Comings and Goings
After working at the university on a temporary basis in career services since February, Corina Burke joins the institution on a full-time basis to work as an enrollment and career assistant in the student success center. Prior to her work at George Fox, Corina served as a project coordinator with Spirit Media of Happy Valley, Ore., where she managed multimedia production, website development and marketing/market research for the creative marketing agency in 2012-13. She also worked previously as an administrative assistant at New Song Community Church in 2011 and 2012. Corina earned a bachelor’s degree in cinema and media communication from George Fox in 2009. She lives in Newberg with her husband Ethan, who works at George Fox as a media production specialist. They attend New Song Community Church in Portland.
Paul Fodge, who has worked at the university part time the past eight years as both a carpenter in plant services and as a math instructor, has been hired full time to teach mathematics and do carpentry work. Prior to his employment at George Fox, Paul taught high school math in the Yamhill-Carlton School District for 33 years, from 1977 to 2010. He holds a master’s degree in mathematics from Western Oregon College of Education (1983) and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from George Fox (1977). He lives in Newberg with his wife Becky, who is also a George Fox graduate. They have three children – Stacy, Laura and Tim. Tim is the youngest and will graduate from George Fox this December. The Fodges attend Newberg Friends Church.
The university welcomes Bree Stairs as an area coordinator this fall. She’s worked the past two years as a youth pastor at River Life Covenant Church in Sacramento, Calif. Before that, she served as a children’s, youth and college pastor at West Hills Covenant Church in Portland. Bree gained higher education work experience as a resident director at North Park University in Chicago from 2006 to 2008. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from George Fox in 2001 and holds a master’s degree in Christian formation (emphasis in youth ministry and camping) from North Park Theological Seminary (2008). Bree lives in Sutton Residence Hall.
Rebecca Valdovinos joins George Fox this fall to serve as an assistant professor for the English Language Institute. For the past two years, she has worked as a full-time faculty member with the academic program for international students at Oregon State University. Previously, she taught in the Intensive English Program for international students at South Puget Sound Community College (2008-10) and taught floral merchandising and design at Clover Park Technical College (2004-06). She also gained teaching experience as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Washington, Azusa Pacific University and Washington State University at Centralia College. Rebecca earned a master’s degree in education (emphasis on Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) in 1994 and a bachelor’s degree in social studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1981. She lives in Newberg and has four adult children: Valarie (married to Nick Filer), Bobby and her twins Desiree and Dominique.