Disciples Divinity House

Alumna Lee Hull Moses has become President of the Board of Trustees.She is Senior Minister of First Christian Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, and serves on the board of the North Carolina Council of Churches and has been involved in the Young Clergy Women’s Project. She received the BA degree from Albion College and MDiv from the Divinity School, and is the co-author of two books, most recently Hopes and Fears: Everyday Theology for New Parents and Other Tired, Anxious People. Her writing has appeared in a number of online and print publications, including the Christian Century.

Former president Chad Martin handed her the gavel at the April Board meeting. He became President of the Board of Trustees in 2010 after having served as its Treasurer for several years. He led DDH in successfully navigating the harsh effects of the economic downturn and ultimately in strengthening its financial position, while also fostering a creative, collaborative spirit of Board leadership.

Toasting Mr. Martin’s leadership, his predecessor Larry Bouchard wrote: Let me redefine “toast” as the pouring out of gratitude…. I am grateful for the “calm of mind” (a phrase from Milton in an entirely different context)—the calm of mind with which he has led the Board from the depths of the financial crisis our country faced and the House as well to the position we are in now, as strong as ever. He was able to pour himself into the part of being a good Board member and then a good President who … both gave and took good counsel from the dean and other chairs of the various committees. Pouring oneself into a part for others is, for me, a crucial category of love and friendship. And I am most grateful for Chad’s becoming a great friend to me—just as he has been a great friend to the House and its mission to the House Scholars. So Chad, to your calm mind, astute intelligence, good will, and great capacity for friendship, I raise this imaginary glass of sherry for a job exceedingly well done. You have all our gratitude.

Since 2012 Mr. Martin has been the CFO of P2 Energy Solutions, Denver, Colorado. Chad has an MBA from Stanford University and a BBA from Texas Christian University.

The new Vice President is Pamela James Jones, professor at Central Michigan University, MDiv and PhD graduate of the Divinity School, and a former DDH Resident. Paul Steinbrecher, an architect with Interactive Design Architects (IDEA) in Chicago, has become the Secretary of the Board. Mareta Smith, a Kansas City-based attorney, continues as Treasurer.

Alumnus Michael E. Karunas began service as a trustee with the April meeting. Since 2012, he has been Senior Minister of Central Christian Church in Decatur, Illinois, and previously served in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and in Centralia, Illinois. He is a graduate of Butler University (BA) and the Divinity School (MDiv). Growing up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he was mentored by DDH alumnus Russ Fuller. Mr. Karunas, in turn, has been a mentor to current Scholar Andrew Packman and incoming Scholar, Hannah Fitch. He has served on the Alumni/ae Council, the Week of Compassion Advisory Committee, and, from 1991-93, as a Global Mission Intern with the Division of Overseas Ministries in (East) Germany.