Comings and Goings
The Office of Student Life welcomes Julia Hurlow as an area coordinator for Le Shana Hall and for Houses and Apartments East this fall. She arrives from Indiana, where she worked as director of student ministries for College Wesleyan Church in Marion, Ind., for the past three years. During that time, she also served as an adjunct professor of religion and intercultural studies at Indiana Wesleyan University (2009 and 2011). Prior to that, she was an administrator for Indiana Wesleyan’s world impact overseas program (2007-09) and a graduate assistant for the school’s student mentoring program (2004-07). Julia earned a master’s degree in community counseling from Indiana Wesleyan in 2007 and a bachelor’s degree in Christian education and leadership from the same school in 2004.
Emily Maynard joined the university in mid-July to serve as Portland Center site coordinator. For the past three and a half years, she worked for Mayfield Companies of Portland as an office services manager and administrative assistant. Previously, she gained experience in a higher education setting as an admissions office assistant at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Mich. Emily earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Hillsdale College in 2008. She lives in Portland and attends Imago Dei Community Church, where she works with the college-age student ministry. Emily is also a columnist for Prodigal Magazine, an online publication focused on telling good stories. When she’s not writing or sleeping, she’s probably cooking, practicing Pilates, or playing fashion stylist.
The seminary welcomed Heather Rainey to work as an administrative assistant beginning in mid-July. She brings 15 years of office experience, the past three of which she spent as an administrative assistant for Janice Ward, a Beaverton-based financial advisor with Waddell & Reed. Before that, she held the same title at Reinisch Mackenzie, PC, in Portland (2006-09) and at Seeborg Design & Construction in Seaside (1998-2006). Heather attended both Simpson College in Redding, Calif., and Linfield College. She and her husband, Kelly, live with their children, Emily (13) and Dylan (11), in Hillsboro, and attend Westside Community Church in Beaverton.
Katie Sol joined the university in late July to work as a payroll specialist in Human Resources. For the past eight years she has worked as a payroll and benefits specialist for the Woodburn School District. All told, she worked for the district for 18 years, serving as an accounting and insurance clerk (1995 to 2004) and as a receptionist/substitute coordinator (1994-95) prior to her most recent position. Katie lives in Newberg with husband Eli and daughter Abbie. The family attends Newberg Friends Church.
Elizabeth Holme (Print Services) left the university in early July.
Kathy Grant (Counseling) retired from the university as of July 1.
Candice Zhang (Admissions/China recruitment) left George Fox at the end of June and returned to her native China.