Senior Leadership Team
Mary Surridge
President
Phone: (773) 244-6264
Office: Old Main, 2nd Floor
Campus Box: 06
Email: msurridge@northpark.edu
Education
BS, Speech Communications, Northwestern University, 1984
MS, Student Personnel Administration, Concordia University (Wis.), 1995
Past Employment
Vice President of Advancement, North Park University
Associate Director of Planned and Major Gifts, Northwestern University
Director of Residence Life and Student Activities, Concordia University (Wis.)
Milwaukee Bucks
Marquette University
Marian College
Chicago White Sox
Craig Johnson
Provost
Phone: (773) 244-5570
Office: Old Main, 2nd
Campus Box: 11
Email: crjohnson@northpark.edu
Education
DMA, Choral Conducting, College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati
MM, Music Education, Northwestern University
BM, Performance, Northwestern University
Past Employment
Dean of the School of Music, Art, and Theatre at North Park University
Professor of Music at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio
Director of Music at North Community Lutheran Church, Columbus, Oh.
David Kersten
Dean of the Seminary
Phone: (773) 244-6235
Office: Nyvall Hall, 1st
Campus Box: 14
Email: dwkersten@northpark.edu
Education
BA, Psychology and Human Services, North Park College, 1977
MDiv, North Park Theological Seminary, 1982
Doctor of Ministry in Preaching, Association of Chicago Theological Schools, 1997
Past Employment
Executive Minister, Department of the Ordered Ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church
Senior Pastor, First Covenant Church, St. Paul, Minn.
Senior Pastor, Highland Covenant Church, Bellevue, Wash.
Senior Pastor, Bethany Covenant Church, North Miami, Fla.
Intern Pastor, Greenwood Covenant Church, Summerdale, Ala.
Professional Boards and Associations
Denominational Caregivers Resourcing Network
Midwest Ministry Development Network
Covenant Board of the Ordered Ministry
ECC Council of Administrator
ECC Council of Superintendents
Personal
Spouse: Sandra Kay
Father of three adult children
Scott Stenmark
Vice President for Finance & Administration / Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (773) 244-5610
Office: Old Main, 3rd Floor
Campus Box: 34
Email: sestenmark@northpark.edu
Education
BA, Accounting, North Park University 1991
MBA, DePaul University 2002
Past Employment
BMO Financial Group
Belden, Inc
Kraft Foods
Boards
Board of Directors, Covenant Trust Company
Investment Committee, Covenant Trust Company
Personal
Spouse: Teresa (North Park C’91)
Father of three children
Anthony Scola
Vice President of Enrollment and Marketing
Phone: (773) 244-5705
Office: Old Main 2nd
Campus Box: 05
Email: ascola@northpark.edu
Education
M.S., Management and Organizational behavior, Benedictine University, 2009
B.A., Corporate Communications, 2006
Past Employment
Assistant Vice President of Admissions and Financial Aid, Benedictine University
Enrollment Systems Manager and Data Analyst, Benedictine University