{"id":633,"date":"2015-04-15T16:24:10","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T16:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/demo\/?page_id=633"},"modified":"2026-01-27T13:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:52:58","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/mail\/home\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.wou.edu\/mail\/files\/2022\/04\/277594458_1922450861296830_5878960709137282892_n.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;277594458_1922450861296830_5878960709137282892_n&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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