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Kelsey Eagen Associate Director, Academic Advising she/her Phone: 253-535-8776 Email: kelsey.eagen@plu.edu Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Biography Kelsey has been with PLU since May 2019 and has worked in higher education since 2014. Kelsey has a BS in Psychology and a MS in Higher Education Administration with a focus on Title IX Law from the University of North Florida. Kelsey works primarily with biology students, pre-med students, and theatre students in addition to

University Dispute Resolution Committee Member. Coordinate the medical withdrawal process. Co-lead Student Care Network. Supervision of Student Rights and Responsibilities and Office of Accessibility and Accommodation. Representing the Division of Student Life on the Academic Performance and Integrity Committee. Provide direct student service to support student retention and success. Biography Eva has enjoyed working at PLU for 20 years in the area of student activities, leadership, and diversity. She

designs at PLU include both Costume and Set Design for Twelfth Night, Costume Design for Cabaret, Company, and The Fantasticks, as well as Puppet and Costume Design for The Floating World. Kathleen has also designed for the PLU Music Department, including Set Design and Scenic Artistry for several of the annual Christmas Concerts, and Costume Design for The Magic Flute and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Kathy has designed extensively for Tacoma Opera and for Harlequin Productions in Olympia, among others

Doreen Splinter, MA Clinic Coordinator she/her Phone: 253-535-7337 Email: splintdk@plu.edu Office Location: Health Center Professional Biography Personal Education Certified Medical Assistant, Pierce County Community College, 1979 Responsibilities Administrative support for Health Services. Work with students as a navigator to establish health insurance under their own plan. Professional Memberships/Organizations Diabetic Association of America Biography I joined PLU and Health Services in 2003

Mary Jo Larsen Assistant Dean Phone: 253-535-8456 Email: larsenmj@plu.edu Office Hours: Tu & Th: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Fri: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Education, Seattle Pacific University, 2014 M.A., Education, Pacific Lutheran University, 2004 B.A., Education, Pacific Lutheran University, 2002 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Endorsements in English and Biology Biography Mary Jo earned both her B.A. and Master’s in Education from PLU. Her varied career in education

, 2008 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Machine learning Data science Bioinformatics Selected Presentations 23rd International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB), Large-Scale Model Quality Assessment for Improving Protein Tertiary Structure Prediction (2015) The 5th International Conference on Wireless Communications Networking and Mobile Computing, WiCOM, Apply Modified Method of Nonlinear Optimization to Improve Localization Accuracy in WSN, Beijing (2009) Selected

Lauralee Hagen Senior Advancement Officer Phone: 253-535-7203 Email: hagen@plu.edu Professional Education M.A.E., Pacific Lutheran University, 1978 B.A.E., Pacific Lutheran University, 1975 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Event Planning Fund-Raising Gift Planning Lute Spirit Relationship Building Responsibilities Lauralee is responsible for raising financial support for PLU in the form of current and deferred gifts from alumni, parents and friends in alignment with PLU’s mission. While she loves

Katie Brizuela Visiting Instructor and Interim Coordinator of Music Education Phone: 253-535-7789 Email: kbrizuela@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education M.M., Music Education, Eastern Washington University B.M.E., Music Education, Pacific Lutheran University Biography Katherine Brizuela is a music educator in the Puget Sound region. She received her Bachelor of Music Education from Pacific Lutheran University and a Master of Music in Music

parents of young children Spirituality in therapy Development of contextually-sensitive and socially-just pedagogy Accolades Collaborative Family Healthcare Association New Professional Fellowship Award: 2011 Family Process New Writers Fellowship Award: 2012 Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Volunteer of the Year Award: 2017 Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Educator of the Year Award: 2018 Biography I’ve been at PLU since 2013, and continue to appreciate

. Miho Takekawa was raised in Tokyo and currently resides in Seattle. She teaches at Pacific Lutheran University, where she heads the percussion studio and directs the school’s percussion and steel pan ensembles. During the 2010-2011 school year, she was an interim professor of percussion at the University of Washington School of Music. Miho began piano at age three and took up percussion at thirteen, ultimately graduating from Tokyo’s prestigious Kunitachi School of Music. She earned both Master’s