Faculty & Instructional Staff

Our Core Faculty takes academic leadership over the degree and certificate programs at The Seattle School, bringing deep expertise and practice to their work in the classroom. Our Instructional Staff also includes Affiliate Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Practicum Leaders and Facilitators, and Assistant Instructors.

Dan Allender, PhD

Professor of Counseling Psychology

Mary Jane Apple, MA

Listening Lab Leader

Roy Barsness, PhD

Professor of Counseling Psychology

Bethany Berens, MA

Assistant Instructor

Melanie Carter, MA

Listening Facilitator (LF)

Enika Cocoli Bowen, PhD

Adjunct Faculty

Julie Davidson, MA

Assistant Instructor

O'Donnell Day, PhD

Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology

Brittany Deininger, MA

Assistant Instructor

Fred Dumez-Matheson, MA

Practicum Leader

Bob Ekblad, ThD

Associate Professor of Old Testament Studies

Elizabeth Ferauge, MA

Assistant Instructor

Jennifer Fernandez, PhD, ABD

Adjunct Faculty

Dwight Friesen, DMin

Associate Professor of Practical Theology

Bethany Gardner, MA

Practicum Facilitator

Cheryl Goodwin, MLS

Director of Institutional Assessment & Library Services

Julie Hall, MA

Resilient Leaders Project Circle Facilitator

Doug Hansen, MSW

Adjunct Faculty

Jessica Hoekstra, MA

Assistant Instructor

Kate Hoskin, MA

Listening Facilitator (LF)

Forrest Inslee, PhD

Resilient Leaders Project Team Member

Kathy Johns, MA

Assistant Instructor

J. P. Kang, PhD

Affiliate Faculty

Richard Kim, MDiv

Adjunct Faculty

Susan Kim, MA

Allender Center Teaching Staff