Paul Chen

• JD, Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
• PhD, Political Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
• MA, Political Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
• MA, Inter-cultural Studies, Biola University, La Mirada, CA
• BA, English, University of California, Berkeley, CA

Steve Coe

• DMin, Transformational Leadership, Bakke Graduate University (projected graduation date June 2010)
• MBA, University of Washington
• BS Ed, Technical Education, Electronics, ABET Credential, University of Idaho

Professional Experience: Steve retired from The Boeing Company in 2007 where he worked as a manufacturing engineer, engineering manager and project manager for nearly 33 years. His final assignment was Corporate Program Manager of the Boeing Technical Fellowship, a process oriented program for identifying and effectively using the top technical talent across the company. Steve has also served as an industry advisor to the Arizona State University International Corporate Leaders Program and Chair of the University of Washington Mechanical Engineering department Visiting Committee. Since retiring he has continued as an active member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) where he leads the Manufacturing Education and Research Community, and serves as a member of the SME Accreditation committee. Steve also continues to be active with ABET, Inc where he is completing his 5th and final year as a member of the Engineering Accreditation Commission.

Dale A. Dan

• PhD, Nova Southeastern University
• MBA, Nova Southeastern University
• BA, The Ohio State University

Professional Experience: Dale Dan has twenty years of Education, Business, Leadership and E-learning experience. Throughout her career, she has served as President, Senior Board Member, Vice President of Education, Dean, Director and Professor. She spent some fifteen years building Online Universities locally, nationally and internationally for both academic and corporate institutions. Dr. Dan's education from the Associates to Doctoral levels includes emphasis in the areas of Language, Justice, Business Administration, Leadership, Education and Human Resource Development. She is amazed at how the diversity in her education journey is now being used to God's glory in the most unique and fulfilling ways. In addition to her duties at BGU, Dr. Dan serves as the Assistant Director of Hinds' Feet Ministry, an International Christian Outreach organization located in West Palm Beach, Florida, through which she supports brilliant, but disadvantaged children, so that they can have the education needed to improve their family's standard of living; she also ministers inspirational songs and scriptures to the Blind.

Gwendolyn J. Dewey

• DMin, Eastern Theological Seminary, Wynnewood, PA
• EdD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• Masters classes, Fuller Theological Seminary, Seattle, WA
• MEd, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• BS, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Professional Experience: Dewey, past President of BGU, was the Senior Associate for Academic Affairs at International Urban Associates, administering the Trans Pacific Alliance DMin in Transformational Leadership for Ministry in the Global City. Currently, in addition to her role as BGU Professor, Dr. Dewey serves on the BGU Board of Regents and independently as - Global Professor-at-large - teaching, networking, recruiting students and fundraising with ministries and seminaries around the world. Her previous experience includes serving as Director of Community Ministry for her local church, public school educator and administrator, professor of courses for school administrators and principals and educational consulting.

Jimmy Dorrell

• DMin, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, PA
• MA Environmental Studies, Baylor University
• MDiv, SW Baptist Theological Seminary
• BA in Religion, Baylor University

Professional Experience: Jimmy Dorrell is currently the Executive Director of Mission Waco, a Christian non-profit organization that works among the poor. He is also the Pastor of Church Under the Bridge in Waco, Texas. Dr. Dorrell is the Adjunct Professor at George W. Truett Seminary (Baylor University) and Adjunct Professor at BGU.

Tim Ewest

• DBA,George Fox University
• MBA, George Fox University

Professional Experience: Dr. Ewest has extensive experience in starting businesses, both profit and non-profit; helping start more than 30 businesses in the last 9 years. He has worked in higher education teaching entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, economic development, economics and organizational theory. His secondary research interest is leadership and pro-social behavior. He has published numerous journal articles, conference presentations, and contributed to two leadership books. His work experience includes: 9 years of ministry, 9 years in higher education and 5 years in corporate America. Currently he lives in Waverly, IA. teaching social entrepreneurship courses at Wartburg College. His international travel focuses on China. Academically, Dr. Ewest holds a Masters Degree from Wheaton College, a Masters degree from Regent University, an M.B.A. from George Fox University, is an ordained minister in the Christian and Missionary Alliance, and holds a D.B.A. from George Fox University.

Terry Gatfield

• PhD, Marketing, Griffith University
• M.Phil, Marketing, Griffith University
• B.Econ., Economics, University of Queensland

Professional Experience: Terry is currently the Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of Department of Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Australia. His research expertise includes International Marketing, Services Marketing, Marketing Higher Education and Not-for-profit Marketing within a Christian context. In his teaching capacity at Griffith University he is frequently engaged in teaching in Asia including the institutions of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Shenyang University of Technology. He has published over 100 journal articles, conference papers, and newspaper and magazine articles and has authored a number of books.

Rosanne Jantzi

• MBA, Global Management, Marketing and Finance, Thunderbird School of Global Management
• MA Ed., Education, Pepperdine University
• BA, Business Administration, Eastern Mennonite University

Professional Experience: Rosanne Jantzi has served as a business leader and conflict resolution professional since 1991 and has consulted with organizations in Latin America, the Caribbean and the USA. She served as the Executive Director for the Center for Conflict Resolution from 1995-2002. She has served on the board of directors for the Southern California Mediation Association, the Advisory Board for Mennonite Conciliation Service (MCS) and as a trainer and facilitator Peacemaker Ministries and MCS. She has personally conducted over 200 mediations for churches, ministries, organizations, educational institutions and individuals. Rosanne has lived and worked in six countries and travelled to over 40 countries. Her passion is to help organizations be efficient and successful through equipping business leaders with the skills necessary to lead, inspire and influence a dynamic and global staff. Rosanne is a top graduate of the Thunderbird MBA program.

C. Neal Johnson

• PhD, School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA
• JD, School of Law, University of New Mexico
• MAICS (Intercultural Studies), School of World Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA
• MPA (Public Administration), University of Oklahoma
• Graduate Banking Degree, Southwestern School of Banking at SMU, Dallas, TX
• Graduate, ABA School of International Banking, Boulder, CO
• BA (Political Science), University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Professional Experience: Neal Johnson has an extensive and unique 35-year background as an attorney, banker, educator, businessman and entrepreneur, both internationally and domestically. He has served in such widely diverse positions as a bank president, president of his state's bankers association, District Governor of Rotary International, co-founder of the first western style bank in the former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan and one of the negotiators on the Panama Canal Treaty. He has traveled in over 70 countries, lived in 12, pastored a church in northern Italy, planted a church in Kazakhstan, served on the mission field in Latin America and on the Boards of Directors for missions in Armenia, Moscow and Latin America. His passion is for Christ in the marketplace and Business as Mission (BAM)- seeking to transform communities globally through Christian business and entrepreneurial education.

Peter Liu

• PhD (Electrical Engineering), McMaster University
• MSc (Electrical Engineering), University of Manitoba
• BSc (Electrical Engineering), University of Manitoba

Professional Experience: Dr. Peter C. K. Liu co-founded a data and satellite communication equipment manufacturing company and in 1989, joined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a Principal Lecturer in the Electronic Engineering Department. He became the Associate Professor and the Communication Section Head of the department in 1995. He soon moved on to become the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of ASM Pacific Technology, and retired in 2007. He is currently a Mentor and an Interim Executive Director of The Oaks Limited and serves the local universities as members of Advisory Committees of HKUST, Baptist University, CUHK and the HK Polytechnic University, Chairman of Hong Kong City University CUBIC. He is an Adjunct Professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Central South University of China. He was also a member of a grant Vetting Panel under the Industrial Department and an Appeal Board Panel member of a government organization. Dr. Liu has several patents and has published in the areas of circuit optimization, neural network, telecommunication networks and technology areas related to semiconductor packaging.

Robert Patton

• PhD (Business Administration), University of Washington
• DMin (Administration), Western Seminary
• MBA (Finance and Management), University of Minnesota
• BSME (Mechanical Engineering), University of Michigan

Professional Experience: Dr. Robert T. Patton holds a Ph.D. in Finance, Economics and Management from the University of Washington. He also earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon and presently serves as a pastor at Hillcrest Chapel in Bellingham, Washington. Dr. Patton has authored more than 30 articles and served on the Board of Directors of more than 20 corporations. He also continues to function as a financial and economic consultant to attorneys, investment managers and business organizations throughout the United States including appearances in over 2,000 court cases as an expert economist. His interests include fishing, hunting, horseback riding and flying helicopters and airplanes as a commercial pilot.

Dale Pollard

• DMin, Bakke Graduate University
• MTS, Regent College, Vancouver, BC
• BA, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

Professional Experience: Dr. Dale Pollard is currently serving as executive director of the Eighth Day Community/Institute, a ministry dedicated to leadership development through spiritual formation, incarnational presence, and transformational encounters with God's missional work in the world. He is ordained with the Northwest Ministry Network of the Assembly of God with over 30 years of pastoral experience.

Kris Rocke

• DMin, Bakke Graduate University
• MDiv, Eastern Baptist Seminary
• BA, Pacific Lutheran University

Professional Experience: Kris Rocke is currently the Director of the Center for Transforming Mission and facilitates training for World Vision Urban Youth Leaders. Mr. Rocke also serves with Northwest Leadership Foundation as an associate.

Ron Ruthruff

• DMin, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, Boston
• MS, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
• BA, Western Washington University

Professional Experience: Ron Ruthruff serves as the Director of Ministry and Program Development for New Horizons Ministries. This ministry serves to educate the community on psychosocial and spiritual issues that impact the street youth population, create interagency partnerships, foster relationships with ministry donors.

Ron Singleton

• PhD (Accounting and Economics), University of Hawaii
• MBA (Accounting and Finance), University of Portland
• BBA (Accounting), Memphis State University

Professional Experience: Dr. Ron Singleton is a professor at Western Washington University teaching international accounting, financial accounting, taxation, and managerial accounting. He is also avisiting professor at Asia University, Tokyo, Japan, Bad Mergentheim School of Business, Helsinki School of Economics and Business, Finland among others.

Wayne E. Smith

• D.B.A., University of Sarasota
• M.B.A., Hardin-Simmons University
• B.B.A., Hardin-Simmons University

Professional Experience: Dr. Smith received his BBA in management and MBA in finance from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas and a DBA in information systems from the University of Sarasota in Sarasota, Florida. He lives in Texas and enjoys playing board games with family and friends. Though he owns cowboy boots, he does not own a horse. Research interests include intelligent agents, e-business, and corporate social responsibility.

John Stahl-Wert

• DMin, Transformational Leadership
• MA, Theological Studies
• BS, Sociology and Social Work

Professional Experience: John Stahl-Wert is President and CEO of Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation (PLF), a "fourth-sector" agency that for the past thirty years has specialized "in bringing together leaders from the business, government, and social sectors to address human and social problems and to improve the life conditions and self sufficiency of the poor." John is an ordained Mennonite pastor and has taught widely in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. John is the coauthor of the international bestseller, The Serving Leader and Ten Thousand Horses, with his friend Ken Jennings. He is currently writing For, the second of three books in the With trilogy.

Harry A. Thomas

• MBA, Marketing, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• BS, Finance Pennsylvania State University

Professional Experience: Harry A. Thomas is President & Marketing Consultant at MarketingHat. He acts as a Marketing Director for-Hire for companies that need strategic marketing but not a full-time head of marketing. Prior to founding MarketingHat in 2003, Harry was a senior marketing executive with such recognized brands as T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, General Mills and Johnson & Johnson. He specializes in consumer insights, positioning and advertising.