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Fellowship from the US/Japan Creative Artist Fellowship, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.  Where the Dead Pause and the Japanese Say Goodbye was a finalist for the 2016 PEN Open Book Award, the Indies Choice for Nonfiction and the Northern California Book Award for Creative Nonfiction.  Her novel, Picking Bones from Ash, published by Graywolf, was a finalist for the Saroyan Prize and the Paterson Prize.  Her new book, tentatively titled A Kernel In God’s Eye, explores her family’s one

Alexis Austin Director for Campus Life Engagement she/her Phone: 253-535-7068 Email: alexis.austin@plu.edu Office Location: Anderson University Center - 155 Professional Biography Education Master of Science, College Student Personnel, Western Illinois University Bachelor in Arts, English with an Emphasis on Creative Writing, Western Washington University Associate in Arts, Centralia College Biography Alexis began at PLU in Spring of 2022. Prior to PLU, Alexis most recently worked at the

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

Christine Nicolai Administrative and Communications Coordinator she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7400 Email: nicolacs@plu.edu Office Location: Morken Center for Learning & Technology - 252 Rieke Science Center - 158 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 12:30 pm (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm Professional Education M.F.A., Creative Writing, Eastern Washington University, 2009 B.A., English, Eastern Washington University, 2006

Katie Gutierrez-George Career & Internship Advisor She/Her Phone: 253-535-7324 Email: keg@plu.edu Status:Working Hybrid Professional Biography Why PLU? Education B.A., Economics, University of Puget Sound, 2023 B.A., Hispanic Studies, University of Puget Sound, 2023 Responsibilities Career & Internship Advising Internship Credit Registration Classroom Presentations Career Event Planning   Biography       Why PLU?      

Reesa Nelson Advertising Strategist she/her Phone: 253.535.7230 Email: rnelson@plu.edu Office Location: Martin J. Neeb Center Status:Working Hybrid Professional Education BA, Central Washington University, 2012 CDMP, Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing Institute, 2023 PCM, Digital Marketing, American Marketing Association, 2023 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Advertising campaigns and strategy Marketing analytics and reporting