Comings and Goings
Fred Gregory was hired as the special assistant to the president in February. He is a 1966 graduate of George Fox, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology/sociology, and the University of Oregon, where he earned an MS in education in 1970. Fred is a seasoned executive with more than 40 years of experience in the private, not-for-profit and public sectors. He is experienced in executive leadership, financial management, personnel management and fundraising in locales all over the world, including Asia, China, East Africa and Central America. He was with World Concern for 12 years, the last eight as president. He worked for Mercy Corps from 2005 to 2008, serving in Guatemala, China, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. He also worked as country director for the U.S. Peace Corps in Uzbekistan and Bangladesh (2002-2004). Most recently, he was executive director of PeaceTrees Vietnam, an organization that removes and destroys live unexploded ordnance and replaces them with trees. Fred lives in Newberg and has four grown children living in Washington, Colorado and Texas. He attends 2nd Street Community Church in Newberg.
Linda Miller has joined Career Services to serve as interim associate director though May 1. A graduate of George Fox, where she earned degrees in both psychology and sociology, Linda has worked in the career development, business and nonprofit sectors. Among other jobs, she has served as the director of career development at Northwestern College in Iowa, as the CFO at DRM Consultants of Succasunna, N.J., and as the coordinator of recruitment and student development at Kingdom Building Ministries of Aurora, Colo. Linda’s permanent home is in Denver.
Matt Noble, a part-time security officer, left the university on Feb. 22.
Brielle Deppe left her full-time position of guest services coordinator at Tilikum on March 1. She will continue working there on a part-time basis for a few weeks.