Ann Potcher has been name the November 2017 Staff of the Month. Potcher has been employed at College of Western Idaho (CWI) since August 2012 – first as the Chemistry Lab Materials Supervisor and since January 2015 as the Science Lab Manager for both Life and Physical Sciences. Prior to joining CWI, Potcher worked at several state agencies including the Idaho State Bureau of Labs, Central District Health Department, and Idaho Department of Fish and Game. She earned an M.S. in Biology at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania before moving to Idaho in 1997. Potcher lives on a 10-acre horse farm in Kuna with her husband Craig, four horses, and two dogs. Consequently, when she is not working at CWI, she is out riding the trails of southwest Idaho!