Meet the Financial Aid Staff

Phone: 541-684-7201
Fax: 541-684-7300
finaid@nwcu.edu

Scott Palmer 
Financial Aid Director
Phone: 541-684-7291 
spalmer@nwcu.edu 

Population: New Freshman and Transfers

Scott is from the San Francisco Bay area   and received his B.A. in History from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA and his M.A. in Ministry Leadership from George Fox University in Portland, OR.  Scott moved to Eugene and began working for NCU in 2004.

Scott is married with 1 son and 1 daughter and enjoys baseball, reading, and movies.

James Hadley 
Assistant Director of Financial Aid 
Phone: 541-684-7221 
jhadley@nwcu.edu 

Population: Professional Studies Program 

James was born in Eugene, OR and spent the majority of his time growing up along the I-5 corridor.  He received his B.A. in Accounting and Business Management from Northwest Christian University and is currently working on his M.A. in Business Adminstration from NCU.  James currently lives in Springfield, serving NCU's evening undergraduate and graduate populations since 2007.

He is married with one daughter.  His passions include:  family, fishing, reading, and games. 

Kira Bridges 
Financial Aid Counselor 
Phone: 541-684-7218 
kbridges@nwcu.edu 

Population: Graduate and Continuing Traditional Undergraduate Students.

Originally from California, Kira moved to Eugene in 2010 and joined NCU's Financial Aid staff in August 2011. She received a BA in Communication from Vanguard University of Southern California in Costa Mesa, CA.

Kira enjoys hiking, biking, reading, baking, and playing with her puppy.