School Counselor A-E

Email Dan Hawkes

Hi, my name is Dan Hawkes! I work primarily with students whose last names begin with A-E.  I grew up in Sugar City, ID and attended Sugar-Salem High School.  I graduated from BYU – Idaho in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology Education and earned a Master of Education from American Public University in 2014.  I worked as a science teacher in Shelley, ID for 5 years, and now I’m here and love being a Bruin!  I married Amber, my amazing wife, in 2010. We now have two little buddies. One who is in Kindergarten and the other three years old. I have always loved helping people and am so excited to be in my role as a school counselor.  Some of my passions are sports (especially soccer), Lego, reading, and watching movies with my wife.  I recently got into biking, so if you see me on the roads please don’t hit me!

Favorite quote:  “Always park next to a cart return”…………D. B. Hawkes

School Counselor F-L

Email Mariah Sorenson

Mariah Lynn Sorenson is a counselor at TFHS, originally from Wyoming but now proud to call Idaho home. She holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Idaho State University and has experience as a small business owner. Mariah later earned her M.Ed. in School Counseling from Liberty University and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). A true country girl at heart, she enjoys the outdoors, especially the mountains, and cherishes time spent with her family. Passionate about education and dedicated to helping high school students thrive, she feels incredibly fortunate to be part of the BRUIN family.

School Counselor M-R

Email Christa Tackett

I'm Christa Tackett, a school counselor at TFHS. I have worked in the Twin Falls School District since 2004. I taught family consumer science at Robert Stuart Middle School, where I met my husband. I began teaching at Twin Falls High School in 2016 and moved into the counseling office in 2021. I graduated from the University of Idaho in FCS Education and received my master's in school counseling from Liberty University. When I am not at work, I am with my two awesome kids and husband, watching their sports, enjoying the outdoors, or being with friends and family.

School Counselor S-Z

Email Griselda Escobedo

Hello Twin Falls High School Bruins community, my name is Griselda Escobedo and I am the counselor for Twin Falls High School Bruins students with last names S-Z. I love the Twin Falls School District and have been here for over 21 years. I have been a counselor at TFHS since August 2016. Previously, I was one of the counselors at O’Leary Middle School for 10 years. I am also a clinical counselor and own my own private counseling practice in my spare time. I have been married to my best friend, Julian, for 28 years and have 4 amazing sons who are now in college or adulting. I graduated from Emmett High School. Earned my Bachelors in Criminal Justice from Boise State University (GO BRONCOS!). I earned my Masters in Counseling from Northwest Nazarene University. I am a school counselor because I truly believe that every student can be successful. My counseling goal is to help students find out what motivates them. As a school counselor, I love the opportunity I have of getting to know students and helping them discover their strengths and teaching them the tools to positively use their talents. My hobbies are yoga, hiking, nature gazing and reading. I also have my yoga certification (RYT-200) and enjoy teaching classes when the opportunity arises.

Counseling Center Secretary

Email Lynn Harmison

I am Lynn Harmison, TFHS Counseling Secretary. I was born and raised in Twin Falls and proud to say I am an IDAHO girl thru and thru!  I bleed Blue and White as a 1982 graduate of TFHS myself.  GO BRUINS!  I have been married to my awesome husband, Brian for lots and lots and lots of years!  We have two amazing grown kids, Heath and Jayme who are also former Bruins. They are married to their incredible spouses Mollie and Ben and to their unions they have blessed me with four handsome grandsons Preston, Dawson, Walter, Milo and one beautiful granddaughter, Zoey.  I have worked in education since 1996 with the Twin Falls School District and Nampa School District.  I have been blessed in my career to have worked in many capacities of the K-12 world.  My career stems from working as secretary at Support Services, office manager at an elementary school in Nampa, the attendance secretary at O’Leary Middle School and TFHS, now counseling secretary at TFHS.  I love working with students, watching them grow; working on their graduation requirements then onto their next steps into adulthood. I always enjoy running into a student outside of school and seeing where their paths have taken them.  In my free time I love to spend time with my family and spoiling my grandkids. They are the light in my world! I enjoy watching them in sports, drama and music, camping, spending time outdoors, watching sports (GO 49er's and Yankees), reading and art. It is such a pleasure to come to work each day and be a part of our awesome Bruin family!

College and Career Counselor

Email Christi Benson

I am Christi Benson, College and Career Counselor at TFHS. I have been a counselor in the Twin Falls School District since 2005. I have a wonderful husband and two beautiful daughters. I grew-up in California attending Enterprise High School where I participated in cheerleading and softball. I started my college career at Saddleback Community College then transferred to California State University, Long Beach earning my BA in Psychology. I also had the opportunity to be on the cheer team winning 3rd place at Nationals in Florida, GO BEACH! At National University I earned my M.S. in Educational Counseling. In 2005 my husband and I moved to Idaho where I started my counseling career at TFHS. The best part of my job is being able to visit with students about their hopes and dreams. I also enjoy the great faculty and staff that I work with; I feel so blessed to have a job I truly LOVE!!!

Advanced Opportunities Coordinator

Email Karen Robinow

I am Karen Robinow, Advancement Opportunities Coordinator at both CRHS & TFHS. I was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area with many adventures at my back. As much as I loved living there, I have yearned for the country life for as long as I can remember. I’ve had the opportunity to visit Idaho at least once a year for the past 30 years. My four Children and I were able to resettle here and have made Filer our home. I have three boys and one girl and between them I have five grandchildren who are my heart. I have worked in education for more than 20 years. My career stems from working as a bookkeeper tech for my youngest son’s elementary school in Dublin Ca, Business Tech at Dublin High School in the Activities Office, the principal’s secretary at Valley High School (at risk students), I did that for five years; that’s where I fell in love with at risk students. From there I moved to Twin Falls and Brady Dickinson hired me as his secretary when we opened CRHS. I was a Business manager at Hayward High School in Ca for four years, then returned to Twin Falls and worked at South Hills Middle School as their Registrar, from there I moved over to Magic Valley High School to work once again with at-risk students. Now I’m beginning a new adventure as the AOC for all schools with 7-12 grade students. My very favorite thing to do is hang out with all my kids and grandkids. I enjoy the outdoors and the solitude I find in our new home in Filer. I’m a bit of a crafter, but I have to be able to copy someone. I’m looking forward to my new adventure working in the Career Center, with the awesome counseling staff at all three middle schools and both high schools.

Workforce Coordinator

Email Annie Peterson

Hello, I am Annie Peterson, The Workforce Coordinator at TFHS & CRHS. I have worked in many different industries. I have worked for NBC during the winter Olympics, The Idaho Steelheads Hockey Club, The Boise Hawks Baseball Team, WOW Country radio station, and owned my own Bridal Boutique in downtown Boise. Prior to working at CRHS & TFHS I was a career advisor at MVHS. I am a graduate of TFHS- GO BRUINS! I received my Bachelors of Science in Business Marketing from Westminster College- Go Griffins! I also have my Masters of Business Administration from NNU. I love to travel, being outdoors, spending time with my family, and adorable dogs. I really appreciate all the love and support from my mom, Mrs. Joni Peterson. My passion is helping students find their potential and help them become successful in their future endeavors.

CTE Early College Coordinator

Email Melissa Chantry

I am Melissa Chantry, the CTE/ College coordinator for Twin Falls High school. Fun fact, I actually work for the College of Southern Idaho, but I get to spend four days a week here helping students register for dual credit, select classes, plan for certifications and really anything involving dual credit and the college. I am also the regional CTE coordinator and manage the Uplink program. Uplink allows students to work on technical certificates and even a CTE associates degree while in high school in a selection of technical programs including welding, auto collision, business and more. I love helping students explore and find their career path.

I graduated from Jerome High School in 2008 and received my bachelor’s in communications in 2014. I completed my Masters in education at ISU in 2020. When I’m not at work, I spend most of my time with my husband and my two beautiful babies aged 4 and 9 months.

Please come see me if you have any questions about CTE programs, dual credit, or anything CSI.

TRIO Project Specialist

Email Deydree Boyer