Our Story
Patti Sutch
Founder & Instructor
Original President and Founder of REG REVIEW, Inc. has a M.S. in Engineering Geology from Stanford University and was a research geologist for Shell Oil, an engineering geology consultant, and a hydrogeologist for the Santa Clara Valley Water District. She is the former Executive Director of the Association of Engineering Geologists and chaired the Registration Committee of the AEG San Francisco Section. She recently retired from the Executive Director position of the Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) based in Sacramento, California.
Lisa Dirth
Founder & Instructor
Original Vice President and Founder of REG REVIEW, Inc. earned her B.A. in Geology from the University of Northern Colorado. She has 15 years experience as an engineering geology consultant working on dam site investigations, landslide mitigations, fault investigations, and reviewing fault reports for the City of Oakland. She is currently the administrator for REG REVIEW and performs all the course coordination as well as works on all book and course notes modifications.
Lauren Foster
President & Instructor
Lauren is the current President of REG REVIEW, Inc. has a Phd, PG and works as a full-time hydrogeologist doing environmental work and computer modeling. Her PhD is from Colorado School of Mines and she has worked in the field for 8 years. Recently she has built Geologic Framework Models from geophysical and borehole data for geothermal applications.
Becca Ellerbroek
Instructor
Becca is a PG, has a BA and MS in geology from Cornell College and Northern Arizona University. She has worked in the oil and gas industry, performed research on Quaternary geology and paleoclimatology of Alaska, and was an adjunct professor of geology at Northern Arizona University for 5 years.