The Board of Directors is composed of alumni and friends from across the United States. The board meets twice a year to support Bethel’s mission and to help shape the future of the institution.
Thomas Adrian
Vice-chair
Newton, Kansas
Current term ends 2019
Board Appointment
Brett Birky
Chair
Denver, Colorado
Current term ends 2018
Alumni Association Appointment
Kate Brubacher
New York, New York
Current term ends 2021
Board Appointment
Sharon Cranston
Newton, Kansas
Current term ends 2018
Bethel College Women’s Association Appointment
Jim Ensz
Beatrice, Nebraska
Current term ends 2022
Western District Conference Appointment
Daniel P. Flickinger
San Francisco, California
Current term ends 2021
Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference Appointment
Wynn M. Goering
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Current term ends 2021
Board Appointment
Galen Goertzen
Secretary
Spokane, Washington
Current Term ends 2023
Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference Appointment
Roberta Franz Hodgson
Spokane, Washington
Current term ends 2020
Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference Appointment
Jerry Janzen
Eden Prarie, Minnesota
Current term ends 2022
Central Plains Mennonite Association Appointment
Kimberly J. Mueller
Sacramento, California
Current term ends 2019
Mennonite Education Agency Appointment
Sharon Nance
Dallas, Texas
Current term ends 2023
Western District Conference Appointment
Leticia Palacioz Nielsen
Wichita, Kansas
Current term ends 2018
Corporation Appointment
George Rogers, III
Treasurer
Newton, Kansas
Current term ends 2020
Corporation Appointment
Lori L. Schmidt-Harrison
Sherman Oaks, California
Current term ends 2020
Alumni Association Appointment
Sharon Waltner
Parker, South Dakota
Current term ends 2020
Mennonite Education Agency Appointment
Martin Wiens
Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania
Current term ends 2022
Mennonite Education Agency Appointment
Heather S. Esau Zerger
Ex-Officio Past Chair
Newton, Kansas
Current term ends 2021
Mennonite Education Agency Appointment