Board of Trustees
Rev. Andy Bryan
Class of 2018
Lead Pastor, Campbell UMC,
Springfield, MO
Academic Committee
Governance Committee
Mr. Arden L. Boren
Class of 2020
Borgen Systems Inc.,
Des Moines, IA
Executive Committee (at-Large)
Resource Committee
Strategic Planning Evaluation Committee
Mr. Mark Faulkner
Class of 2019
Owner/Broker of Faulkner Real Estate
Resource Committee
Governance Committee
Ms. Twila Glenn
Class of 2018
Retired Non-Profit Executive
Executive Committee,
(Immediate Past-Chair)
Academic Committee, Chair
Governance Committee
Mr. Glenn Grove
Class of 2019
Retired, Loess Hills Area Education Agency
Governance Committee, Chair
Executive Committee
Academic Committee
Mr. Greg Harvey
Class of 2019
President, Integrated Wealth Solutions
Resource Committee
Strategic Planning Evaluation Committee
Bishop Robert E. Hayes, Jr.
Class of 2019
Retired, Oklahoma Area UMC Bishop
Academic Committee
Governance Committee
Strategic Planning Evaluation Committee
Mr. David Hutchinson
Class of 2020
Executive Director, Central Methodist University, Fayette, MO
Academic Committee
Resource Committee
Susan J. Lindahl, PhD
Class of 2020
Executive Leadership with Higher Ed Institutions
Executive Commitee (at-Large)
Resource Committee
Strategic Planning Evaluation Committee
Rev. Lia McIntosh
Class of 2019
Missional Strategist, Missouri Annual Conference, UMC
Strategic Planning Evaluation Committee
Resource Committee
Rev. Jami Moss
Class of 2018
Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference
Academic Committee
Strategic Planning Evaluation Committee
Rev. Lee Myane
Class of 2019
Pastor, First UMC,
Prairie Grove, AR
Academic Committee
Governance Committee
Dr. Michael J. Parmely
Class of 2019
Professor, Kansas University School of Medicine
Board Chair
Executive Committee
Ex-Officio on all Committees
Rev. Dr. Dustin Petz
Class of 2019
Pastor, First UMC, Norfolk, NE
Executive Committee, Interim Board Treasurer
Resource Committee, Interim Chair
Strategic Planning Evaluation Committee
Mr. Craig R. Ramsey
Class of 2020
Executive Vice-President and CFO,
AMC Inc.
Academic Committee
Resource Committee
Judge Julie A. Robinson
Class of 2018
Judge, U.S. District Court, Kansas
Board Secretary
Executive Committee
Academic Committee
Governance Committee
Dr. Tex Sample
Class of 2019
Author, speaker and reitred faculty member of Saint Paul
Executive Committee, Chair-Elect
Strategic Planning Evaluation Committee, Chair
Governance Committee
Ms. Susanne Richardson Teel
Class of 2020
Retired, Director of Christian Education,
St. Joseph, MO
Governance Committee
Strategic Planning Evaluation Committee
Life Members
Rev. Charlotte Abrams
Mr. John W. Ballard III
Mr. Don Beets
Bishop Ann Brookshire Sherer-Simpson
Mr. Harry D. Cleberg
Ms. Sally Firestone
Mr. Melvin Winger
Ms. Sally Firestone
Bishop Fritz Mutti
Dr. Ewart G. Watts
If you have questions please contact:
Melissa Whalen, Executive Assistant to the President & Equity Compliance Officer
(913) 253-5091 melissa.whalen@spst.edu