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Meet Our Team

Discover the people who shape the academic and spiritual landscape at Tyndale Theological Seminary. Our Resident, Associate and Adjunct Faculty, lead the way in scholarly instruction with practical application. Our Staff ensures the smooth functioning of all institutional operations. Additionally, the Student Life Committee and Board of Directors play pivotal roles in governance and community engagement.

Resident Faculty

J.D. Atkins, PhD
- Associate Professor of New Testament Language and Literature
- Department of Biblical and Exegetical Studies
Derek Bass, PhD
- Chair, Department of Biblical and Exegetical Studies
- Associate Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature
- Director of Institutional Relations
Szaszi Bene, PhD
- Vice President of Academic Affairs
- Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
- Chair, Department of Theological and Historical Studies
Jim Dahl, PhD
- Associate Professor of Practical and Intercultural Theology
- Department of Practical and Intercultural Theology
Adam Day, PhD
- Associate Professor of New Testament Language and Literature
- Department of Biblical and Exegetical Studies
Peter Hays, PhD
- Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
- Department of Theological and Historical Studies
Robert K. MacEwen, PhD
- Academic Dean
- Professor of New Testament Language and Literature
- Department of Biblical and Exegetical Studies
T.J. Marinello, PhD, FRHistS
- Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology
- Department of Theological and Historical Studies
Ken Moser, PhD
- Associate Professor of Practical Theology
- Department of Practical and Intercultural Theology
David Sandifer, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Ethics
- Chair, Department of Practical and Intercultural Theology
Mario Tafferner, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature
- Department of Biblical and Exegetical Studies
Rahman Yakubu, PhD
- Assistant Professor of Intercultural Studies
- Department of Practical and Intercultural Theology
- Chair, Examination Board

Ellis R. Brotzman, PhD
- Senior Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature
- Chair of the Department of Biblical and Exegetical Studies
Samuel D. Faircloth, DMiss
- Professor of Church History and Missions
Cecil Stalnaker, PhD
- Senior Professor of Intercultural Studies and Practical Ministries

Administrative Staff

Elizabeth Bass
- Assistant to the Director of Institutional Relations
- Student Recruitment and Events Coordinator
Els van den Bovenkamp
- Volunteer - Library
Gerrit van den Bovenkamp
- Volunteer - Library
Daniel Chan
- Volunteer - IT
Logan Copley
- Librarian
Janice Dahl
- Executive Assistant
- Director of Finance
Anna Day
- Admissions Coordinator
John Demmendaal
- Senior Facilities Manager
- Government Liaison
Wendi Demmendaal
- Alumni and Marketing Coordinator
- PAE Instructor
Rachel Dority
- Registrar
- Chair, Department of Research, Writing and English
- Director of PAE
Sander Goorden
- Volunteer - Interim IT Manager
Dory Hofstra
- Bursar
Jason Klumpenhower
- Volunteer - Facilities Manager
Robert (Bob) Landon, THM
- Director of International Church Ministries
Cees Maarsen
- Volunteer - Library
Gunnar Mägi
- President
Julie Moser
- Dean of Women
- Mentor
Nenad Tunguz
- Vice President of Operations and Administration
- Director of Admissions
Ad de Visser
- Volunteer - Finance

Board of Directors

Hal Barge, MBA
- Vice President and General Manager – Fairlead Systems
Adrie van Belzen, DBA
- Owner, AVB-PMS
Branko Bjelajac, DSC
- International Vice President for Africa, CAMENA and Europe, TransWorld Radio (TWR)
Edward M. Curtis, PhD
- Retired professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, Biola University and Talbot School of Theology
Jonathan Dockery, JD
- Vice President for Finance, Western University in Holland, MI
Steve Meador, MBA
- Sr. Managing Partner, Dillon Kane Group, LLC
Bradford Mullen, PhD
- Retired Seminary Professor of Theology (Columbia Biblical Seminary, Columbia, SC
- Retired Executive/Teaching Pastor (Calvary Church, Lancaster, PA)
A. Verner Nelson, BS
- President, Nelson Publishing
Jan Pranger, MSc
- Retired Chief Operations Officer and Site Director CABB AG
Cecil Stalnaker, PhD
- Retired Senior Professor of Intercultural Studies and Practical Ministries, Tyndale Theological Seminary
Ad de Visser, BSC
- Financial Controller, Volvo Bangarage
Jim Vogler, JD
- Partner, Barrack Ferrazzano

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Meet Our Team

Resident Faculty

J.D. Atkins, PhD

Derek Bass, PhD

Szaszi Bene, PhD

Jim Dahl, PhD

Adam Day, PhD

Peter Hays, PhD

Robert K. MacEwen, PhD

T.J. Marinello, PhD, FRHistS

Ken Moser, PhD

David Sandifer, PhD

Mario Tafferner, PhD

Rahman Yakubu, PhD

Associate Faculty

Logan Copley, MA

Solomon Dimitriadis, THM

Rachel Dority, MA

Robert (Bob) Landon, THM

Apollo Makara, MA

Bert de Ruiter, DMin

Rien van der Toorn, MASocio

Nelleke Yakubu, THM

Adjunct Faculty

Alice Atkins, MA

Octavian Baban, PhD

Robert Calvert, PhD

J. Ryan Davidson, PhD

Philip A. Gottschalk, PhD

Kees van Kralingen, PhD

Mel Loucks, PhD

Ed Scearce, DMin

H.H. Drake Williams III, PhD

Faculty Emeriti

Ellis R. Brotzman, PhD

Samuel D. Faircloth, DMiss

Cecil Stalnaker, PhD

Administrative Staff

Elizabeth Bass

Els van den Bovenkamp

Gerrit van den Bovenkamp

Daniel Chan

Logan Copley

Janice Dahl

Anna Day

John Demmendaal

Wendi Demmendaal

Rachel Dority

Sander Goorden

Dory Hofstra

Jason Klumpenhower

Robert (Bob) Landon, THM

Cees Maarsen

Gunnar Mägi

Julie Moser

Nenad Tunguz

Ad de Visser

Board of Directors

Hal Barge, MBA

Adrie van Belzen, DBA

Branko Bjelajac, DSC

Edward M. Curtis, PhD

Jonathan Dockery, JD

Steve Meador, MBA

Bradford Mullen, PhD

A. Verner Nelson, BS

Jan Pranger, MSc

Cecil Stalnaker, PhD

Ad de Visser, BSC

Jim Vogler, JD

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