Office & Staff Directory

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Administration
Vergel L. Lattimore
President, Professor of Pastoral Psychology and Counseling

704-636-6823
vlattimore@hoodseminary.edu

Administration

Karen L. Owens
Director of Strategic Research, Affiliate Faculty, Spiritual/Pastoral Theology

kowens@hoodseminary.edu

Administrative Services and Institutional Assessment

J. Frances King
Executive Assistant to the President for Administrative Services and Institutional Assessment

704-636-6823
jking@hoodseminary.edu

Building and Grounds

Willie Watts
Director of Building and Grounds

704-213-4754

Business Office and Human Resources

Donna Cuthbertson
Assistant to the Financial Officer

704-636-6234
dcuthbertson@hoodseminary.edu

Regina Dancy
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Human Resources

704-636-6454
rdancy@hoodseminary.edu

Donor Relations and Gift Administration

Tyesia Walker
Director, Donor Relations and Annual Giving

704-636-6926
twalker@hoodseminary.edu

Financial Aid and Human Resources

Angela Davis-Baxter
Director of Financial Aid & Associate Director of Human Resources, Coordinator of Student Services

704-636-6023
adavisbaxter@hoodseminary.edu

Institutional Advancement and Enrollment Management

John C. Everett
Acting Chief Operating Officer, Director, Institutional Advancement and Enrollment Management

704-636-6545
jeverett@hoodseminary.edu

Marketing & Communications

Dierdre Parker
Marketing & Communications Coordinator

(704) 636-7611
dparker@hoodseminary.edu

Recruitment and Admissions

Reginald Boyd, Jr.
Director, Recruiting, Admissions, and Alumni Engagement

704-636-6455
rboyd@hoodseminary.edu

Registrar

Kelly Shrader
Registrar

704-636-6882
kshrader@hoodseminary.edu

Residence Life

David M. Burton
Residence Hall Director

residencedirector@hoodseminary.edu

Security

James Milton
Chief of Security

Office: 704-636-6580 / Mobile: 704-798-0978
jmilton@hoodseminary.edu

Dean's Office
Trevor Eppehimer
Academic Dean, Messinger-Williams Family Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics

704-636-6743
teppehimer@hoodseminary.edu

Vincent W. Howell
Associate Dean, Director, Doctor of Ministry Program, Affiliate Professor of Leadership Ministry

Mobile:336-830-4531
vhowell@hoodseminary.edu

Dora Rudo Mbuwayesango
George E. and Iris Battle Professor of Old Testament and Languages

704-636-6077
dmbuwayesango@hoodseminary.edu

Faculty
Clay Barrow
Affiliate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Supervised Ministry

cbarrow@hoodseminary.edu

Debra Moody Bass
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology

dbass@stillman.edu

Robert Black
Adjunct Professor of Homiletics

rblack@hoodseminary.edu

Tori Butler
Affiliate Professor of Pastoral Theology

tbutler@hoodseminary.edu

Sondra Coleman
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology

704-798-5666
scoleman@hoodseminary.edu

Mark Conforti
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology and United Methodist Studies

mark@fumcsalisbury.org

Trevor Eppehimer
Academic Dean, Messinger-Williams Family Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics

704-636-6743
teppehimer@hoodseminary.edu

Zenobia B. Fennell
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology

zfennell@hoodseminary.edu

Michael A. Frencher
Affiliate Professor and A.M.E. Zion Bishop-in-Residence

bishopfrencher@hoodseminary.edu

Michael J. Gehring
Visiting Professor and Wesleyan Scholar-in-Residence

mgehring@hoodseminary.edu

Laticia Hill Godette
Adjunct Professor of History of Christianity

laticiagodette@hotmail.com

William O. Gregg
Affiliate Professor of Systematic Theology

704-280-5175
wgregg@hoodseminary.edu

Kevin Griffin
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology

kgriffin@hoodseminary.edu

Thomas Grinter
Instructor of Biblical Studies

tgrinter@hoodseminary.edu

Otto D. Harris, III
Director of United Methodist Studies, Affiliate Professor of Pastoral Theology

oharris@wnccumc.net

Johnny Hill
Affiliate Professor and The Leon W. Watts II Visiting Scholar in Black Theology and the Black Church

Vincent W. Howell
Associate Dean, Director, Doctor of Ministry Program, Affiliate Professor of Leadership Ministry

Mobile:336-830-4531
vhowell@hoodseminary.edu

Jeff Johnsen
Adjunct Professor, Global Methodist Studies

circuitriderjeff@gmail.com

N. Fred Jordan, Jr.
Affiliate Professor of United Methodist Studies

fjordan@wnccumc.net

Randal V. Kirby
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology

rkirby@salisburyfirstpres.org

Andy Lambert
Adjunct Professor, Evangelism and Global Methodist Studies

Andy.Lambert@NCglobalmethodist.org

Vergel L. Lattimore
President, Professor of Pastoral Psychology and Counseling

704-636-6823
vlattimore@hoodseminary.edu

Jonathan LeMaster-Smith
Adjunct Professor of United Methodist Studies

jonathan.lemaster-smith@garrett.edu

Mary A. Love
Affiliate Professor of Christian Education

mlove@hoodseminary.edu

Tom Mabry
Director of Global Methodist Studies

tmabry@hoodseminary.edu

Dora Rudo Mbuwayesango
George E. and Iris Battle Professor of Old Testament and Languages

704-636-6077
dmbuwayesango@hoodseminary.edu

Kathy T. McFadden
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology and Supervised Ministry

Dwayne E. Meadows
Adjunct Professor, TSE 310: The Theology of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Daran H. Mitchell
Affiliate Professor of Pastoral Theology

dmitchell@hoodseminary.edu

Christopher F. Oliver
Affiliate Professor of Pastoral Theology

Herb Rhedrick
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology

pastor@fmbc-concord.org

Emily Viverette
Affiliate Professor of Pastoral Theology

336-716-2071
eviveret@wakehealth.edu

Jim R. Wadford
Affiliate Professor of Pastoral Theology

704-636-6487
jwadford@hoodseminary.edu

Mac Wallace
Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology

910-470-0346
hmacwallace@gmail.com

Henry James Young
Visiting Professor of Theology and Social Ethics

hyoung@hoodseminary.edu

Administration

Karen L. Owens
Director of Strategic Research, Affiliate Faculty, Spiritual/Pastoral Theology

kowens@hoodseminary.edu

Faculty

Derrick R. Anderson
Adjunct Professor of Preaching and Worship

danderson@hoodseminary.edu

Library & Writing Center
Patricia Commander
Director of the Library/Writing Center Coordinator

704-636-6779
pcommander@hoodseminary.edu

Center for Bold Leadership (CBL)
Vincia Benjamin Miller
Program Assistant, Center for Bold Leadership

Kimberly Clarke Turner
Director, Center for Bold Leadership

704-636-6891
kclarke@hoodseminary.edu

Jim R. Wadford
Affiliate Professor of Pastoral Theology

704-636-6487
jwadford@hoodseminary.edu

Dr. Rona Williams
Director, The Congregational Faith and Learning Center (TCFLC), Center for Bold Leadership Marketing

980-598-6850
rwillams@hoodseminary.edu

International Center of Faith, Science and History (ICFSH)
Sharon J. Grant
AAAS Project Leader and Founding Director of the ICFSH

sgrant@hoodseminary.edu

Mary A. Love
Affiliate Professor of Christian Education

mlove@hoodseminary.edu

The Congregational Faith and Learning Center (TCFLC)
Myra Bellinger
Project Coordinator, The Congregational Faith & Learning Center (TCFLC)

mbellinger@hoodseminary.edu

Dr. Rona Williams
Director, The Congregational Faith and Learning Center (TCFLC), Center for Bold Leadership Marketing

980-598-6850
rwillams@hoodseminary.edu