Comings and Goings
Kathy Harris has moved from a temporary position as an administrative assistant in the English/communication arts department to a full-time role. She was an on-call registrar for Providence Newberg Medical Center from 2009 until the spring of this year and has been a clerical substitute for the Newberg School District for the past 17 years. Kathy lives in Newberg with her son Dylan, who transferred to George Fox this year from Western Oregon University. She also has a daughter, Halsey, and a granddaughter, Paisley. She attends 2nd Street Community Church in Newberg.
The seminary’s hybrid program has hired Mindy Holland as an administrative assistant III. Since 2007, she has served as the coordinator of candidacy and office manager of the Oregon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). Mindy holds a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Willamette University (1993), a Master of Arts in Ministerial Studies from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Pa., (2001), and a certificate in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship from George Fox Evangelical Seminary (2010). A consecrated diaconal minister with the ELCA, she lives in Aloha and attends Light of Life Lutheran Church, where her husband Stuart is pastor. Mindy loves reading, writing, travel, prayer, deep conversations with friends, and ballroom dancing.
The university has hired Marcey Keefer Hutchison as an assistant professor in the physical therapy program. A physical therapist and certified athletic trainer, she has worked the past 14 years as the clinical director of Therapeutic Associates, Valley Physical Therapy in Keizer, and was also a shareholder in the company. Marcey directed the athletic training program for the Salem-Keizer school district for six years. She also has work experience in a hospital setting, serving as a director in the sports medicine department of the Salem Hospital Regional Rehabilitation Center in the mid-1990s. In the early 1990s, she was a staff physical therapist specializing in sports medicine at a private practice with two clinic locations in Portland. Marcey holds a master’s degree in physical therapy from Pacific University (1991) and a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Willamette University (1988). She lives in Salem with her husband Don, cat and horse, and attends Morning Star Community Church.
Steve Peters joined the university as director of admissions operations this month. He has spent the past three years at Linfield College, where he was an admission technical specialist in the school’s admissions department. The six and a half years prior to that, he worked as the support desk and lab manager for Linfield’s Integrated Technology Services. He also worked as an admissions counselor for Linfield (2000-01). Steve earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Linfield in 1994. He lives in Sherwood with wife Kristen, son Daniel and daughter Analee, and attends River West Church in Lake Oswego.
Carol Yard (Tilikum) left the university earlier this month.