Sonya Faust is associate director of Continuing Education at Continuing and Professional Education. She leads the Registration and Payment Team and is responsible for managing a variety of professional development and noncredit programs. Her work includes supervision of the registration team as well as fiscal management and projections, data analysis and summaries, and building collaborative partnerships. She also plays a key role in strategic and fiscal planning.

Sonya began her higher education career as credit programs coordinator, in 2006, with UO Continuing Education (now Continuing and Professional Education). She has served the Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE) at the regional board level.

Sonya grew up in Oregon and received her bachelor’s degree from University of Oregon in French with a minor in Italian. She also holds an M.A. in French and Italian literature from Johns Hopkins University. Sonya enjoys reading, baking, fixing and repairing things around the house, as well as camping and good meals with her family and friends.