Jessica Udall, Board Secretary
Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies, Columbia. Professor at Evangelical Theological College and CIU, Deputy Director at SIL Ethiopia, specializing in global migration and intercultural leadership.
Marcia Wang
M.Div., Trinity International University. Member of WCIU's Board of Directors. 29 years of nonprofit ministry leadership, specializing in consulting, process facilitation, and team development.
J. Paul Nyquist
Th.M and Ph.D., Dallas Theological Seminary. Paul Nyquist brings over four decades of church, education, and mission leadership to the WCIU Board.
Michelle L. K. Raven
Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies, CIU. Served for 22 years in the Air Force as a judge advocate and completed an MA in global studies at Liberty Univ. in 2012. She served as a missionary with Christar.
Lowell Bliss, M.A.
Director of Eden Vigil Institute for Environmental Leadership. Co-founder of Christian Climate Observers Program and Climate Intercessors. Author and former missionary in India and Pakistan.
Miracle Ajah, D.Th.
D.Th. in Old Testament, Stellenbosch University, 2006. Principal Clerk of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria and Old Testament scholar with a focus on the Pentateuch.
Diana Kimani, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Economics, The University of Nairobi, 2014. Associate Professor of Development Studies and Director of WCIU’s Master’s in Development Studies Program.
Viv Grigg, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Theology, The University of Auckland (New Zealand), 2006. Professor of Urban Leadership and Director of WCIU’s Urban Leadership Institute.
Todd Pokrifka
Ph.D. in Theology, University of St. Andrews. Co-director of the Institute for Community Transformation, focusing on global transformation through scripture.
Beth Snodderly
D. Litt. et Phil. in Biblical Studies, University of South Africa. Former WCIU president and editor of the William Carey International Development Journal.
Yalin Xin, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary, 2008. Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies and Director of China Studies Institute.
Danny Hunter, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary. Director of the Ralph D. Winter Research Center, researcher, educator, and church mission consultant.
Grace Al-Zoughbi, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Theological Education, London School of Theology. Scholar focused on Arab women in theology and Middle Eastern Christianity; contributor to the Arabic Contemporary Christian Commentary.
Todd Johnson
Ph.D. in Mission Studies and International Development, WCIU. Distinguished Professor at Gordon-Conwell, global Christianity researcher, and editor of key works on world Christianity and religious demography.
Ravi I. Jayakaran
President/CEO of Medical Ambassadors International and Lausanne Movement Catalyst for Integral Mission, with expertise in poverty reduction and global mission.
Ravi I. Jayakaran
President/CEO of Medical Ambassadors International and Lausanne Movement Catalyst for Integral Mission, with expertise in poverty reduction.
Scott Holbrook
M.B.A., SUNY Buffalo. Former President & CEO of Avant Ministries, CPA, long-time professor, and ministry board leader with extensive global missions leadership.
Joshua Wathanga
D.B.A., United States International University-Africa, Joshua Wathanga brings decades of global leadership in strategy, governance, and economic development to the WCIU Board of Directors.
Cindy Perry
Cindy Perry (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is currently a Senior Consultant with Development Associates International (DAI), living in Nepal and India and traversing South Asia since 1980. Her passion to serve the peoples of the Himalayas led her in unexpected directions.