Board of Trustees

Board Documents
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Rev. Jennifer Ahrens-Sims

Class of 2023
Associate Pastor of Care and Community Partnerships, St. Stephen’s UMC
Norman, OK

Academic Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee

Dana Aldridge

Mrs. Dana Aldridge

Class of 2023
SS&C Technologies
Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Governance Committee
Resource Committee

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Mr. Arden L. Borgen

Class of 2020
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 2021
Lead Pastor, Manchester UMC,
Manchester, MO

Academic Committee
Governance Committee

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Mr. Mark Faulkner

Class of 2019
Owner/Broker of Faulkner Real Estate

Executive Committee
Governance Committee Chair
Resource Committee

amy hogan

Dr. Amy S. Hogan

Class of 2023
Ottawa University
Dean of the School of Education and Professor

Board Vice-Chair
Executive Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee Co-Chair
Academic Committee

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Rev. Lee Myane

Class of 2019
Pastor, First UMC,
Prairie Grove, AR

Board Secretary
Executive Committee
Academic Committee Chair
Governance Committee

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Rev. Dr. Dustin Petz

Class of 2019
President & CEO Kansas Area United Methodist Foundation

Executive Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee Co-Chair
Academic Committee

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Rev. Tex Sample, PhD

Class of 2019
Author, speaker & retired faculty member of Saint Paul

Board Chair
Executive Committee
Ex-Officio on all Committees

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Mrs. Linda Shipman, CPA

Class of 2023
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
Assistant Director of Corporate Accounting

Board Treasurer
Executive Committee
Resource Committee Chair
Governance 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

Jabari Wamble smiles in front of a grey background.

Mr. Jabari Wamble, JD

Class of 2021
Assistant United States Attorney

Academic Committee
Resource Committee

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Rev. David Wiggs

Class of 2023
Senior Minister, Boston Avenue UMC
Tulsa, OK

Academic Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee

Life Members

 Rev. Charlotte Abrams

Mr. John W. Ballard III

Bishop Ann Brookshire Sherer-Simpson

Mr. Harry D. Cleberg

Ms. Sally Firestone

Bishop Fritz Mutti

Dr. Michael Parmely

Mr. Melvin Winger

 

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Leanna Walkowiak, Director of Operations/Equity Compliance Officer & Title IX Coordinator
(913) 253-5091 leanna.walkowiak@spst.edu