Karen Seehaus is fond of saying that writing and education are the loves of her professional life. Karen enjoys working with talented students and considers engaging with students at PLNU to be a privilege. When she is able to shift a student’s perspective to give them confidence and agency in their own writing, she is personally delighted. 

Dr. Carsten Hennings joined the Fermanian School of Business (FSB) in 2018 as an Associate Professor of Management. He came to PLNU with 17 years of experience working internationally for different professional organizations, as well as teaching for various universities. Specifically, Hennings worked as an Institutional Bond Salesman and Bond Market Researcher for CTI Capital Inc. in Montreal and Toronto.

Margarita Pintado Burgos was born and raised in a small rural town from Puerto Rico. After finishing a bachelor’s degree in communications at the University of Puerto Rico, she started her graduate studies at Emory University, Atlanta, where she obtained her Ph.D. in Spanish. Pintado's work and teaching combines her interests of language, poetry, creative writing, exile, and feminism. After teaching for 6 years at Ouachita Baptist University, a liberal arts college in a small town from Arkansas, Margarita joined the LJWL faculty at Point Loma Nazarene University in 2017.

Robbie Maakestad grew up in Indianapolis, IN, before attending Taylor University for undergrad, Ball State University for an MA in Writing, and George Mason University for an MFA in Writing (Nonfiction). He is working on two books—a history of the City of David Archaeological site in Jerusalem (nonfiction) and a collection of short stories about Bill Murray (fiction). Robbie is Senior Editor at The Rumpus. 

Dr. Jeff Bolster is Vice President for University Services at PLNU, responsible for Campus Facilities, Instructional Technology Services, Public Safety, Food Services, the bookstore and Auxiliary Services. He’s a member of the President’s Cabinet.  

Nick Wolf joined the Fermanian School of Business (FSB) as the Director of Career Services and Business faculty in 2018. Previously, he served as the Director of Programs and Operations for the offices of strengths and vocation at PLNU. As Director of Career Services, he supports more than 900 students in the FSB with career counseling and exploration, and connects them to organizations for full-time employment and internships. Wolf’s prior experience included executive recruiting for more than 15 years. He is a Certified MBTI and Gallup Strengths Coach.