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Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees serves as the highest governing body of ÂÜÀòÉç. A portion of the membership is elected by the Evangelical Covenant Church with the remaining members appointed by the Board itself. Board members serve a three-year term and may serve up to four terms consecutively.

Organization

The work of the Board is organized according to several committees:

• Academic Committee
• University Advancement Committee
• Finance Committee
• Seminary Committee
• Committee of Student Recruitment and Retention
• Committee on Trustees
• Marketing Committee

Meeting Schedule

The Board of Trustees traditionally meets three times during the academic year; in late October, February, and early June.

Current Members of the Board of Trustees

David Otfinoski

BA ‘84
Board Chair
President
Catamount Medical Education
Old Lyme, CT

Jay Carstenbrock

Board Vice Chair
Retired VP of Operations Support
BP
Wheaton, IL

Mary Miller

MDiv ’80
Board Secretary
Lead Chaplain
Covenant Living at the Holmstad
Geneva, IL

Dawn Helwig

BA ’76
Board Treasurer
Retired Partner
Milliman USA
Chicago, IL

Mary Surridge

Ex-Officio
President, ÂÜÀòÉç
Chicago, IL

Sally Carlson

BA ’00, MA ’11, MBA ’11
Associate Pastor
Shoreline Covenant Church
Shoreline, WA

Gregory Crawford

BA ’70
Senior Vice President, Human Capital Management
Assured Partners
Lisle, IL

Marvin Curtis

BA ’72
Coordinator of Arts Equity and Public Art
The Morris Performing Arts Center
Granger, IN

David Dwight

BA ’73
Retired President
Covenant Ministries of Benevolence
Northbrook, IL

Beth Fredrickson

BA ’80
Executive Director
Harbor Point Ministries
Wauwatosa, WI

Arriel Gray Jr.

BA ’81
Retired Deputy Fire Commissioner
Chicago Fire Department
Chicago, IL

Michael Harper

BA ’80
Agent
State Farm Insurance
Portland, OR

Donna Harris

President
Minnehaha Academy
Minneapolis, MN

Curtis Ivanoff

MA ’08
Ex-Officio
Superintendent
Alaska Conference of the ECC
Anchorage, AK

Paul Johnson

BS ’97
Executive Director
Bravingbird
West Dundee, IL

Gricel Medina

Senior Pastor
La Trinidad Covenant Church
McAllen, TX

Peter C. Nelson

BA ’84
Dean – College of Engineering
UIC
Wilmette, IL

Erin Oleniczak

BS ’99
Occupational Therapist
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
Lincolnwood, IL

Aaron Olson

BA ’96
Executive Vice President
Aon Corporation
Evanston, IL

Christine Rosell

BA ’86
Community Volunteer
Lincolnwood, IL

Karen Stein

BA ’72
Ex-Officio
Retired Attorney at Law
Estate Planning and Elder Law
Greeley, CO

Tammy Swanson-Draheim

MDiv ’03, MM ’03
Ex-Officio
President
Evangelical Covenant Church
Park Ridge, IL

Krist Werling

BA ’99
Partner
McDermott, Will and Emery
Winnetka, IL

Ann Wiesbrock

BA ’81
Retired President
Covenant Trust Company
Hinsdale, IL

Dennis Wolff

BA ’90
Partner
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
Bellevue, WA