General Administration

PHILIP W. EATON, Ph.D.
President
B.A., Whitworth College, 1965; M.A., Arizona State University, 1966; Ph.D., 1971. At SPU since 1993.

LES L. STEELE, Ph.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs; Professor of Christian Formation
B.A., Azusa Pacific University, 1975; M.A., 1976; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, 1984. At SPU since 1985.

MARJORIE R. JOHNSON, M.A.
Vice President for Administration and University Relations
B.A., Nyack College, 1973; M.A., New School for Social Research, 1977. At SPU since 1981.

DONALD W. MORTENSON, M.B.A., CPA
Vice President for Business and Planning
B.S., Seattle Pacific College, 1971; CPA, State of Washington, 1973; M.B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1988. At SPU since 1980.

THOMAS W. BOX, M.B.A.
Vice President for University Advancement

B.A., Biola University, 1974; M.B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1993. At SPU 1980–1984 and since 1989.

W. Tali Hairston, M.A.

Special Assistant to the President, Director, The John Perkins Center for Reconciliation, Leadership Training, and Community Development
B.A., University of Washington, 1994;  M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary, 2007. At SPU since 2001.

Robert D. McIntosh

Special Assistant to the President for Real Estate Resources

Vice President for University Advancement, 1996-2008
Seattle Pacific University 1960-1963, SPU Trustee 1983–96. At SPU since 1996.

Ruth L. Adams, M.S.
Director of Student Academic Services
University Registrar
B.A., Warner Pacific College, 1984; M.S., Seattle Pacific University, 1991. At SPU since 1988.

Jordan L. Grant, M.P.A.
Director of Student Financial Services
B.S., University of Oregon, 1993.; M.P.A., Seattle University, 2004. At SPU since 2004.

Janet L. Ward, M.P.A.
Associate Vice President for Information and Data Management
B.A., Washington State University, 1977; M.P.A., The Evergreen State College, 1986. At SPU since 1988.

Graduate Deans

Bruce D. Congdon, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Biology
B.S., University of the Ozarks, 1979; M.S., Colorado State University, 1981; Ph.D., University of California-Riverside, 1985. At SPU since 1985.

Lucille M. Kelley, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Health Sciences, Associate Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Connecticut, 1969; M.N., University of Washington, 1973; Ph.D., 1990. At SPU since 1985.

M�che�l Roe, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Psychology, Family, and Community; Professor of Psychology
B.A., Revelle College, University of California, 1973; M.Ed., University of Washington, 1975; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1981. At SPU since 1988.

Rick Eigenbrood, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Education; Professor of Education
B.S., Dordt College,1974; M.A., University of Washington, 1979; Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1988. At SPU since 2001.

Douglas M. Strong, Ph.D.

Dean, School of Theology, Professor of the History of Christianity

B.A., Houghton College, 1978; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1981; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1990. At SPU since 2007.

Jeff Van Duzer, J.D.
Dean, School of Business and Economics, Associate Professor of Law and Ethics
B.A., University of California-Berkeley, 1976; J.D., Yale Law School, 1979. At SPU since 2001.

Graduate Program Chairs and Directors

Henry Algera, Ed.D (halgera@spu.edu)

Chair, Alternative Routes to Certification; Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

B.A., University of Winnipeg, 1989; B.Ed., University of Winnipeg1989; M.A., Providence Theological Seminary, 2000; Ed.D., Seattle Pacific University, 2003. At SPU since 2003.

Kathryn Bartholomew, Ph.D. (kbarthol@spu.edu)
Program Director MA-TESOL; Associate Professor of Foreign Languages and Linguistics B.A., University of Washington, 1969; M.A., 1970; Ph.D., 1979. At SPU since 1989.

Scott F. Beers, Ph.D (sbeers@spu.edu)

Co-Chair, M.Ed in Literacy; Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

B.A., Yale University, 1990; M.A., University of Colorado, 1996; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2004. At SPU since 2004.

Cher Edwards, Ph.D. (edwards@spu.edu)

Chair, School Counseling; Associate Professor of School Counseling

B.A., Bowling Green State University, 1994; M.S., University of Dayton, 1995; Ph.D., Ohio University, 2002. At SPU since 2002.

Claudia Grauf-Grounds, Ph.D. (claudiagg@spu.edu)
Chair and Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy
B.A., Stanford University, 1976; M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary, 1978; M.A., University of Southern California, 1981; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1988. At SPU since 2000.

Gary L. Karns, Ph.D. (gkarns@spu.edu)

Associate Dean, Professor of Marketing B.A., M.B.A. University of Oklahoma, 1976, 1977; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1987. At SPU since 1979.

Andrew Lumpe, Ph.D. (lumpea@spu.edu)

Associate Dean of Graduate Programs; Director of Doctoral Programs; Professor of Education

B.A., Washburn University, 1983; M.S., Kansas State University, 1990; Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1992. At SPU since 2006.

Robert McKenna, Ph.D. (rmckenna@spu.edu)
Chair and Associate Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1990; M.B.A., 1992; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University, 1998. At SPU since 1999.

William Nagy, Ph.D (wnagy@spu.edu)

Co-Chair, M.Ed in Literacy; Professor of Education

B.A., Michigan State University, 1970; Ph.D., University of Washington, 2004. At SPU since 1996.

Richard Scheuerman, Ph.D. (scheur@spu.edu)
Chair, MAT Program; Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
B.A., Washington State University, 1973; M.A., Pacific Lutheran University, 1977; Ph.D., Gonzaga University, 1992. At SPU since 2004.

Jay Skidmore, Ph.D. (skidmore@spu.edu)
Chair and Professor of Graduate Psychology; Director of Clinical Training
B.A., Azusa Pacific University, 1976; M.A., California State University, 1981; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988. At SPU since 2001.

Richard Smith, Ph.D. (rsmith@spu.edu)
Chair, Educational Leadership; Professor of Education
B.A., Seattle Pacific College, 1963; M.A., University of Oregon, 1968; Ph.D., 1972. At SPU since 1988.

Gregory Wolfe, M.A. (gwolfe@spu.edu)
Director, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

B.A., Hillsdale College, 1980; M.A., Oxford University, 1983. At SPU since 2000.

Graduate Program Coordinators

Megan Hamshar, B.A. (mego@spu.edu)
Graduate Program Manager, School of Education

B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 2002. At SPU since 2007.

Pam Christensen, B.A. (pjchris@spu.edu)
Graduate Program Administrative Assistant, Health Sciences; Lydia Green Nursing Program; B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 2003. At SPU since 1999.

Amanda Hataway Smith, M.A. (amanda@spu.edu)
Program Coordinator, Marriage and Family Therapy Program
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 2004; M.A., Seattle Pacific University, 2007. At SPU since 2004.

Beth Bevis, B.A. (woodstock@spu.edu)
Program Coordinator, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 2003. At SPU since 2006.

Jess Hustad, B.A. (jhustad@spu.edu)
Program Coordinator, Clinical Psychology.

B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2006. At SPU since 2008.

Raoul Perez (raoulp@spu.edu)

Graduate Program Administrative Assistant, School of Theology

B.A. Seattle Pacific University, 2006.  At SPU since 2008.

Brianna Piedmonte, B.S. (piedmb@spu.edu)

Program Coordinator, Department of Industrial/Organizational Psychology

B.S., Seattle Pacific University, 2008. At SPU since 2008.

Kate Rickard, B.A. (rickak1@spu.edu)

Program Assistant, MA-TESOL

B.A., Taylor University, 2004. At SPU since 2008.

Debbie Wysomierski, B.A. (djwysom@spu.edu)
Associate Graduate Director, School of Business and Economics
B.A., Chapman University, 1976. At SPU since 1991.

The Graduate Center

John L. Glancy, Ed.D. (jglancy@spu.edu)
Director of Graduate Admissions and Marketing
B.A., Seattle Pacific College, 1970; M.C., University of Washington, 1979; Ed.D., Seattle Pacific University, 2005. At SPU 1970-72, 1973-76, and since 1980.

Ted Hiemstra, M.Ed. (hiemstra@spu.edu)

Associate Director of Graduate Admissions
B.A., Whitworth College, 1970; M.Ed., University of WA, 1980; Washington PK-12 Principal Certificate, Seattle Pacific University, 1994. At SPU since 2004.

Kandace Barnes, M.B.A. (kjbarnes@spu.edu)
Associate Director of Graduate Marketing
B.S., Seattle Pacific University, 1992; M.B.A, University of Phoenix, 2000; B.A., Seattle Pacific 2008.  At SPU since 2003.

Beth Van Camp, B.S. RN. (beth.vancamp@spu.edu)

Admissions Counselor, MSN Program
ADN Shoreline Community College, 1976; RN-BSN, Seattle Pacific University, 1998. At SPU since 2007.

Kristen Ross, B.A. (rossk@spu.edu)
Office and Budget Manager for Graduate Admissions and Marketing. B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 2005.  At SPU since 2007.

Andy Martin, B.A. (amartin@spu.edu)
Graduate Records Coordinator I
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, 1988. At SPU since 1988.

Ginene Ferrell (ferreg@spu.edu)
Graduate Records Coordinator II. At SPU since 2005.

Brendon Cloyd, B.S. (brendon@spu.edu)

Computer Services Manager

B.S., Seattle Pacific University, 2010. At SPU since 2010.

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