Board of Trustees
Rev. Jennifer Ahrens-Sims
Class of 2026
Pastor, Asbury UMC
Orange Park, FL
Academic Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee
Mrs. Dana Aldridge
Class of 2026
SS&C Technologies
Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
Executive Committee
Governance Committee Chair
Resource Committee
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
Rev. Andy Bryan
Class of 2024
Lead Pastor, Manchester UMC,
Manchester, MO
Board Secretary
Academic Committee
Governance Committee
Ms. Sharon Cleaver
Class of 2024
Senior Director of Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City
Board Chair
Executive Committee
Ex-Officio on All Committees
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 2024
Ottawa University
Dean of the School of Education and Professor
Board Vice-Chair
Executive Committee
Rev. Tex Sample, PhD
Class of 2024
Pastor, Trinity UMC
Kansas City, MO
Author, speaker & retired faculty member of Saint Paul
Past Board Chair
Executive Committee
Academic Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee Chair
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 2024
Founder/CEO of Strickland Construction
Founder/Partner of Attic Storage
Founder/Sole Proprietor of Strickland Farms
Governance Committee
Resource Committee
Bishop James D. Tindall, Sr.
Class of 2024
Pastor Emeritus
Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ
Kansas City, MO
Governance Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee
Mr. Jabari Wamble, JD
Class of 2024
Assistant United States Attorney
Academic Committee
Resource Committee
Rev. David Wiggs
Class of 2026
Senior Minister, Boston Avenue UMC
Tulsa, OK
Academic Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee
Life Members
Rev. Charlotte Abrams
Mr. John W. Ballard III
Bishop Fritz Mutti
Mr. Harry D. Cleberg
Ms. Sally Firestone
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