Kristen Labrecque has joined Shoreline Community College as the Director of Advising, Running Start & First-Year Experience.

Kristen earned a BA in English and a master’s in Education from Seattle Pacific University where she worked in various student service roles before heading to the University of Washington Bothell. There, she earned a hard knocks degree in student services in the public sector.

Within a career in higher education that spans more than 23 years, Kristen has worked in support of students, advising them through their admission, enrollment, and graduation. She seeks to foster alignment, belonging, and compassion in relationships across campus – serving students, faculty, and staff alike within communities of learning. Kristen is originally from the Big Island of Hawai’i and currently resides in the somewhat less tropical city of Bothell.

Kristen is excited to learn from everyone within our Shoreline community. She will likely reach out to you soon with questions.

We are excited to announce that Louise Petruzzella was selected as the Associate Dean of the STEM & Workforce Division.

Petruzzella previously held the role of Director for the Biotechnology and Clean Energy Technology programs here at Shoreline Community College where she served as Principal Investigator for multiple grant awards on campus related to Clean Energy, Biomanufacturing, and Biotechnology. A graduate of the Shoreline Clean Energy program herself, Louise is eager to continue serving the College with expanded influence and responsibility. Louise has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in collaboration, community outreach, and mobilization linking students and faculty with local companies for internships, externships, and job placements.

As the Associate Dean of STEM and Workforce, Louise will support students, faculty, and staff in the process of achieving quality teaching and learning, student success, and community engagement.

I am excited to share that Michaela Gomes has joined Shoreline Community College as the new Assistant Director of Student Leadership & Residential Life.

Michaela comes to us from Azusa Pacific University where she recently earned her masters degree in College Counseling and Student Development. During that time, she worked both in the Office of Residence Life and the Office of Commuter Life. Prior to that, Michaela also received her associates degree from Clark College and her bachelors degree in English from Western Washington University. She enjoys building relationships with students and has experience working with student government and clubs & organizations. She enjoys developing new programs and engaging in professional development opportunities, and is passionate about fostering inclusive spaces for co-curricular learning to take place.

Michaela loves to meet new people and is looking forward to being a part of the SCC community! Please join me in welcoming her!

Cheers,

Sundi Musnicki
Director, Student Leadership & Residential Life

We are excited to announce that Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen will be the new Associate Dean of Library & Learning Resources. She starts August 1, 2021.

Dawn graduated from Louisiana State University with her MLIS in 2003. Her start in libraries came much earlier, volunteering at school libraries and working in the library as a student employee at Linfield University.

Professionally, Dawn has worked in reference departments, instruction, assessment, and a variety of leadership roles at Florida State University and Oregon Institute of Technology.

Dawn has published on leadership and followership in libraries as well as other topics. More recently she has been involved in open educational resources and open pedagogy movements, obtaining an OER Librarian certificate from the Open Education Network in 2020, and founding an Open education program that has saved students more than $800,000 in 3 years.

When Dawn is not working, she likes to garden and is active in the fiber arts community.

Dawn looks forward to working with the Shoreline Community College on the next steps of Libraries and Learning Resources to best support the college and the community and find a future of growth together.