Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees serves as the highest governing body of North Park University. The Evangelical Covenant Church elects a portion of the membership, with the remaining members appointed by the 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
- Advancement Committee
- Committee on Trustees
- Enrollment Committee
- Finance Committee
- Seminary Committee
- Student Success Committee
Meeting schedule
The board traditionally meets three times during the academic year; in late October, February, and early June. Access the meeting documents.
Current Board of Trustees members
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, North Park University
Chicago, IL
Sally Carlson BA ’00, MA ’11, MBA ’11
Associate Pastor
Shoreline Covenant Church
Shoreline, WA
Sam Chang
Global Head, Advanced Analytics and Measurement
Mars Snacking
Winfield, IL
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
Rev. Dr. Catherine Gilliard BS ’79, MDiv ’10, DMin ’15
Ex-Officio
Superintendent
ECC Southeast Conference
Atlanta, GA
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
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
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