Career Field – Engineering

A tiny town has asked us to design a bridge to span a river 8 inches wide. But the only building materials available are a sheet of paper and some paper clips. We'll explore different paper bridge designs and test their strength. How much weight do you think a paper bridge can support? It's amazing!

Leader – Colleen Ferguson

Colleen Ferguson is a civil engineer with the Public Works Department at the City of Santa Rosa. She is involved with flood reduction, creek protection and construction of public infrastructure. Colleen has a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and an MS degree specializing in water resources from San Jose State University. She has two adorable kittens and has fun dancing, hiking, bicycling and kayaking.

Co-Leader – Sarah Yardley

Sarah is a civil engineer at the consulting firm Brelje and Race. She specializes in design of wastewater and recycled water projects. Sarah has an M.S. degree in Civil/ Environmental Engineering from UC Berkeley. She has one child and enjoys cooking, riding her bicycle and playing in her garden.