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Board of Trustees

The work of the Trustees is to give governance oversight to the mission, values, policies, programs, and resources of the University. They are Ambassadors of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø who use their talents and abilities to further the university. The governance, property, affairs and business of the Corporation (Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø) shall be managed by the Board of Trustees.

Board Executive

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Nicolas Allen, CFP®, M.A.

Chair, Audit and Campus Life Committees
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø, CA
Financial Advisor
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Will Dyck, M.A.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø, CA
Summa Properties, CEO
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Ed Eng, M.B.A.

Secretary
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø, CA
State Center Community College District, Vice Chancellor Finance and Administration (Retired)
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Royce Fast

Vice Chair/Treasurer, Chair/Budget, Finance, and Facilities Committee.
Bakersfield, CA
R & G Farms, Partner
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Xavier Piña, Ed. D.

Chair, Academic Committee
Hanford, CA
Armona Union Elementary School District, Superintendent
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Larry Powell, M.A.

Chair, Advancement Committee
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø, CA
Peoples Church, Pastor for Community Connections
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Jordan Ringhofer, M.A.

Chair, Board Development Committee
Kingsburg, CA
Pacific District Conference, District Minister
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Ronald Smith, Ed.D.

Chair, Seminary Committee
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø, CA
Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors, Inc, President
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Aaron Wiens, O.D.

Chair, Enrollment Committee
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø, CA
Fogg, Maxwell, Lanier, Remington Eyecare, Doctor
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Joshua Wilson, J.D., M.A.

Board Chair
Shafter, CA
Darling & Wilson, Attorney

Board Members

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Jason Ekk, J.D.

Visalia, CA
Darling & Wilson, Attorney
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Mark Fowler, M.A.

Richmond, IN
Richmond Community Schools, Chief of Secondary Education
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Timothy Geddert, Ph. D.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø, CA
FPU Biblical Seminary, Emeritus Professor NT/Adjunct
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Arthur Klassen

Reedley, CA
Klassen & Associates Insurance Services, Owner
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Linda Montemayor, M.A.

Visalia, CA
Administrator of Mental Health Services, Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District.
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Nichole Mosqueda

Clovis, CA
Camarena Health, Chief Administrative Officer
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James Parks, J.D.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø, CA
West Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Christian Center, Pastor
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Kelsey Penner-Mattox, PsyD

Madera, CA
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Avenal State Prison, Psychologist
Deborah Taylor

Deborah Taylor, Ph.D.

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Affiliate Consultant in Higher Education
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Don Warkentine, CPA

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø, CA
Daniel, Towle & Warkentine, CPAs, Owner

Emeritus Trustees

Dale Boese

Nov 2019

Velma Dyck

Feb 2011

Eugene Enns

June 2017

Patrick Evans

Nov 2019

Larry Martens

Oct 2013

Cary Nikkel

Nov 2022

Max Steinert

June 2008

Alvin Warkentine

June 2016

Recording Secretary

Board Committees

Board Executive

  • Joshua Wilson, Board Chair
  • Royce Fast, Vice Chair/Treasurer, Chair, Budget, Finance, and Facilities Committee
  • Ed Eng, Secretary
  • Will Dyck, Board Development Committee
  • Xavier Pina, Chair, Academic Committee
  • Aaron Wiens, Chair, Enrollment Committee
  • Nicolas Allen, Chair, Audit and Campus Life Committees
  • Ronald Smith, Chair, Seminary Committee
  • Jordan Ringhofer, PDC Minister, Chair, Board Development Committee
  • Larry Powell, Chair, Advancement Committee

Primary Staff Support

  • President
  • VP for Finance and Business Affairs

Board Development Committee

  • Will Dyck
  • Larry Powell
  • Jordan Ringhofer, District Minister, Chair
  • Aaron Wiens
  • Joshua Wilson

Primary Staff Support

  • President

Academic Committee

  • Xavier Piña, Chair
  • Faculty Senate Chair
  • Linda Montemayor
  • James Parks
  • Deborah Taylor

Primary Staff Support

  • Provost/Senior VP

Advancement Committee

  • Larry Powell, Chair
  • Nichole Mosqueda
  • Faculty (Vacant)

Primary Staff Support

  • VP for Advancement and Executive Director of the FPU Foundation

Audit Committee

  • Nicolas Allen, Chair
  • Sam Babcock
  • Robert Herrick (Foundation board)
  • Don Warkentine

Primary Staff Support

  • VP for Finance and Business Affairs

Budget, Finance, and Facilities Committee

  • Royce Fast, Chair
  • Ed Eng
  • Staff Caucus President
  • Sharon Starcher, Faculty Rep.
  • Don Warkentine

Primary Staff Support

  • VP for Finance and Business Affairs

Enrollment Committee

  • Aaron Wiens, Chair
  • Faculty (Vacant)
  • Mark Fowler
  • Kelsey Penner-Mattox

Primary Staff Support

  • VP for Enrollment Management

Student Development Committee

  • Nicolas Allen, Chair
  • Marshall Johnston, Faculty
  • Jason Ekk
  • Student Body President

Primary Staff Support

  • VP for Campus Life

Seminary Committee

  • Ronald Smith, Chair
  • Arthur L. "Bud" Klassen
  • Jordan Ringhofer, PDC Minister
  • Tim Geddert

Primary Staff Support

  • Vice President and Dean of the Seminary