Board of Trustees
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Larry Acosta Acosta is president and founder of the Urban Youth Workers Institute (UYWI), one of the top urban leadership training organizations in the country, with a combined network of more than 18,000 emerging ethnic leaders in 23 cities. Acosta is also founder of the Hispanic Ministry Center, and co-founded KIDWORKS with his wife, Jayme. He speaks at conferences and events throughout the United States, and served as a contributing writer for the handbook “Deep Justice in a Broken World” and “Urban Youth Ministry Handbook,” and as an editor of SHOUT Magazine. Acosta graduated from both Biola University and Talbot School of Theology, and completed his doctoral degree in leadership development at Fuller Theological Seminary. |
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David Axene, FSA Axene has been an actuary since 1971, and runs his own health care consulting firm. He received his B.S. in engineering science, mathematics, and physics from Seattle Pacific University, and his M.S. in applied mathematics from the University of Washington. Axene and his wife, Dawn, are very involved church leadership, small groups, and teaching young adults. All three of their children graduated from APU, as did their two daughters-in-law. |
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Peggy Campbell Campbell has been with Ambassador since 1977, initially joining the team in order to serve in the launching of Chuck Swindoll’s daily radio broadcast. She is also a member of the National Religious Broadcasters board, serving as the organization’s treasurer, and has previously served on the board of MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers). Campbell is a graduate of Biola University. Her late husband, Jon, also served on the APU board until he passed away in June 2005. Her home church is St. Andrew’s Presbyterian (Newport Beach). |
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Sally Colace Colace and her husband, Joe, have served on the founding boards of several Christian ministries, including Christ Community Church of El Centro, Campus Life of Imperial Valley, and The Altar, a ministry geared toward college and young career-aged adults. Colace is a Bible teacher and advisor for New Creations, a Christian drug and alcohol recovery home. She and her husband have four children, and their family has deep roots with Forest Home Christian Family Camp, where Joe has served three terms on the board. |
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Evan R. Collins In 2006, Collins became president of the Butterfield Memorial Foundation. Prior to this, he spent 14 years with Prudential, now Wachovia Securities, Inc., as the complex manager responsible for the firm’s retail operations in Westlake Village, Santa Barbara, and Santa Maria, California. Collins presently chairs the Board of Trustees of Free Methodist Church of Santa Barbara and is the director and chair of the Investment Committee, King Trust Company. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College, and received his MBA from Amos Tuck School of Business. Collins’ godly character, loyalty to the church, and commitment to Christ and the Kingdom, coupled with his competence in business, make him an outstanding addition to the board. |
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Dave Dias Dias serves as a principal and vice president of InterWest Insurance Services, a regional insurance operation with 12 offices in California. His primary responsibilities are market creation and business development, leading a technical team for client deliverables. Dias is chairman of the Board of Cornerstone Media International, Inc.; co-founder of the Time Out Conference in the greater San Francisco Bay area; and a principal with TrinityFirst Investment Company. Dias is also an advisor to Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram. |
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Robyn Dillon Dillon attended APU in the early 80’s, and her husband, Rick, graduated in 1980. They have two children, Darren, who graduated from APU in 2007, and Kara, who is a current APU student. They live in Vancouver, Washington, and own several assisted living and convalescent hospitals. |
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Dan Fachner Fachner is President of the ICEE Company, which markets frozen beverages throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, Asia, and the Middle East. He has been with the company for 30 years, and also serves on the board of ICEE America as president. Fachner’s family attends Life Bible Fellowship Church in Upland, where Fachner and his wife, Julie, serve as part of the leadership team. Fachner is also on the board of Elders at Calvary Chapel Solid Rock in Chino Hills. |
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William K. Hooper Hooper has served as director of Borland Software Co. since May 1999. He was president and owner of Monterey Plaza Hotel Corporation from 1994 to 2005, and president of Woodside Hotels and Resorts Group Services Corporation from 1995 to 2004. He also serves as an advisor to Acuity Ventures, a venture capital investment fund. Hooper holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College. |
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Ray Johnston Johnston is the founding pastor of Bayside Church in Granite Bay, California, and president of Developing Effective Leaders. He is an author and frequent speaker at conferences, leadership training events, family camps, and national youth events. Johnston is a graduate of Azusa Pacific University and Fuller Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Carol, currently live in Granite Bay with their four children, Mark, Scott, Leslie, and Christy. |
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David Le Shana, Ph.D Le Shana’s 35-year leadership career and 47-year career in higher education includes presidencies of George Fox University, Seattle Pacific University, and Western Evangelical Seminary. Le Shana has also provided direction for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, the Association of Free Methodist Educational Institutions, and the Washington Friends of Higher Education, as well as a national education task force co-chaired by then Gov. Tom Ashcroft and Dr. Clark Kerr. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, an M.A. from Ball State University, and a B.A. from Taylor University. Le Shana is the child of missionaries to India. He first came to the United States as a 16-year-old college freshmen. He and his wife, Becky, live in Scottsdale, Arizona, and have four children and nine grandchildren. |
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Michael Lizarraga As president and chief executive officer of TELACU Industries and its subsidiaries, Lizarraga is responsible for the day-to-day operations of a $600 million community development corporation, which owns and manages businesses in traditionally underserved communities of Southern California. In this capacity, he oversees TELACU’s business and operational activities in the fields of real estate development, financial services, construction, construction management, and other industries. Lizarraga also plays a major role in business development, governmental relations, and strategic planning for the company. |
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Elizabeth V. Maring Maring is general counsel for ADW Group, LLC, a software company developing an online spiritual formation tool called Monvee™. The former first female member of the Willow Creek Community Church board of trustees, Maring also manages legal matters for Heartland Community Church in Illinois. She earned a B.S. in journalism from Ohio University, and a juris doctorate from the Capital University Law School, also in Ohio. Maring, who has been married for 25 years, has two sons. James is a junior at Azusa Pacific University; John will be an APU freshman in the fall of 2010. |
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Donald Marshburn Marshburn became involved in his family farm operation after graduating from college in 1957. He later supervised growing in Orange County and Santa Maria, California. He purchased Champion Seed Company with his brother in 1977, following the sale of the family farm. Upon his recent retirement as president, Marshburn continues his work as consultant to the family owned Champion Seed Company. He is a charter member of Rose Drive Friends Church in Yorba Linda, and has continued in the Marshburn family tradition of support of and involvement in Azusa Pacific University that began in the 1900s. |
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Marc K. McBride McBride is CEO of a third generation privately held family business, McBride Electric Service Company. In 1977, he began as an electrician’s apprentice for the company, then moved on to sales, production, and administration. Since 1985, McBride has led the company as CEO in a growth strategy that took it from $10 million in revenue to a current run rate of $120 million, 12 locations, and approximately 550 employees. He earned a business administration degree from the University of Kansas, and is a master electrician in the states of Colorado, Arizona, and California. McBride and his wife, Marsha, have two sons, Brian and Dustin, who is an APU graduate now doing mission work in Zambia, Africa. |
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Jeannie Pascale Pascale is the founding member of the Shepherd Foundation, and is currently self-employed. She lived in Iran for six years, where she taught at an international school, as well as in a university setting. Pascale primarily spends her summers with missions groups in the Middle East. In addition to her recent APU board membership, she sits on the board at Grier School, a girls’ school in Pennsylvania. Pascale is very active in her church, serving in the area of leadership training, and is a coordinator of prayer for women’s ministries. |
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Sheryl Patton As founder of Pacific West, Patton capitalized on the rapidly expanding satellite communications industry by providing stand-alone systems, which catered to individual customer needs. By 1993, the company had expanded to encompass corporate networks. Clients have included Private Satellite Network, GTE Spacenet, Viacom, and several radio and television stations, among other important organizations. Patton continues to serve her alma mater by sitting on the APU Board of Trustees, as well as the APU Advisory Council to the School of Business and Management. |
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David S. Poole Poole is a partner in the law firm of Poole & Shaffery, LLP. With extensive trial experience in both state and federal courts, he specializes in civil litigation with a focus in the areas of complex business disputes, labor and employment, real property, and environmental law. He was a deputy attorney general with the State of California, Department of Justice; in-house counsel with a large corporation; and partner in a large national law firm before starting his law firm in 1998. Poole, who was featured in Los Angeles Magazine in 2007 and 2009, earned a B.A. from UCLA, and graduated from the USC Gould School of Law. He is active in his church and the community, and currently serves on boards for two non-profit entities and one financial institution. |
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Earl Schamehorn, D.D. Schamehorn’s pastoral career comprises four decades of active service with the Free Methodist Church. His contribution to that denomination as pastor, conference superintendent, and administrator of the World Ministries Center, has led to his membership on numerous boards within the Free Methodist Church, as well as the National Association of Evangelicals, Association of Christian Schools International, Light and Life Schools, and others organizations. |
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Nick Vande Steeg Vande Steeg is the retired executive vice president and COO of Parker Hannifin Corporation, a Fortune 200 company with 48,000 employees worldwide and revenues of some $6.5 billion. All of the company’s operations came under his care, but he also oversaw human resources and development. Vande Steeg was in charge of the corporation’s Latin American and Asian operations. He began with the company in 1971, and was elected to Parker’s Board of Directors in 2004. He holds a B.S. in industrial engineering from CSU Long Beach, and an MBA from Pepperdine University. |
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Barney D. Visser Visser and his wife, Carolyn, co-founded and built Furniture Row Companies, which has retail locations in 30 states and more than 2,300 employees. An Army veteran, Visser is a member of Greenwood Community Church, and, for the past 10 years, has led an offsite bible study for men who have lost a child. He has been a large supporter of World Vision and other Christian relief efforts for many years, and a financial supporter of various APU projects since 2001. Visser’s oldest daughter, Jodi, is a 2003 APU graduate, and his youngest son, Mark, is a member of the APU class of 2012. |
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Jon R. Wallace, DBA Prior to his appointment as the 16th president of APU, Wallace served as executive vice president, and held other administrative positions at the university. From 1993-95, Wallace arranged a sabbatical leave to serve as pastor of adult ministries, small groups, and strategic planning at Willow Creek Community Church in Barrington, Illinois. He holds a B.A. from Azusa Pacific University, a DBA from United States International University, and a postdoctoral certificate from Harvard University. His professional affiliations include the American Association of Higher Education, Council of Independent Colleges, Association of Christians in Student Development, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. |
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Raleigh Washington, D.D. Washington is president of Promise Keepers, a Colorado-based ministry working to ignite and unite men through Christ. Founder of the Rock Church in Chicago, Washington co-authored Breaking Down Walls: A Model of Reconciliation in an Age of Racial Strife, which received the 1994 Gold Medallion Award from the Christian Booksellers Association. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida A&M University, the Bronze Star for meritorious service with the U.S. Army in Vietnam, and a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, now called Trinity International University (TIU). He holds honorary doctorate degrees from TIU, Westminster College and Azusa Pacific University. |
