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. Mentor. Workshops and classes in fiction and nonfiction. Statement: “One day in college, my favorite teacher came to the limit of her patience with me.  I had nearly suffocated a personal essay full of similes and metaphors and the word ‘I.’  She looked at my five drafts, handed them back and said, ‘You can do better than this. Just tell the truth.’  The simple rightness of this struck me like a blow to the head, and still does: it is a model of great teaching.  Of course I still commit, on a daily

Teaching Effectiveness Award, University of California, Berkeley (2021) Biography I received a dual BA in Social Work and Psychology and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Washington, Tacoma. I then spent several years in the Bay Area earning my PhD in Social Work from the University of California, Berkeley, before returning to the Puget Sound. As a Tacoma native, the PNW is a part of me. I am in this role because I have a deep appreciation for the field of social work and the

West, accompanying and coaching private voice students, team-teaching numerous theater classes, and most recently she was named Music Director for productions in PLU’s Theater & Dance program, including Amélie, music revues Off Broadway, and When You Wish Upon a Star, and Jasper in Deadland (Spring 2024). Amy is frequently asked to collaborate and perform with world-renowned conductors and elite ensembles at NWACDA, Washington ACDA, NAfME, and WMEA conventions. Recent notable collaborations have

University of Michigan, she studied with Dr. Diana Gannett and was a graduate student instructor. She holds degrees from the University of Michigan (DMA and MM) and Central Washington University (BM) and has been the recipient of the Mildred Tuttle Fellowship, the Farrell Merit Scholarship-Grant and was awarded the Presser Scholar. When not performing or teaching, Anna can be found exploring the outdoors with her four children, hiking in the woods, or encouraging her own family’s improvisational skills

included teaching applied lessons and keyboard musicianship courses to music majors and non-music majors, as well as working as a collaborative pianist in all capacities, including vocal and instrumental studio pianist, symphonic band pianist, contemporary music ensemble keyboardist, and pianist for opera and musical productions. He is an esteemed saxophone accompaniment specialist, who has performed in multiple faculty and guest recitals, including Montana State University, Tennessee State University