Professional Advisory Board

The Professional Advisory Board is a group of industry, health and academic professionals who support and advise high-level initiatives at the School of Science, Technology and Health. The board meets twice a year to provide the dean of the School of Science, Technology and Health with professional insight to ensure programs, practices and investments are in line with cutting edge science, technology and health standards, and that these initiatives will provide the best outcome for students.

The ultimate goal of the Professional Advisory Board aligns with that of the school, which is to “equip a new generation of ethically thoughtful professionals in the sciences and health care; grounded in a Christian worldview, educated in an academically rigorous environment, ready to assume positions of leadership, and able to provide the clear moral vision the world desperately needs."

Board Members

Wesley Cheng

Executive Director, TeleVisit.org

Paul Glyer

Retired, Beckman Coulter

Larry James

Strategic Advisor, SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre

Matthew Lee

Managing Partner, Triaxiom Capital, LLC

Mike Strauss

David Ross Boyd Professor of Physics, The University of Oklahoma

Peter Kudenchuk

Professor of Medicine/Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Program Director, King County Medic One

Sanford Kenyon

Chief Executive Officer, BloomBoard Inc.

Walter Myers

Principal Engineering Manager, Microsoft Corporation

Lauren White

Systems Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Jimmy Lin, MD, PhD, MHS

Chief Scientific Officer, Freenome
Founder & CEO, Rare Genomics Institute

Ryon Ellis

CEO, briteVAULT

Daniel Adent

Partner GM of ForzaTech for Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Corporation

Danny Kim

CEO, Quest Institute

Terry Kim

Senior Project Leader, Engineering & Technology Group, The Aerospace Corporation

Luke van der Westhuyzen

Director of Operations, Beezwax Datatools, Inc.

Leslie Wickman

Executive Director, Starry Nights, Inc.

Sandy Zhang-Nunes, M.D.

Director of Oculofacial Plastic Surgery, USC Roski Eye Institute; Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine

Debra Regier

Chief, Genetics and Metabolism, Children’s National Hospital

“Biola’s School of Science, Technology and Health not only prepares students to thrive in various STEM professions, but also provides the resources so that graduates from the school are able to effectively integrate their Christian faith with their academic discipline, advancing both scientific and kingdom priorities.”

Dr. Mike Strauss

“Biola is an institution that has created a wonderful balance to educate students both spiritually and technically. The advancements in how the school is approaching new technology and innovation is inspiring and I am proud to have the ability to serve the institution and the students.”

Joe Beery

“Biola University offers a unique educational opportunity particularly for students interested in the health sciences. Its programs afford vigorous training in these disciplines not only from a solid scientific perspective but with an added appreciation of how they give testimony to an awesome Creator.”

Peter Kudenchuk

"My mother was from the class of '42 and she talked about how Biola influenced her life. Later, I have encountered some particularly outstanding individuals only to discover they too went to Biola. Biola is committed to STEM. Their strategic growth in faculty and programs together with the Stewart Science Honors Program has been particularly impressive. Truly there is no limit in sight!"

Matt Lee