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PEOPLE
Meet the OBA founders, board members, and servant leaders
OBA Founders
In Memoriam
Avis Blake-Thomas,
B.S., M.A.C.E
Tina Brown, B.T.E., M.B.A., M.A.C.E.
OBA Board
Board President | Karen Giesen, B.A., M.A., M.A.C.E., DMin.
Board Vice President | Reverend Aubrey W. Colbert, B.A.
Board Treasurer | Al Thomas, B.S.
Board Secretary and OBA President | Tina Brown, B.T.E., M.B.A., M.A.C.E.
Board Member | Dr. Franklin Callaway, B.A., M.Div., D.Min.
Board Member | Penelope "Penny" Nobles
Board Member | Rick Hale, P.E., B.S., M.B.A., M.A.B.S.
Board Member | Wes McMillan, B.A.R., M.A.M.W., M.A.C.E., and Doctoral Candidate
OBA Founding Board
In Memoriam Dr. Willie Bolden, B.S., M.A., D.Min. | Vice-President (2014 - 2019)
Al Thomas, B.S. | Treasurer (2014 - 2020)
London Wilson, Jr., BBA, MACL | Board Secretary & OBA VP of Church / Community Relations
Dr. Franklin Callaway,
B.A., M.Div., D.Min. |
Board Member
OBA Servant-Leaders
Al Thomas, B.S. | Chief Financial Officer
Autumn Wilson Bogner, ThM | Instructor
Bill Baldwin, B.S., M.A.C.E | Instructor
Bob Stephens, B.S., ThM | VP of Technology and Curriculum and Houston Instructor
Charles Davenport, B.S., ThM. | Instructor
Ciarán Loughran, B.Sc. (Eng), ThM | Europe Area Co-Director and Instructor
Dan Yarbrough, B.S., M.A.C.L. | Instructor
Dr. Chad E. Rankin, B.S., M.A.C.E., D.Min. | Instructor
Dr. Jamale Kempt, B.A., M.Ed., M. Div., D. Min. | Workshop Instructor
Dr. James Brooks, B.S., M.A.R.,M.Div, D.Min | Instructor
Dr. JoAnne Perry, OBA BE, Ed.D | Staff
Dr. Kabwe W.K. Benaya, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Social Stats), M.A.C.E. | Instructor
Dr. Michael Karpf. ThM, DMin | Instructor
Dr. Scott Leafe, BBA, M.Div., D.Min. | Instructor
George Haines, B.S. M.Min. | Instructor
Grace Giddings, M.A.C.E. | Creative Marketing Assistant
Jason Post, BBA, ThM | Instructor
Jesse Northcutt, B.A., ThM | Instructor
June Lougran, B.S.c, M.A.B.S. | Europe Area Co-Director
Keith Lindley, ThM. PhD Candidate | Instructor
Lex Corpuz, B.S., ThM. | Instructor
Lisa Roskin, MDiv. | Manager of Academic Affairs and Instructor
Mathew Culbertson, B.A., MA.C.E. | Diboll Instructor
Melisa Smith, OBA BCSP | Servant Team Manager and Instructor
Mondrell Oz., M.A.C.E. | Workshop Instructor
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