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Mark Ivester Lecturer - Jazz Drums Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: ivestemd@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Video Education B.M., Eastern Washington University Responsibilities Teaches drum set lessons Biography Mark Ivester is a versatile drummer and percussionist with extensive experience playing a variety of musical genres from rock to jazz to orchestral music. Mark has performed with numerous jazz artists of international stature including Larry

Edward Castro Lecturer - Trumpet Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: castroea@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education D.M.A., University of Washington Graduate Studies Music Pedagogy, University of Maryland M.M., Yale University B.M., The Manhattan School of Music Responsibilities Applied Trumpet Lessons Biography Dr. Edward Castro has made it his mission to educate and entertain through music. Born New York City, his formative music training started

Edward Castro Lecturer - Trumpet Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: castroea@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Education D.M.A., University of Washington Graduate Studies Music Pedagogy, University of Maryland M.M., Yale University B.M., The Manhattan School of Music Responsibilities Applied Trumpet Lessons Biography Dr. Edward Castro has made it his mission to educate and entertain through music. Born New York City, his formative music training started

the baton of George Shangrow. Other recent performances include Mozart’s Exsultate, Jubilate motet with the Northwest Sinfonietta, Orff’s Carmina Burana and Handel’s Messiah with the Tacoma Symphony, Bach’s B Minor Mass with the Kirkland Choral Society, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with Orchestra Seattle as well as the opportunity to revisit one of her favorite characters, Susanna, (Le Nozze Di Figaro) with Tacoma Opera. On the opera stage, Susanna, (The Marriage of Figaro), is one of Ms. Milanese

Riley Stumpf Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: riley.stumpf@plu.edu Professional Education BSN, Nursing , Cleveland State University, 2016 MPH, Global Health, University of Washington, 2023 DNP, Nursing, University of Washington, 2023 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Labs and Clinicals NURS 316 and NURS403 Selected Presentations Student Outstanding Work Award Candidate APHA, Alternative to discipline as an intervention to address substance use disorder among nurses licensed in Alaska, APHA

large, musical family with five siblings, Dr. Anna Jensen was primed to excel at the double bass—while also developing a remarkable capacity for intuiting the needs of diverse learners. She embodies that rare combination of extraordinary musician and dynamic teacher. Her passion for music translates to her deep involvement in education. In addition to instructing at the University of Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran University, she is the Executive Director of the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association

Correctional Physicians National Association of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Biography Clinician, Administrator, Educator. Board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner, National Healthcare Disaster Provider and Correctional Healthcare Provider.   As a former member of the US military, I have had the opportunity to practice, teach and lead healthcare in many diverse environments, cultures, communities and populations throughout the world.  I hope to share these experiences with my PLU community

Daniel Pass, MBA Email: passda@plu.edu Biography Biography Following graduation from Washington State University with a BA in International Relations-Political Science, Mr. Pass served for twenty years as an Army Intelligence Officer with multiple assignments in the United States plus tours overseas to Europe, Asia, South America and the Middle East.  His has combat tours in Iraq for Desert Shield/Desert Storm in Southwest Asia, and in Somalia.  Specific assignments included multiple Commands

Professional Memberships/Organizations National Association of Teachers of Singing , (2008 - Present) Black Box Opera Theater , (2005 - Present) Biography Equally at home in everything from Shakespeare to Sondheim and Monteverdi to Verdi, baritone Glenn Guhr has always prided himself on his versatility as a performer. He has appeared in operas, operettas, musicals, plays, and film. In recent years, he sang the baritone solos for Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Carmina Burana and played Dulcamara in The Elixir

Doreen Splinter, MA Clinic Coordinator Phone: 253-535-7337 Email: splintdk@plu.edu Office Location: Health Center Professional Biography Education Certified Medical Assistant, Pierce County Community College, 1979 Professional Memberships/Organizations Diabetic Association of America Biography I joined PLU and Health Services in 2003.  I like to camp, travel with my husband of 28+ years, read, work in my yard and garden, walk my dog Lucy, and exercise.  I love spending time with my daughter