LA Junta Tribune
Otero Junior College has announced that Maureen Rikhof and Darrin Nielsen are new hires to the International Relations division. They replace Rochelle Wallace, who resigned in December to pursue other opportunities.
Rikhof, who will be the new international relations director, is originally from Illinois, but grew up in Ouray. She earned her bachelor s degree from the University of Colorado in political science.
She also earned a master s degree from the University of Colorado Denver in public administration. She has five years experience working in nonprofit management and more than 20 years in higher education, mostly at the University of Colorado.