Trustees

PSR is guided by a Board of Trustees that has ultimate responsibility for the school's leadership and direction. In consultation with the faculty and administration, the Board sets broad academic policies, exercises financial oversight, and bears final responsibility for PSR's funding and growth. Our Board is graced by over 30 committed leaders of diverse churches, businesses and community organizations who generously give of their time and resources to support PSR in its preparation of leaders for historic and emerging faith communities.

For more complete information about individual trustees, see our password-protected Trustee Directory. Please note that access to the directory is limited to members of the PSR community.

Officers

  • David Sammons (Chair)
    Consulting Senior Minister of Jefferson Unitarian Church in Golden, CO
  • Pat de Jong (Vice Chair)
    Senior Minister, First Congregational Church of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
  • ML Daniel (Secretary)
    Attorney, Seattle, WA
  • Morris (Moe) R. Wright (Treasurer)
    President, BBI Construction, Oakland, CA
  • Julien Phillips (Chair, Commission on Strategic Direction)
    Co-founder, Partners in School Innovation and Ashoka, San Mateo, CA

Trustees

  • Margaret J. Allen 
    Attorney, Berkeley, CA
  • Ann Appert
    Researcher/Writer, Peterson, Skolnick, & Dodge, Lafayette, CA
  • Stan Barkey
  • Jon Berquist, ex officio member
    President, Disciples Seminary Foundation, Claremont, CA
  • Darnell Fennell
    Student trustee
  • Yvette Flunder
    Senior pastor, City of Refuge United Church of Christ, San Francisco, CA
  • Donaldson Hill
    Minister and Team Leader, Financial Development Ministry Team, United Church of Christ, Cleveland, OH
  • Lynne Hinton
    Pastor, St. Paul's UCC, Albuquerque, NM
  • Phyllis E. Hunt
    Pastor, Metropolitan Community Church, Tampa, FL
  • Mary E. Jacobs
    Director of Arizona Certificate of Ministry Studies of the Disciples Seminary Foundation, Tempe, AZ
  • Linda Jaramillo
    Executive Minister, Justice and Witness, United Church of Christ, Cleveland, OH
  • Kuei Jung (KJ) Li
  • Connie K.Y. Fong Mitchell
    Executive Director, The Institute of Human Services, Inc. , Kaneohe, HI
  • Penny Nixon
    Senior Minister, Congregational Church of San Mateo United Church of Christ, San Mateo, CA
  • Robert “Bo” Phillips
    Attorney, San Francisco, CA
  • Riess Potterveld
    President, Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA
  • Robert J. Stumpf, Jr.
    Attorney, San Francisco, CA
  • Ron Swisher
    Senior pastor, Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church, Oakland, CA
  • Stanley Watson
    Vice President and Director, Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, Oakland, CA

Emeriti Trustees

  • Wilbur W. Y. Choy
    Retired United Methodist Church bishop, Tacoma, WA
  • Tom Clarke
    Retired financial analyst, La Selva Beach, CA
  • Wayne F. Edwards
    Management consultant, Edwards Associates, Austin, TX
  • Beth C. McCaffrey
    Community leader, Greenbrae, CA
  • John T. Packard
    Advisory managing director, Weiss, Peck and Greer, Menlo Park, CA
  • Carol Folsom Toney
    Community leader, Aptos, CA