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Mary Herstad Data Management Specialist Phone: 253-535-7421 Email: mary.herstad@plu.edu Professional Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Database Management Advancement System Support Responsibilities Mary Herstad began her career at Pacific Lutheran University in November 2016 and serves as the Data Management Specialist. Mary is responsible for maintaining clean and accurate alumni and donor records, which includes supervising the Operations Student Interns who do data entry work.

Michaela Pulley, MSN, RN Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: kerschmk@plu.edu Office Location:Ramstad Hall - Room 308 Professional Biography Education MSN, Nursing , Pacific Lutheran University BSN, Nursing , Pacific Lutheran University Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Pathophysiology/Pharmacology courses Biography I began my nursing career in Critical Care and have a passion for nurturing critically ill patients/families at their most vulnerable times. I have worked in nursing education within

Katie Hoover Associate Vice President for Constituent Engagement Phone: 253-535-7182 Email: katie.hoover@plu.edu Professional Education B.A., German/Anthropology, Pacific Lutheran University, 2010 Responsibilities Katie Hoover joined the University Relations team in 2010. She currently serves as the Associate Vice President for Constituent Engagement, leading the University Relations teams charged with expanding philanthropy and engagement of donors, alumni and friends in service to the

interests include morality/values, evolutionary psychology, and “alternative” belief systems (e.g., conspiracies, the occult, etc.). Selected Publications Cook, C. L., & Franks, A. S. (2022). Religious identity and intersectional privilege: (A)Symmetric biases in Christians and atheists are unaffected by prompts to consider religious and racial privilege. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000477 Klein, R. A., Cook, C. L., Ebersole, C. R., Vitiello, C., Nosek, B. A

 Royce-Davis comes to us from the University of the Pacific, where she most recently served as Dean of Students in the Division of Student Life.  In her 15-year career at the University of the Pacific, she has served as Associate Professor in the Benerd School of Education; Interim Vice President for Student Life; Assistant and Associate Vice President for Student Life; and as Associate Director of the Career Resource Center. Dr. Royce-Davis earned a Certificate in Student Affairs Law & Policy from

Nancy Rahn Production Manager - Phased Retirement Phone: 253-535-8791 Email: rahnnm@plu.edu Biography Biography Nancy is a master at CBORD as she enters and maintains all of the recipes for Dining & Culinary Services. She oversees all of the ordering and food production that goes on for the year.

Patrick Gehring AVP for Finance Phone: 253-535-7119 Email: gehrinpd@plu.edu Professional Responsibilities Day-to-day oversight of the work of the Business & Payroll Office Financial Policy and Procedures Management Financial Reporting Budget Development

Patrick Gehring AVP for Finance Phone: 253-535-7119 Email: gehrinpd@plu.edu Professional Responsibilities Day-to-day oversight of the work of the Business & Payroll Office Financial Policy and Procedures Management Financial Reporting Budget Development

Studies Selected Publications "Gasping for War Drama: The 'About to Die Moment' of the Osama bin Laden Assassination" in Critical Studies in Media Communication "War Misguidance: Visualizing Quagmire in the US War in Afghanistan" in Media, War & Conflict "Fusing Race: The Phobogenics of Racializing Surveillance" "Feeling for the State: Affective Labor and Anti-Terrorism Training in US Hotels" Accolades 2021 • Karen Hille Phillips Regency Advancement Award 2021 • PLU Center for Gender Equity Award for

Hank Lin, Ph.D., CFA Assistant Professor Phone: 253-535-8722 Email: lin@plu.edu Biography Biography Dr. Fang (Hank) Lin joined Pacific Lutheran University as an Assistant Professor of Finance in 2023. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Oklahoma and is a CFA charter holder. Before his PLU journey, Dr. Lin was an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Finance at Pittsburg State University and served as an Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Washington Bothell