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

Michael Emerson
Provost
Phone: (773) 244-5570
Office: Old Main, 2nd
Campus Box: 11
Email: moemerson@northpark.edu
Education
BA, Sociology, Loyola University Chicago, 1988
MA, Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1990
PhD, Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991
Past Employment
Rice University, Houston, Texas
Danish Institute
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.
Bethel College
St. John’s University
Books
Blacks and Whites in Christian America: How Racial Discrimination Shapes Religious Convictions, 2012, with Jason Shelton
Transcending Racial Barriers: A Mutual Obligation Approach, 2011, with George Yancey
Religion Matters: What Sociology Teaches Us about Religion in Our World, 2010, with Susan Monahan and William Mirola
Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don’t Give Away More Money, 2008, with Christian Smith
People of the Dream: Multiracial Congregations in the United States, 2006, with Rodney Woo
Against All Odds: The Struggle for Racial Integration in Religious Organizations, 2005, with Brad Christerson and Korie L. Edwards
United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation as an Answer to the Problem of Race, 2003, with Curtiss DeYoung, George Yancy, and Karen Chai Kim
Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America, 2000, with Christian Smith

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