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Achievement from the Publishing Triangle.  As of 2016, he serves as critic-at-large with the L.A. Times and sits on the Board of Trustees of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP). Mentor. Classes in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction. Statement: “Writing has never been a luxury or pastime for me, it has always been a passion and a mission. That means that I look at writing as purpose, an expression that’s meant to communicate something important enough for the artist that it is to be

Mary Lou Yeomans 208 Garfield Manager Phone: 253-538-5990 Email: yeomanml@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Biography Biography Mary Lou has been with PLU for over 10 years and has worked a variety of positions. She loves working closely with the students and helping to make PLU an awesome experience for everyone. She’s a great cook, her tamales are almost famous! Her family is what keeps her going both at and away from work.

in broader social or historical contexts: Are there larger conversations that you wish or aim for your poems to be a part of? Are there poets from the past or present whom you imagine your work might be in dialogue with? If you are not sure yet, as a mentor, I intend to make these meetings happen, too, as we tailor your reading lists. In addition to learning the formal and technical elements of poems, it is important to me that you grow by learning from the diverse literary traditions that your

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

has resulted in academic consulting projects with over one hundred companies (companies and organizations like T-Mobile, Madigan, Port of Tacoma, MultiCare, United Way, KPLU, Port of Tacoma).  Additionally, entrepreneurship students build real companies selling real products and experience real failures (a key component of Dr. Brown’s entrepreneurship scholarship). Recently recognized as Idaho State University’s 2016 College of Business Professional Achievement Award winner, Dr. Brown leverages

Hall in Seattle, Davies Orchestra Hall in San Francisco, and Klassik Keyifler Festival in Turkey. A dedicated performer of new music, she has premiered works by Marilyn Shrude, Wayne Horvitz, Bern Herbolsheimer, and Laura Kaminsky, among others. She has been featured on multiple live radio broadcasts on such stations as WFMT-Chicago, KUOW and KING FM in Seattle, Maine Public Radio and NPR Performance Today. Her collaborations have included concerts with the Seattle Chamber Players, Avalon String

as Associate Professor of Oboe at the University of Alabama School of Music, and principal oboe of the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Myers is an active orchestral, chamber, and solo performer, and has performed with the Seattle Symphony, Symphony Tacoma, Northwest Sinfonietta, Seattle Modern Orchestra, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. She has toured throughout the United States, Europe and Canada as both a soloist and chamber musician. Chamber music is a main passion for Shelly, and as a

behavior management. He is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and consults with local school districts regarding positive behavior supports. He serves on the CEC’s Division of Early Childhood Publications and Products Advisory Committee, and he’s a 2023-24 member of the Fred Rogers Educator’s Neighborhood. Prior to working in higher education, John was an elementary school teacher and administrator for 13 years. Social justice and equity in education are the guiding forces of this educational

LeeAnne Campos Lecturer Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: camposla@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education B.M., Vocal Performance, Pacific Lutheran University, 1981 Responsibilities Applied Voice Lessons Biography LeeAnne Campos began her music career at the age of seven in Munich, Germany, playing the role of a Siamese boy in a professional production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I. A past regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera

from the Music Teachers National Association and is a member of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. He has been honored with the Excellence in Education Award from Ohio Magazine.  Dr. Bennett served multiple terms as Commissioner on the Washington State Arts Commission, on the Grants Committee of The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, and as Commissioner on the Upper Arlington Cultural Arts Commission. He has served on the executive boards of the Music Teachers National Association, Central Ohio