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.