Comings and Goings
The advancement office welcomes Shannon Johnson as a gift officer. She arrives at George Fox from Warner Pacific College, where she served as assistant director for donor development and campaign activities since January of 2013. Previously she was a clinical care coordinator at Albertina Kerr Youth and Family Services in Portland from 2011 to 2013. Shannon also worked at Young Life for eight years both as field staff/direct ministry in Albany, Ore., (2004-2011) and as an assistant housekeeping supervisor at Washington Family Ranch (2003-2004). She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Seattle Pacific University (2000) and a master’s degree in counseling from George Fox (2011). She lives in Beaverton with husband Michael Johnson, stepson Kilohana, stepdaughter Maliyah and son Isaiah (9 months). They attend Imago Dei Community in Portland.
Meghan Gifford joins George Fox as an administrative assistant for the university’s adult degree programs. For the past year and a half she was a barista and shift supervisor at a Starbucks in Tualatin while also working, since October of last year, as a part-time customer service representative for Therapeutic Associates Inc. She gained higher education work experience as a resident advisor at Azusa Pacific University from 2012 to 2014. Meghan earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from Azusa in 2014. She lives in Tualatin and attends Westside: A Jesus Church in Portland.
Jan Lefebvre (Advancement) is leaving the university on Nov. 6 after serving at George Fox for 30 years. She worked for 22 years as a database/gift specialist and the last eight years as an administrative/executive assistant, all in advancement. She will be in Germany this December and January for the birth of her first grandchild, a girl, and plans to continue working in another occupation upon her return to the states, wherever God leads her. She also plans to continue to devote time to ministry and her sewing outreach for Haitians and locals in need.