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Erik Steighner Lecturer - Saxophone Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: steighev@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Website: http://www.eriksteighner.com/ Professional Biography Education D.M.A., Saxophone Performance, University of Texas at Austin M.M., Saxophone Performance, University of Texas at Austin B.A., Music and English, University of Puget Sound Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Saxophone Lessons Chamber Music

composer Huntley Beyer’s work, Songs of Illumination. Ms. Milanese grew up in Missoula, Montana, received her Bachelor of Music from the University of Colorado and studied voice with William Eddy of Tacoma, Washington. She has been a member of the voice faculty at Pacific Lutheran University since 2009.

Cameron Bennett Dean of The College of Professional Studies he/him/his Phone: 253-535-7150 Email: cbennett@plu.edu Office Location: Ingram Hall - 101 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: By Appointment Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of Music Education D.M.A., Piano Performance, Manhattan School of Music, 1990 M.M., Piano Performance, Manhattan School of Music, 1987 B.M., Honors Piano Performance, University of Western Ontario, 1986 A.R.C.T., Piano Performance

Northwest Sinfonietta.  Mrs. Peterson is an active freelance player in the Puget Sound area performing with the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony, the Seattle Opera, and the Fifth Avenue Theatre.  She has performed with the Philadelphia String Quartet and has appeared on the Second City Chamber Music Series.  She is a coach for the Seattle Youth Symphony and maintains a large private studio.

Samuel Torvend Professor Emeritus and Faculty Fellow in Humanities Phone: 253-535-8106 Email: torvensa@plu.edu Office Location:Hauge Administration Building - Room 222 J Professional Biography Video Additional Titles/Roles Director for External Relations - Wild Hope Center for Vocation Education Ph.D., Historical Theology, St. Louis University, St. Louis, 1990 M.A., Theology, Aquinas Institute of Theology, Dubuque, Iowa, 1980 M.Div., Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, 1978 B.A., History, Pacific

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

Genevieve Williams Emeritus Undergraduate Research/Electronic Resources Librarian, Interim Director of the Library Email: williagr@plu.edu Office Location:Mortvedt Library Status:Emeritus Employed: 18 Years Professional Personal Additional Titles/Roles Associate Professor Education M.F.A., Popular Fiction, University of Southern Maine, 2014 M.L.I.S., Library and Information Science, University of Washington, 2005 B.A., Music and Computer Science, Smith College, 1996 Responsibilities Subject

Rebecca Rumpza Director for Campus Life Operations she/her Phone: 253-535-7655 Email: rumpzari@plu.edu Office Location:Anderson University Center - Room 166 Office Hours: (On Campus) Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Professional Biography Education Studies in Music Education, University of Puget Sound Responsibilities Campus Life Responsibilities Direction and overview for budget and purchase protocols Review Residency Requirement and Exemption Requests Coordinate housing accessibility and

rocks in northern New Mexico. My undergraduate is from the University of Wisconsin, Madison where I worked as closely as an undergraduate can to Dr. Gordon Medaris on the Precambrian evolution of the Great Lakes region. Interests Design Wood Metal and Stone Work Politics Music Fun Facts The music component ranges from jazz through new wave into noise rock.

Rachel Steinberg Mental Health Counseling Intern she/they Phone: 253-535-7206 Email: rachel.steinberg@plu.edu Office Location: Anderson University Center - 300 Professional Biography Education Master of Arts, Psychology, Seattle University, in process Bachelor of Music, Classical Voice Performance, Boston University, 2016 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Program Assistant, Tavon Learning Center, 2022- 2023 Residential Manager and Caretaker, L'Arche Noah Sealth, 2021- 2022 Developmental Specialist