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Point Loma Nazarene University

Meet Our Staff


Sylvia Cortez
Director of Discipleship Ministries

Richie Scott
Dicipleship Ministries Intern

Matt Wilson
Dicipleship Ministries Intern

Heather Smith
Dicipleship Ministries Assistant

Heather Smith

Discipleship Ministries Assistant
619.849.2708

Hometown: Freeport, IL

Education:  B.A. in Christian Education from Olivet Nazarene University; M.A. in Religion/Theology from Trevecca Nazarene University

Hobbies: Photography, Traveling, Reading, Camping, Being Outdoors

Recently Read Books:  One Foot In Eden; Comes the Peace, My Journey to Forgiveness; St. Teresa of Lisieux; Night; Creating a Life Together; The Alchemist; Traveler's Tales China

Recently Watched Movies: Bonhoeffer; The Bourne Supremacy 

Favorite TV shows:  Grey's Anatomy; Seinfeld

Favorite Music:  U2; Sarah McLachlan; Over the Rhine; Rascal Flatts; Nora Jones, Alicia Keyes; Stevie Wonder; John Williamson

What I'd do with an Unexpected Day Off: New to California, I would spend time catching up with old friends, head to the beach, and hang out to snap some sunset photos.

Favorite Day of the Week: Saturday

Biggest Pet Peeve:   People who can't sit still. Foot tapping drives me crazy! And bad driving!

Favorite Restaurant: The San Antonio Taco Company, a little hole in the wall, in Nashville, TN (affectionately referred to as SATCO!)

Fun Facts My high school mascot was a pretzel, I won my 6th grade school spelling bee, and I've been to over 20 different countries.