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
Dawn Helwig BA ’76
Board Chair
Retired Partner
Milliman USA
Chicago, IL
Dennis Wolff BA ’90
Board Vice Chair
Partner
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
Bellevue, WA
Marvin Curtis BA ’72
Board Secretary
Coordinator of Arts Equity and Public Art
The Morris Performing Arts Center
Granger, IN
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
David Dwight BA ’73
Retired President
Covenant Ministries of Benevolence
Northbrook, IL
Rebekah Eklund MDiv ’03
Professor of Theology
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD
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
Wonderhunt
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
Member-at-large
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
Board Treasurer
Retired President
Covenant Trust Company
Hinsdale, IL