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Andrea Aleman
Adjunct Professor
Moani Amerino,
Adjunct Professor
Eric Anderson, Ph.D.
Faculty Since 1975
Emeritus Professor of History
Dr. Eric Anderson has a rich history with PUC. He is the fourth generation of his family to teach at PUC, and has devoted 30 years of his life to teaching at the college on subjects such as Christian history and political studies. In 1912, Anderson’s grandmother, Agnes Caviness, was PUC’s first baccalaureate graduate. He has served as the Walter C. Utt professor of history, the chair of the department of history, and as the college’s president for six months. Previously, Anderson was president of Southwestern Adventist University in Keene, Texas, from 2005 to 2014, where he served one of the longer presidential tenures in the university’s history.
Anderson holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago. In addition to 30 years of teaching at PUC and nine years of administration at Southwestern Adventist University, he has been a Fulbright lecturer in Greece and a program officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities. He has written on a variety of historical topics, including Reconstruction in North Carolina, philanthropic support of black education, and Progressive Era vice reform. His most recent publication is a chapter in the Oxford University Press study of “Ellen Harmon White: American Prophet.”
Degrees
B.A., Andrews University
1970
M.A., University of Chicago
1972
Ph.D., University of Chicago
1978
Libna Arroyo, M.A.
Faculty Since 2021
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Libna Arroyo grew up as the daughter of a missionary pastor and a teacher. She lived in several countries in Central America, Canada, and several states of the United States of America. Libna graduated from Southern Adventist University with a BA in Psychology, a Minor in Spanish, and a Masters in School counseling. For the last 14 years, Libna has worked in all areas of education and counseling, across 7 states, as counselor in elementary, middle/high school, alternative and adult education, mental health centers and taught college in Denver, Colorado.
She is interested in pursuing a PH. D in either counselor education, developmental or cognitive psychology.
Libna has a passion for research in psychology and some of her research interests include: the correlation between child
development and technology, academic achievement among minority students in the USA, the correlation between childhood trauma, fear development and resiliency.
She is married to Jonathan, a hospital and Air Force chaplain and they have two children, Nolan, and Katherine, and live in Angwin.
Degrees
BA in Psychology, Southern Adventist University
2006
Minor in Spanish, Southern Adventist University
2006
MA in School Counseling, Souther Adventist University
2008
Cheryl Beland
Adjunct Professor
David Bell, M.S.B.A., M.I.S. - Chair
Faculty Since 1987
Associate Professor of Business Administration
David Bell, associate professor, began teaching at PUC in 1990. He enjoys music, physics, and electronics.
Degrees
B.S.E., Walla Walla College
1987
M.S.B.A., M.I.S., California State University
1999
Patrick Benner, M.L.I.S. - Chair
Faculty Since 2006
Librarian
Patrick Benner is a PUC Computer Science graduate who returned in 1997 to serve as the Library/Learning Resource Center Network Manager. He had previously served as lead programmer and then IT Director for eleven years at Christian Record Services in Lincoln, NE. While working in the library, he obtained his MLIS degree from San Jose State University in 2006 and began serving as PUC's Systems Librarian. In 2017, a series of library retirements led to Patrick adding the role of Library Director/Dept. Chair to his duties. Patrick has a long history of working with Primary, Junior & Youth Sabbath School divisions in many churches. He volunteered for 20 years as an EMT with the Angwin Community Ambulance and has served on their board. Patrick enjoys participating with various campus activities such as the Chess Club, the ASL Club, the Computer Science Club and aviation.
Degrees
B.S. Computer Science, Pacific Union College
1984
M.L.I.S., San Jose State University
2006
Rachelle Berthelsen Davis, D.M.A. - Chair
Faculty Since 2005
Professor of Music
Rachelle Berthelsen-Davis, D.M.A., specializes in violin performance and violin pedagogy. She has taught at Columbia Union College; been the assistant director and concertmaster of the New England Symphonic Ensemble and assistant director of the New England Youth Ensemble; directed a middle school orchestra program; toured Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, China, Southeast Asia, the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean as a soloist and orchestral and chamber musician; and continues to participate in local chamber music and solo recitals. She is currently fascinated with alternative musical styles (non-classical music) and how to translate them to violin. She enjoys jamming with any group of instruments, reading, having interesting, meaningful conversations, and raising two young boys.
Degrees
B.S., Pacific Union College
1994
M.M., Indiana University, Bloomington
1998
D.M.A., University of Texas, Austin
2004
Katrina Blue, Ph.D.
Faculty Since 2017
Professor of Theology
Katrina Blue specializes in teaching theology and Christian spirituality. Her Ph.D. dissertation is on “Union with Christ in the Writings of Ellen G. White.” She has presented papers at the Ellen G. White Symposium on the Holy Flesh Movement, and has published articles in the Ellen White Symposium Journal, a series on Paul in Galatians for the Compass Magazine, as well as Spectrum magazine. She is a member of the American Academy of Religion, the Adventist Society for Religious Studies, and the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality. She has worked as a teaching assistant at Fuller Theological Seminary, a hospital chaplain, associate pastor (intern), and as an adjunct professor at Andrews University in the undergrad Religion Department as well as in the Theological Seminary. She is married to David, an anesthesiologist.
Degrees
B.A. Hons, Monash University
1995
M.A.I.C.S., Fuller Theological Seminary
2002
M.A.T., Fuller Theological Seminar
2008
Ph.D., Andrews University
2015
Wayne Borin, Ph.D.
Faculty Since 2024
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Alex Bryan,
Adjunct Professor
Jean Buller, Ed.D. - Chair
Faculty Since 1988
Professor of Education
Jean Buller, Ed.D, has been teaching at Pacific Union College since 1988. She graduated from PUC with two degrees, biology and education. Her doctorate degree in Curriculum and Instruction focused on identifying beginning stages of reading instruction in preservice teachers. Although she specializes in elementary education, she has experience with all grade levels, preschool to graduate students. Her 44 years of teaching in Northern California include working as elementary teacher, reading specialist, middle and high school science teacher, and college professor. She enjoys music and regularly performs with various choral groups in Napa Valley. She loves writing, boating, hiking with her dogs, and exploring the world with her husband, Mark.
Degrees
B.A., Pacific Union College
1972
M.A., Pacific Union College
1985
Ed.D. University of the Pacific
2003
Susan Bussell, D.N.P., R.N., A.C.N.P
Faculty Since 2005
Professor of Nursing
Susan Bussell, professor of nursing, started teaching full-time at PUC in 2005 after teaching clinicals as an adjunct professor at Kaiser Vallejo in 2003. With a CNE, she taught pharmacology, pathophysiology, and multiple medical/surgical classes. Between 2014 and 2020, she was the AS program director. Susan was honored to be awarded Educator of the Year in the 2022-23 school year.
She graduated from LLUSN in 1993 with a BSN and received her MSN and acute care nurse practitioner from USCF in 1999. In 2013, she graduated from LLUSN with her DNP. Susan met her husband Ty at PUC, and they have been married for almost 30 years. Napa Valley has been home for 31 years with their four children, including her daughter-in-law. She loves baking, providing food for groups, traveling, and being with her family and dogs. Susan enjoys crafts, sewing, and everything Christmas.
Degrees
B.S., Loma Linda University
1993
M.S., University of California, San Francisco
1999
Email: lubutler@puc.edu
FAA Ratings:
- Commercial Pilot
- Certified Flight Instructor, CFI
Luke Butler, B.S.
Faculty Since 2021
Flight Instructor
Luke Butler is a native of Angwin. He has a deep connection to the town by attending PUC Elementary, PUC Prep., and graduating from PUC with a B.S. in Aviation. Inspired by his love for aviation, Luke chose to stay with PUC after completing his degree in 2019. With a focus on safety and mentorship, he guides aspiring pilots toward achieving their goals with care and expertise. He has been with PUC since 2021 and has FAA accomplishments, commercial pilot privileges (MEL, SEL, and SES), and is an SEL flight instructor.
Degrees
B.S. Aviation, Pacific Union College
2019
Cori Carlson
Adjunct Professor
Alexander Carpenter,
Adjunct Professor
Jon Carstens, M.A.
Faculty Since 2014
Associate Professor of Art History
As a professor of art history, Jon Carstens brings a breadth of knowledge of the humanities and a passion for art history, with a concentration in American art of the nineteenth century and the work of Winslow Homer in particular. He believes that “looking is not as easy as it looks," and in his courses he employs the visual image as a document to reveal how art and architecture reveal the cultural and historical milieu in which it was created.
Carstens rejoins the college faculty after previously teaching at PUC for 25 years. He lives in Angwin with his wife Claudia. In his free time, he enjoys auto racing, interior and landscape design, and travel.
Degrees
B.A. University of Redlands
1976
M.A. University of California, Riverside
1979
Office: PUC Flight Center
FAA Ratings:
- Commercial Pilot Certificate
- Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)
- Certified Flight Instructor Instrument( CFII)
- Aviation Mechanic, Airframe and Powerplant (A&P)
Merilyn Chaffee, M.A.
Faculty Since 2023
Chief Flight Instructor
Merilyn Chaffee received a bachelor's of technology, aviation flight and maintenance from Andrews University in 1997 and a master's degree from Pacific Union College in 1999. She has been the vice president of operations at Dream Flights since 2015, and a real estate broker since 2010. Her FAA ratings include commercial pilot, instrument flight instructor, and airframe and powerplant mechanic. She has been a flight instructor for many years in places such as PUC Flight Center, MI Air in Redlands, CA, and Kaiser Air in Santa Rosa, CA. Merilyn has also taught classes to students in sixth grade up to the collegiate level in subjects such as music, education, and aviation. Flying has always been a big part of her life, and she is excited to share her love of aviation with PUC students and be a part of a program that trains Christ-centered pilots for lives of service. Merilyn is married to Garrison Chaffee, PUC Youth and Associate Pastor and they have 3 teenagers.
Degrees
Masters of Arts, Education, Pacific Union College
1999
Bachelor's of Technology, Aviation Flight and Maintenance, Andrews University
1997
Veesa Chance Johnson
Adjunct Professor
Katarzyna Chavez
Adjunct Professor
Serah Choi, M.S.N., R.N.
Faculty Since 2013
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Simulation and Lab Director
Degrees
B.S.N., Pacific Union College
2008
M.S.N., Loma Linda University
2012
Anna Chouteau,
Adjunct Professor
Tony Chung, B.S.N., R.N.
Faculty Since 2021
Instructor of Nursing
Tony Chung, adjunct nursing professor and clinical instructor at Piner’s Nursing Home in Napa, California, joined PUC in 2021. He has a background in geriatric care, and his transition from bedside nurse to educator allows his nursing students to apply their learned concepts to a clinical setting under experienced guidance. He wants to ensure each student nurse has an equal opportunity to deliver care, safety, and comfort to their patients with confidence.
Degrees
BSN: Framingham State University
2014
ASN, Atlantic Union College
2011
BBA, Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand
1997
Amy Cronk Gatdula, M.A.A.T.
Faculty Since 2011
Assistant Professor of Fine Art
Amy Cronk, MAAT, spent the last two years in the heart of downtown Chicago studying to receive her master's in Art Therapy from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. While interning, she had the privilege of working with a variety of populations including children with autism, older adults with Alzheimer's Disease and dementia, ex-prison offenders and women receiving treatment for cancer. Before moving to Chicago, she received her BFA from La Sierra University where she emphasized her art practice in oil painting on wood, incorporating three dimensional elements, as well as welding metal sculptures. When she's not in the studio, she enjoys yoga, reading, and playing with her pets.
Degrees
B.F.A., La Sierra University
2009
M.A.A.T., School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2011
Email: kadavis@puc.edu
Office: Chan Shun Hall 343
Accomplishments:
"Interactions of Ultrathin Pb Films with Ru(0001) and Pd(111)", G. Liu, K. A. Davis, D. C. Meier, P. S. Bagus, D. W. Goodman, and G. W. Zajac, Phys. Rev. B 68 (2003) 35406.
"Ultraviolet spectroscopy of cyclohexane-benzene clusters" D. C. Easter and K. A. Davis, Chem. Phys. Lett, 380 (2003) 471.
"The Growth of Silver on an ordered alumina surface", K. Luo, X. Lai, C.-W. Yi, K. A. Davis, K. K. Gath, and D. W. Goodman, J. Phys. Chem. B, 109 (2005) 4064.
"Comment on 'Predicting boron diffusion in wood from surface sorption'" K. A. Davis and J. R. Van Hise, Forest Products Journal, 56 (2006) 38.
Kent Davis, Ph.D. - Chair
Faculty Since 2002
Professor of Chemistry
Kent A. Davis , Ph.D., associate professor, specializes in physical chemistry and surface science. He has taught at PUC since 2003 and has also been a visiting professor at Texas State University-San Marcos and an adjunct professor at Trinity College. He enjoys reading, jazz, listening to classical music, and much more.
Degrees
B.S., Andrews University
1992
Ph.D., Indiana University
1998
Postdoctoral Research - Texas A&M University
1998-2000
Jaymie de la Torre, B.S.W., B.F.A.
Faculty Since 2019
Instructor of Fine Art
Jaymie de la Torre is a fine artist with a passion for texture and found objects. Focusing her artistic practice on sculpture and ceramics, her work reflects both the natural world and landscapes we find within our own mind and heart. She encourages students to explore the ways art-making teaches us about the deeper themes of life. Jaymie brings to her artwork and teaching a broad range of experiences including working with diverse groups in the inner-city, disaster relief and documentary film production. She loves experiencing different cultures and natural wonder across the globe.
Degrees
B.F.A Pacific Union College
2018
B.S.W., Pacific Union College
2005
Tim de la Torre, Exec. M.B.A.
Faculty Since 2013
Assistant Professor of Visual Arts
Tim de la Torre, Assistant Professor of Film & Television, has partnered with his wife, Jaymie, to run a boutique media production company since 2009. With a particular passion for non-fiction storytelling, Tim has produced TV shows for Hope Channel, documentaries, and various projects for many corporate clients. His favorite parts of his work are to have his subjects trust him to tell their stories, and opportunities to travel the world. He is excited to mentor his students and challenge them to take their projects to the next level.
Degrees
B.S., Pacific Union College
2006
Executive MBA, Quantic School of Business and Technology
2023
James Dick
Adjunct Professor
John Duncan, Ph.D. - Chair
Faculty Since 2000
Professor of Biology
John C. Duncan, Ph.D., professor, specializes in anatomy, human development and anatomy, and cell biology. He has been a PUC faculty member since 2000, and before that taught biology at the University of Delaware. He is interested in gene regulation during development, reef aquariums, and science fiction.
Degrees
B.S., Andrews University
1991
Ph.D., Loma Linda University
1998
Megan Duncan
Adjunct Professor
Kimberly Dunker, D.N.P., M.S.N., R.N., C.N.E., C.N.E.cl
Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences, Professor of Nursing
ProfileKimberly Dunker, D.N.P., M.S.N., R.N., C.N.E., C.N.E.cl
Faculty Since 2021
Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences, Professor of Nursing
Originally graduating from Atlantic Union College with her AS and BS degrees she has been a nurse for 22 years. Kimberly has worked in a variety of Critical Care nursing areas, specializing in Adult, Surgical, Medical, Oncology, Thoracic, Neurology and Cardiac Surgeries. In addition to holding academic teaching positions, both in the classroom and in clinical instruction, she previously taught at her alma-mater, Atlantic Union College as an Associate Professor of Nursing. She has taught in both pre-licensure medical-surgical nursing, nursing research and RN-BS courses in Informatics and Nursing Leadership as well as master's level nursing education and leadership courses. Her doctoral research and publications focus on, "The Empowerment of Nursing Faculty, development, and Orientation." Her core values focus on student outcomes and retention and academic and clinical faculty satisfaction and development.
In addition to her work in academics, Kimberly is a SIGMA Advisor and author for new nursing educators and has served in accreditation roles.
Most recently, Kimberly comes to us from the Fortis Institute in Nashville, Tennessee, where she was the dean of nursing, and provided leadership in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the nursing program under the president of the college and national VP of Nursing at Education Affiliates.
Degrees
A.D.N, Atlantic Union College
2000
B.S.N Atlantic Union College
2001
M.S.N Regis College
2004
MSN post masters education Wright State University
2005
DNP, Regis College
2011
Iris Engleman-Tompkins, M.S.N.
Faculty Since 2019
Assistant Professor of Nursing
I come to PUC with 13 years of experience in medical/surgical nursing and two years experience teaching nursing part time. I am happy to return to PUC in this new role, having attended PUC as a student and lived in Angwin as a staff spouse. In my leisure time, I enjoy gardening, cooking, hiking, backpacking, reading, and needle arts. My favorite place to be is outside.
Degrees
BSN CSU Hayward
2006
MSN-Ed Norwich University
2017
Matthew Evens, M.A.
Faculty Since 2022
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Ramon Fermin,
Adjunct Professor
Abram Fisher, J.D.
Faculty Since 2014
Professor of Business Administration
Degrees
B.S., Pacific Union College
2007
J.D., University of Maryland
2011
Nate Furness,
Adjunct Professor
Lem Garcia,
Adjunct Professor
Email: llgill@puc.edu
Office: Stauffer Hall
Accomplishments:
“Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey: Narrative, Empowerment, Gender and Religion.” Pennsylvania Literary Journal. 5.3 (2014). Ed. Dr. Anna Faktorovich. Tucson: Anamorpha-Pennsylvania Literary Press. 36-57. Print.
“The Sermon and the Victorian Novel” in The Oxford Handbook of The British Sermon 1689-1901. Eds. Keith A. Francis and William Gibson. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Print.
“The Sermon and the Victorian Novel.” The Oxford Handbook of the Modern British Sermon 1689-1901. Ed. Keith R. Francis. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2012.
“Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey: Narrative Empowerment, Gender and Religion.” Presentation at Midwestern Conference on Literature, Language and Media. March, 2012.
The Princess in the Tower: Gender and Art in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Alfred Lord Tennyson's "The Lady of Shalott." Victorian Institute Journal.35 (2007): 109-136. Print.
Harry's Great Expectations or the Great Expectations of Harry Potter?: Self-fashioning or Destiny in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Presentation at Popular Culture Conference, San Antonio, 2005.
"The Snake Problem: Adolescence, Masculinity and Power in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Presentation at Popular Culture Conference, San Antonio, 2004.
"Women Beware ! The Appropriation of Women in Hollywood's Revisioning of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein." Journal of American and Comparative Cultures 24 (Fall and Winter 2001): 93-98.
Linda Gill, Ph.D.
Faculty Since 1993
Professor of English
Linda Gill specializes in Victorian England, development of the novel, literary theory and dramatic performance. Gill has written articles for Dickens World, The Journal of Popular culture and Victorian Institute. She has also presented papers on Victorian authors such as Bronte, Dickens and Kipling, in addition to papers on the Harry Potter novels at Popular Culture conferences. She is particularly interested in investigating identity construction, meaning making and power in narratives. In addition to teaching courses in Romantic and Victorian literature, Gill teaches courses in Acting and performs regularly in DAS productions.
Degrees
B.A., Andrews University
1984
M.A., La Sierra University
1986
Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
1992
Eric Graham
Adjunct Professor
Eric Hall,
Adjunct Professor
Heather Hamilton
Adjunct Professor
Mary Grace Hardy,
Adjunct Professor
Tara Hargrove, M.A. - Chair
Faculty Since 2018
Associate Professor of Communication
Tara D. Hargrove joined the faculty at Pacific Union College as Associate Professor in 2018 after teaching for Southern Adventist University for nine years and a year at her alma mater, Campion Academy. Hargrove completed her undergraduate degree in Speech Communication at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado and then her master’s degree in Communication Studies and a graduate certificate in Women’s Studies.
Hargrove currently teaches Communication and Public Speaking, Advanced Public Speaking, Intercultural Communication and is honored to now serve as department chair. She enjoys research and writing and has presented a number of competitively selected papers throughout her career and has two coauthored journal article publications. In her free time Hargrove enjoys hiking, tide-pooling and just plain adventuring with her husband, Robert, their two adult boys and daughter.
Degrees
A.A. Front Range Community College
2004
B.A. Colorado State University
2006
M.A. in Communication Studies, Colorado State University
2009
Lindsay Hayasaka, Ph.D.,
Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Administration
Dr. Lindsay (Morton) Hayasaka is an experienced educator and administrator. Beginning her career as a high school English teacher in 2004, Dr. Hayasaka obtained a master's degree in professional writing and literature from Deakin University (Melbourne, Australia) and a doctorate in journalism from Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand). She taught at Avondale University and worked as assistant dean in the faculty of Arts, Nursing and Theology in New South Wales, Australia, before moving to the United States to teach at Pacific Union College. She became associate academic dean of the college in 2021 and transitioned into the role of dean in 2023. Dr. Hayasaka is an active member of her scholarly community and currently serves as the second vice president of the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies. She enjoys researching in the field of literary journalism, writing and producing musicals, creating community, and travelling with her husband.
Floyd Hayes, Ph.D.
Faculty Since 2003
Professor of Biology
Floyd E. Hayes, Ph.D., professor, is a zoologist specializing in the ecology, behavior and biogeography of birds. While an undergraduate student, Dr. Hayes took off a year to teach in an elementary school on the island of Kosrae in Micronesia. He worked for three years as a vertebrate biologist for the US Peace Corps, based in the National Museum of Natural History of Paraguay. He also taught biology for nine years at Caribbean Union College (now University of the Southern Caribbean) and the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago, and spent a year working as a wildlife biologist for the Division of Fish and Wildlife in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Dr. Hayes was editor in chief of Journal of Caribbean Ornithology during 2005-2013 and was a Fulbright Scholar to Paraguay in 2012. He enjoys birding, rock climbing and snorkeling.
Degrees
B.S., Loma Linda University
1985
M.S., University of Michigan
1986
Ph.D., Loma Linda University
1993
Nancy Jacobo
Adjunct Professor
Michael Jefferson, M.A.
Faculty Since 2018
Associate Professor of Psychology, Wellness Center Director
Michael Jefferson grew up the son of a minister and nurse in the town of Ojai, California. Upon graduating from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, he received his master's degree in counseling psychology from Bowie State University in Maryland. After working two years for Social Services in Loudoun County, Virginia, Michael started working on a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at The Union Institute and University in Cincinnati, Ohio. He completed his internship in Washington, D.C., with Shambu N. Banik and Associates, former chair of the Presidents Counsel on Mental Retardation. Michael is currently completing his dissertation on the experience of interpersonal intimacy by the adult children of ministers. He teaches for both the psychology and social work department and ECE program at PUC. His mental health interest and training are in ADHD, depression, and men's issues. Michael and his wife, Kathy, have two boys, Christopher and Nicholas, and live in Angwin.
Degrees
B.S., Andrews University
...
M.A., Bowie State University
1996
Jefferson Joiner, M.S.N., R.N., C.E.N., N.R.E.M.T., W.E.M.T.
Associate Professor of Nursing & Emergency Services, Director of the Emergency Services Program and Director of the Health Sciences Program
ProfileJefferson Joiner, M.S.N., R.N., C.E.N., N.R.E.M.T., W.E.M.T.
Faculty Since 2015
Associate Professor of Nursing & Emergency Services, Director of the Emergency Services Program and Director of the Health Sciences Program
Jeff Joiner has worked in healthcare as an RN since 1980. He has served as staff nurse, department manager, nursing supervisor, and hospital vice-president. He obtained his MSN as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Critical Care/Trauma. Jeff holds national certifications in Emergency Nursing and as a Wilderness EMT. He has been active in Emergency Management and Disaster Response at the local, state, national and international levels since 2001. He has over 20 years of experience in higher education teaching Nursing and Emergency Management. He has served as a content expert and lecturer in Disaster Response and Emergency Management. He continues to maintain a clinical practice in Emergency Nursing and is a volunteer Firefighter/EMT. Jeff has been married to his wife Judy for over 40 years. They have two grown daughters and four grandsons. Jeff enjoys camping, reading, scuba diving and international travel.
Degrees
AS, Southern Adventist University
1980
BSN, Southwestern Adventist University
1986
MSN, University of Kentucky
1996
Holly Kalua, M.S.N., B.S.H.A., B.S.M., R.N.
Faculty Since 2024
Director of off-campus Sonora Program
Degrees
A.S. Nursing, Pacific Union College
1986
B.S. Managment, Pacific Union College
2006
B.S. Health Administration, St. Joseph's College of Maine
2015
M.S.N., St. Joseph's College of Maine
2024
Young-Chun Kim, M.Div.
Faculty Since 2010
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
Young-Chun Kim specializes in soteriology (the study of religious doctrines of salvation), Karl Barth and Martin Luther. He has worked as a teaching assistant, lecturer, consultant, and instructor-in-training at Fuller Theological Seminary and has taught English at the SDA Language Institute in Seoul, Korea. Kim has played the violin for over 30 years and enjoys drawing, traveling and learning new languages. The example of his family serves as a constant inspiration in his life.
Degrees
B.A. in Theology, Andrews University
2000
B.A. in Spanish Studies, Andrews University
2000
M.Div., Andrews Theological Seminary
2004
Earl Knecht
Adjunct Professor
Brian Kyle, M.F.A. - Chair
Faculty Since 2012
Professor of Graphic Design
Brian Kyle is a multi-disciplinary artist with a background in photography, graphic design, illustration, and printmaking. Brian holds undergraduate degrees in Photography and Graphic Design from Pacific Union College, and an MFA in Photography from the Academy of Art University. Before coming to teach at Pacific Union College in 2011, Brian worked for 6 years as a graphic designer and illustrator in San Diego, California, working for such clients as Disney, Universal Studios, NBC, Urban Outfitters, and Nordstroms. Brian also enjoys mountain biking, cooking, playing music on a variety of instruments, and designing/building/fixing things.
Degrees
B.S. in Photography, Pacific Union College
2004
B.S. in Graphic Design, Pacific Union College
2004
MFA, Academy of Art University
2018
Keshni Lal,
Adjunct Professor
Teresa Lautrup Lautrup,
Adjunct Professor
Julie Lee
Adjunct Professor
Helene Linzau, M.S.N., R.N., C.N.L.
Director of Off-Campus Ukiah Program,
Assistant Professor of Nursing,
Assistant Director to the BRN
Profile
Helene Linzau, M.S.N., R.N., C.N.L.
Faculty Since 2009
Director of Off-Campus Ukiah Program,
Assistant Professor of Nursing,
Assistant Director to the BRN
Helene Linzau teaches fundamentals of nursing. She continues to work occasionally at the St. Helena Hospital. She enjoys shopping for her nieces, quilting, taking pictures, and, if she has time, scrap-booking and traveling.
Degrees
A.S., Loma Linda University
1993
B.S. Loma Linda University
1996
A.S.N., Pacific Union College
1999
B.S.N. Pacific Union College
2000
Kevin Little, R.N., M.S., A.N.P.-B.C.
Faculty Since 2022
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Degrees
UC San Francisco M.S.N & A.N.P
2000
Jeffrey Lobas
Adjunct Professor
Emily Logan, M.F.A
Faculty Since 2023
Assistant Professor of English
Emily Logan specializes in creative writing with an emphasis on prose. She is particularly interested in short story, flash fiction, and personal essay forms. Her stories and essays appear in The Roadrunner Review, Reflex Fiction, Watershed Review, and elsewhere, and her work has received support from AWP's Writer to Writer Mentorship Program and the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. She teaches courses in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.