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Voice Lessons, Directs Knights Chorus, Co-Directs Opera Production/Workshop Accolades National Winner, Bel Canto Competition of Chicago Regional Winner, San Francisco Opera Auditions Biography Baritone Barry Johnson is enjoying a successful career as an opera singer, stage director, concert performer, and voice teacher. Having sung roles in more than 20 productions at Seattle Opera, Mr. Johnson has performed as a guest artist with companies throughout the west including Seattle Opera, Tacoma Opera

Paul Evans Lecturer - Tuba Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: evansmp@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Tuba Responsibilities Applied Tuba Lessons, member of The Lyric Brass Quintet Biography Paul Evans is the Principal Tuba of the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra and Lecturer of Tuba at Pacific Lutheran University.  An active performer in the Pacific Northwest, Paul also performs with the Northwest Sinfonietta, Bellevue

Stephen Corey Editor in Residence, Poetry Biography Biography Stephen Corey is the author of four full-length collections of poetry, the latest being There Is No Finished World (White Pine Press, 2003), and six chapbooks.  His poems, essays, reviews, and articles have appeared in dozens of periodicals and anthologies, among them The American Poetry Review, The Southern Review, Shenandoah, The Kenyon Review, Yellow Silk, The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, and The ‘Poetry’ Anthology

Ryan Wagner Lecturer - Trombone Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: rew@plu.edu Professional Biography Education M.M., Trombone Performance, University of Washington B.M.E., Pacific Lutheran University Biography Ryan Wagner graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a Bachelor’s of Music Education and the University of Washington with a Master’s of Trombone Performance. He is an active performer and educator throughout Washington state with extensive performance experience in classical, jazz, and

Daniel Lee Vice President, Division of University Relations Phone: 253-535-8111 Email: daniel.lee@plu.edu Professional Biography Education M.Div., Luther Seminary B.A., Communication, Concordia College Responsibilities Daniel reports to the President of the University and works closely with the Board of Regents. As the Vice President for Advancement, he is responsible for creating and implementing a unified and comprehensive plan to advance PLU’s mission philanthropically. Working with a team

, where his course load has included saxophone, chamber music, music theory, ear training, music appreciation, and digital music. He is also on faculty at the University of Puget Sound Community Music Department and is the founder and conductor of the South Sound Saxophone Ensemble. Steighner has premiered dozens of solo and chamber works and appears on CD releases from labels including Albany Records, Alea Publishing, Mark Custom, Naxos, Reference Recordings, and Vienna Modern Masters. Steighner

Phil Fawcett Visiting Assistant Professor he/him/his Phone: 253-535-7402 Email: pfawcett@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 254 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Information Science, University of Washington, 2017 MBA, Leadership and Management, Seattle University BA, Accounting and Business, Seattle Pacific University Books The Medicine Wheel: Environmental decision-making process of indigenous peoples (Michigan State

Daniel Lee Vice President of University Relations Phone: 253-535-8111 Email: daniel.lee@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Masters, Divinity, Luther Seminary B.A., Communication, Concordia Responsibilities Daniel reports to the President of the University and works closely with the Board of Regents. As Vice President for the University Relations Division, he is responsible for creating and implementing a unified and comprehensive plan to advance PLU’s mission. Working with a team of about

Lathiena Nervo Assistant Professor of Biology she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7376 Email: lnervo@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 148 Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Developmental Biology, University of Maryland - Baltimore County, 2015 B.S., Biological Sciences, University of Maryland - Baltimore County, 2004 Selected Presentations Manning,L.A., Ronk,H., Sewell, M.,Peifer, M., The scaffold protein Canoe and ZO1/Polychaetoid work together to

graduate of PLU in ’72, his career path has led him through various teaching jobs as well as art and design studios. He returned to PLU to teach in 2000, and many of his students have since moved on to their own creative and teaching careers. A quote that describes his outlook is in Henry Glassie’s 1999 book The Potter’s Art (Indiana University Press): “It is good to be a potter. At work, the potter manages the transformation of nature, building culture while fulfilling the self, serving society and