Word Made Flesh’s Advisory Council (AC) is established as a professional, consultative “wisdom community” designed to offer general strategic guidance and support assisting the organization in the fulfillment of its mission, vision, and values.
AC members, through partnership, are committed to promoting awareness, maturing processes/methods, fostering vision, increasing capacity, and, overall, advancing influence of Word Made Flesh.
Our Advisory Council
Khristi Lauren Adams
Firestone Endowment Chaplain,
Hill School
Pennsylvania
Sarah Thomas Baldwin
Advisory Council Chair;
VP of Student Development & Dean of Students,
Asbury University
Kentucky
Allison Ball
Kentucky State Treasurer
Kentucky
Leroy Barber
Co-Founder &
Executive Director,
The Voices Project; Director, Congregational Vitality for the Oregon-Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church
Oregon
Amanda Blackburn
Dean of Students, Assoc. Professor at Richmont Graduate University;
Licensed Professional Counselor & Psychologist
Georgia
Chris Bounds
Professor of Theology/Chair of the Department of Christian Studies and Philosophy, Asbury University
Kentucky
Kevin Brown
President, Asbury University
Kentucky
Greg Burch
Assoc. Professor/Chair, Global Studies; Director, MA in Global Dev. & Justice,
Multnomah University
Oregon
Tamara Cissna
Director and owner of
TLC Creative Marketing; Asst. Dir. of Marketing for the College of Science, Oregon State University
Oregon
Ron Davis
Founder/CEO,
Tenacity
Washington
Stuart Erny
College and Career Readiness Specialist at the Goodwill Excel Center; Adjunct Professor at Anderson University
Indiana
Brian Gillispie
Pediatrician, Pediatric and Adolescent Associates
Kentucky
Kayin Griffith
Director of University Housing, George Fox University; Brand & Marketing Consultant, Griffae Design
Oregon
Viv Grigg
Founder/Director, Urban Leadership Foundation;
Assoc. Professor of Transformational Urban Leadership, Azusa Pacific University
California
Gregg Koskela
Executive Assistant to the Superintendent, Newberg School District and Former Lead Pastor at Newberg Friends Church
Oregon
Jared Landreth
Sr. Operations Consultation Manager, Starbucks
Washington
Christina Voigt LeBlanc
Peacebuilding Advocacy Specialist at World Vision International
New York
Roger Nam
Dean & Prof. of Biblical Studies, Portland Seminary; Grant Principal for Theologia, George Fox Univ. Summer Theology Institute
Oregon
Rob Perez
Owner, Saul Good & DV8 Kitchen restaurants; Founder, DV8 Kitchen Vocational Training Foundation
Kentucky
Christine Sine
Physician, Author, Former Executive Director, Mustard Seed Associates
Washington
Howard Snyder
Author; Prof. of History/ Theology of Mission;
Intl. Rep., Manchester
Wesley Research Centre
Kentucky
Marlene Wall
President, LCC International University
Klaipėda, Lithuania
