Board of Trustees

Board Documents
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Rev. Jennifer Ahrens-Sims

Class of 2029
Pastor, Asbury UMC
Orange Park, FL

Academic Committee Chair
Executive Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee

Dana Aldridge

Mrs. Dana Aldridge

Class of 2029
SS&C Technologies
Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Board Chair
Executive Committee Chair
Ex-Officio on All Committees

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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

Martin Tino Herrera

Rev. Martin Tino Herrera

Class of 2028
Senior Pastor
Trinity UMC
Kansas City, MO

Resource Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee

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Dr. Amy S. Hogan

Class of 2029
Ottawa University
Dean of the School of Education and Professor

Academic Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee

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Dr. Marcia McFee

Class of 2029
Creator & Visionary of Worship Design Studio
Kansas City, MO


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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



Tiffany Nagel Monroe

Rev. Dr. Tiffany A. Nagel Monroe

Class of 2027
Senior Pastor, First United Methodist Church of Edmond

Academic Committee
Governance Committee

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Mrs. Linda Shipman, CPA

Class of 2029
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 2029
Senior Minister, Boston Avenue UMC
Tulsa, OK

Academic Committee
Executive Committee
Strategic Planning & Evaluation Committee Chair

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Rev. Jeffrey R. Williams, Ph.D.

Class of 2029
Senior Pastor of Saint Andrew United Methodist Church
Kansas City, MO





Life Members

泭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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