Professional Experience
| 2005 - | Hesston College, President | |
| 2000-2004 | Tabor College, Vice President, Academics and Student Development | |
| 1999-2000 | Communities in Schools of Kansas, Director of Field Services | |
| 1996-1999 | Tabor College, Assistant Professor of Communication | |
| 1987-1996 | Hesston College, Instructor of Communication, Director of Pastoral Ministries Program |
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| 1976-1979 | Kalona Mennonite Church (Iowa), Pastor | |
| 1979-1987 | Fairview Mennonite Church (Michigan), Youth Minister |
Education
| 1996 | Ph.D. in Communication Studies, University of Kansas | |
| 1976 | M.A. in Interpersonal and Public Communication, Central Michigan University | |
| 1974 | B.S. in Speech and Dramatic Arts, Central Michigan University | |
| 1972 | A.A. in Liberal Arts, Hesston College |
Personal
I grew up on a farm in the Thumb area of Michigan, the youngest of four children. Our family attended the Pigeon River Conservative Mennonite Church, where I was baptized. Tami (Birky) and I met at Bible Memory Camp, dated during our Hesston College years, and were married in 1972. Our older daughter Tonya is married to Ryan Bartel of Hillsboro, Kan. They live in Olathe, Kan., where both teach 5th grade in the Blue Valley District. Our younger daughter Talashia is married to Daniel Yoder of Garden City, Mo. They live in Middlebury, Ind., where Daniel is Associate Pastor at First Mennonite Church and Talashia is directing, choreographing, and acting in various theatre venues. Tami has been Director of the Early Childhood Education Program at Hesston College since 1987.