Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees serves as the highest governing body of North Park University. The Board is comprised of 30-35 members. A portion of the membership is elected by the Evangelical Covenant Church with the remaining members appointed by the Board itself. All members serve a five-year term with a mandatory one-year leave between consecutive terms.
Organization
The work of the Board is organized according to several committees:
- Academic Committee
- University Advancement Committee
- Finance Committee
- Committee on University Mission
- Seminary Committee
- Committee of Student Recruitment and Retention
- Committee on Trustees
Meeting Schedule
The Board of Trustees traditionally meets three times during the academic year; in late October, February, and mid-May.
Board Meeting Documents (Login Required)
- May 2013
- February, 2013
- October, 2012
- May, 2012
- February, 2012
- October, 2011
- May, 2011
- February, 2011
- October, 2010
- May, 2010
- February, 2010
- October, 2009
- May, 2009
Dave Helwig Board Chair
Retired President & CEO,
West Region WellPoint, Inc.
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Paul Hawkinson Board Vice Chair
Managing Director, US Sector Head Industrial Investment Banking
BMO Capital Markets
Green Oaks, IL
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Karen Tamte Board Secretary
Pediatrician
Chanhassen, MN |
Ann R. Alvarez
President and CEO
Casa Central
Chicago, IL
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Lars Anderson Senior Vice President - National Sales Manager
U.S. Bank Corp. Trust Services
Farmington, MI |
Virgil H. Applequist
Retired Executive Vice President & CEO
American Agricultural Insurance Co.
Palatine, IL
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Thomas S. Bagley Founder and Senior Managing Director
Pfingsten Partners
Chicago, IL |
Bruce Bickner Retired Chairman and CEO DeKalb Genetics Corp. Sycamore, IL |
Renee Borkowski
Regional VP Marketing Strategy
Razorfish
Lake Forest, IL
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Jay P. Carstenbrock Retired Vice President & Operations Support
BP
Glen Ellyn, IL |
Grant Clay Lead Pastor
Evangelical Covenant Church
Clay Center, KS |
Gail Dahlstrom Vice President for Facilities Management
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH |
Kathryn Edin Professor of Public Policy & Management
John F. Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University
Brookline, MA |
Donna Erickson University Mission Committee Chair
TV Host, Syndicated columnist and author
Prime Time with Kids, Inc and StarChair Entertainment, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
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Randy Furushima
Academic Vice President
Pacific Rim Christian College
Honolulu, HI
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D. Darrell Griffin Pastor
Oakdale Covenant Church
Chicago, IL |
Dave Hanson Board Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair Chief Financial Officer
Bayside Covenant Church - Granite Bay
Granite Bay, CA |
Donna Harris
President
Minnehaha Academy
Minneapolis, MN
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Dawn Helwig Actuary
Milliman, Inc.
Chicago, IL |
Calla Holmgren Physician
Gardner Women & Newborn Center
Salt Lake City, UT |
Carole J. Johnson
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Family Continuity Program
Northbridge, MA
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Stephen Johnson Senior Vice President of Sales
Kofax, Inc.
Warrenville, IL. |
Michael L. Jordan Pastor
La Viña Covenant Church
Kerman, CA |
John Martz Ex-Officio
Pastor
Arvada Covenant Church
Arvada, CO |
Nancy Nyberg
Homemaker/Community Volunteer
Naperville, IL
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David A. Otfinoski Student Recruitment and Retention Committee Chair
Retired CEO
MedKnowledge Group, LLC
Chester, CT
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David Parkyn Ex-Officio
President
North Park University
Chicago, IL
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Amy Rohler
Director of Ministries
Community Helping Hands
Jamestown, NY
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Efrem Smith Ex-Officio
Superintendent
Pacific Southwest Conference
Concord, CA |
F. Albert Tizon Professor
Palmar Theological Seminary
Upper Darby, PA |
Gary Walter Ex-Officio
President
The Evangelical Covenant Church
Palatine, IL
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Louise Wilson Education Department Chair
Bethel University
Arden Hills, MN |
Gregory D. Wittrock Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Masco Corp.
Plymouth, MI |