Board of Trustees

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Rev. Jennifer Ahrens-Sims

Class of 2026
Pastor, Asbury UMC
Orange Park, FL

Academic Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee

Dana Aldridge

Mrs. Dana Aldridge

Class of 2026
SS&C Technologies
Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Executive Committee
Governance Committee Chair
Resource Committee

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Mr. Arden L. Borgen

Class of 2026
Founder & CEO of Borgen Systems, Inc.
Des Moines, IA

Executive Committee, At-Large
Governance Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee

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Rev. Andy Bryan

Class of 2024
Lead Pastor, Manchester UMC,
Manchester, MO

Board Secretary
Academic Committee
Governance Committee

Sharon Cleaver

Ms. Sharon Cleaver

Class of 2024
Senior Director of Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City

Board Chair
Executive Committee
Ex-Officio on All Committees

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Mr. Mark Faulkner

Class of 2025
Owner/Broker of Faulkner Real Estate

Governance Committee
Resource Committee

Martin Tino Herrera

Rev. Martin “Tino” Herrera

Class of 2025
Senior Pastor
Trinity UMC
Kansas City, MO

Resource Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee

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Dr. Amy S. Hogan

Class of 2024
Ottawa University
Dean of the School of Education and Professor

Board Vice-Chair
Executive Committee

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Rev. Tex Sample, PhD

Class of 2024
Pastor, Trinity UMC
Kansas City, MO
Author, speaker & retired faculty member of Saint Paul

Past Board Chair
Executive Committee
Academic Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee Chair

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Mrs. Linda Shipman, CPA

Class of 2026
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
Director of Corporate Accounting

Board Treasurer
Executive Committee
Resource Committee Chair
Governance Committee

Rogers Strickland

Mr. Rogers Strickland

Class of 2024
Founder/CEO of Strickland Construction
Founder/Partner of Attic Storage
Founder/Sole Proprietor of Strickland Farms

Governance Committee
Resource Committee

Bishop Tindall

Bishop James D. Tindall, Sr.

Class of 2024
Pastor Emeritus
Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ
Kansas City, MO

Governance Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee

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Mr. Jabari Wamble, JD

Class of 2024
Assistant United States Attorney

Academic Committee
Resource Committee

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Rev. David Wiggs

Class of 2026
Senior Minister, Boston Avenue UMC
Tulsa, OK

Academic Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee





Life Members

 Rev. Charlotte Abrams

Mr. John W. Ballard III

Bishop Fritz Mutti

Mr. Harry D. Cleberg

Ms. Sally Firestone

Dr. Michael Parmely

Bishop Ann Brookshire Sherer-Simpson

 

 

If you have questions, please contact:
Matthew Mills, CFO, COO, Director of Human Resources
913-253-5060 | Email