Walla Walla University Board of Trustees
John Freedman, Chair
Joyce Newmyer, Vice Chair
Alex Bryan, Secretary
Douglas Bing
Gary Botimer
Columbus Candies, Jr.
Lowell Cooper
Travis Crumley
Stephanie Gates
Keith Hallam
Sergio Hernandez
Clint Hess
Yvonne Iwasa
David Jamieson
Steve Kreitner
EuGene Lewis
Mileen Loeffler
Bill McClendon
Kevin Miller
Kathy Morgan
Ken Norton
W. Todd Pascoe
David Prest, Jr.
Mark Remboldt
Paul Rhynard
Jaime Rodriguez
Bruce Thorn
Ron Wilkinson
Administration
President
Alex Bryan, D.Min.
Vice President for Academic Administration
Pamela Keele Cress, Ph.D.
Vice President for Financial Administration
Prakash Ramoutar, Ph.D., F.C.C.A.
Vice President for Student Life
Darren Wilkins, M.A.
Vice President for University Relations and Advancement
Jodeene Wagner, B.A.
Associate Vice President for Academic Administration
Howard A. Munson, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Financial Administration
Eric James, B.S., C.P.A.
Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies
Jonathan D. Duncan, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Alumni and Advancement Services
Troy Patzer, M.B.A.
Associate Vice President for Marketing and Enrollment Services
Trevor Congleton, M.S.W.
Assistant Vice President of Student Life
Brooklynn Armest-Larson, J.D.
Assistant to the President for Diversity
Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid, Th.D.
Administrative Staff
Academic Administration - Graduate School Deans/Chairs
Biological Sciences
David Lindsey, Ph.D.
Business
Bruce J. Toews, D.B.A.
Education and Psychology
Maria Bastien Valenca, Ph.D.
Engineering
Delvin Peterson, Ph.D.
Social Work and Sociology
Deisy Haid, D.S.W.
Academic Support
Director of Academic Advisement
Jonathan Solis, M.A.
Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Jonathan D. Duncan, Ph.D.
Director of Rosario Marine Station
Kirt Onthank, Ph.D.
Director of Student Development Center
David Lindstrom, M.A.
Director of Summer Session
Pam Keele Cress, Ph.D.
Director of Technical Support Services
Karl Thompson, M.S.
Director of University Libraries
Carolyn S. Gaskell, M.A.
Registrar
Jerry M. Entze, M.F.A.
Financial Administration
Controller
Eric James, B.S., C.P.A.
Director of Facility Services
Shawna Larsen
Director of Human Resources
Keri Self, SHRM-CP
Director of Information Technology
Duane Anderson, M.S.
Director of Student Financial Services
Gayla Rogers, B.S.
Student Services
Lead Campus Chaplain
Albert Handal, D.Min.
Director of Athletics
Nestor Osorio, M.S.
Director of Resident Life and Housing
Anthony Handal
Clinical Director
Matthew Vaughan, L.M.H.C.
Coordinator of Testing
Sara Peterson, B.S.
Food Services - Sodexo
Michael Benca, Director
Medical Director
Stephanie Bennett
Security - Allied Universal Security
Courtney Bryant, B.B.A., Director
Auxiliary
Manager of Dairy Express
James Barrett
Manager of University Bookstore
Megan Holm, B.B.A.
Graduate Council
Jonathan Duncan,
Chair, Associate Vice President and Dean for Graduate Studies
Jerry Entze, Registrar
David F. Lindsey, Chair, Department of Biological Sciences
Bruce J. Toews, Dean, School of Business
Delvin E. Peterson, Dean, School of Engineering
Maria Bastien Valenca, Dean, School of Education and Psychology
Deisy Haid, Dean, School of Social Work
Cheris Current, Director, D.S.W. Program
David L. Cowles, Director, Biology Graduate Program
Jeremy Springer
, Director, M.S.W. Program
Carolyn S. Gaskell,
Director, University Libraries
Faculty
Johanna Retana Attoh, Associate Professor of Economics (2014)
B.S. 2008, National University of Costa Rica
M.S. 2009, East Carolina University
M.A. 2014; Ph.D. 2016, Western Michigan University
James D. Boyd, Professor of Social Work and Sociology (2002)
B.A. 1987; M.S.W. 2000, Walla Walla College
Ph.D., 2015, Capella University
Cecilia J. Brothers, Assistant Professor of Biology (2018)
B.S. 2010; M.S. 2012, Walla Walla University
Ph.D., 2015, Capella University
Conna L. Bond, Associate Professor of Business (2013-2017; 2019)
B.A. 1990, Whitman College
J.D. 2003, University of Florida
M.A. 2021, Marist College
Kristen Coffeen-Smith, Assistant Professor of Social Work (2022)
B.S.W., B.A. 2010; M.S.W. 2015, Walla Walla University
Bryce E. Cole, Professor of Engineering (1995)
B.A., B.S.E. 1987, Walla Walla College
M.S.C.E. 1989, University of Massachusetts
Ph.D. 1995, University of Notre Dame
David L. Cowles, Professor of Biology (2001)
B.S. 1978; M.S. 1981, Walla Walla College
Ph.D. 1987, University of California at Santa Barbara
Cheris B. Current, Professor of Social Work and Sociology (2007)
B.S. 2002, Southern Adventist University
M.A. 2005; Ph.D. 2007, Washington State University
Melody Ezpeleta, Assistant Professor of Psychology (2021)
B.S. 2015, Walla Walla University
M.S. 2018; D.M.F.T 2022, Loma Linda University
Steven Forbis, Assistant Professor of Business (2022)
B.S. 2009, Purdue University Global
M.B.A. 2011, Southern Adventist University
D. Ed. 2021, Capella University
Rob Frohne, Professor of Engineering (1988)
B.S.E. 1983, Walla Walla College
M.S.E.E. 1984; Ph.D. 1988, Purdue University
P.E. 1998, State of Washington
Carolyn S. Gaskell, Librarian (1978)
B.A. 1976, Pacific Union College
M.A. 1977, University of Denver
Deisy E. Haid, Assistant Professor of Social Work (2017)
B.S.W. 2010; M.S.W. 2011, Walla Walla University
L.C.S.W. 2017, State of Oregon
Brian D. Hartman, Assistant Professor of Education (2016)
B.S. (Biology); B.S (Bioengineering) 1993, Walla Walla College
M.A.T. 1996, Andrews University
Ph.D. 2016, Oregon State University
Mark A. Haun, Associate Professor of Engineering (2021)
B.S. 1996, Walla Walla College
M.S. 1999; Ph.D. 2003, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Linda L. Ivy, Professor Psychology (2006)
B.S. 1999; M.S. 2001; Ph.D. 2005, University of Oregon
Amanda Lewis, Assistant Professor of Social Work (2018)
B.S. 2003, Montana State University
M.S.W. 2007, Walla Walla College
L.C.S.W. 2009, State of Montana
L.M.F.T. 2009, State of Montana
David F. Lindsey, Professor of Biology (1997)
B.S. 1981, Southwestern Adventist College
Ph.D. 1992, The University of Texas at Austin
Qin Ma, Professor of Engineering (2005)
B.S. 1987; M.S. 1994 Chongqing University
M.S. 1999, Florida International University
Ph.D. 2004, Carnegie Mellon University
Janice McKenzie, Professor of Biology (2011)
B.S. 2001, Montana State University
Ph.D. 2006, Purdue University
Debbie S. Muthersbaugh, Professor of Education (2010)
B.S. 1980, Walla Walla College
M.Ed. 2009; Ph.D. 2012, University of Idaho
James R. Nestler, Professor of Biology (1990)
B.S. 1984; M.S. 1986, Walla Walla College
Ph.D. 1990, University of Colorado at Boulder
Kirt L. Onthank, Professor of Biology (2013)
B.S. 2006, Walla Walla College
M.S. 2008, Walla Walla University
Ph.D. 2013, Washington State University
Delvin E. Peterson, Professor of Engineering (2004)
B.S.E. 2001, Walla Walla College
M.S.M.E. 2004; Ph.D. 2012, Oregon State University
George Perez, Associate Professor of Business (2018)
B.S. 1994, Universidad Del Valle De Mexico
M.S. 1998, Andrews University
Pamela Bing Perry, Professor of Social Work and Sociology (2009)
B.S. 1984, Union College
M.B.A. 1988, University of Kansas
M.S. 2003; D.M.F.T. 2009, Loma Linda University
L.M.F.T. 2011, State of Montana
Analizeth Pesqueira, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Sociology (2023)
B.S.W. 2011, Walla Walla University
M.S.W. 2012, Walla Walla University
Stephen Pilgrim, Professor of Business (2023)
B.S. 1987; Ph.D. 2011, University of the West Indies
M.A. 1994, University of Westminster
M.Phil. 2008, University of Reading
Amanda Ramoutar, Associate Professor (2020)
B.Ed. 2012, University of Trinidand and Tabago
M.Ed. 2014, University of the West Indies
M.S. 2021, University of South Wales
Christy A. Scott, Associate Librarian (2004)
B.S. 2001, Union College
M.L.S. 2003, University of Missouri-Columbia
Brian Schaffner, Assistant Professor of Accounting (2021)
B.S. 1992, Walla Walla College
M.B.A. 1997, University of Phoenix
Natalie Smith-Gray, Assistant Professor Engineering (2022)
A.S. 2015, Chemeketa Community College
B.S. 2018, Walla Walla University
Ph.D. 2022, Washington State University
Idah Taruwinga, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Sociology (2020)
B.A. 2000, University of Zimbabwe
M.S.W. 2008, Indiana University
L.C.S.W. 2012, State of Indiana
L.I.C.S.W. 2018, State of Washington
D.S.W. 2019, University of Southern California
Douglas Thomsen, Professor of Engineering (2018)
B.S.E. 1993, Walla Walla College
M.S.E. 1996; Ph.D. 1999, Purdue University
Bruce J. Toews, Professor of Business (1994)
B.B.A. 1987, Pacific Union College
M.B.A. 1991, California State University, San Bernardino
C.P.A. 1995, State of Washington
D.B.A. 2015, Walden University
Maria Bastien Valenca, Professor of Education (2017)
B.S. 2004, Pacific Union College
B.A. 2010; M.A. 2011, University of Windsor
Ph.D. 2017, University of Ottawa
Melodie A. Williams, Professor of Engineering (2009)
B.S.E. 1986, Walla Walla College
M.S.E. 1994, Washington State University
P.E. 1989, State of California
P.E. 1991, State of Washington
Jeremy Wiggins, Associate Professor of Biology (2022)
B.S. 1996, Walla Walla College
D.D.S. 2000, Loma Linda University
David E. Wiltfong, Instructor of Social Work (2019)
B.S. 2001, University of Montana
L.C.S.W. 2005, State of Montana
M.S.W. 2013, Walla Walla University
Louie L. Yaw, Professor of Engineering (1992-93; 2000)
B.S.E. 1992, Walla Walla College
M.S. 1996; Ph.D. 2008, University of California, Davis
P.E. 1996; S.E. 2000, State of California
P.E., S.E. 2001, State of Washington