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Rachel Howard Assistant to the Dean Phone: 253-535-7659 Email: howardrm@plu.edu Office Location: Garfield Station - 104 Professional Biography Education B.A., English, University of Windsor , 2006 Biography Rachel Howard is the Senior Administrative Assistant for the College of Health Professions and the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy. In 2006, she graduated from the University of Windsor with a background in Literature. Upon obtaining her BA, she accepted a teaching position abroad

Scott Beilke Senior Graphic Designer Phone: 253-535-7433 Email: beilkesm@plu.edu Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Status:Working Hybrid Professional Biography Education Certification, Offset Reprographics, Clover Park Vocational School, 1992 Biography Scott Beilke joined the PLU print shop staff shortly after receiving his certification for offset reprographics operator from Clover Park Vocational School in 1992. For nearly 12 years as reprographics operator, he operated and

internationally for the last 15 years. A partial client list includes: Nike, Adidas, Brooks, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Publicis, Seattle Best Coffee, National Geographic, and many others.

Ron Gerhardstein Associate Professor of Music; Director of Band Studies; Advising Associate for Music Phone: 253-535-7609 Email: gerharrc@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 202A Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA), President 2022-2024 WMEA, Past-President 2024-2026 WIAA Fine Arts Honorary Board Member 2020-2024 NAfME, Music Teacher Profession Advisory Committee

Bridget Yaden Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7283 Email: byaden@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 103 Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies Co-Director of the Parkland Literacy Center Director of Language Resource Center Interim Chair, Department of Philosophy Board Chair, Confucius Institute of Washington Education Ph.D., Romance Linguistics, University of Washington, 2003 M.A

Cosette Pfaff, M.S. Resident Instructor of Business Phone: 253-535-7244 Email: pfaffcm@plu.edu Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Biography Biography Cosette Pfaff brings 25+ years of business practitioner experience, working on both the revenue generating and operational side of business and has a passion for growing healthy organizations. She specializes in performance coaching and training with individuals and teams in the areas of revenue generation, customer service/retention strategies

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

Didi Riego de Dios PM Retail Operations Manager Phone: 253-535-7472 Email: riegoddm@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Biography Didi is the multi-tasking Line Cook here in the PLU kitchen — she helps Crave run smoothly for Breakfast & Lunch and keeps lunchtime Aglio churning out the goodness. She grew up in her family’s restaurant business in the Philippines and she has a BS in Psychology. Didi has two sons & a grandson whom she adores. In her free time

Marjorie Sandor Fiction, Nonfiction Website: http://marjoriesandor.com/ Biography Biography Marjorie Sandor is the author of five books of fiction and creative nonfiction, most recently a debut novel, The Secret Music at Tordesillas, which won the 2020 Foreword Indies Gold Medal for Historical Fiction. Earlier books include the linked story collection Portrait of my Mother, Who Posed Nude in Wartime, winner of the 2004 National Jewish Book Award in Fiction, and two books of personal essays

Daniel Lee Vice President of University Relations Phone: 253-535-8111 Email: daniel.lee@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Masters, Divinity, Luther Seminary B.A., Communication, Concordia Responsibilities Daniel reports to the President of the University and works closely with the Board of Regents. As Vice President for the University Relations Division, he is responsible for creating and implementing a unified and comprehensive plan to advance PLU’s mission. Working with a team of about