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Kate Olson Lecturer - Jazz, Improvisation Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: kate.olson@plu.edu Website: http://www.kateplayssax.com/ Professional Biography Education BA, Music (Jazz Emphasis), University of Wyoming MM, Improvisation, University of Michigan Biography Kate Olson is an improvising saxophonist and music educator based in Seattle, WA. Since moving to Seattle in 2010, she has done her best to infiltrate the local, regional and international improvised music scenes. She can be heard

Cosette Pfaff, M.S. Email: pfaffcm@plu.edu Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Biography Biography Cosette Pfaff brings 25+ years of business practitioner experience, working on both the revenue generating and operational side of business and has a passion for growing healthy organizations. She specializes in performance coaching and training with individuals and teams in the areas of revenue generation, customer service/retention strategies, interpersonal communications, leadership skills

Lindsey Nice Department Chair and Program Director of Marriage and Family Therapy Phone: 253-535-8307 Email: nicela@plu.edu Office Location:Garfield Station - Room 110 Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Education Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapy, Loma Linda University, 2013 M.S., Marriage and Family Therapy, Seattle Pacific University, 2010 B.S., Nursing, Walla Walla University, 2007 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Working with

Marie Mutsuki Mockett Fiction, Nonfiction Biography Biography Marie Mutsuki Mockett was born to an American father and Japanese mother, and graduated from Columbia University with a degree in East Asian Languages and Civilizations.  Her memoir, Where the Dead Pause and the Japanese Say Goodbye, examines grief against the backdrop of the 2011 Great East Earthquake, and Mockett’s family temple located 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power reactor.  Mockett’s awards include a

Maoloud Dabab, Ph.D. Email: dabab@plu.edu Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Biography Biography Biography Maoloud Dabab is a Ph.D. candidate in Technology Management at Portland State University. He is employed with the Asset Management branch at the Water Bureau-City of Portland. In 2017, he earned his master’s degree at ETM-PSU as the first step to enrich his mind with a foundation of management knowledge and to bridge the gap between his technical background and management skills. He has a BA in

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

David Rebar Director for User Services / Instructional Technologies Phone: 253-535-7463 Email: rebardm@plu.edu Office Location:Mortvedt Library - Room 25 Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Employed: 20 Years Professional Biography Personal Education B.A., Business Administration, Western Washington University, 2000 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Technology Services and Support Instructional Technologies Responsibilities Provides leadership for four service teams of User Services

, 2006 Responsibilities Manages PLU semester programs in consultation with relevant Program Directors and Featured Faculty Liaisons Supports faculty in the development, implementation and budget management of semester study away programs Advises current and prospective faculty leaders on academic support services provided by the Wang Center and assists on travel related questions such as visa and passport requirements, Department of State travel advisories and warnings Manages contract review and

Richard L. Nance Professor Emeritus Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Term of Service: 1992-2023 Education D.M.A., Music, Arizona State University, 1992 M.A., Music, West Texas State University, 1982 B.M.E., Music, West Texas State University, 1977 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Choral Conducting Choral Composition Accolades Choirs under Nance's direction were selected to perform for conferences sponsored by the National Association for Music Education in 2009 and 2016. 2016 NWACDA

Lia Purpura Nonfiction, Poetry Website: http://www.liapurpura.com/ Biography Biography Lia Purpura is the author of eight collections of essays, poems, and translations, most recently, Rough Likeness (essays) and It Shouldn’t Have Been Beautiful (poems).  Her honors include a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, National Endowment for the Arts and Fulbright Fellowships, three Pushcart prizes, the Associated Writing Programs Award in Nonfiction, and the