Board of Trustees
The Friends University Board of Trustees is vested with ultimate authority for the general, academic and financial policy-making functions for Friends University. Trustees are responsible for the University’s financial health and welfare and exercise their institutional authority in a fiduciary capacity. The board is responsible for selecting the president, reviewing and approving major changes to academic programs, and determining institutional policies bearing on faculty appointment, tenure and promotion.
Trustees are responsible for monitoring the financial condition of the University, ensuring that appropriate policies and procedures are in place and functioning for the institution’s assets, investments, and physical plants. As such, the board approves the annual budget, including tuition and fees. Through its bylaws, the Board of Trustees is responsible for other fiduciary duties and works closely with the president, who is charged with the day-to-day administration of the university.
Dr. Thayne Thompson, chair of the Friends University Board of Trustees, welcomes your questions or comments. Contact boardchairfriendsu@gmail.com or 316-295-5888.
Executive Committee
![Thayne Thompson](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/thayne-thompson.jpg)
Dr. Thayne Thompson, Chair
- Business Owner
- Lead Superintendent
- Evangelical Friends Church Mid-America
![John Lewis](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Lewis_John.jpg)
Dr. John Lewis, Vice-Chair
- President and Founder
- Wichita Dental Group PA
![Bob Casper](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bob-casper.jpg)
Mr. Bob Casper, Treasurer
- President and CEO
- POET Ethanol Products
![Mrs. Regina Miller](https://www.friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/regina-miller.jpg)
Mrs. Regina Miller, Secretary
- Owner/Director of Trailblazers Academy
![Mr. Jeff Ramsey](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/jeff-ramsey.jpg)
Mr. Jeff Ramsey
- President & CEO
- Flint Hills Resources
![Paul Moore, Vice Chair](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Moore_Paul-300x300.jpg)
Mr. Paul Moore
- Senior Portfolio Manager
- INTRUST Bank
![Mr. Kevin Henderson](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Henderson_Kevin-300x300.jpg)
Mr. Kevin Henderson
- Paper Broker
- National Fiber Supply Co.
![Mr. Jim Nagy](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jim-nagy-300x300.jpg)
Mr. Jim Nagy
- Executive Vice President and Global Chief Human Resources Officer
- GM Financial
![Mr. Jim Nagy](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/kent-walkemeyer.jpg)
Dr. Kent Walkemeyer
- Associate Professor, Azusa Pacific Seminary and School of Theology
Director, Friends Center
Members-at-large
- Mr. Gil Alvarez
- Mrs. Kimberly Dugger Attwater
- Mrs. Shannon Bohm
- Mrs. Vickie Young Beam
- Mr. Brent Edmisten
- Mr. Nathan Foreman
- Dr. Kevin Hoppock
- Mrs. Jana McDaniel
- Mr. Alex Melugin
- Mrs. Renae Ryan
- Mr. Matt Shepherd
Friends University Cabinet
Current Friends’ Cabinet members include: Dr. Amy Bragg Carey, President; Brie Boulanger, Vice President of University Advancement and Marketing; Dr. Guy Chmieleski, Vice President of Student Affairs and Church Relations; Scott Frey, CFO & Vice President of Administration; Danita Mason, Senior Director Human Resources; Rob Ramseyer, Vice President for Athletics and Strategic Expansion; Dr. Kenneth Stoltzfus, Vice President of Academic Affairs & Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Preston Todd, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Success;
![Dr. Amy Bragg Carey](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/1970/01/Bragg_Carey_Amy-200x200.jpg)
Dr. Amy Bragg Carey
- President
- President’s Office
![Brie Boulanger](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/1970/01/Boulanger_Brie_w_AZ_0254-2-200x200.jpg)
Brie Boulanger
- Vice President of University Advancement and Marketing
- University Advancement
![Dr. Guy Chmieleski](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Chmieleski_Guy-200x200.jpg)
Dr. Guy Chmieleski
- Vice President of Student Affairs and Church Relations
- President’s Office
![Scott Frey](https://www.friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/scott-frey-1-300x300.jpg)
Scott Frey
- CFO & Vice President of Administration
- Finance
Danita Mason
- Senior Director of HR
- Administration
![Rob Ramseyer](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Ramseyer_Rob_11-200x200.jpg)
Rob Ramseyer
- Vice President of Athletics and Strategic Expansion
- President’s Office
![Dr. Kenneth Stoltzfus](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Stoltzfus_Ken_007-200x200.jpg)
Dr. Kenneth Stoltzfus
- Vice President of Academic Affairs & Dean of the Faculty
- Academic Affairs
![Preston Todd](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/1970/01/Todd_Preston-200x200.jpg)
Dr. Preston Todd
- Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Success
- Enrollment Management
Friends University Cabinet Council
Current Friends’ Cabinet Council members include: Case Bell, Director of Inclusion & International Students; Mike Jaderston, Director of Campus Ministries and Campus Pastor; Rachel Millard, Senior Director of Marketing; Crystal Roach, Senior Director of Enrollment Management; Roger Scales, Senior Director of Information Technology; Dr. Brent Yoder, Associate Academic Dean
Case Bell
- Director of Inclusion & International Students
- President’s Office
![Mike Jaderston](https://www.friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mike-jaderston-300x300.jpg)
Mike Jaderston
- Director of Campus Ministries and Campus Pastor
- President’s Office
![Rachel Millard](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/1970/01/Millard_Rachel_003-200x200.jpg)
Rachel Millard
- Senior Director of Marketing
- University Advancement
![Crystal Roach](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/R1Z6502-scaled-e1634334102986-200x200.jpg)
Crystal Roach
- Senior Director of Enrollment Management
- Enrollment Management
Roger Scales
- Senior Director of Information Technology
- Administration
![Dr. Brent Yoder](https://friends.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Brent-Yoder-final-e1634326597183-200x200.jpg)
Dr. Brent Yoder
- Associate Academic Dean
- Academic Affairs