Board of Trustees
Rev. Jennifer Ahrens-Sims
Class of 2026
Pastor, Asbury UMC
Orange Park, FL
Academic Committee Chair
Executive Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee
Mrs. Dana Aldridge
Class of 2026
SS&C Technologies
Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
Board Chair
Executive Committee Chair
Ex-Officio on All Committees
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
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
Dr. Roger D. Drake
Class of 2027
President, Central Methodist University
Academic Committee
Resource Committee
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
Mr. Mark Faulkner
Class of 2025
Owner/Broker of Faulkner Real Estate
Governance Committee
Resource Committee
Rev. Martin “Tino” Herrera
Class of 2025
Senior Pastor
Trinity UMC
Kansas City, MO
Resource Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee
Dr. Amy S. Hogan
Class of 2026
Ottawa University
Dean of the School of Education and Professor
Academic Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee
Rev. Laura L. Murphy
Class of 2027
Director of Development, Missouri United Methodist Foundation
Executive Committee
Governance Committee Chair
Resource Committee
Rev. Dr. Tiffany A. Nagel Monroe
Class of 2027
Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church of Edmond
Academic Committee
Governance Committee
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
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
Mr. Jabari Wamble, JD
Class of 2027
Assistant United States Attorney
Academic Committee
Resource Committee
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
If you have questions, please contact:
Matthew Mills, CFO, COO, Director of Human Resources
913-253-5060 | Email