Board of Trustees
Rev. Derrek Belase
Class of 2021
Director of Discipleship, Oklahoma Conference UMC
Academic Committee
Governance Committee
Interim Board Secretary
Mr. Arden L. Borgen
Class of 2020
Borgen Systems, Inc.
Des Moines, IA
Executive Committee (at-Large)
Resource Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee
Rev. Andy Bryan
Class of 2021
Lead Pastor, Campbell UMC,
Springfield, MO
Academic Committee
Governance Committee
Mr. David Deckert, CPA, CFP, AIF
Class of 2022
Financial Advisor, LPL Financial/Independent Financial Partners
Resource Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee
Mr. Mark Faulkner
Class of 2019
Owner/Broker of Faulkner Real Estate
Governance Committee
Resource Committee
Mr. Glenn Grove
Class of 2019
Retired, Loess Hills Area Education Agency
Executive Committee
Governance Committee Chair
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
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee
David Martin, MN, RN
Class of 2022
RN – BSN & Shared Curriculum Program Director
Clinical Associate Professor – University of Kansas School of Nursing
Academic Committee
Governance Committee
Susan J. Lindahl, PhD
Class of 2020
Executive Leadership with Higher Ed Institutions
Board Treasurer
Executive Committee
Resource Committee Chair
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee
Rev. Patricia (Tish) Malloy
Class of 2021
Northern Prairie District Superintendent Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church
Executive Committee (at-Large)
Resource Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee
Rev. Lee Myane
Class of 2019
Pastor, First UMC,
Prairie Grove, AR
Academic Committee
Governance Committee
Michael J. Parmely, PhD
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
President & CEO Kansas Area United Methodist Foundation
Resource Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee
Mr. Craig R. Ramsey, CPA
Class of 2020
Executive Vice-President and CFO,
AMC Inc.
Academic Committee
Resource Committee
Tex Sample, PhD
Class of 2019
Author, speaker & retired faculty member of Saint Paul
Academic Committee Interim Chair
Board Chair-Elect
Executive Committee
Governance Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee
Ms. Susanne Richardson Teel
Class of 2020
Retired, Director of Christian Education,
St. Joseph, MO
Executive Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee Chair
Governance Committee
Mr. Jabari Wamble, JD
Class of 2021
Assistant United States Attorney
Academic Committee
Governance 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
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(913) 253-5091 leanna.walkowiak@spst.edu