{"id":74720,"date":"2021-01-25T08:49:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T16:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/?p=74720"},"modified":"2021-01-25T08:49:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T16:49:03","slug":"comings-and-goings-239","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/2021\/01\/25\/comings-and-goings-239\/","title":{"rendered":"Comings and Goings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RonndaGriffith.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-74721\" style=\"border: 0px none; margin: 5px 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RonndaGriffith.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" align=\"left\"><\/a>The admissions office welcomes <strong>Ronnda Zezula Griffith<\/strong> as an admissions communications manager this month. She worked most recently as administrator-COO for a large nonprofit serving seniors, where she managed staff, HR, and business operations. She began work life as a litigation paralegal and law office manager before moving into technology project management. She then worked as a business and technology consultant, primarily for nonprofits and tech startups. In July 2020, she completed a software developer boot camp focused on Python and is currently enrolled in George Fox\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s social and behavioral studies program, with an expected graduation this December. Ronnda lives in a rural farmhouse in Washington County with her husband and two youngest kids, and she has seven grandchildren under the age of 7 between her two oldest daughters. She attends Clarkes United Methodist Church, where George Fox alumnus Marty Williams is pastor.<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Taj_Kachaamy-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-74723\" style=\"border: 0px none; margin: 5px 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/ennounce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Taj_Kachaamy-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" align=\"left\"><\/a>Taj Kachaamy<\/strong> joins the university this semester as a visiting assistant professor of art and design, moving from an adjunct role to a full-time position. A native of Lebanon, she brings more than 12 years of university teaching experience, working most recently as a full-time faculty member in the College of Design at the American University in the United Arab Emirates. Also, for the past seven years, she has taught in the art and science department at Lebanese International University and for the American Center-International House Institute (2008-18). Also, since 2016, she has taught at Arts, Sciences and Technology University\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Beirut, Chtoura, and Jadra campuses. She also brings seven years of industry experience, specializing in graphic design and visual communication for various companies in the early 2000s. Taj\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s primary areas of interest are digital painting and digital sculpting. She is in the process of earning a PhD in art from Lebanese University.<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Britny Scholz<\/strong> (Registar\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office) is no longer with George Fox University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The admissions office welcomes Ronnda Zezula Griffith as an admissions communications manager this month. 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