Resilient Leaders Project Team

The Resilient Leaders Project is led by: Dr. J. Derek McNeil, Kate Davis, Ben Katt, Andrea Sielaff, and Laura Wade Shirley. The expanding Design Team includes pastors, counselors, creatives, academicians, and community leaders. Additional teaching staff will be announced Fall 2018.

Heather Barnes

Director of Institutional Support

Rachael Clinton, MDiv

Allender Center Director of Organizational Development

Kate Davis, MDiv

Program Manager for Community Partnerships

Dwight Friesen, DMin

Associate Professor of Practical Theology

Derek McNeil, PhD

Senior Vice President of Academics

Madeline Miller, MA

Resilient Leaders Circle Facilitator
Practicum Facilitator

Angela Parker, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies

Doug Shirley, EdD

Assistant Professor of Counseling

Laura Wade Shirley, MA

Resilient Leaders Circle Facilitator
Practicum Leader
Allender Center Core Facilitator

Andrea Sielaff, MA

Resilient Leaders Project Researcher
Adjunct Faculty

Rose Madrid Swetman, DMin

Resilient Leaders Program Moderator
Adjunct Faculty