Alumni Leadership

Officers

Rhonda (Burns '98) Nyhus

Council President;
Olathe, KS

Dr. Vern Wesley ('86)

Immediate Past President;
Boston, MA

Sheila (Vandervoort '79) Bird

President-Elect;
Lenexa, KS

Jay Ketterling ('80)

Council Secretary
Olathe, KS

Alumni Council Members

Andrew Speicher (’98), Board of Trustees; Olathe, KS
Dr. Jill (Wilkinson ’96) Speicher, MNU Faculty; Olathe, KS

Ben Alison (’12); Adel, IA
Paulo Barros (’86); Olathe, KS
Jim Baxter (MHR ’13, MBA ’16); Greenwood, MO
Patricia Bilka (’05); Medford, OR
Brent Blacklock (’99); Overland Park, KS
Dr. Ryan Butler (’99); Overland Park, KS
Danny Buxie (’07); Olathe, KS
Denise Dantzler (’17), Omaha, NE
Michael Green (’96); Leawood, KS
Joyce (Mitchell ’80); Hobbs; Branson, MO
Jill (Bachman ’98) Kenney; Olathe, KS
Brian King (’09); Olathe, KS
Jennifer (Christenson ’07) Lytle; Olathe, KS
Kyren Martin (’20); Kansas City, KS
Lauren Page (’20); Wichita, KS
Whitney Peck (’16); Junction City, KS
Juan-Pablo Riesco (’17); Olathe, KS
Troy Snyder (MHR ’03); Olathe, KS
Presley (Wilson ’15); Stuber; Kansas City, KS
Seana (Boardman ’98) Sundermeyer; Annapolis, MD
Dr. Jim Thornton (’77); Gardner, KS
Chip Tollie (’97); Olathe, KS
Vern Wesley (’86); Quincy, MA

Alumni Engagement Staff

Pete Brumbaugh

(’90, MBA ’04), Executive Director of University Communications and Alumni Engagement

A member of MNU’s University Advancement team since 2014, Pete brings a wealth of experience to the position, having served for 12 years in the nonprofit sector at Heart to Heart International and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City. On top of building long-term relationships and increasing donor engagement, he has also been a marketing professor in MNU’s MBA program. From 1994-96, he served as a resident educator and the publications advisor at MNU. Brumbaugh also worked five years at Garmin leading their media relations team.

He married Tami (Cope, MED ‘19) Brumbaugh in 1993. They have two daughters: Hannah (’22) and Halee, a college senior. He and his family reside in Olathe and are members of College Church of the Nazarene.

Pioneer for Life Covenant

MidAmerica Nazarene University annually welcomes hundreds of students into a distinctive, purpose-driven community of learners and leaders. The Alumni Association strives to continue growing this relationship with all Pioneers beyond their campus experience by committing to:

Create a wide array of opportunities to welcome our alumni back and celebrate when they return home to campus
Maintain a lifelong interest in and affirmation of the personal, spiritual, and professional milestones of our alumni
Offer our alumni the means to discover one another, rekindle old bonds, and create new relationships
Engage alumni in a meaningful dialogue
Provide information, programs, and services aligning with the strongest alumni interest and needs
Seek the individual and collective expertise of alumni and involve them in enhancing the University's impact, reach, and stature.

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