Board of Trustees

2025 - 2026 Board Members

Larry Ballenger, Chair
Retired Pastor of Ukiah Presbyterian Church, Ukiah
California, USA

Janet Wells, Vice Chair
Former Executive Director of the Pasadena Pops Orchestra and the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus
California, USA

Phoebe Chifungo, Secretary
Scholar, Author, Researcher and Analyst
Malawi

Fried Wilson, Treasurer
Former Business Manager, Synod of Southern CA and HI PCUSA
California, USA

James Lee, Ex-Officio
President of ITS
Texas, USA

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Adam Benjamin
CEO of Starke Marketing
California, USA

Bakari Bunga
Director of Administration of Evangelical Missionary Society at ECWA
Nigeria

Davidson Chifungo
National Director at VERITAS Bible College
Malawi

Peter Chou
President of International Biblical Seminary

Jim Conner
Founder of Transforming Poverty
California, USA

Dan H. Ellinor
Financial Executive and Community Leader
Texas, USA

Lisa Kim
Former General Counsel of East West Bank
California, USA

Nelson Kim
Yoido Full Gospel Church
South Korea

Ildoo Kwon
Yoido Full Gospel Church
South Korea

Pat Lattore
Organizational and Leadership Development Consulting
Arizona, USA

Timothy Park
Senior Professor of Asian Missions at Fuller Seminary
California, USA

Libbie Patterson
Former Associate Dean, School of Theology at Fuller Seminary
California, USA

Dean Thompson
President Emeritus of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
California, USA

Consulting Board

Young Hoon Lee, Honorary Chair
Senior Pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church
South Korea

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Freda Cheung
Former President of Worldwide Christian Churches Ministries Inc.
California, USA

Phil Eaton
President Emeritus of Seattle Pacific University
USA

Manoch Jangmook
President of Bangkok Bible Seminary
Thailand

Mel Loucks
Professor Emeritus of International Theological Seminary
California, USA

Barnabas Mtokambali
General Superintendent of Tanzania General Assembly
Tanzania

Eddie Rigdon
Founder of Water Is Life, Inc.
California, USA

Pin Tai
Former CEO and President of Cathay Bank
Texas, USA

Frank Tranzow
Independent Venture Capital and Private Equity Professional
Colorado, USA

Ronald White
American Historian, Author, and Lecturer
California, USA

Additional board members may not be listed due to safety concerns.