Board of Trustees

Lori A. Ball

Indianapolis , IN President/CEO, StageBio

Charles Boayue

Birmingham, MI Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church

Bob Burkhart

Indianola, IA Retired United Methodist Clergy

James Clark

Naperville, IL Managing Director for Mission Real Estate Development

Michelle Cobb

South Bend, IN Pastor, Indiana Conference of the UMC

Susan Colten

Wilmette, IL Retired Supply Chain Executive

Darryl Franklin

Lisle, IL President, Oakwood Wealth Advisors

Courtney Freedman-Fowler

Manhattan, KS Marketing Manager, Bostrom

Fabiola Grandon-Mayer

Rockford, IL Director of Connectional Ministries, N.IL Conference

Ted Grossnickle

Greenwood, IN Senior Consultant and Founder, Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates

Laurie Haller

Des Moines, IA Retired UMC Bishop

Charley Hames

Oakland, CA Bishop Ninth Episcopal District CME Church

Milano Harden

Decatur, GA President/CEO, The Genius Group/TGG Inc

Andrew Hendren

Chicago, Il CEO/General Secretary Wespath Benefits & Investments

Lee Hoekstra

Scottsdale, AZ Retired Realtor

Marianne Inman

Georgetown, TX President Emerita , University Central Methodist University

Sara Isbell

Chatham, IL Directing Pastor, Wesley UMC

Jim Lumberg

Naples, FL Founder, SouthCol Advisors

Maria Salazar

Chicago, IL Philanthropy

Dan Schwerin

Chicago, IL Bishop, Northern Illinois Jurisdiction

Thomas Scott

Evanston, IL Retired Accountant

Tiffani Shaw

Scottsdale, AZ CEO, Stead Impact Ventures

Jerre Stead

Scottsdale, AZ Founder, Stead Impact Ventures

Jeff Stuerman

St. Charles, MO Self-Employed Business Consultant

Amy Valdez-Barker

Lilburn, GA Congregational and Pastoral Leadership Consultant

Dan Van Haften

Batavia, IL IT/Technology Sector

Javier Viera

Evanston, IL Seminary President

Geneace Williams

Burr Ridge, IL Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager

David Wilson

Topeka, KS Bishop, UMC Great Plains Annual Conference

Andrea Wright

Chicago, IL Audit Partner, Johnson Lambert LLP

Julia Wyatt

Topeka, KS Bishop, UMC Great Plains Annual Conference

J. Keith Zimmerman

Mackinaw, IL UMC Clergy

Thomas Babler

Retired Pastor

John Baker

Judge, Indiana Court of Appeals

Clifford Bath Jr.

Retired

Donald Boyce

Philip Cousin Sr.

Bonnie Draeger

Marjorie Engleman

James Hook

Christina Hyde

Charles Jordan

Byoung Sam Kim

Senior Pastor, The Manna Church

Kyle MacKenzie Nowel

Engagement Manager/ Lead Consultant, NeuroLeadership Institute

Harriet McCabe

Retired

J. Michael McBride

Robert Merrilees

Sharon Zimmerman Rader

Retired

John Sampson

Retired

Howard Steele

Marilyn Talbert

Ted Yi

Mark Teasdale

Faculty

Reggie Blount

Faculty

Matlidah Dondo

Student

Amelia Abernathy

Student

Ivy Joe Kuruvila

Student