Contact Us—PLTS Faculty and Staff

Alphabetical Listing:

  • Phyllis Anderson
    President
    Office of the President
    (510) 559-2731
  • Michael Aune
    Dean of the Faculty
    Dean of the Chapel
    Professor of Liturgical and Historical Studies
    GTU Core Doctoral Faculty—Liturgical Studies
    (510) 559-2760
  • David Balch
    Professor of New Testament
    GTU Core Doctoral Faculty
    (510) 559-2725
  • Steven Churchill
    Director of the Admissions Center

    (510) 559-2738
  • Steed V. Davidson
    Assistant Professor of Old Testament
    (510) 524-8962
  • Donna Duensing
    Pastor for Pastoral Counseling
    (510) 237-7848
  • Linda Ely
    Executive Assistant
    Office of the President
    (510) 559-2731
  • Christopher Evans
    Assistant to the Deans
    Deans’ Office
    (510) 559-2737
  • Aaron Greig
    Bookkeeper
    Business Office
    (510) 559-2719
  • Jean Haddock
    Gift Coordinator/Database Administrator
    Office of Seminary Advancement
    (510) 559-2735
  • Cheryl Heuer
    Dean of Students and Registrar
    Coordinator, Wednesday Forum Schedule
    (510) 559-2754
  • Kathleen S. Hurty
    Teaching Fellow—Leadership Studies
    (510) 465-3301
  • Sarah Birdsall Isakson
    Pastor for Spiritual Direction
    (510) 847-6530
  • Carol Jacobson
    Assistant Professor of Practical Theology: Youth and Family Ministries
    Director, Life Together: Theological Programs for High School Youth
    (510) 559-2762
  • Antonio Machado
    Coordinator for Vocational Formation
    Admissions Center
    (510) 559-2730
  • Mike Maloney
    Maintenance Supervisor
    Office of Operations
    (510) 387-6738
  • Debora Ow
    Director of Finance
    Office of Finance and Operations
    (510) 559-2723
  • Ted Peters
    Professor of Systematic Theology
    GTU Core Doctoral Faculty
    Co-Editor, Theology and Science
    Director, Institute for Theology and Ethics
    (510) 559-2726
  • Jane Phillips
    Administrative Assistant
    TEEM Program
    (510) 559-2703
  • Tom Rogers
    Professor of Homiletics
    GTU Core Doctoral Faculty
    (510) 559-2722
  • Karin Schermerhorn
    Administrative Assistant
    Admissions Center
    (510) 559-2730
  • Elba Selby
    Administrative Assistant
    Contextual Education
    (510) 559-2713
  • Martha Ellen Stortz
    Professor of Historical Theology and Ethics
    GTU Core Doctoral Faculty
    (510) 559-2732
  • Jane Elizabeth Strohl
    Associate Professor of Reformation History and Theology
    GTU Core Doctoral Faculty
    (510) 559- 2720
  • Jarmo Tarkki
    Teaching Fellow, Philosophical Theology
  • Katalina Thakur
    Facilities and Events Coordinator
    Office of Operations
    (510) 559-2745
  • Alicia Vargas
    Assistant Professor of Multicultural and Contextual Studies
    Director, Contextual Education, PLTS
    Associate Director, Contextual Leadership Initiative, WMC
    (510) 559-2736
  • Susan E. Walima
    Teaching Fellow, History of Religions
    Folklore, Interdisciplinary Studies, Organizational Health
    (415) 516-7103
  • Joel S. Wudel
    Director of Development
    Office of Seminary Advancement
    (510) 559-2711
  • Edmund Yee
    Professor of Asian Studies
    Director of TEEM
    Member of Core Doctoral Faculty, Graduate Theological Union
    (510) 559-2739