she chose to attend the University of California, Los Angeles, for the diversity it offers to its student body. “I was captivated by the variety in which every student can live their life with the support and encouragement that they need,” explained the class of 2022 Ponderosa […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Reina Schmoock
Melissa Marion Oak Ridge High School Melissa Marion has a passion for teaching and will pursue her career goal of becoming a high school English teacher. She currently tutors at her alma mater Oak Ridge High School. “When I work with students what matters most to me is not just the material they learn but […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Melissa Marion
Emely Mancilla-Phoenix Ponderosa High School Emely Mancilla-Phoenix is attending Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz. She is studying psychology with an emphasis on forensics. The Ponderosa High School grad chose this field after a personal connection with a child life specialist and discovered that the role of victim advocate might be the right path for […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Emely Mancilla-Phoenix
Lindsay Scales Union Mine High School Lindsay Scales, a graduate of Union Mine High School, is attending Oregon State University. Her major in psychology with a minor in communications was inspired by her time as a camp counselor, seeing firsthand the positive impact she can have. She hopes to enter the mental health field after […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Lindsay Scales
David Bogle Union Mine High School Union Mine High School grad David Bogle is attending the University of California, Santa Barbara. He chose U.C. Santa Barbara for its reputation as an academically rigorous institution where students enjoy cooler weather and a central location from mountains to beaches. Bogle said he is currently undeclared while he […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: David Bogle
Julian Johnson El Dorado High School An El Dorado High School graduate, Julian Johnson is now attending college at the University of California, Davis, pursuing a degree in environmental science and management. Johnson’s upbringing helped him decide on his major. “My family and I have often lived in more rural settings, spending much of my […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Julian Johnson
Cassidy Warren Golden Sierra High School Cassidy Warren is studying nursing and ultrasound technician fundamentals at Lake Tahoe Community College after her graduation from Golden Sierra High School. Warren was drawn to her focus of study to help people. She said the teachers and beautiful location helped make her choice of school. When Warren isn’t […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Cassidy Warren
Nathan Brown El Dorado High School El Dorado High School alumn Nathan Brown is attending California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he is studying computer science with the hopes of getting into video game design. Brown has been fascinated with technology since he was young, especially video games, and studied computer science all four years […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Nathan Brown
Lizeth Melo-Hernandez El Dorado High School El Dorado El Dorado High School graduate Lizeth Melo-Hernandez is studying business administration at the University of California, Berkeley, as she prepares to pursue a degree in law. Berkeley affords Hernandez the opportunity to meet students from across the globe, an element of campus life she said she truly […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Lizeth Melo-Hernandez
Avery Norton Union Mine High School Avery Norton chose the University of California at Santa Cruz because she loves the location and knew the environment would be a good fit. Norton is majoring in psychology with a pre-med track because her dream job is to be a psychiatrist. Passionate about mental health, she wants to […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Avery Norton
Alysia Huang Oak Ridge High School Alysia Huang’s passion for understanding and caring for animals motivated her to focus her collegiate studies in animal science. An Oak Ridge High School grad, Huang chose to attend California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, because of the “learning by doing” motto the university encourages in its courses, […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Alysia Huang
William Dockter Union Mine High School William Dockter decided on Southern Oregon University after forging memories on multiple field trips to Ashland’s Shakespeare Festival since middle school. Dockter is a technical theatre major with an emphasis on lighting design in which he plans to pursue a career. “I hope that I can make that a […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: William Dockter
Chloe Gautschi El Dorado High School El Dorado High School running star Chloe Gautschi is now enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno. With the anticipated challenges regarding West Coast states’ watersheds in coming years, Gautschi is studying hydrogeology. “I just think this is a best choice for major since water is an issue that […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Chloe Gautschi
Madeline Meuser El Dorado High School Finished with her studies at El Dorado High School, Madeline Meuser is now working toward a degree in biology at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga. Meuser is very interested in science and felt that biology would be a great major to pursue as a first step into the science […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Madeline Meuser
Maritza Acevedo El Dorado High School Maritza Acevedo is attending the University of California, Los Angeles, where she is majoring in psychology. Having gone to El Dorado High School, Acevedo chose UCLA partially so she could experience what it is like to live in a big city. So far, the move has been a lot […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Maritza Acevedo
Madison Moore Oak Ridge High School With her days at Oak Ridge High School in the rear-view mirror, Madison Moore is attending the University of Arizona as a pre-business student with plans to go into a career in finance. “I chose this because I have always loved math and the business side of math, so […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers scholarship winner: Madison Moore
Eva Min Oak Ridge High School Oak Ridge High School alumna Eva Min is pursuing a career in medicine through her studies as a neruroscience major on a pre-med track. As a student at DePaul University in Chicago, Ill, she said chose neuroscience because every aspect of human existence can be traced to the biochemical […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Eva Min
Elise Wu Oak Ridge High School Elise Wu is a University of California, Los Angeles, student studying neuroscience. The Oak Ridge High School graduate chose this college to fulfill her goal of becoming a physician. “UCLA is a really nice community,” Wu said. “After I’ve been here for quite a few months, I can feel […] Read more2022 EDCAR Top Achievers Scholarship winner: Elise Wu
Sometimes all it takes is a Realtor knocking at your door wanting to sell your house to convince you to change careers. After graduating from California State University, Sacramento, Trish Meder-Heinzer worked as a chemist for the Sacramento Blood Bank until 1992. One day a Realtor fatefully knocked on her front door and she was […] Read morePresence keeps clients calling for Meder-Heinzer
Karen Larson didn’t move to El Dorado County in 1976 with a plan to become a fixture in its real estate market for decades. When she arrived she was far more interested in finding a place to play tennis, which she had been playing for some time in her hometown of Danville. She made friends […] Read moreMaking connections makes for Larson’s success
It is an honor to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the 2022 El Dorado County Association of Realtors Top Achievers for all you have accomplished and navigated through this past year. Awarded to the top 10% of agents in El Dorado County, these amazing Realtors have earned this distinguished designation through their hard work and […] Read moreTop Achievers pave way for brighter future
The El Dorado County Association of Realtors Honor Our Troops program’s mission is to support county residents serving in the military by sending care packages to wherever they’ve been deployed. The packages are filled with supplies and hope from home. Honor Our Troops also provides education scholarships for veterans, as well as home buyer gifts. […] Read moreHonor our Troops sends love from home
Each year the El Dorado County Association of Realtors raises funds through its CanTree Community Charities and charity golf tournament. In 2022 proceeds from the golf tournament went to the Caldor Fire Fund and nonprofits Hands4Hope and the Assistance League of the Sierra Foothills. Each charity received $8,600, according to EDCAR CEO Devin Woodard. The […] Read moreEDCAR charities give a community boost
Barbara Cook and Lucy Barnes, two of El Dorado County’s most beloved real estate professionals, died earlier this year. Cook wanted to honor her industry’s hardest-working while also serving the community, planting the seed for the El Dorado County Association of Realtors Top Achievers Club. She got the idea — then called the Million Dollar […] Read moreTwo of real estate’s finest
