Search

currently serves as Director of Fundraising Operattions. Katie is responsible overseeing the Operations areas of data entry, gift processing, and prospect research. Her previous experience includes serving as Administrative Assistant for Alumni & Constituent Relations, Information Specialist, Gift Records Coordinator, and Assistant Director of Research & Information Strategy for Advancement at PLU.

Justin Natali, MS Lecturer Phone: 253-535-7244 Email: jnatali@plu.edu Biography Biography Passionate leader, strategic executive, and operational manager with robust background in organizational culture and employee experience. Over twenty years of dedicated practice in talent management, organizational development and leadership development within various industries, including healthcare, government, entertainment, and hospitality. Extensive experience in all aspects of the employee lifecycle

Gerardo Cuevas-Buendia Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice Phone: 253-535-7644 Email: cuevasgv@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 244 Professional Education Ph.D. , Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, 2021 M.A., Criminology, The Pennsylvania State University, 2016 B.A., Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, 2014 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Criminology Juvenile Justice Race and Education [School Discipline] Urban Inequality Latina/o/x Populations

Katie Brizuela Visiting Instructor and Interim Coordinator of Music Education Phone: 253-535-7789 Email: kbrizuela@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 208 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

Life Cycle: Traditions and Activities co-authored with Barbara Binder Kadden (A.R.E. Publishing, Inc. 1997) : View Book Teaching Tefilah: Insights and Activities on Prayer co-authored with Barbara Binder Kadden (Behrman House Publishing 1990) : View Book Biography Bruce Kadden is a retired rabbi of Temple Beth El in Tacoma where he taught Judaism. He is the co-author, along with his wife Barbara, of Teaching Mitzvot: Concepts, Values and Activities; Teaching Tefilah: Insights and Activities on

Tara West, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC Clinical Instructor of Nursing Phone: 253-535-7344 Email: twest@plu.edu Professional Biography Education MSN, Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, Murray State University, 2008 BSN, Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, Agusta, 2002 Biography I began my nursing career as an active duty army nurse working in Med/Surg. I gained experience also working in ER, ICU, and Deployment Health/Preventive Medicine. Following leaving active duty in 2007, I returned to school to

Spanish Language at many levels as well as courses focused on Latin American literatures and cultures. She is the author of several articles on Latin American poetry and project coordinator of the bilingual edition of Ernesto Cardenal’s El estrecho dudoso/The Doubtful Strait published by Indiana University Press. Her current research interests focus on masculinities as they relate to the recovery of lyrical subjectivities in contemporary Mexican poetry and fiction. She pioneered PLU’s first J-term

., Zaman, H. (2024). Professor Drag. Queering Professionalism: Problems, Potentials, and Possibilities in Neoliberal Times. University of Toronto Press. Zaman, H. (2023). Furry acts as non/human drag: A case study exploring queer of colour liveability through the fursona. Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture, Special Issue: ‘Posthuman Drag’, 8:1, pp. 99–114 Mountz, S., Harrell, S., Zaman, H. (2023). Teaching beyond trans-competency: Exploring trans-affirming pedagogy through applied case studies

Designer’s Forum Participant 2010 Michael Merritt Designer showcase participant Biography Amanda Sweger is a lighting and scenic designer who has free-lanced in Seattle, Chicago, Nashville, and Philadelphia. She received an MFA from Northwestern University in 2011 and is now a tenured professor at Pacific Lutheran University where she has been a professor since 2012. She has been the chair of theatre and dance since Fall 2022. She is proud to have designed with companies such as The Second City, TimeLine

Greg Williams Professor Emeritus Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Term of Service: 1985-2023 Education Ph.D., University of Washington, 1985 M.Ed., Western Washington University, 1979 B.A., University of Puget Sound, 1969 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Special Education Biography Dr. Williams was a member of the PLU faculty from 1985 until 2023. His work interests are in the areas of assessment and evaluation and programming for students with emotional/behavioral disorders. Dr