Staff & Faculty

Marlene Kropf

All staff and faculty

The list below includes all faculty, administrators and staff of AMBS.

Teaching faculty

The menu at the left lists teaching faculty members only. To view the profile of a member of the AMBS teaching faculty, select the name in the list below or select the name in the menu on the left.

Some faculty members also have made a link to their personal websites available. These websites are viewable by clicking on the Personal Web Site link next to their email address.

To see the scholarly work that AMBS faculty completed in the 2007-2008 year, visit the Faculty Writings page.

If you would like to invite a faculty member to speak in your congregation or community, the Speakers Bureau pages will give you helpful information.

Nekeisha Alexis-Baker Graphic Designer nabaker@ambs.edu
Sharon Baker Church Leadership Center Volunteer sbaker@ambs.edu
Rafael Barahona Director of Leadership Programs rbarahona@ambs.edu
Lois Y. Barrett
  • Director, AMBS-Great Plains
  • Associate Professor of Theology and Anabaptist Studies
 lbarrett@ambs.edu
Annette Brill Bergstresser Communications Assistant abbergstresser@ambs.edu
Arthur Paul Boers Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology
Jacob Elias Professor Emeritus of New Testament jelias@ambs.edu
Barbara Gamble Human resource and payroll assistant bgamble@ambs.edu
Barbara Nelson Gingerich Managing Editor, Institute of Mennonite Studies bngingerich@ambs.edu
Brent Graber Director of Information Technology bgraber@ambs.edu
Cherlisa Gray Housing Assistant
Ken Hawkley Associate Director of Development khawkley@ambs.edu
Carol Helmuth Caterer and Food Services Manager chelmuth@ambs.edu
Suzanne Huffman Administrative Assistant, Office of Development shuffman@ambs.edu
Loren L. Johns Associate Professor of New Testament
Janeen Bertsche Johnson Campus Pastor jbjohnson@ambs.edu
Andy Brubacher Kaethler Director, !Explore program andybk@ambs.edu
Mary E. Klassen Director of Communications mklassen@ambs.edu
Brent Koehn Technical Services Librarian bkoehn@ambs.edu
Nate Koets Assistant Director of Maintenance nkoets@ambs.edu
Gayle Gerber Koontz Professor of Theology and Ethics
Ted Koontz
  • Professor of Ethics and Peace Studies
  • Director of Peace and Justice Studies
 tkoontz@ambs.edu
Irene Koop Registrar registrar@ambs.edu
Joseph Kotva Adjunct faculty jkotva@ambs.edu
J. Nelson Kraybill President nkraybill@ambs.edu
Alan Kreider Professor of Church History and Mission akreider@ambs.edu
Marlene Kropf Associate Professor in Spiritual Formation and Worship marlenek@mennoniteusa.org
Nina Bartelt Lanctot Assistant Director, Engaging Pastors nblanctot@ambs.edu
Herb Liechty Maintenance Assistant hliechty@ambs.edu
Jewel Gingerich Longenecker Associate Dean for Leadership Education jglongenecker@ambs.edu
Lois Longenecker Assistant Librarian llongenecker@ambs.edu
Ginny Martin Development Associate gmartin@ambs.edu
Sherri Martin-Carman Development Associate smcarman@ambs.edu
Dee McOwen Adminstrative Assistant to the Registrar dmcowen@ambs.edu
Jeff L. Miller Chief Financial Officer jlmiller@ambs.edu
Lois Hess Nafziger Administrative assistant for !Explore, PSDE, Journey
Jonathan Neufeld Admissions Counsellor for Canada jcneufeld@ambs.edu
Jeffrey M. Newcomer Miller Admissions Counselor jmmiller@ambs.edu
Ben Ollenburger
  • Professor of Biblical Theology
  • Director, MA Programs
 bco@ambs.edu
John Rempel
  • Associate Professor of Theology and Anabaptist Studies
  • Associate Director, Institute of Mennonite Studies
 jrempel@ambs.edu
Rosemary Reschly Executive Assistant to the President and Dean rreschly@ambs.edu
Ron Ringenberg Vice President for Advancement Administration rringenb@ambs.edu
S. Robert (Bob) Rosa Director of Enrollment Services brosa@ambs.edu
Eileen Saner
  • Librarian
  • Director of Educational Resources
 esaner@ambs.edu
Eric Saner Administrative Assistant, Church Leadership Center churchleadership@ambs.edu
Leroy Saner Director of Development lsaner@ambs.edu
Walter Sawatsky
  • Professor of Church History and Mission
  • Director, Mission Studies Center
 wsawatsky@aol.com
Mary Schertz
  • Professor of New Testament
  • Director, Institute of Mennonite Studies
 mschertz@ambs.edu
Daniel Schipani Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling dschipani@ambs.edu
Steven Schweitzer Assistant Professor of Old Testament sschweitzer@ambs.edu
Rebecca Slough
  • Academic Dean
  • Associate Professor of Worship and the Arts
  • Director, Spiritual Formation Program
 rslough@ambs.edu
Don Steider Supervisor of Maintenance dsteider@ambs.edu
Karl Stutzman Interim librarian for access services and acquisitions kstutzman@ambs.edu
Willard Swartley Professor Emeritus of New Testament wswartley@ambs.edu
Jody Walker
  • Financial Aid Counselor
  • Administrative Assistant to Recruitment
 jwalker@ambs.edu
Colleen White Executive Assistant to Business and Finance cwhite@ambs.edu
Judy Yoder
  • Receptionist
  • Housing Director
 jgyoder@ambs.edu
June Alliman Yoder
  • Professor of Communication and Preaching
  • Director of Field Education
 jayoder@ambs.edu
Perry Yoder Professor Emeritus of Old Testament pbyoder@rangenet.com