Governance

MTSO is committed to engaging many stakeholders, led by its Board of Trustees, an elected panel legally responsible for and personally dedicated to the well-being of the school.

The board is composed of 15 at-large members and four ex officio members. The ex officio members include the United Methodist bishop from the West Ohio Area, an MTSO faculty representative, an MTSO student body representative and the president of the school. For more information about the composition of the board, contact Leigh Precise.

Trustees

Jeffrey A. Taylor, chair
President
United Methodist Foundation of West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia

Susan A. Kyser, vice chair
Retired Director of Pastoral Care
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

Derek Anderson
Assistant Administrator
Department of Public Utilities
City of Columbus
Columbus, Ohio

Andy Call
Lead Pastor
United Methodist Church of the Saviour
Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Emanuel Cleaver III
Senior Pastor
Saint James United Methodist Church
Kansas City, Missouri

Cyndy Garn
Retired clergy
West Ohio Conference
The United Methodist Church
Columbus, Ohio

Grace Imathiu
Senior Pastor
First United Methodist Church
Evanston, Illinois

Maggie Jackson
Retired faculty member and administrator
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio

Bishop Hee-Soo Jung
Ohio Episcopal Area
The United Methodist Church

Lisa Marchal
Manager, Grassroots Impact
RESULTS Educational Fund
Indianapolis, Indiana

Colleen Ogle
Senior Pastor
Bexley United Methodist Church
Columbus, Ohio

James Roberson
Retired clergy
East Ohio Conference
The United Methodist Church
Cleveland, Ohio

Shema Roberts
Student
Methodist Theological School in Ohio
Delaware, Ohio

Jay Rundell
President
Methodist Theological School in Ohio
Delaware, Ohio

Mark Rupp
Pastor of Christian Formation
Columbus Mennonite Church
Columbus, Ohio

Ryan Schellenberg
Associate Professor of New Testament
Methodist Theological School in Ohio
Delaware, Ohio

Ed Yuhas
Managing Partner
Kincannon & Reed Global Executive Search
Columbus, Ohio