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Cosette Pfaff, M.S. Resident Instructor of Business Phone: 253-535-7244 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

University, Zaria, Nigeria, 2008 Research Projects Ph.D DISSERTATION Remote Working Human Resources Professionals: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study of Engagement Experiences. Biography During her professional journey, Nana served in the US Army at Madigan Army Medical Center, and spent many years in HR, applying her extensive background to enhance organizational dynamics and leadership. She holds a PhD in Business Administration with a specialization in Organizational Leadership, as well as a

Renee Simms Fiction, Nonfiction Biography Biography Renee Simms, J.D., MFA, is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship, a John Gardner Fiction Fellowship at Bread Loaf, and fellowships from Ragdale and Vermont Studio Center. She’s an associate professor of African American Studies at University of Puget Sound and teaches with the Rainier Writing Workshop, Pacific Lutheran’s low-residency MFA program. Her debut story collection Meet Behind Mars was a Foreword

Ami Shah Chair of Global and Cultural Studies Phone: 253-535-7687 Email: shah@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 222-C Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Director of Global Studies Associate Professor of Global Studies Education Ph.D., Development Studies, University of Oxford, 2007 M.Phil. with Distinction, Development Studies, University of Oxford, 2002 B.A., International Affairs, The George Washington University, 2000 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise

Dr. Karen McConnell, C.H.E.S. Associate Vice President and Chief Institutional Effectiveness Officer Phone: 253-535-7169 Email: mcconnke@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 121 Professional Additional Titles/Roles Professor of Kinesiology Education Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction in Exercise and Wellness, Arizona State University M.A., Exercise Science, University of the Pacific B.A., Sports Medicine, University of the Pacific Certified Health Education Specialist

Megan Benton English Department Status:Emeritus Professional Biography Education Ed.S., University of Alabama, 1984 M.A., College of William and Mary, 1981 B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1976 Books Illuminating Letters: Typography and Literary Interpretation co-authored with Paul C. Gutjahr (University of Massachusetts Press 2001) : View Book Beauty and the Book: Fine Editions and Cultural Distinction in America (Yale University Press 2000) : View Book Biography Former director of the

Austin Beiermann Director for Accessibility and Wellbeing Resources He/Him Phone: 253-535-7073 Email: Beiermad@plu.edu Professional Education M.S., Marketing Analytics, Pacific Lutheran University , 2021 B.A., Economics, Political Science, Pacific Lutheran University, 2018

Preston Lowe Visiting Instructor of Sociology Phone: 253-535-7839 Email: plowe@plu.edu Office Locati

Tom Falskow, CGMA, CPA Visiting Instructor Phone: 253-535-7083 Email: falskotn@plu.edu Biography Biography Tom Falskow brings over 30 years of finance and accounting experience to the PLU School of Business.  Having started his career in public accounting, he audited clients across the world, first in Seattle, then travelling to Zurich, Switzerland, Oslo, Norway and finally to Anchorage, Alaska.  He served clients in a variety of industries with a major focus on manufacturing and energy. He is

Julie Smith Dr. D. Eugene and Edith Strandness Endowed Professor Phone: 253-535-7307 Email: smith@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Science Center - 150 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm (On Campus) Thu: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Additional Titles/Roles Professor of Biology Education Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, New Mexico State University, 2005 B.A., Biology and English, Saint Ambrose University, 1994 Areas of Emphasis or