Meet Your Academic Advisors

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Cathy Peterson

Assistant Professor and Academic Counselor
Adult Degree Program
Administrative Faculty
503.517.1451
cpeterson@warnerpacific.edu
Location: Cascade Campus Office

Education: MAT, George Fox University, Newburg, OR BA Community Services, Seattle University, Seattle, WA

Chris Tokonitz

Academic Counselor and Assistant Professor
Adult Degree Program

503.517.1450
ctokonitz@warnerpacific.edu
Location: Cascade Campus Office

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Jarod Jacobs

Assistant Professor and Academic Counselor
Adult Degree Program
Administrative Faculty
503.517.1576
jjacobs@warnerpacific.edu
Location: East Campus Office

Education: BA in Religion and Christian Ministries, Warner Pacific College, Portland, OR Master of Biblical Studies, Trinity Western University, British Columbia, Canada
Background: Jarod Jacobs is an alumnus of Warner Pacific College, where he received a BA in Religion and Christian Ministries. Following his work at WPC, he traveled to Canada where are earned an MA in Biblical Studies. Throughout all of this work he specialized in ancient languages, including: Biblical and Rabbinic Hebrew, Biblical and Classical Greek, Akkadian, Aramaic and Syriac. After receiving his M.A. Jarod started teaching in the Adult Degree Program at Warner Pacific College. Jarod has taught classes such as The Bible as Literature; Ethics, Social Issues and Responsibility; Religious Themes in American Culture and others. After about a year of teaching in the ADP, Jarod joined the Academic Counseling team, where he continues to serve. Outside of work Jarod enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife, Alma, and his close friends and family.
Research Publications: Master’s Thesis: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Conjunction Waw in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Variants and the Implications

Lori Kuechler

Assistant Professor and Academic Counselor
Adult Degree Program
Administrative Faculty
503.517.1343
lkuechler@warnerpacific.edu
Location: East Campus Office

Education: MA in Interdisciplinary Studies, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR, Spiritual Traditions and Ethics, 2007 BA in History, Warner Pacific College, Portland, OR, 2001 BS in Human Development, Warner Pacific College, Portland, OR, 2001 AA Block Transfer Degree, Mount Hood Community College, Gresham, OR, 1999
Background: Hired as a grant writer in 2006 by Warner Pacific College, Lori’s career with Warner has evolved to the faculty assignment of Academic Counselor in the Adult Degree Program. In addition to her counseling duties, Lori teaches courses in both the Traditional Program and ADP including Advanced Composition, Cultural Studies, Introduction to History, Religious Thought in American Culture, War and Peace, and Ethics, Faith Living and Learning. Her experience as an adult learner and as an entrepreneur before her return to college lends itself to the specific needs of adult college students. In addition to academic counseling and teaching, Lori enjoys guitar playing, gardening, world travel, American literature, and good conversations by the fire with family and friends.
Professional Affiliations: American Association of University Women Organization of American Historians Oral History Association
Research Publications: The Very Grace of Otherness: Oral History and the Relevance of the Phenomenological Hermeneutics of Paul Ricoeur, Stanford University Joint Symposium, 2008 The Mercy of the Soil: The Relevance of Phenomenological Hermeneutics to Oral History, Thesis, Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Marylhurst University, 2007 The Portland Police Sunshine Division: An Early History, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, 2003

Meg DuMez

Academic Counselor and Assistant Professor
Adult Degree Program
Administrative Faculty
503.517.1565
mdumez@warnerpacific.edu
Location: East Campus Office

Education: MA in Higher Education, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania BA in Religion, Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington
Background: Meg first started at WPC in October 2006 as Records Office Assistant then became an Academic Counselor for the Adult Degree Program in June 2008. She is a graduate student at Western Seminary, pursuing a Masters in Theology, and an active member of Imago Dei Community. Meg can often be found studying at Starbucks, wandering through Powells, or searching through tour books to plan her next adventure. Her passions include church history, children's media, and helping students become the person they always wanted to be.

Megan Enos

Director of Academic Counseling and Assistant Professor
Adult Degree Program
Administrative Faculty
503.517.1319
menos@warnerpacific.edu
Location: East Campus Office

Education: MA in Theological Studies, Christian History and Thought; George Fox University Additional graduate coursework in Organizational Communications and Life Coaching completed through Marylhurst University and Western Seminary, respectively.
Background: Megan began working at WPC in 1997 and, being inspired by the fantastic faculty, decided to join the ranks and completed her MA in 2001. She began teaching in the religion department as well as in the Adult Degree Program, where she works as an academic counselor. She has a passion for adult education and is awed everyday by the amazing students in the program. She lives in Portland with her husband, Mark, also an educator, and by night is the vocalist for Mosaique, a local jazz group. "As an instructor at WPC, I have had the immense privilege of partnering in the transformation of lives – the students and my own. When I taught in the traditional program, one of my greatest joys was taking the church history students on field trips to experience other aspects of ancient and contemporary Christianity that live on in our city. In the ADP, I am honored to participate in the educational aspect of the significant life changes our students experience as they overcome obstacles and embrace their inner learner in ways they never before dreamed possible. There is nothing better!"
Professional Affiliations: CAAHE (Consortium for the Advancement of Adult Higher Education)

Ruth Knott

Assistant Professor and Academic Counselor
Adult Degree Program
Administrative Faculty
503.517.1452
rknott@warnerpacific.edu
Location: Cascade Campus Office

Education: MA in Counseling, Western Seminary, Portland, OR BS in Biblical Studies, Multnomah University, Portland, OR
Background: Hired in Spring 2009 as an adjunct professor in the Human Development Adult Degree Program, Ruth joined the Academic Counseling team in November of the same year. In both her teaching and advising roles, she invites students to interact with material for the purposes of increasing knowledge, solidifying values and deepening a personal understanding of themselves and the people around them. Away from WPC, Ruth is a mental health therapist who enjoys writing, practicing yoga, reading quirky British novels and enthusiastically supporting the activities of her son, Jordan, and daughter, Gracey.
Professional Affiliations: Registered Professional Counselor in the state of Oregon ACC (Associate Certified Coach) Accredited with the International Coach Federation American Counseling Association
Research Publications: Coach Yourself through the Autism Spectrum, a book published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009. Published several articles in various Autism/Asperger's journals.