Meet The Team

Holley was born and raised in Jamestown, New York. In 1998, following years of higher education and industry work experience, she went back to George Fox to complete her Bachelor’s Degree in the Degree Completion Program. Holley subsequently enrolled in Western Seminary’s Master of Arts Degree Program, concentrating on cross-cultural women’s ministry through micro-loan program development. Holley began working as the Director of the Degree Completion Program at Multnomah University in November, 2007. Holley and her husband, Charles, have two grown children, Adam and Evan and a German Shepherd dog, Sasha. Holley enjoys travelling the globe, running, hiking in National Parks, perennial gardening, reading, people and cross-cultural interactions.

Joel desires to serve students and help them succeed in their academic programs. He is responsible for advising students through their program once they begin classes at Multnomah. Although a native of sunny California, Joel was a wandering nomad in the West for many of his early years. After completing his Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources from Sacramento State University, Joel wandered a bit further to Karaganda, Kazakhstan and taught Business-English as a short-term missionary for one year. Upon returning home, Joel moved to Portland in 2005 to attend Multnomah Seminary. He graduated with his Masters of Divinity in 2008. Joel and his wife, Amber, both work at Multnomah. They love their work and also enjoy spending time with family, friends, travelling, and exploring Oregon’s landscape.

The sunny beaches of California was where Meagan grew up, spending most of her time playing soccer, skim boarding, and being active in her youth group. Deciding she wanted a little adventure, she headed up to Oregon to attend Multnomah University and three years later she graduated with a Bachelor’s in Education. A few weeks after graduating, she walked down the aisle and married a great guy she met at Multnomah (who was also from California). Meagan and her husband now both work at Multnomah and absolutely love living in Portland! They spend lots of time exploring the city and finding many unique places around Portland. Meagan is currently working on her Masters in Higher Education at Portland State University and is planning on graduating Spring 2010.