Rev. Dr. Karen Walker Freeburg

acting president

To reach Dr. Freeburg, contact Amy DiSanto: adisanto@seminary.edu 

Dr. Freeburg will serve as Acting President through October 2023 or the selection of an Interim President. She served as Interim President of Northern during the previous presidential search process and led significant accomplishments, including gaining approval from the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) for groundbreaking educational delivery systems. She earned both a Masters and DMin from Northern.

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Meet the Staff

Greg Armstrong

DIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT

grarmstrong@seminary.edu
630. 620.2175

Phil Bailey

Advancement assistant

pbailey@seminary.edu
630. 620.2126

Louise Bornhofen

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ASSISTANT

lbornhofen@seminary.edu
630.620.2111

Joshua Carney

accounting manager

jcarney@seminary.edu
630.620.2188

Ethan Coke

ACCOUNT AND SALES MANAGER
SEMINARY NOW

ecoke@seminarynow.com
312.224.2724

Miles Custis

director, product development
Seminary Now

mcustis@seminarynow.com
312.224.2724

Gerald Dew

DIRECTOR
SOUTH SIDE CENTER FOR URBAN LEADERSHIP

gdew@faculty.seminary.edu
630.620.2120

Amy DiSanto

Executive Assistant to president

adisanto@seminary.edu 
630.620.2101

Kelly Dippolito

Director, Center for women in Leadership

kdippolito@seminary.edu
630.620.2157

Jason Gile

chief innovation officer | Dean of strategic initiatives
assistant professor of scriptures
executive director, seminary now

jgile@faculty.seminary.edu
630.620.2105

Wayne Gordon

director, lawndale CCDA

wgordon@faculty.seminary.edu

Ye Sung “Peter” Ha

Admissions Administrator & Recruiter for MA Worship – Korean

pha@seminary.edu
630.620.2196

Tommy Lee

executive director, grow center

tlee@seminary.edu
630.620.2151

Thomas Lyons

Director of Library Services and Educational Technology
Interim Director of Seminary Now 3.0

tlyons@seminary.edu
630.620.2115

Mike Moore

Dean of mission integration & Registrar
Director, Master of Arts in Theology and Mission

mmoore@seminary.edu

Laurie Nichols

Director, communications & marketing
Northern seminary & Seminary now

lnichols@seminary.edu

Alicia Peconio

Director, Academic Operations
Chief Compliance Officer

apeconio@seminary.edu
630.620.2113

Mark Quanstrom

dean, faculty
Director, Center for theological integrity

mquanstrom@seminary.edu
630.620.2193

Veronica Reeves

Assistant to the chief innovation officer

vreeves@seminary.edu

Jay Schommer

controller

jschommer@seminary.edu

Kayla Vue

manager, communications and marketing
seminary Now

kvu@seminarynow.com
630.620.2114

Kelly Wunderlich

Academic Retention and Advisor

kwunderlich@seminary.edu
630.620.2108