Comings and Goings
Jennifer McCollum has returned to the university to work as an executive administrative assistant in the president’s office. She worked previously at George Fox as an administrative assistant in the Department of Biology and Chemistry in 2014-15. For the past two years, she’s worked as a customer service and sales associate for Zearly, a children’s clothing, toys and gift boutique in Carmel, California. Jennifer also worked as a teacher’s aide at Carmel River Elementary School in 2018. Prior to working at George Fox, she worked as a vocational support specialist for Branching Out Services in Newberg in 2012-13 and, previously, was an art teacher and artistic coordinator for three years at Northwest Christian Elementary School in Newberg. Jennifer holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Cal State University, Monterey Bay (2003). She lives in Newberg with husband Logan, a graduate of the university’s MBA program, and daughters Madelynn, Hailey and Kyndall. The family attends Newberg Christian Church.
Maddie Lowen (ARC), Nick Whitaker (Campus Public Safety), Tom Samek (Plant Services) and Stephen Howell (Data Analytics) have left the university. Maddie will remain an adjunct instructor with George Fox.
In addition to his duties as a custodian on the Newberg campus, Paul Becker is continuing to work as a senior security officer at the Portland Center.