Robert Costa grew up in the Bay Area. Right out of High School, Robert joined the US Air Force where he served as a medic and worked in the Air Force Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Dept in the country of Korea. Robert returned to his roots in the Bay Area to finish his college at San Jose State and Foothill College in Radiation Therapy. His passion to heal cancer patients drove his desire to expand his career in cancer research and medical Physics. Robert later went on to get his M.S. in Medical Physics and Dosimetry from Stanford University.

Dr. Zheng is a passionate teacher with a dedication for teaching teamwork among healthcare professionals. After graduating from medical school at UCSD, she completed an emergency medicine residency at the U. of Arizona. After moving back to San Diego, she worked for the VA Medical Center and taught interprofessional education at the UCSD medical school. For eight years, she chaired one of the largest teamwork exercises in the country.

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.