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.
Monica B. Mitchell, Board Chair
Ed.D. in Mathematics Education, Columbia University. WCIU Board Chair and CEO of MERAssociates, with expertise in STEM education, governance, and mission mobilization.
Michael Soderling, M.D., MBA
Founding Director of the Health for All Nations Institute at William Carey International University.
Dan Poenaru, M.D., M.H.P.E., M.A., Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Health Strategy & Management. Professor of Pediatric Surgery at McGill, global surgery leader, and 2024 Order of Canada inductee.
Mark Strand, Ph.D., M.S.
Ph.D. in Health and Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Denver. NDSU professor and chronic disease researcher, with expertise in opioid misuse prevention and global health.
Christoffer-Hinrich Grundmann, Dr. theol., Dr. theol. habil., M.Th.
Emeritus Professor at Valparaiso University, ordained Lutheran pastor, and author on medical missions, healing, and interfaith dialogue.
Helen Wordsworth, D.Min., M.Th., RN, RM, RHV (Tutor), RNT, QN
D.Min. in Ministry and M.Th. in Applied Theology. Baptist minister, nurse educator, and founder of Parish Nursing Ministries UK, now serving churches in France.
Henry Perry III, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Senior Associate at Johns Hopkins. Global leader in community health with 250+ publications and Clarivate 2024 recognition for top 1% citation impact.
Raineer Chu, J.D.
Founder of Companion to the Poor, attorney, and advocate for urban slum communities, pioneering holistic churches and development initiatives.
Stephen Ko, M.D., M.P.H., M.Div., D.Min.
Physician, pastor, and author. Specializes in public health and holistic ministry. Author of Faith Embodied and advocate for faith–health integration.
Nathan Grills, D.Phil., D.P.H., M.B.B.S., M.P.H.
Public Health Physician, Senior Research Fellow at the Aii, and India Director for the Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne, specializing in disability and health.
Maria Salome N. Vios, M.D., M.Sc., M.Div.
M.D., University of the Philippines; M.Sc. in Bioethics; M.Div. Retired professor, medical ethics leader, and international research ethics consultant.