Board of Trustees

Board Documents
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Rev. Jennifer Ahrens-Sims

Class of 2026
Pastor, Asbury UMC
Orange Park, FL

Academic Committee Chair
Executive Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee

Dana Aldridge

Mrs. Dana Aldridge

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

Board Chair
Executive Committee Chair
Ex-Officio on All Committees

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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

Sharon Cleaver

Ms. Sharon Cleaver

Class of 2027
Senior Director of Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City

Board Vice-Chair
Executive Committee

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Dr. Roger D. Drake

Class of 2027
President, Central Methodist University

Academic Committee
Resource Committee

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Shannon S. Dyer, PhD

Class of 2027
Associate Professor, Division of Communication Studies, Ottawa University

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

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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 2026
Ottawa University
Dean of the School of Education and Professor

Academic Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee

 



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Rev. Laura L. Murphy

Class of 2027
Director of Development, Missouri United Methodist Foundation

Executive Committee
Governance Committee Chair
Resource Committee



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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 2027
Founder/CEO of Strickland Construction
Founder/Partner of Attic Storage
Founder/Sole Proprietor of Strickland Farms

Governance Committee
Resource Committee

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Mr. Jabari Wamble, JD

Class of 2027
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
Executive Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee Chair





Life Members

 Rev. Charlotte Abrams

Mr. John W. Ballard III

Bishop Fritz Mutti

Mr. Harry D. Cleberg

Rev. Dr. Tex Sample

Dr. Michael Parmely

Bishop Ann Brookshire Sherer-Simpson

 

 

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Matthew Mills, CFO, COO, Director of Human Resources
913-253-5060 | Email