Comings and Goings
Bill Burda joined Mail Services in October to work part time as a courier/clerk. He arrives from Salem Equipment, where he was a shop worker since 1982. He is originally from the Sherwood area, where he attended school through high school. Bill lives in Newberg with wife Daina, and the couple has two children, Jane and Joey. He attends St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sherwood.
Jack Lyda is the new operations manager for the School of Professional Studies at the Portland Center. He replaces Melva Lloyd, who has elected to work on a part-time basis. In the last two years, Jack worked as a financial assistant, a loan officer for a mortgage company, a reserve deputy sheriff, and an instructor pilot. He also spent nearly 21 years in the Air Force. This marks a return to the university for Jack, who was a groundskeeper in 2003-04. He earned a master’s degree in military studies from American Military University in Virginia in 1998. He lives in Newberg with his wife Sandy, son Kyle, and daughter Stephanie. They attend 2nd Street Community Church in Newberg.
Mike Dillow joined Security Services as a security officer this month. He worked previously as owner of an Internet marketing consulting business, a project manager at Symantec of Springfield, Ore., and as an owner of a temp agency in California. He formerly served in the U.S. Navy, where he studied advanced electronics. Michael lives in Newberg with his wife, Janeen, who works at the university’s Portland Center library. They have six boys – three who attend George Fox (Ben, Nathan and David), two who graduated from the university (Joshua and Jesse), and their oldest, Aaron.
Meredith Dougherty returned to the university to work part time as Act Six program coordinator. She was an area coordinator at George Fox from 2002 to 2006 and continues to serve as an instructor in the university’s first-year seminar program. Meredith also worked as an admissions counselor at George Fox the three years before she became an area coordinator. She earned a master’s degree in college student affairs from Azusa Pacific University in 2004. She lives in Newberg with her husband, Ryan, director of undergraduate admissions. They have a 1-year-old son, Quinn, and attend Northside Community Church in Newberg.
Holley Clough (Health and Counseling Services) is leaving the university after eight years. A farewell reception for her is scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the Stevens Center lobby. She has accepted a faculty position at Multnomah Bible College.