Professor Foster comes to us via a nearly two-decade career as a high school teacher. She has also taught Math California Subject Examination for Teacher (CSET) preparation courses for several cohorts of teacher candidates in the Teacher and Educator Preparation Program at San Diego State University. Professor Foster earned a MA in Mathematics Education from Western Governors University and a BS in Mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles. 

Nathan Gibbs specializes in audiovisual storytelling and media strategy for on-demand, live streaming and broadcast media. Prior to joining PLNU in 2022, he taught multimedia and broadcast news courses as a faculty member in the department of journalism and mass communication at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. He directed KACU, the city’s NPR station, introduced live ESPN+ streaming, created podcast studios, and ushered in curriculum revisions during his tenure. Prior to his time in Texas, Gibbs worked for nine years at KPBS in San Diego, California.

Rev. Dr. Holland Prior is passionate about words. She joined the faculty at PLNU in 2022, and she directs both the College Composition program and the Loma Writing Center. She also teaches courses in rhetoric, composition, writing theory, and pedagogy. Prior’s areas of specialty include Christian rhetorics, writing centers, and writing program administration, and her published work has appeared in a variety of scholarly and creative venues.

Robbie is a pediatric occupational therapist specializing in early intervention particularly in the areas of feeding and sensory integration. She has been practicing OT for over 10 years and has worked in hospitals, pediatric clinics, and schools throughout San Diego county before finding her niche in home-based early intervention. She enjoys engaging in community outreach activities with her church and plans to facilitate community engagement within the OT program as well. Robbie enjoys cooking and traveling with her husband and three kids.