Our Team

Administration

Brent Coltharp, D.S.L.

President; Interim Organizational Leadership Program Director

B.A., Theology, Indiana Bible College, 1992 M.A., Clinical Psychology, Wheaton College, 2001 M.A., Biblical Studies, Wheaton College, 2006 D.Min., Regent University, ABD D.S.L., Regent University, 2018

Jennie Russell, M.A.

Executive Vice President

A.A., Missions, Christian Life College, 1984 B.A., Bible and Theology, Christian Life College, 1986 M.A., Professional Counseling, Liberty University, 2012 Ed.D., Community Care and Counseling-Marriage and Family Cognate, Liberty University (in progress)

Ashley Chancellor, M.B.A.

Chief Financial Officer

B.A., Business Administration & Management, Missouri Baptist University, 2007 M.B.A., Missouri Baptist University, 2016

Adam C. Dennis, M.B.A.

Chief Human Resources Officer, Adjunct Faculty

B.A., History, University of Missouri - St. Louis, 2004 M.B.A., Business Administration with Human Resources Management, University of Phoenix, 2008 PHR, Professional in Human Resources, Human Resources Certification Institute, 2009 SHRM-CP, Certified Professional, Society of Human Resource Management, 2015 IPMA-SCP, Senior Certified Professional, International Public Management Association for Human Resources, 2016

Dan Littles, D.M.A.

Online Academic Dean, Professor of Music

B.M., Trumpet Performance, Southeast Missouri State University, 2005 M.M., Music Education, Boston University, 2007 D.M.A., Music Education, University of Houston, 2014

Jared Runck, D.Th.

Academic Dean, Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies

B.A., Practical Theology, Gateway College of Evangelism, 2008 M.T.S., Old Testament, Eden Theological Seminary, 2008 D.Th., Old Testament, University of South Africa, 2017

Administrative Staff

Christopher Brainos, Ph.D.

Director of Student Success Center

A.A., Political Science, Sandhills Community College, 2011 B.B.S., Urshan College, 2013 M.A.C.M., Urshan Graduate School of Theology, 2016 Ph.D., Intercultural Studies, Columbia International University, (2022)

Chris Buie, MBA

Director of Admissions & Enrollment Management

B.S., Business Administration, Lindenwood University, 2017 MBA, Business Administration, Lindenwood University, 2018

Gary Erickson, D.Min.

Director of Library Services

Th.B., Apostolic Bible Institute, 1975 M.T.S., Urshan Graduate School of Theology, 2006 D.Min., Covenant Theological Seminary, 2014 M.L.I.S., University of Missouri, 2017

Russ Faubert, A.A.

Assistant Director of Library Services

A.A. Interactive Media Design B.A., Organizational Leadership, Urshan College (in progress)

Reagan Hill, B.A.

Internship Facilitator and Assistant to the Field Ed Director

B.A., Christian Ministry, Urshan College, 2021 M.Div., Urshan Graduate School of Theology (in progress)

Abriah Johnson, B.A.

Director of Marketing

B.A., Graphic Design, Arizona State University, (In Progress)

Grace Maney, B.A.

Registrar

B.A. Christian Ministry, Urshan College, 2023

Katie Simmons, B.A.

Events Coordinator

B.A., Organizational Leadership, Urshan College, 2023

Faculty

Brent Coltharp, D.S.L.

President; Interim Organizational Leadership Program Director

Jennie Russell, M.A.

Executive Vice President

David K. Bernard, D.Th.

Chancellor; Professor of Biblical Studies and Apostolic Leadership

B.A., Mathematical Sciences, Managerial Studies; Rice University; 1978 J.D., University of Texas, 1981 M.Th., New Testament, University of South Africa, 2006 D.Th., New Testament, University of South Africa, 2015

David Bettis, M.A.

Lecturer of Organizational Leadership

M.A., Organizational Learning, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2019 B.S., O.L.L., University of Louisville, 2015

M. Jean Bland, Ed.D.

Professor of General Education; Director of Military & Veteran Services

B.A., Christian Education, Gateway College of Evangelism, 1996 M.A., Secondary Education, Pensacola Christian College, 2002 Ed.D., K-12 School Leadership, Regent University, 2012

Cullen Chrestman, M.T.S.

Assistant Professor of New Testament and Theological Studies

B.A., Christian Ministry, Urshan College, 2015 M.T.S., Urshan Graduate School of Theology, 2017 Ph.D., Biblical Interpretation and Theology, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (in progress)

Gary Erickson, D.Min.

Director of Library Services

Th.B., Apostolic Bible Institute, 1975 M.T.S., Urshan Graduate School of Theology, 2006 D.Min., Covenant Theological Seminary, 2014 M.L.I.S., University of Missouri, 2017

Kevin Howard, B.A., B.M.

Choral Director

B.A. Music, University of Washington, Seattle, WA B.M. Piano Performance, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Jerry Jones, M.T.S.

Christian Ministry and Apostolic Studies Program Director; Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry

M.T.S., Urshan Graduate School of Theology, 2017

Dan Littles, D.M.A.

Online Academic Dean, Professor of Music

B.M., Trumpet Performance, Southeast Missouri State University, 2005 M.M., Music Education, Boston University, 2007 D.M.A., Music Education, University of Houston, 2014

Melanie Loyd, M.M.

Music Program Director; Lecturer of Music Theory

B.CM., Church Music, Gateway College of Evangelism (2012) M.M., Music Theory, University of Missouri-Columbia (2017)

Thomas McCall, M.A., M.T.S.

Communication Studies Program Director; Associate Professor in Communication Studies

M.A., Communication Studies, Arkansas State University, 2014 M.T.S, Urshan Graduate School of Theology, 2019

Jennifer McCurrach, Ph.D.

Human Services Program Director; Assistant Professor of Human Services

B.A., Psychology, Lamar University, 1997 M.A., Psychology, Houston Baptist University, 2003 M.A.C.M., Urshan Graduate School of Theology, 2016 Ph.D., Counseling Education and Supervision, Regent University

David S. Norris, Ph.D.

Professor of Theological Studies

Diploma, Theology, Apostolic Bible Institute, 1975 B.A., Liberal Studies, Neumann University, 1989 M.A., Theological Studies, Palmer Theological Seminary, 1992 Ph.D., Religion, Temple University, 2000

Jeremy Painter, D.Litt., Ph.D., D.Min.

General Studies Program Director; Assistant Professor of English

B.A., Religious Studies, Regent University, 2008 M.A., English Literature, Mercy College, 2009 M.Div., Biblical Studies, Regent University, 2012 D. Litt., English Literature, University of Pretoria, 2015 Ph.D., Theology, Radboud University, 2019 D.Min., Practical Theology, Regent University, 2020

Laura Payne, M.M.

Associate Professor of Music

B.A., Christian Music, Christian Life College, 1993 B.A., Music Education, Butler University, 1995 M.M., Music Education, University of the Pacific, 2005

Jared Runck, D.Th.

Academic Dean, Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies

B.A., Practical Theology, Gateway College of Evangelism, 2008 M.T.S., Old Testament, Eden Theological Seminary, 2008 D.Th., Old Testament, University of South Africa, 2017

Carolyn Simoneaux, Ed.D.

Professor of General Education; Student Academic Support Officer

B.S., Religious Education, Great Lakes University, 2006 M.Ed., Education Administration, Liberty University, 2008 Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Liberty University, 2015 M.A.C.M., Urshan Graduate School of Theology, 2017 M.Ed., Educational Therapy, Southeastern University 2019 Certificate in Dyslexia Therapy, Southeastern University 2019 Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, Liberty University (in progress)

Staff

James Coltharp, B.A.

Circulation Desk Supervisor

B.A. Human Services, Urshan College, 2022

Alexis Barry

Development Coordinator

B.A. Texas Bible College

Jason Benavides, B.A.

Interim Director of Financial Aid, Financial Aid Advisor

A.A., Communication Arts, Miami Dade College, 2011 B.A., Communication, Florida International University, 2013 B.A., Organizational Leadership, Urshan College, 2020

Cody Brookins, B.A.

Student Financial Accounts Officer

B.A. in Applied Communication Studies from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville (in progress)

Randi Chavis

Compliance Officer

Cynthia Cummings, B.A.

Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President

B.A., Christian Ministry, Urshan College, 2017

Alisha Dugas, A.A.

Housing Director

A.A., Church Music, Gateway College of Evangelism, 2002

Kimberley Faubert

Library Cataloger

Marleigh Francois, M.Ed

Academic Advisor

B.A. Elementary Education - Liberty University, 2018 M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction - Liberty University, 2021 Ed.D., Educational Leadership - Liberty University (in progress)

Angel Graham, M.Ed.

Online Course Technician

Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA — Masters of Education Gateway College, St Louis, MO — Bachelors of Arts in Christian Ministry

Nicole Griffith, B.A.

Online Support Specialist

B.A., Music, Texas Bible College, 2014 M.A.C.M., Urshan Graduate School of Theology (in progress)

Bayleigh Guseman

Content Creator

Ellen Hall

Assistant Chef

Steve Hall

Chef

Karen Hart, B.S.

Accounts Receivable

B.S. Accounting/Business Administration, Tahlequah, OK, 1994

Alexander Hill, B.A.

Assistant Director of Admissions; SEVIS PDSO

M.A.C.M., Urshan Graduate School of Theology, In Progress B.A., Organizational Leadership, Urshan College, 2020 B.A., Christian Ministry, Urshan College, 2020