Western Theological Seminary

Faculty And Staff

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Dr. Kristen Deede Johnson

Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs
G.W. and Edna Haworth Professor of Educational Ministries and Leadership

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Dr. Alberto La Rosa Rojas

Interim Director of the Hispanic Ministry Program, Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics

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Dr. Benjamin T. Conner

Professor of Practical Theology, Director of the Center for Disability and Ministry

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Dr. Chuck DeGroat

Professor of Pastoral Care and Christian Spirituality, Interim Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program, Executive Director of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

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Dr. David Komline

Professor of Church History, Coordinator for Strategic International Initiatives, Director of the Masters of Theology (ThM) Program

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Dr. David L. Stubbs

Professor of Ethics and Theology, Co-Director of the Hope-Western Prison Education Program

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Dr. Elizabeth Pennock

Director of the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program, Associate Professor of Counseling

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Dr. Han-Luen Kantzer Komline

Marvin and Jerene DeWitt Professor of Theology and Church History

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Dr. J. Todd Billings

Gordon H. Girod Research Professor of Reformed Theology

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Dr. John Brogan

Associate Academic Dean, Professor of New Testament, Director of the MDiv and MA Programs

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Dr. Keith Starkenburg

Director of the Vita Scholars Program
Interim Associate Dean

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Dr. L.S. Carlos A. Thompson

Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry and Disability Theology and Director of the Friendship House, and Student Accessibility Coordinator

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Dr. Madison N. Pierce

Associate Professor of New Testament

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Dr. Ron Rienstra

Professor of Preaching and Worship Arts, Director of Worship Life

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Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst

Richard C. Oudersluys Associate Professor of World Christianity

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Dr. Sue A. Rozeboom

Professor of Liturgical Theology

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Dr. Suzanne McDonald

Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology

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Dr. Tim Basselin

Director of Field Education and Student Life

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Dr. Travis West

Associate Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament

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Dr. Wesley Hill

Associate Professor of New Testament

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Dr. Winn Collier

Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Christian Imagination, Director of the Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination

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Rev. Dr. Carol Bechtel

Professor of the Old Testament

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Alli VandenBosch

Financial Aid and Student Billing Coordinator

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Amy Kornelis

Assistant Manager of The Bridge

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Amy Piescer

Hope-Western Prison Education Program Operations Coordinator

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Andy Bast

Director of Development

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Anne Chanski

Director of Marketing and Communications

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Brenda Dieffenbach

Associate Director of Development

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Carol Ann Bailey

Educational Design and Technology Specialist, Student Support Coordinator, and Multi Ethnic Leadership Development (MELD) Administrator

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Cherri Westhouse

Administrative Assistant and Event Coordinator

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Darcy Cunningham

Manager of The Bridge

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David Becker

Superintendent of Building and Grounds

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Drew Brown

Director of Admissions

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Evonne Wernlund

Administrative Assistant

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Gretchen Torres

Hispanic Ministry Program and ThM Program Administrator

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Hannah Nickolay

Library Services Assistant

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Hannah Stevens

Director for Churches in Mission

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Johnny Vega

Assistant Director of the Hispanic Ministry Program

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Jonathan Dockery

Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance

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Julie Luedtke

Grant Coordinator

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Kate Bareman

Associate Director of Student Life

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Kathie Earll

Accreditation Specialist and Program Administrator for the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

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Kathy Ehmann

Doctor of Ministry (DMin) Program Administrator
Learning Management System (LMS) Administrator

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Katlyn DeVries

Writing Specialist and Girod Program Associate

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Keith Reynolds

Associate Director of Recruiting and Admissions

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Kerry Eshenaur

Accounting Associate

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Krista Greendyke

Recruiting and Admissions Operations Administrator

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Lindsay Porter

Executive Assistant

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Luke Soderstrom

Grant Administrator for Nurturing Children with Disabilities

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Margaret Wade

Resources Management Librarian

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Muhammad Ilyas Zadran

Custodian/Maintenance Assistant

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Pam Bush

Associate Director of Learning and Formation with the Hope-Western Prison Education Program and Instructor of Biblical Hebrew

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Rayetta Perez

Director of Administration and Human Resources, Title IX Coordinator

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Rick Capotosto

Associate Director of Development

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Sam Gutierrez

Associate Director of The Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination

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Stephen E. Michaels

Director of Cook Library

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Sydney Huizenga

Creative Specialist

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Tamara Buikema

Development Associate & Capital Campaign Administrator

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Theresa Hamm

Academic Office Associate, Assessment Coordinator, and Technology Coordinator

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Brian Keepers

Adjunct Instructor

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Dr. Dynna Castillo Portugal

Profesor Auxiliar de Atención Pastoral y Consejería.

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Dr. Jill Harshaw

Adjunct Faculty

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Dr. Nathan Johnson

Adjunct Instructor

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Dr. Thomas Hudspeth

Adjunct Faculty

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Erik Carter

Adjunct Faculty

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Héctor Reyes Martinez

Adjunct Faculty

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John Muniz

Adjunct Instructor

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John Swinton

Adjunct Instructor

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Jonathan Brown

Adjunct Faculty

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José Antonio Álvarez

Profesor Auxiliar de Nuevo Testamento

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Matthew Bruce

Adjunct Faculty

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Rev. Dr. David A. Escobar Arcay

Profesor Auxiliar

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Rev. Dr. Raquel Echevarría Quiñones

Profesor Auxiliar de Nuevo Testamento

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Rev. Fernando E. Jensen

Profesor Auxiliar de Liderazgo

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Rev. Tom Elenbaas

Adjunct Faculty

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Dr. Christopher B. Kaiser

Professor Emeritus of Historical and Systematic Theology

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Dr. Dawn Boelkins

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Dr. Dennis Voskuil

Marvin & Jerene DeWitt Professor Emeritus of Church History

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Dr. Donald J. Bruggink

James A. H. Cornell Professor Emeritus of Historical Theology

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Dr. George R. Hunsberger

Professor Emeritus of Missiology

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Dr. James V. Brownson

James and Jean Cook Professor Emeriti of New Testament

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Dr. Paul M. Smith

Associate Professor of Theological Bibliography (retired)

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Dr. Robert E. Van Voorst

Professor Emeritus of New Testament

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Dr. Timothy L. Brown

Henry Bast - Timothy Brown Professor of Preaching and President Emeritus

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Dr. Tom Boogaart

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Dr. Kristen Deede Johnson

Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs
G.W. and Edna Haworth Professor of Educational Ministries and Leadership

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Andy Bast

Director of Development

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Anne Chanski

Director of Marketing and Communications

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Drew Brown

Director of Admissions

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Jonathan Dockery

Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance

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Lindsay Porter

Executive Assistant

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Rayetta Perez

Director of Administration and Human Resources, Title IX Coordinator