The Seminary's Board of Trustees appointed the Presidential Search Committee comprised of representation from a variety of constituencies within the Seminary and the Church. These members of our community have generously offered their time and insight to the work of discerning the person whom God is now calling to be the next president of Louisville Seminary.

The Presidential Search Committee:

Chair
Conrad Sharps, Birmingham, Alabama, Trustee since 2008

Board of Trustees Representatives
Barbara Barnes, Oxford, Ohio, Trustee since 1990
Dan Ellinor, Chair of the Seminary Relations Committee, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Trustee since 2006
Melinda Johnson, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Trustee since 2008
Sumpter Logan, Chaired the Strategic Planning Committee (2006-2010), Dallas, Texas, Trustee since 1994
Irvin Moxley, Columbus, Ohio, Trustee since 2004
Rick Nutt, New Concord, Ohio, Member of the Alum Board, Trustee since 2007

Faculty Representatives (nominated by the Faculty)
David Hester, Seminary Dean since 2005, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Harrison Ray Anderson Professor of Pastoral Theology, Faculty member since 1985
Debra Mumford, Frank H. Caldwell Assistant Professor of Homiletics, Faculty member since 2007

Administration Representative (nominated by the President's Cabinet)
Patrick Cecil, Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer since 1998

Staff Representative (nominated by the Staff Council)
Bobie Bilz, Administrative Coordinator for Library & Information Technology Services since 2002

Alum Representative (nominated by the Alum Board)
Karen Devaisher, Avon, Indiana, Member of Alum Board since 2004

Student Body President
Christine Coy‐Fohr, Third-year M.Div. student from Owensboro, Kentucky

Ex-officio (with vote)
Pam Kidd, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Trustee since 2005