After working as an adjunct professor at George Fox for the past six years, Tricia Hornback joins the university’s Department of Professional Studies as an assistant professor of professional studies on a half-time basis. Her previous duties included developing the undergraduate curricula for the university’s project management program, assisting in the development of the technology management major, and teaching courses ranging from organizational communication and ethics for managers to human resource management and strategic management. Tricia was also a visiting professor of computer science for DeVry University (online) from 2007 to 2012. In the early 2000s, she was an assistant vice president for the National Compliance Training Program at Wells Fargo Bank in Beaverton, Ore. Tricia holds a doctor of philosophy in organization and management, a master’s degree in computer information technology from Regis University (2005), and a bachelor’s degree in human resource management from Simpson University (1993). She lives in Newberg with her husband, Don, and youngest son, Gabriel, and serves as an elder while attending Tigard Community Friends Church.
The university hired Marisa Lee as an enrollment counselor in the newly created student success center. For the past three years she has worked as an assistant director of financial aid for Lower Columbia College in Longview, Wash. Prior to that, she served in Lower Columbia’s finance office as an office assistant (2008-10) and worked two years as a student enrollment services rep, admissions assistant and registrar’s assistant at Prairie Bible Institute in Canada (2006-08). Marisa earned a master’s degree in educational leadership and policy from Portland State University in 2013 and holds bachelor’s degrees in psychology from Washington State University-Vancouver (2009) and Christian studies from Prairie Bible Institute (2008). She lives in Newberg and his married to Joel, who is finishing his final year of his Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of the Virgin Islands on the island of St. Thomas.
The university welcomes Kirstie Richman as a visiting assistant professor of English this fall. Before joining the university she worked as an adjunct writing instructor at Pioneer Pacific College in Wilsonville and, before that, was a writing center tutor at Portland Community College in Hillsboro from 2008 to 2010. Kirstie also gained higher education experience as a writing course assistant at Portland State (2009-10) and worked in the Warner Pacific College library from 2005 to 2009. She has also done freelance editing on the side. Kirstie earned a master’s degree in writing from Portland State University in 2010 and a bachelor’s degree in English from Warner Pacific College in 2007. She lives in Aurora with her two cats and is still getting settled into the area and looking for a home church.
Cindy Zablotny will periodically travel from her home in New York to work at George Fox as an associate professor of physical therapy. She has spent the past 22 years in Ithaca College’s Department of Physical Therapy – Rochester Center in Rochester, N.Y., serving as an associate professor (2004-present), assistant professor (1998-2004), adjunct assistant professor (1994-98) and adjunct clinical professor (1991-93). Also during that same time span, she served as a physical therapist for the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program at Unity Health System/St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. Cindy served as an adjunct clinical faculty member in the Physical Therapy Program at the University of South California (1990-91) and practiced at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center in Downey, Calif., (1979-91). She earned a post-professional doctor of physical therapy degree from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in 2007 and holds a master’s degree in physical therapy from USC (1987). She lives in Fairport, N.Y., with her husband, Ken, and has three children – Jen, Matt and Angie. She attends the Church of the Assumption Parish in Fairport, N.Y.
Stephanie St. Cyr is back at the university in a full-time capacity, serving as director of student activities. She worked consistently through the summer as coordinator of Welcome Weekend and will continue to oversee ASC and student activities.
Tyler Amy (Center for Peace and Justice) left the university at the end of August. He and his wife moved to Pennsylvania, where “their roots and hearts are,†according to Tyler.
Stephanie Pollard (Adult Degree Program Admissions) left the university in early September.
