Main Level

Johnny Vega
Student Support Coordinator











Delivered through a partnership between Western Theological Seminary and Community Action House,
the Community Kitchen provides a place to identify the needs and struggles of our most vulnerable
neighbors while providing them with a free meal.

Felix Theonugraha
President and Professor of Educational Leadership

Kerry Eshenaur
Accounting Associate

Tamara Buikema
Administrative Assistant for Development

Evonne Wernlund
Office Assistant

Annie Valkema
Associate Director of Development

Rick Capotosto
Associate Director of Development

Brenda Dieffenbach
Associate Director of Development
Margie Wade
Resources Management Librarian
Norman Donkersloot
Vice President of Finance
Steve Michaels
Emerging Technologies Librarian
Rayetta Perez
Director of Administration and Human Resources
Title IX COORDINATOR


Prayer Room
Cherri Westhouse
Administrative Assistant and Event Coordinator
Event Coordinator
Andy Bast
Director of Development

Mulder Chapel

Gretchen Torres
Student Support Coordinator and Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives


Hannah Barker Nickolay
Library Services Assistant

Francis Wilkinson
Receptionist and Administrative Assistant

Katlyn DeVries
Writing Assistant and Girod Assistant

Second Level

Sydney Huizenga
Creative Specialist
Kristen Deede Johnson
Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs, G.W. and Edna Haworth Chair for Education Ministry and Leadership
Carol Ann Bailey
Educational Technology Specialist and Student Support Coordinator

Beth Smith
Associate Registrar and
Administrative Assistant for Student Services

John Brogan
Associate Academic Dean, Professor of New Testament, Director of the M.Div. and M.A. Programs, Director of the GPCE

L.S. Carlos A. Thompson
Assistant Professor of Church and Community Theology, Director of the Friendship House, and Student Accessibility Coordinator

J. Todd Billings
Gordon H. Girod Research Professor of Reformed Theology

Sue A. Rozeboom
Associate Professor of Liturgical Theology
Benjamin T. Conner
Professor of Practical Theology
and Director of the Graduate Certificate in Disability and Ministry
Han-luen Kantzer Komline
Associate Professor of Church History and Theology

Carol Bechtel
Professor of Old Testament
Ron Rienstra
Professor of Preaching and Worship Arts
Suzanne McDonald
Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology

David Komline
Associate Professor of Church History
Chuck DeGroat
Professor of Pastoral Care and Christian Spirituality
Travis West
Associate Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament

Theresa Hamm
Academic Office Associate, Assessment Coordinator, and Technology Coordinator

Kyle Wigboldy
Registrar and Financial Aid Administrator
David L. Stubbs
Professor of Ethics and Theology, Co-Director of the Hope-Western Prison Education Program (HWPEP)
Kathy Ehmann
Educational Technology Specialist

Anne Chanski
Director of Marketing and Communications


Wesley Hill
Associate Professor of New Testament

Winn Collier
Director of the Eugene Peterson Center and Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Christian Imagination

Wendy Fisher
Interim Associate Director of Student Life

Alli Vandenbosch
Financial Aid and Student Billing Coordinator
Olivia VanZegeren
Relevant Networks Support

David A. Escobar Arcay
Associate Professor of Theology & Director of the Hispanic Ministry Program

Lower Level
David Becker
Superintendent of Building and Grounds



Hannah Stevens
Churches in Mission Grant Coordinator

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

Shari Oosting
Associate Director of Formation for Ministry and Project Director for Churches in Mission

Illyas Zadran
Custodian/Maintenance Assistant

Downtown Holland
The Bridge is an eclectic fair trade store of handcrafted gifts, clothing, jewelry, decor, musical instruments, coffee and chocolate that is owned and operated by Western Theological Seminary. The store is located in downtown Holland at 18 W 8th St.