Staff & Faculty

M.Div. – Expositional-Western Seminary, B.S. – Engineering Physics-Oregon State University

Mike received his Master of Divinity – Expositional from Western Seminary, and Bachelor of Science – Engineering Physics from Oregon State University.

Mike Robinson first came to the college as a teacher in 2004. By 2009 he accepted the role as president. His passion and heart for the college is embodied in the college’s mission statement: Pacific Bible College is a Christ-centered learning community committed to equipping students to become biblically competent, academically proficient, spiritually cultivated, and culturally engaged servant leaders. One group of individuals that Mike desires to reach is the high school graduate. It is his hope and prayer that they will find PBC as a place to grow in the knowledge of their faith to withstand the trials and temptations that will face them later in life and not become another statistic of one who strays from the church.

Another love Mike has is that of being an engineer. In 1991 Mike and his wife, Cindy, established a local business, Diode Laser Concepts, Inc. They work with large and small customers across a range of industries to produce customized laser modules that meet or exceed customer specifications. Medford is fortunate in many ways to have his business well established here.

Kathy brings a wealth of higher ed experience and will be an asset to everyone at Pacific Bible College. Not only does Kathy possess excellent administrative skills, she is proficient in organization and development of programs and events.

Originally from Texas, Kathy has lived in Oklahoma since 2010 where she was instrumental in developing a Christian recovery program, worked as General Office Manager at Compassion Church and an Adjunct Instructor for Mid-America Christian University. She continues to teach online courses for the University and is currently teaching Foundations of Ethics: The Life of Jesus. Next term she will be teaching Women in Ministry, a new online course.

Kathy shared that she was drawn to Pacific Bible College after visiting the website and was impressed with the vision to equip students with a Biblical worldview for the purpose of serving in the marketplace. She loves the heart behind getting the Gospel out of the four walls of the church and into areas such as education, counseling, the media, law, the arts, and the medical industry.

Before moving to the Rogue Valley, Kathy was involved in ministry at Victory Church and Beautiful Restoration Ministry in Edmond, Oklahoma as a Servant Leader, Intercessory Prayer Leader, Event Coordinator and Teacher.

What is the driving force in Kathy’s life? She sums it up as this…

Jesus is my everything and it is for Him that I live!

Gracie is a graduate of Western Oregon University where sheearned her bachelor’s degree in Educational Studies. While seeking her teachingcredential at WOU, Gracie discovered a passion for the administrative segmentof higher education which led her to become a part of the PBC family.

Originally from Red Bluff, California, Gracie moved toGrants Pass with her family in 2020. She quickly came to love the SouthernOregon atmosphere and all its activities. Gracie enjoys hiking Oregon’s scenictrails and reading a good thriller. She also loves exploring the California andOregon coasts as they hold some of her favorite childhood memories.

Gracie’s goal is to provide PBC students with the best toolspossible as they pursue their academic careers.  She has a heart for student engagement and seeksto create an atmosphere of genuine fellowship as together they grow in theknowledge and grace of Jesus Christ.

If you are considering going to Bible College, send us a direct message, Gracie would love to hear your story.

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D.Min. – Corban University, M.L.S. – Emporia State University, M.T.S. – Trinity Western University, B.S. – Multnomah University

Garrett Trott works full-time as University Librarian at Corban University in Salem, Oregon. Garrett has been involved with academic librarianship for over 15 years and is excited to offer his experience and expertise to strengthen and equip students, faculty, and staff in their research and project endeavors.

Garrett has an interest in the integration of faith and learning. In an academic context, this means how one can see all disciplines of study through a biblical-theological lens. As Garrett is a librarian, he has particular interest in exploring what faith and learning looks like in his field. This includes asking questions, such as: what makes a librarian who identifies with their faith in Jesus Christ distinct from one who does not? While there are some obvious answers to this, such as being kind, gentle, and respectful to patrons, many in the profession (and many professions) are taught a level of customer service which can reflect this. Garrett is pursuing this question further of how a believer in Christ can manifest their faith through the profession of librarianship. Part of this exploration can be seen through his blog: The Faithful Librarian (https://www.faithfullibrarian.blog).

Garrett has been happily married to his beautiful wife, Sara for 17 years. He and his wife have three children: David, Robert, and Margaret.  Garrett and his family live in Stayton, Oregon — just east of Salem.

M.Div. – Expositional-Western Seminary, B.S. – Engineering Physics-Oregon State University

Mike received his Master of Divinity – Expositional from Western Seminary, and Bachelor of Science – Engineering Physics from Oregon State University.

Mike Robinson first came to the college as a teacher in 2004. By 2009 he accepted the role as president. His passion and heart for the college is embodied in the college’s mission statement: Pacific Bible College is a Christ-centered learning community committed to equipping students to become biblically competent, academically proficient, spiritually cultivated, and culturally engaged servant leaders. One group of individuals that Mike desires to reach is the high school graduate. It is his hope and prayer that they will find PBC as a place to grow in the knowledge of their faith to withstand the trials and temptations that will face them later in life and not become another statistic of one who strays from the church.

Another love Mike has is that of being an engineer. In 1991 Mike and his wife, Cindy, established a local business, Diode Laser Concepts, Inc. They work with large and small customers across a range of industries to produce customized laser modules that meet or exceed customer specifications. Medford is fortunate in many ways to have his business well established here.

D.Min – Western Seminary; M.A. – Exegetical Theology, Western Seminary; B.A. – Biblical Studies, Biola University

Rick Booye is the founding and Senior Pastor at Trail Christian Fellowship in Eagle Point Oregon where he has served for 34 years. He is a graduate of Biola University in Southern California (B.A. in Biblical Studies) and Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon (M.A. in Exegetical Theology and D.Min.) He is a past president of Pacific Bible College and currently teaches Theology and Biblical Studies at PBC. Rick is married to Barbara, and they have two grown daughters and seven grandchildren.

Tony Abbott was born and raised in the Rogue Valley, spending much of his childhood outdoors and cultivating a sense of adventure and curiosity. It didn’t take long to develop a love for science, but he often struggled to reconcile his faith with some of what he learned about the natural world. As a teenager, he became frustrated with what he saw as a false dichotomy of “science versus faith”.  

Tony graduated from North Medford High School in 2005 and enrolled at Southern Oregon University. He found his Christian beliefs more challenged than ever, and wanted to be able to challenge naturalistic worldviews. He declared a physics major, and immediately became enchanted with theoretical physics. He graduated in 2012 with a B.S. in Standard Physics, with a particular love of quantum physics and its mathematical formalism. With the counsel of his wife and much prayer, he decided to pursue a career in education, earning his M.A. in Teaching in 2013.  

Tony has a wife, Becky, and two boys, Desmond and Jude. Along with his teaching math at the Pacific Bible College, he teaches math and science at the Crater Renaissance Academy, and works in the private sector in research and development in optical thin films. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, attending church at Heritage Christian Fellowship, studying theoretical physics, and spending time with his family.

M.Div – Theological Seminary; M.A. – Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary; B.A. – Biblical Studies, Vanguard University

Brian has been the pastor of Hope Presbyterian Church in Rogue River, Oregon since 1999.  Previously he served as Director of Children’s Ministries of Community Presbyterian Church, Ventura, California and as Operations Manager of the Boston Theological Institute, Newton Centre, Massachusetts.  His passion is knowing and loving and serving Jesus Christ, and helping others bring Jesus to the center of their life.  He and his wife Kerry have three teenage children.

Brian has earned his Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies, Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, California; Master of Arts in Church History, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, Massachusetts; Master of Divinity, San Francisco Theological Seminary, Southern California Extension, Claremont, California.

M.A. – Education, Southern OR University; B.S. – English, University of Nebraska

Deana spent 28 years teaching English and writing curriculum at South Medford High School (retired). She appreciates the wonder of words. She has worked with high school students as both an English and Dance teacher. Deana has spent more than 40 years studying the Bible, theology, and apologetics.

She is an active member of the Oregon Poetry Association and the author of one poetry chapbook from which several poems have won state and national prizes. She and her husband live in southern Oregon.

D.Min. – Ministry, Corban University; M.Div. – Ministry, Luther Rice Seminary; M.A. – Biblical Studies, Tyndale Theological Seminary; B.S. – Eastern Mennonite University; A.A. – North Idaho College

Victor seeks to make disciples who love God and people. Currently, he does that by serving asExecutive Teaching Pastor at Table Rock Fellowship, and teaching at Pacific Bible College. He and his wife, Jenny, have three daughters. He enjoys playing pinball, listening to jazz and doing theology in community.

D.Min. – Cultural Engagement; M.P.A. – Pastoral Ministry, Multnomah Biblical Seminary; B.S. – Elementary Education, Southern OR College

Jody Bormuth has served the Lord for almost 45 years. In that time, she has worked in various ministries, including leading Bible studies and encouraging women of all ages.  She has been a Precept Bible study teacher and trainer, the Girl’s Director and Assistant Director for Youth and Director of Women’s Ministry. The Lord has allowed Jody to minister in several other ways; aside from teaching she has written many teaching materials, including topical studies, book studies as well as an in-depth biblically-based discipleship course. She was instrumental in creating the once a year Biblical conference in Southern Oregon known as OWOW (SOWOW now) or the Southern Oregon Women of the Word conference. In addition to that, she has had numerous articles published in the magazine, “Just Between Us”, which have been reprinted and included in a book series for Cook Communications. She is also asked to speak at many different retreats and seminars.

In 2001, she graduated with a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Ministries and in 2019 just recently graduated with a Doctor of Ministry degree from Multnomah Biblical Seminary in Portland. She has a deep passion for engaging the culture through biblical education as, “…that which produces reverence for the Lord”. (Ps. 119:38)

Jody and her husband Tom have been married for 45 years, and have 2 grown daughters, now both serving their Lord passionately. They have been blessed with seven grandchildren. Jody currently serves on the faculty of Pacific Bible College in Medford in order to continue the encouragement of biblically based education for students and lay people throughout the Rogue Valley. She especially loves to teach her Biblical Genders class, which challenges men and women to discover the true biblical reasons for “Why God Created Two Genders!”

Ph.D.  in Rhetoric – University of Oregon; M.Div. Sioux Falls Seminary; B.S. in Theology – Corban University

Dr.B has a passionate fervor for enabling others to discover their own voices and infuse the message with the Voice of the Holy Spirit to transform disciples into the virtuous image of our Lord and Savior.

Widowed after 42 years, Dan met and married Lisa, who was also recently widowed. Together they have six children and 12 grandchildren.

Professionally DrB is ordained as a North American Baptist minister and was Senior Pastor at Pilgrim Baptist, Sioux Falls, SD and First Baptist of Fessenden, ND. He taught at the University of Oregon, Multnomah University, Bushnell University, Simpson University, and part time at Kenyan Evangelical Bible College, Trinity Seminary, and A.W. Tozer Seminary. DrB has a national teaching award, he has published Mysterious Romantic Wonder 2nd ed, Speaking the Truth in Love, and Oral Interpretation of the Bible as well as multiple articles and conference papers. He has won a national research award from The National Communication Association as well as a national poetry award from NPR and was promoted to Professor Emeritus in 2021.

Master of Arts, Human Services specialization in Marriage & Family Counseling

Doctorate in Biblical Counseling, Andersonville Theological Seminary

Theological Position and Teaching Philosophy:

Melissa has a passion for encouraging others and leading them to Christ. She has over fifteen years of experience within higher education, ministry, training, nonprofit, human services, mentoring, biblical counseling and professional development.  She obtained her bachelors degree in communication arts from Marymount Manhattan College.  She then graduated from Liberty University obtaining a Masters degree in Human Services specialization in marriage and family counseling. She has a doctorate degree in biblical counseling and is a professional member of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and National Organization of Human Services (NOHS). She has provided years of service in youth ministry and elder care. She is also a book reviewer for the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) and is certified in clinical supervision. She is also a certified SYMBIS facilitator to help pre-marital couples. In addition, Dr. Maldonado has doctoral credentials within higher education and utilizing effective adult learning approaches.

Dr. Maldonado has taught multiple college level courses online and on-campus throughout the social sciences, human services, Christian counseling, addictive behaviors, domestic violence, marriage and family, religion, theology, professional development, lifespan development, business and healthcare fields. She believes in promoting an interactive professional relationship where students and teacher are on the same level and able to collaborate throughout the learning process by critical thinking development, hands-on and reflective learning approaches with a diverse, multicultural context.  She finds it essential to allow her students the ability to correlate their learning objectives to real life, Christ-centered, spiritual and professional experiences applied into their coursework.  She provides the Christ-centered approach, genuineness, interest, motivation, as well as promote the interactivity and application of multiple learning styles for students to enjoy their online learning environment. She lives in sunny Florida with her husband and three beautiful children.

M.Div. – Fuller theological Seminary; B.A. – Biblical Studies and Philosophy, George Fox University

Jered served for two years as a youth pastor in southern California before moving to Medford with His wife Caroline. After ten great years of teaching Bible, World History, and construction at Cascade Christian High School Jered is excited to teach Bible at Pacific. His passion is to relate the depth and profound things of scripture in a clear way that students can understand and take with them into their lives. He and his wife have two children and enjoy the outdoors and any moment of quiet they can get.

M.A., Multnomah University

Kenner Gotzman is the Lead Pastor at Rogue Valley Fellowship in Medford Oregon where he has served in a variety of roles over the last 15 years. He is a graduate of Pacific Bible College (Associates in Biblical Studies) and Multonmah Seminary (Masters in Applied Theology). Kenner and his wife Stephanie have been married for twelve years and have four children (Jordyn, Hudson, Landon, and Peyton). Kenner has a passion to see Christians integrate sound, biblical theology into their everyday life. He loves to dialogue about the relationship between the Gospel, the Church, and culture.

His downtime is spent coaching his boys’ baseball teams, reading books, and remodeling his 140 year old home.

Ph.D.  – Rosemead Graduate School, BIOLA University

M.A.  -  Rosemead Graduate School, BIOLA University

M.S. -  California State University, Los Angeles

B.A.  -  California State University, Los Angeles

2 years of classwork at Azusa Pacific University

Paul was a practicing clinical psychologist for 40 years in Mission Viejo, California.  Additionally, he worked for 3 years as a school psychologist, a year as a deputy probation officer, and two years in an army psychiatric clinic.   

Paul has shared the Word of God with students from elementary through College age for over 40 years. He is enthusiastic about communicating Biblical knowledge with psychological truth. He is currently a group teacher in the Awana program at Trail Christian Fellowship. He volunteers at Walking Tall, a Christian mentoring ministry for young men. Additionally, he volunteers at Food and Friends, a meal program for the homebound.  

Paul and his wife Joyce moved to Southern Oregon after Paul retired as a Clinical Psychologist in the Fall of 2017. They have been married for over 47 years and have 2 grown sons. They are blessed with four grandchildren, with a fifth expected in the Fall of 2019. Joyce taught first and second grades for over 20 years in a Christian school and also in a hybrid homeschool-classroom environment.    

Paul enjoys speaking to groups, fishing, playing scrabble, going for walks with his Labrador retriever, and traveling with Joyce. 

Richard Wheeler has been the pastor of Foots Creek Chapel, near Rogue River, Oregon for the last 8 years.  Previously he served at Sunnyside Community Church in Damascus, Oregon, and Hauser Community Church, in North Bend, Oregon.  Before that he served for nearly eight years in the U.S. Army as a Chaplain Assistant.  Serving in full-time ministry has been a main priority.

Originally from Arizona, Richard met his wife, Kari, at Multnomah Bible School (now Multnomah University) in Portland, Oregon, and has been married to for 30 years.  Together they have three children, Shannon, Andrew, and Tim, and five grandchildren.

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Ed.D – Pastoral Community Counseling – Argosy University

MBA – Healthcare Administration – American InterContinental University

B.S. – Psychology/Criminal Justice – Southern Oregon University

DPPST – Reserve Officer Law Enforcement Academy – Rogue Community College

Kristin was born and raised in Minnesota, moving to the West Coast in 1982. She has lived in the Rogue Valley for nearly 30 years. Kristin was a parishioner at PBC’s new campus (Zion Lutheran Church) for 11 years; serving as Worship Director, Council President, and Church Organist. She is excited to be a part of the transformation from church to PBC campus!

Kristin’s passions are music of all types, gardening, and growing in her faith walk with the Lord. She has owned several businesses and has worked in a variety of vocations throughout her life. Her favorite position was serving the Talent Police Department as a Reserve Officer. Currently, Kristin is a Hospice Chaplain with Signature Healthcare in Central Point.

The joy of Kristin’s life is her daughter, son-in-law, and young grandson, who lives in Los Angeles. She is grateful for the blessings God has bestowed on her, including the opportunity to assist students in attaining their educational goals at PBC.

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Kyle Buck has been working with individuals with special needs for over 6 years in a variety of roles. He has worked within group homes for eldery individuals with special needs, the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Specialized Education classrooms, Head Start, and is currently serving various school districts as a School Psychologist at the classroom, school, and district levels. He continues to pursue further education and specializations in Special Education and Psychological services; including topics like adverse childhood experiences, trauma informed practices, positive psychology, and suicide prevention.

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Natalie graduated from PBC, continued her education at Multnomah Seminary, and received a Master of Arts in Applied Theology. Her greatest joy is seeing God's people "grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ" through engaging His Word.

In 1999, Natalie began teaching Bible Study Methods to high school students at New Hope Christian School in Grants Pass. As her role as an educator there expanded, she taught additional courses, including Old and New Testament Survey, Apologetics and Worldview, and other core subjects at the high school level. She continues to serve at New Hope as Secondary Director engaging staff and students in a variety of ways.

Natalie and her husband Rick have been married for 36 years, and they have four adult children and three grandchildren. She and Rick reside in Grants Pass, enjoy visiting their children and grandchildren who live in different areas around the world, and spending time together with their German Shepherd.

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Matthew McAuliffe: Born in 1953, Matt grew up in Southern California. After a stint with the US Army Special Forces(1972-75), he used his Medic experience to become an RN in the ICU and ER. A failed first marriage shook his smug self-confidence and in 1980 Matt came to know Jesus Christ as his Lord.

Moving to Oregon, he became a logger, a builder, and a ski bum. In 1988 Matt married his best friend Ila and became step-dad to 13-year-old Brian. Working as a landscape contractor, Matt was drawn increasingly into ministry as a worship leader, Sunday school teacher, and short-term missionary.

In 1996, Matt joined the pastoral staff at Trail Christian Fellowship and, at the urging of friends and colleagues, was soon teaching Church History at Pacific Bible College. Two decades later, his primary labors still lie with these two roles in ministry and education.

Over the last 15 years, Matt’s ministry to Christians in the Rogue Valley has continued to grow through his collaboration with Access, the Upper Rogue Pastors Association, and the Foundations for Recovery. In the meantime, he has added gardener and Grandpa to his resume and takes great delight in his family and in his service to the Body of Christ.