Associate & Adjunct Faculty, Education

Colleen E. Almojuela, B.A., The Evergreen State College; M.A., Pacific Oaks College; adjunct faculty, education. Colleen Almojuela is a biracial woman, who is a Filipina American and Native American. She is an enrolled member for the Squamish Nation. For more than 25 years, Almojuela has been involved in the fields of Indian Education and Multicultural Education. She has published several Native American children's books and edited several multicultural curriculum manuals for educators. She has spent several years in the classroom teaching at many grade levels from preschool through for year institutions.

Judith Bloom, B.A., Central Washington University; M.Ed., City University; associate faculty, education. Judith Bloom has more than 30 years of experience in public education as a librarian, innovative teacher and learning resources specialist. Her experience as an instructor, adjunct faculty and coordinator in higher education has led her to organize and implement courses designed to improve the practice of education in Western Washington.

Patrice DeLaOssa, B.S., University of Arizona; M.A., Antioch University Seattle; adjunct faculty, education. Patrice DeLaOssa has written and developed several publications and curriculums. She has been an educator in high schools teaching various subjects such as in social studies, psychology, sociology, PE and drama.

John A. DuBois, M.A. Ed., Antioch University Seattle. John is teaching Subject Area Concentration/Special Topics where he guides and instructs students in their individualized or small-group collaborative projects. In August 2010, DuBois published The Authentic Self in Educational Leadership, a book which investigates the principle research question: What does it mean to be an authentic educational leader?

Joanne M. Dufour, University of Pennyslvania M.S.E.; Adjunct faculty at Heritage University, Seattle (School of Education) and the School of Teaching ESL, Seattle (affiliated with Seattle University); adjunct faculty, education. Joanne is a professional in the field of education with over 30 years of experience in the classroom at the high school and college levels in the fields of Social Studies Education and English as a new language, along with supervision of new teachers. Following service in the Peace Corps, she specialized in the area of global education, and created a wide range of curriculum published by Newsweek Education Program, PBS NewsHour, United Nations CyberSchool, the American Red Cross and others. She volunteers with the Red Cross on instructing in International Humanitarian Law.

Dominic Jimenez, B.A., Western Washington University; M.Ed., Antioch University Seattle; adjunct faculty, education. Dominic has been a teacher since 2001 where he has been a teacher in several elementary schools in California as well as in Japan. Jimenez presently is the Senior Teaching Instructor at the Children's Institute for Learning Differences. He has developed Special Education programs to meet the challenges associated with high-risk children suffering from autism, Asperger syndrome and psychiatric disorders.

Linda Munson, B.A., University of California at Los Angeles; M.A., University of California at San Diego; M.Ac., Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine; adjunct faculty, education. Linda Munson has taught French and Spanish languages in California, has developed an alphabet for Mayan language in Guatemala and has taught and designed linguistics and cross-cultural education courses in Alaska.

Heather Newmann, B.A., University of Notre Dame; M.A., University of Texas at Austin; adjunct faculty, education. Heather Newmann has been an elementary classroom teacher in Austin and in Federal Way, WA for five years. Currently, she is a teaching assistant and working on her Ph.D. in the College of Education at the University of Washington.

Lynne O’Brien, M.A.Ed., Antioch University Seattle. Lynne is in her 7th year in education and is currently a teacher in a self-contained classroom for children with Autism for the Lake Washington School District.  She has worked as a teacher leader and special education teacher mentor within her district. She is currently completing her portfolio for National Boards certification.

Patricia Owliaei, MLA, University of Washington. Pat Owliaei has been a middle school science teacher in the Kent School District for seven years and  received National Board Certification in early adolescent science in 2009.  Since 2008 she has served on various OSPI Science Assessment Leadership Team (SALT) committees writing test items, range-finding and doing data analysis of results. Pat is also the site coordinator for a federally funded grant program to support after school enrichment for elementary and middle school students.

Kevin Plambeck, B.A., B.S., Washington State University; M.A., City University; associate faculty, education. Kevin Plambeck has more than 30 years of experience in public education as a vocational director, coordinator and instructor. Plambeck's experiences have led him to present and speak in several educational workshops and conferences.

Phoenix Raine, Ph.D., Pacifica Graduate Institute; M.Ed., Antioch University Seattle; B.A., Fairhaven College, WWU. Phoenix Raine's focus on intercultural and interdisciplinary education led to a Depth Psychological methodology to enhance her pedagogical approach to social justice. Believing there is a need for a therapeutic sensibility to address intergenerational oppression, her courses incorporate various ways of knowing and expression that provide for imaginative and creative ways to engage the adult learner.

Kurt Sahl, B.S., University of Idaho; M.Ed., University of Washington; adjunct faculty, education. Kurt Sahl has been an adjunct at Antioch University Seattle since 2002. Prior to this he was a researcher of teacher technology adoption in middle school laptop initiative at the University of Washington. For several years, he worked in the Kent School District where he created and taught computer-related courses. His other teaching areas are in chemistry, biology, earth science and advanced science courses. 

Gregory L. Whiteman, B.A., Seattle Pacific College; M.A., Asbury Theological Seminary; M.Ed., Seattle Pacific University; adjunct faculty, education. Gregory Whiteman is the Executive Director of Technology Services in Tacoma Public Schools and has served as Superintendent of the American International Schools of Lagos, Nigeria and Superintendent of Lincoln Community School in Ghana. Among many accomplishments over the years, Whiteman has been responsible for implementing an automated library management system.