Comings and Goings
The Tilikum Center for Retreats and Outdoor Ministries welcomes Chris Steele to serve as retreat center director. He recently moved to Oregon from Tulsa, Okla., where he was an account manager for Camp BackPack, a camp management software company. Before that, he spent four years at Camp Lebanon in Upsala, Minn., where he was a guest ministries coordinator. He also was a retreat manager, guest relations manager and guest services coordinator at the Pine Cove Christian Camps in Tyler, Texas, for seven years. Chris earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Texas at Tyler in 1994. He lives in Newberg with wife Amy, son Jack and daughter Olivia.
Shelley Yonemura joined student life to serve as interim director of multicultural services. She has worked as an English Language Institute co-curriculum programs assistant at Oregon State University the past two years, and in 2006-07 she was a study abroad advisor and graduate teaching assistant for OSU’s international education program. She also worked for two years at Linfield College as a community service coordinator from 2004 to 2006. Shelley attended Oregon State’s master’s program for college student services administration, specializing in spirituality and counseling. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from George Fox in 2000. Shelley lives in Newberg.