Faculty & Staff
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Full-time Faculty
Kathi Groenendyk
Communication Department Chair
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- Phone: (616)-526-6317
- Email: kathi.groenendyk@calvin.edu
- Department: Communication
- Office: DeVos Communication Center 250A
Geert Heetebrij
Assistant Professor
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- Email: geert.heetebrij@calvin.edu
- Department: Communication
- Office: DC 260K
Jesse Holcomb
Assistant Professor, Journalism and Communication
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- Phone: 616-526-6465
- Email: jesse.holcomb@calvin.edu
- Department: English, Communication
- Office: CF 278
Craig Mattson
Arthur DeKruyter Chair in Faith and Communication
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- Phone: 708-717-1868
- Email: craig.mattson@calvin.edu
- Department: Communication
- Office: DC 270B
Garth Pauley
Professor
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- Phone: (616) 526-6294
- Email: garth.pauley@calvin.edu
- Department: Communication
- Office: DC 270A
John Rhym
Assistant Professor
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- Email: john.rhym@calvin.edu
- Department: Communication
- Office: DeVos Communication Center 270C
Samuel Smartt
Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Media and Strategic Communication
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- Phone: (616) 526-6284
- Email: samuel.smartt@calvin.edu
- Department: Communication
- Office: DC 260L
Part-time/Adjunct Faculty
Gregory Braun
Adjunct Professor of Advertising
Director, MMSC Student Advertising & Media Agency
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- Phone: 616-526-6473
- Email: gregory.braun@calvin.edu
- Department: Communication
Mittie Den Herder
Adjunct Instructor
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- Phone: (616) 526-7807
- Email: mittie.denherder@calvin.edu
- Department: Communication, Master of Accounting, Business
Sara Leo
Assistant Professor Education
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- Email: sara.leo@calvin.edu
- Department: Education, Communication
- Office: Spoelhof University Center 397 | Map
Kathleen Sindorf
Adjunct Instructor
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- Phone: (616) 460-5156
- Email: kathleen.sindorf@calvin.edu
- Department: Communication
Joy Zoodsma
Teaching Staff
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- Phone: (616) 826-9159
- Email: joy.zoodsma@calvin.edu
- Department: Communication
- Office: DeVos Communication Center 260H | Map
Nicole Zwiers
Adjunct Professor of Public Relations
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- Email: nicole.zwiers@calvin.edu
- Department: Communication
Staff
Jake Bosmeijer
Chief Engineer
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- Phone: (616) 526-8706
- Email: jake.bosmeijer@calvin.edu
- Department: Communication
- Office: DeVos Communication Center 040-B | Map
Emeriti
Randall Bytwerk
Professor, Emeritus
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- Email: bytw@calvin.edu
- Department: Communication
Michael Page
Professor, Emeritus
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- Email: mpage@calvin.edu
- Department: Communication
Carl Plantinga
Research Fellow
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- Phone: (616) 526-8664
- Email: carl.plantinga@calvin.edu
- Department: Communication
- Office: DeVos Communication Center 270B | Map
Quentin Schultze
Professor, Emeritus
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- Department: Communication
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