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The advancement office welcomed Lora Kearns to work as a database administrator in 2023.

She arrived from the C and D Landscape Installation Company in Dayton, for whom she worked in various capacities the previous 21 years, including as an office manager, bookkeeper, receptionist, marketing and safety manager, and consultant. She also spent time in the classroom from 2015 to 2017 as an instructional assistant at Dayton Grade School.

Lora earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from MidAmerica Nazarene University in 2002. She lives in McMinnville with her two daughters, Kya and Lucy, and they attend Church on the Hill in McMinnville. Lora enjoys being in nature, especially taking walks, hiking, and spending time at the beach. She also loves reading, yoga, pilates, and her three dogs.