New insight, talent, a passion for education and yes, a lot of personality…. that’s what Cuesta has gained in the form of the recently hired Bradford Anderson, Executive Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations, Anna Davies, Dean of Instruction, Science, Mathematics and Nursing, and Karen Tacket, Director of Contract Education and Community Programs.

Bradford comes to Cuesta from Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. in San Jose, where he served as General Counsel and the Interim Director of Human Resources. He has extensive experience in employment law issues and human resource policies.

Bradford graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Juris Doctor degree from the State University of New York School of Law in 1987. He received his bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Purdue University.

Anna comes to Cuesta from Washington State, where she served as the Division Dean for Health and Human Services at Clover Park Technical College. Anna also served as the Faculty/Department Head for Social Services and the Executive Director for Combined Services for Successful Employment at the same institution.

She has her A.A. degree in general studies from Tacoma Community College, a bachelor’s degree in social work from Eastern Washington University, a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from City University in Bellevue, Washington and is working on her Ed.D. in Community College Leadership from Oregon State University.

Karen is a well-known figure in the local community, having owned and managed a local public and community relations business for the past fifteen years. Project development, communications and financial management are just a few of Karen’s many talents.