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Career Updates

(Listed Alphabetically by Last Name)

Rev. Dr. Glenn L. Campbell (MDiv ’03, ThM ’05)

• Congratulations to Rev. Dr. Glenn L. Campbell on being appointed the 17th settled pastor of Bethany Congregational Church in Quincy, MA.

Dr. Soojin Chung (MDiv ’12)

• Congratulations to alumna, Soojin Chung on her recent appointment as the Director of the Overseas Ministries Study Center at Princeton Theological Seminary. She is the first female director since 1972.

Timothy Dickey (MCM ’95)

• Congratulations to Timothy Dickey, who has accepted a position as Associate Professor and Director of the A.T. Wehrle Memorial Library at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington, OH.

Nathan Hart (MDiv ’17) 

• Congratulations to Nathan Hart who was appointed as the Hinga-Boersma Dean of the Chapel at Hope College.

Rev. Kevin Michael Horak (MRE ’81)

• Congratulations to alumnus Rev. Kevin Michael Horak on his recent retirement after 42 years of ministry at The Church in Arora, Aurora, OH.

Rev. Dr. Sandra K. James (DMin ’20)

• Congratulations to Rev. Dr. Sandra K. James on being named the 11th pastor and first female pastor of First Mount Zion Baptist Church in Dumfries, VA.

Gregory Krafka (MATH ’06)

• Congratulations to Gregory Krafta who joined Steptoe & Johnson’s The Woodlands Office.

John Laffoon (MDiv ’16, ThM ‘15)

• Congratulations to John Laffoon for his recent pastor position at the Grace by the Sea Anglican Church in Oak Harbor, Washington.

Rev. Shane Lima (MATH ’14)

• Congratulations to alumnus, Shane Lima who is joining Eastern Nazarene College as College Pastor and Executive Director of Spiritual Life.

Audi Lynch (MACO ’18)

• Congratulations to Audi Lynch, who was named the new director for Natick Public Schools’ Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) program. A Natick graduate himself, Mr. Lynch shared, “I look forward to building upon and adding to an educational community that creates incredible people. I am humbled and grateful to serve.”

Rania Mankarious (MACO ’00)

• Congratulations to Rania Mankarious on her recent appointment to the Texas School Safety Center Board.

Justin Mills (MACT ’21 and current MDiv student)

• Congratulations to Justin Mills, who was named principle of Pineville Christian Academy in Louisiana beginning in the 2024–25 academic year. A six-year veteran of the National Guard, Mills shared that it “brings him no greater joy than to help equip and lead this next generation in biblical truth.”

Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Don Myers (MDiv ’73) 

• Congratulations to alumnus Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Don Myers who was inducted into the Fort Jackson Hall of Fame on June 6, 2024.

Dr. Jonathan Ottaway (MDiv ’17)

• Congratulations to alumnus Dr. Jonathan Ottaway who was recently named as assistant professor in Christian Theology for the Regent University School of Theology.

Dr. Daniel Overdorf (DMin ’05)

• Congratulations to alumnus, Daniel Overdorf who was recently named the eighth president of Johnson University as of July 1, 2024.

Kendall Palladino (MDiv ’97) 

• Congratulations to Kendall Palladino who was named as the new vice president of mission services for Hartford Healthcare Fairfield Region.

Mark Paris (MDiv ’03) 

• Congratulations to Mark Paris on being named the next dean of WVU Libraries and Press.

Dr. Joseph Parker, Jr. (DMin ’03) 

• Congratulations to Dr. Joseph Parker, Jr., who was elected to the Baylor University Board of Regents.

Dr. Soong-Chan Rah (MDiv ’94, DMin ’05)

• Congratulations to our alumnus, Soong-Chan Rah, on his installation as the Robert Boyd Munger Professor of Evangelism and Church Renewal at Fuller Seminary.

C. Scott Shidemantle (MDiv ’91)

• Congratulations to C. Scott Shidemantle whoreceived the 2024 “Excellence in Teaching” award at Geneva College (Beaver Falls, PA) where he teaches in the Biblical Studies Department. Scott has been on the faculty of Geneva College since 1997.

Richard Shupert (MTS ’73)

• Congratulations to Richard Shupert who celebrated the 50th anniversary of his Christian bookstore business “Tree of Life Books” in Atlanta, GA.

Paul Nhan TonThat (MACO ’90)

• Congratulations to Paul Nhan TonThat for his appointment as the Executive Director of Worcester Community Housing Resources.

Rev. Dr. Robert Turner (MDiv ’86)

• Congratulations to Rev. Dr. Robert Turner upon receiving an Honorary Degree and President’s Medallion from Howard Community College during the 53rd Commencement ceremony on May 24, 2024.

Dr. Alexander (Hendy) Webb (DMin ’11)

• Congratulations to alumnus, Alexander Webb, who was appointed the Bishop of the Northeast of the Anglican Church in America in 2023. He continues as the Rector of St Luke’s Anglican Church, Amherst, NH and as Secretary of the House of Bishops of the ACA.

Dr. Benjamin White (MANT ’02)

• Congratulations to Benjamin White who was appointed as Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion​​​​​​​ at Clemson University.