2020 Disciples Seminary Foundation Board of Trustees

VOTING TRUSTEES:​

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Executive Committee:

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Chair:

Rev. Marilyn Fiddmont

Vice President, Southwest Zone for Christian Church Foundation

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Vice-Chair:

Rev. Dr. Douglas Wirt

Co-Regional Minister, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Oregon and Southwest Idaho

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Secretary:

To be named at upcoming board meeting.

Treasurer:

Rev. Dr. Robert Welsh

Former President of the Council on Christian Unity

At-Large Member:

Rev. Dr. Lisa Tunstall

Speech/Language Pathologist - Los Angeles Unified School District, Associate Pastor at McCarty Memorial Christian Church. 

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Development Committee Chair: 

Rev. Dr. Ben Bohren 

Retired Regional Minister (Northern California-Northern Nevada region)

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Education Committee Chair:

Rev. Dr. LaTaunya M. (Toni) Bynum 

Regional Minister, Northern California-Northern Nevada region

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Trustees:

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Rev. Dr. Robert M. Bock 

Pastor, First Christian Church, North Hollywood, CA

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Rev. Sadie Cullumber

Pastor, Harbor Christian Church in Newport Beach, CA.

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Rev. Salesa Fa'alau 

Pastor, First Samoan Congregational Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Sacramento

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Dr. Richard Follett 

Retired professor of English from Pierce College in Woodland Hills

Mary Gomez

Lay Leader, Casa de Oracion, San Diego, CA

Rev. Michelle Harris-Gloyer 

Associate Pastor, First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Orange, CA

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Kathryn Ioannides 

Retired lawyer and a certified financial planner

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Rev. Sandy Messick 

Transitional Regional Minister for the Northern Lights Region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Rev. Pedro Ramos Goycolea 

Pastor at Desert Dove Christian Church in Tucson, Arizona

Rev. Richie Sanchez 

Regional Minister and President-CEO for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the Pacific Southwest Region

Rev. Darryl E. Searuggs 

Airline pilot and Regional Reconciliation Minister (Central Rocky Mountain Region)

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Rev. Dr. R. Larry Snow 

Retired Pastor

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Rev. Lori Tapia

National Pastor for Hispanic Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Ann Willard

Layperson from Chalice Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

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NON-VOTING TRUSTEES:

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Rev. Felix Villanueva 

Conference Minister for the Southern California-Nevada Conference of the United Church of Christ

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Rev. Dr. Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan

President of Claremont School of Theology at Willamette University and Professor of Hebrew Bible and Asian-American Hermeneutics

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Rev. Dr. David Vásquez-Levy

President of Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California