Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees

President Pamela James Jones
Vice President Gaylord Yu
Secretary Paul A. Steinbrecher
Treasurer Mareta J. Smith


Joan Bell-Haynes
Macon, Georgia: Interim Regional Minister, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Georgia

Larry D. Bouchard
Charlottesville, Virginia: Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, University of Virginia

Patricia A. Duncan
Fort Worth, Texas: Associate Professor, Texas Christian University

J. Marshall Dunn
Adelphi, Maryland: Senior Minister Emeritus, University Christian Church, College Park, Maryland

W. Clark Gilpin
Stevensville, Michigan: Margaret E. Burton Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Christianity and Theology Emeritus, The Divinity School, The University of Chicago

Claudia A. Highbaugh
Pomona, California: Retired Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life, Connecticut College

Sandhya R. Jha
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Author and consultant

Pamela James Jones
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: Minister and Scholar

Angela A. Kaufman
Issaquah, Washington: Executive Director, Phillips University Legacy Foundation

April J. Lewton
Princeton, New Jersey: Vice President of Development and Marketing, National Benevolent Association

Cynthia Gano Lindner
Chicago, Illinois: Director of Ministry Studies and Clinical Faculty, The Divinity School, The University of Chicago

Colton Lott
El Reno, Oklahoma: Senior Minister, First Christian Church

Chad H. Martin
San Clemente, California: Managing Director, Private Equity Flagship Team, Vista Equity Partners

Vy T. Nguyen
Alameda, California: Executive Director, Week of Compassion

Antonio Rodriguez
Sanford, Florida: Compliance principal

Mareta J. Smith
Kansas City, Missouri: Attorney, Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Paul A. Steinbrecher
Evanston, Illinois: Retired architect

Alexis Vaughan
Chicago, Illinois: Managing Director, Week of Compassion

David A. Vargas
Indianapolis, Indiana: President Emeritus, Division of Overseas Ministries, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Melinda Keenan Wood
Senior Minister, Pilgrim UCC, Durham, North Carolina

Gaylord Yu
Chicago, Illinois: Technology and finance

Ex-Officio

Regional Minister and President, Christian Church in Illinois and Wisconsin

Laura Jennison Reed, Alumni/ae Council Co-President
Minister and nursing student

Aaron Smith, Alumni/ae Council Co-President
Atlanta, Georgia: Area Director, Pension Fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)