Jorji Siegmundt, a graduate of PLNU, obtained her master’s degree from the university’s graduate biology program in 2021. Upon graduation, she assumed the role of Chemistry Department Lab Manager and faculty instructor for general chemistry labs. Additionally, she serves on the university’s safety committee and holds the position of campus Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO). Prior to her academic pursuits, Siegmundt worked for the US Navy as a Nuclear Engineering Laboratory Technician, where she specialized in nuclear chemistry and radiation.

Dr. Nissen began his collegiate education with a BS in Business from UC Berkeley, with a penchant for information technology (IT). He then applied his Berkeley education and IT talent to analytic, management and executive positions in the aerospace and electronics industry, during which time he earned an MS in Systems Management—with emphases on Systems Analysis and R&D Management—at the University of Southern California (USC). He then quit his excellent job and earned a Ph.D. in Information Systems at USC, with heavy emphasis on artificial intelligence and machine learning (AIML).

Dr. Mary Beth McCabe joined PLNU in 2021 as a full-time professor of marketing. She came to PLNU with approximately 40 years of academic and marketing experience. From 1979-1993 she served as an account executive for television stations in both Chicago and San Diego. Since 1993, McCabe has been president of Sun Marketing were she has served more than 3,000 clients, including: Novartis, Sempra Energy, Weyerhaeuser, and PepsiCo. She began her academic experience as an adjunct professor from 2005 to 2010 at the University of San Diego.