Contact any of the staff members:
Gaede Institute for the Liberal Arts
955 La Paz Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
805.565.6239
libarts@westmont.edu
Director of Student Engagement, Strategic Partnerships, and Operations
Christen is a 2001 alumna of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ with a BA in Communication Studies. She earned an MPA from Seton Hall University, and prior to coming to Westmont, served as the program director for the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation.
Director of Academic and Congregational Integration
Aaron holds a Ph.D. in church history and an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary. Before coming to Santa Barbara, he was an adjunct professor of religion at Villanova University; at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, he's taught courses in history, writing, and education. His research focuses on the institutionalization of American mainline Protestantism in the early twentieth century, with particular emphases on war, money, and gender.