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2024-2025 Trustees

Lori A. Ball

Indianapolis , IN
CEO, Astoriom

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

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

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
Distract Superintendent of the East District, IL Great Rivers Conference

Katie McKay Simpson

Baton Rouge, LA
Senior Minister, University UMC

Jon Robinson

Haymarket, VA
Senior Program Director, Metropolitan AME Church

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
Garrett 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

New York City, NY
Chief Operating Officer, Tiptree, Inc.

J. Keith Zimmerman

Urbana, IL
UMC Clergy

Life Trustees

Thomas Babler

Retired Pastor

John Baker

Judge, Indiana Court of Appeals

Clifford Bath Jr.

Retired

Donald Boyce

Byoung Sam Kim

Senior Pastor, The Manna Church

Philip Cousin Sr.

Bonnie Draeger

Marjorie Engleman

James W. Hook

Christina Hyde

Bishop Charles Jordan

Ms. Kyle MacKenzie Nowel

Engagement Manager/ Lead Consultant, NeuroLeadership Institute

Harriet McCabe

Retired

J. Michael McBride

Robert Merrilees

Sharon Zimmerman Rader

Retired

Howard Steele

Marilyn Talbert

Ted Yi

2024-2025 Faculty and Student Trustees

AHyun Lee

Faculty

Mark Teasdale

Faculty

Hazel Joyce Salatan

Student

Ivy Joe Kuruvila

Student