Board of Trustees
As part of McCormick Theological Seminary’s shared governance, in addition to the Trustees recommended by the Board’s Nominations and Trusteeship Committee and elected each May, McCormick’s Board of Trustees includes voting representatives from the faculty, student body and our alumni council. The descriptions below define the roles of these representatives who are elected between the May and October meetings of the Trustees.
Two faculty representatives are elected to serve staggered two-year terms with new representatives elected at the Fall Faculty Conference, both representatives have voice and vote.
Two student representatives are elected each fall. One with voice and vote and the co-moderator of the Masters Student Council as ex-officio (voice only).
Two alumni representatives serve on the Board. One with voice and vote which serves a three-year term before being re-elected; and the current president of the alumni council as ex-officio (voice only).
Executive Committee
Connie L. Lindsey, Chairperson
Robert Unglaub; Treasurer, Chair of Finance Committee
Amy Pagliarella, Secretary
Ronald G. Cruikshank; Vice Chair, Chair of Nominations & Trusteeship Committee
Albert Park; Chair of Education Policy & Programs Committee
Scott Anderson, Chair of Student Affairs Committee
David Van Dyke; Chair of Development Committee
Stephen Bowen; Co-Chair of Development Committee
David Crawford, President, Ex-officio
Annette Huizenga, Interim Dean of the Faculty, Ex-officio
Class of 2023
William A. Evertsberg
Kenilworth Union Church, Kenilworth, ILDominica McBride, Chicago, IL
Monica Moss, Chicago, IL
David M. Roberson, New York, NY
Joyce S. Shin
Swarthmore Presbyterian Church, Swarthmore, PARobert K. Unglaub, II
Integrated Marketing Solutions, Chicago, ILDavid A. Van Dyke, Saugatuck, MI
Class of 2024
Scott D. Anderson
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Madison, WIPamela Floyd
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, ILJesse Knox, III
Church of the Good Shepherd, Chicago, ILAlbert Park
Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, ILNicholas Pearce
Apostolic Faith Church, Chicago, IL
Class of 2025
Stephen Bowen
William Blair, Chicago, ILRonald G. Cruikshank
New York, NYRonald W. Frank
Blank Rome LLP, Pittsburgh, PATimothy Hart-Andersen
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, MNStewart S. Hudnut
Santa Barbara, CAConnie Lindsey
Northern Trust, Chicago, ILAmy Pagliarella
Chicago, ILCarol I Ping Tsao
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Faculty, Student & Alumni/ae Representatives
Jina Kang
Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
Chicago, IL
Life Trustees
John M. Buchanan
Christian Century, Chicago, ILJon T. Ender
Ender Capital Management, Winnetka, ILOzzie E. Smith
Covenant United Church of Christ, South Holland, IL