Shaiju George Thomas, M.Div.
Director of non-formal programs at WCIU. Higher education leader specializing in online learning and curriculum development. M.Div., Southern Asia Bible College; Secretary at Asia Theological Association India.
F. Lionel Young III, Ph.D.
Chief Advancement Officer at WCIU. Ph.D., University of Stirling; author and global philanthropy leader with over 20 years of pastoral ministry experience.
Stephen Kitoo, PhD
Associate Professor and Assistant Director of WCIU’s Master of Arts in Transformational Urban Leadership program. PhD in Education, Liberty University (2020).
Jennifer Ilchishin
Deputy Chief of Advancement at WCIU. M.A.R., Reformed Theological Seminary; Ph.D. student at Fuller Theological Seminary. Development professional with 18 years of nonprofit and ministry experience.
Scott A. Bessenecker
Director of Global Engagement and Justice for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and author focused on mission, justice, discipleship, and Christian community.
Daniel W. O'Neill, M.D., M.A. (Th.)
Director of the Global Health Institute. He is founder and managing editor of Christian Journal for Global Health and researches the interface of global health, development and mission.
Philomena Njeri Mwaura
Philomena Njeri Mwaura, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Philosophy and Religious Studies Department and a former Director of the Centre for Gender Equity and Empowerment at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Wilmer G. Villacorta, Ph.D.
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary. Professor of Intercultural Studies and author addressing power, gender, and leadership formation in global and Latin American church contexts.
Benjamin Mudahera
MA candidate in Development Studies (Global Women’s Empowerment). Guest Writer at WCIU’s Women’s Institute with extensive experience in humanitarian and development work in Rwanda.
Susan L. Maros, Ph.D.
PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary. Affiliate Associate Professor of Christian Leadership at Fuller. Past president of ARL and APM; author of Calling in Context (2022).
Justin Long
Director of Global Research at Beyond; contributor to the 24:14 Network; editor of the Weekly Roundup for mission leaders worldwide
Mendi Jude
Missionary and pastor, founder of a thriving Baptist church among the Yemba people, training and mentoring church planters for transformative ministry.
Kumar Aryal, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in International Development. Ph.D. Coordinator for South Asia at ASDECS and advisory board member for LGA and AGSTNP.
Shade Atanda
Missionary, lawyer, and social worker facilitating Transformational Community Development in Nigeria through Global Hope Network International and WCIU partner work.
Catherine Young, Ph.D.
PhD in Education (University of Wales). SIL Global Director of Language Programme Services and Senior Consultant in Literacy and Education.
Paul Hudson, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.
MD, MPH (Johns Hopkins). SIM medical missionary and global health leader with decades of experience in HIV/AIDS, clinical medicine, and healthcare discipleship.
Mwai Makoka, Ph.D.
Medical degree (University of Malawi); post-doctoral in public health microbiology (UNC Chapel Hill). WCC Programme Executive for Health and Healing; WCIU faculty affiliate.