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Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Susan Abraham, ThD
  • Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean
  • Professor of Theology and Post-Colonial Cultures
Rev. Dorsey Blake, DMin
  • Faculty Associate
  • Leadership and Social Transformation
Aaron Brody, PhD
  • Robert and Kathryn Riddell Professor of Bible and Archaeology
  • Director of the Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology
Byron Chung
  • Executive Director of Ignite
  • Faculty Associate in Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Sharon R. Fennema, PhD
  • Assistant Professor of Christian Worship
  • Director of Worship Life
Chris Gonzalez
  • Director of Facilities
Rev. Thomas Hermans-Webster
  • Assistant Professor of United Methodist Church (UMC) Studies
Sharon Jacob, PhD
  • Associate Professor, New Testament
Rev. James Lawrence, DMin, PhD
  • Director, Doctor of Ministry Program
  • Faculty Associate in Spirituality
Joyce del Rosario, PhD
  • Assistant Professor, Practice of Ministry
  • Director of Community Engaged Learning (CEL)
  • Director of Asian and Pacific Islander Initiative
Bernard Schlager, PhD
  • Associate Professor of Historical and Cultural Studies
  • Executive Director, Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion
  • Director, Certificate of Sexuality and Religion
Rev. David Vásquez-Levy, DMin
  • President
  • Professor of Homiletics
Rev. Aizaiah Yong, PhD
  • Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care
  • Academic Director, The Ignite Institute

Adjunct Faculty

Rev. Mahsea Evans, DMin
  • Adjunct Instructor, Communication and Art & Religion

Staff

Jeff Aalbers
  • Financial Aid
Keaton Andreas
  • Director of Admissions
Bradley Bethel Jr.
  • Webmaster and Graphic Designer
Dena Boeddeker
  • Director of Program Operations, The Ignite Institute
Sarah Conroy
  • HR Director
Melissa Cradic
  • Curator, Badè Museum
Terry Dyonzak
  • Director of Facilities
Murry Evans
  • Vice President of Enrollment and Marketing
Jeffrey Fischer-Smith
  • Vice President of Development
Jen Gall
  • Executive Assistant to the President
Grace Gilliam
  • Associate Director of Community Engaged Learning
Marco Gonzalez
  • Assistant Facilities Technician
Rev. Kamal Hassan
  • Campus Pastor
Madison Hazen
  • Development Associate
Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw
  • Coordinator, CLGS Transgender Roundtable
Rev. Ann Jefferson
  • Director of Community Life and Spiritual Care
Jessica Johnson
  • Assistant Curator, Badè Museum
Natasha Lee
  • Vice President for Finance and Administration
Rabbi Jane Rachel Litman
  • Coordinator, CLGS Jewish Roundtable
Jonathan Murillo
  • Ignite Institute’s Director of Strategy and Content
Nicole Naffaa
  • Director of Development
Brooke Norton
  • Associate Curator, Badè Museum
Grayson Parks
  • Senior Admissions Counselor and Enrollment Coordinator
Samuel D. Pfister
  • Collections Manager, Badè Museum
Lyndsey Reed
  • Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Registrar
Laura Rhine
  • Administrative Coordinator Office of Academic Affairs
Rev. Dr. Carla Roland Guzmán, PhD
  • Coordinator, CLGS Latinx Roundtable
Alex Roman
  • Mechanical Trades Technician
Rev. Roland Stringfellow, DMin
  • Director of Umoja Project
  • Coordinator of the African-American Roundtable, Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion
Tara L. Weekes
  • Assistant Dean for Academic Programming
Rev. Michael Yoshii
  • Coordinator of United Methodist Students