Philomena Njeri Mwaura, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Philosophy and Religious Studies Department and a former Director of the Centre for Gender Equity and Empowerment at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.

Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary. Professor of Intercultural Studies and author addressing power, gender, and leadership formation in global and Latin American church contexts.

MA candidate in Development Studies (Global Women’s Empowerment). Guest Writer at WCIU’s Women’s Institute with extensive experience in humanitarian and development work in Rwanda.

Executive Assistant to the President at WCIU with five years of higher education experience, specializing in organizational support, coordination and problem-solving.

PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary. Affiliate Associate Professor of Christian Leadership at Fuller. Past president of ARL and APM; author of Calling in Context (2022).

Director of Global Research at Beyond; contributor to the 24:14 Network; editor of the Weekly Roundup for mission leaders worldwide

Missionary and pastor, founder of a thriving Baptist church among the Yemba people, training and mentoring church planters for transformative ministry.

Ph.D. in International Development. Ph.D. Coordinator for South Asia at ASDECS and advisory board member for LGA and AGSTNP.

Missionary, lawyer, and social worker facilitating Transformational Community Development in Nigeria through Global Hope Network International and WCIU partner work.

PhD in Education (University of Wales). SIL Global Director of Language Programme Services and Senior Consultant in Literacy and Education.

MD, MPH (Johns Hopkins). SIM medical missionary and global health leader with decades of experience in HIV/AIDS, clinical medicine, and healthcare discipleship.

Medical degree (University of Malawi); post-doctoral in public health microbiology (UNC Chapel Hill). WCC Programme Executive for Health and Healing; WCIU faculty affiliate.

Ed.D. in Mathematics Education, Columbia University. WCIU Board Chair and CEO of MERAssociates, with expertise in STEM education, governance, and mission mobilization.

Founding Director of the Global Health Institute at William Carey International University.

Ph.D. in Health Strategy & Management. Professor of Pediatric Surgery at McGill, global surgery leader, and 2024 Order of Canada inductee.

Ph.D. in Medical Sciences, Texas A&M. Associate Professor at TCU, researcher in infectious diseases and public health curriculum innovator.

Ph.D. in Health and Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Denver. NDSU professor and chronic disease researcher, with expertise in opioid misuse prevention and global health.