Meet Our Staff

Director, Center for Professional Pathways 

 | strowbridgem@wou.edu | SSC 205

I love working with students to help them transition into their next steps in life and I am excited to be at Western Oregon to provide students with the help and resources to get them moving into the direction of a career or a life-long passion.

I earned a bachelor’s in Liberal Studies from Oregon State University, my master’s degree from Kansas State University in Academic Advising and my Ph.D. in Leadership in Academic Advising from Kansas State. I am also an avid birder and I love spending time with my two kids and my menagerie of pets in my free time.

Assistant Director, Experiential Learning, Center for Professional Pathways 

503-838-8041 | lieuallene@wou.edu | SSC 205

My favorite part of my work is watching students’ growth from their early years in college to seeing their successes and resulting confidence that takes them into their next phase of life after Commencement.

My ideal job would be a dahlia farmer, but I also love rocks, traveling, hiking, sewing, theatre, symphony, reading, and serving as life’s adventure “cruise director” with my family and menagerie of 3 goats, 6 5 chickens, 2 dogs, and 2.5 cats.  But I really love rocks.

Career Development Coordinator, Center for Professional Pathways 

503-838-8652 | hansenj@wou.edu | SSC 205

I got my degree in Elementary Education and Interdisciplinary Studies (too many classes for just one degree). When I was in college, I wanted to teach 4th grade, but have truly found that just teaching and educating inspires me; it doesn’t have to be grade specific. 

My ideal day-to-day is helping others grow into the best version of themseves that they can be. Having been a Kindergarten teacher, I could witness this daily, and then it would change by the end of the week. However, with college students now, I get to see the growth in addition to seeing their vision of the future and helping them map out how to get there. It’s an amazing thing to watch someone learn how special they truly are. 

Career Development Assistant

I am proud of how I’ve grown as a professional through working at/with CPP. Something interesting about me is that I love photography. My ideal job is becoming a career coach with a focus of working with the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community.