Cabinet + Board
Crown College
Cabinet Members
Crown College has a dedicated and experienced team of professionals who oversee the College’s daily functions. We invite you to meet these leaders and learn about their backgrounds and interests.
Dr. Chris Mathews
VP of Academic Affairs
Dr. Dee McDonald
VP of Enrollment + Marketing
Dr. Fawn McCracken
Chief Online Learning Officer, Dean of Online Studies
Dr. Jen Niska
Chief of Staff and College Communications
Martha Swift
VP of Student Development
Brian Schwarz
VP of Finance + Operations
Dr. Brandon Schmidly
VP of Advancement
Crown College
Board Members
Officer and Trustee rosters, effective July 2022
Chairman of the Board
- Business Owner
- Norwood, MN
Christian & Missionary Alliance District Representatives
- North Central District Superintendent
- North Central District Representative
- Waconia, MN
- Secretary of the Board
- Rocky Mountain District Representative
- Treasurer, Evanston Alliance Church
- Office Manager, John A. Thomas Law Office
- Evanston, WY
- Director, Hmong Christian Institute
- Hmong District Representative
- Thornton, CO
- Alliance South Central Representative
- Neurosurgeon
- Missions
- Teach in Church
- McAllen, TX
- MidAmerica Representative
- Business Unit Leader, Golden Ridge Rice Mill
- Omaha, NE
- Western Great Lakes District Representative
- Certified Public Accountant
- Appleton, WI
- The Alliance Midwest, Assistant Director
- Office of Teacher Education Services & Clinical Practice Ball State University
- Brownsburg, IN
Members at Large
- Vice President, Christian and Missionary Alliance
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Minnesota House of Representatives – House District 47A
- Waconia, MN
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- Lead Pastor of Christ Community Church
- Rochester, MN
- Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
- Whitewater, WI
- Consultant and Photographer
- Brooklyn Center, MN
- Alumni Board President
- VP of Sales and Market Development for Polaris
- Maple Grove, MN
- Founder & Senior Financial Planner, Strategic Financial Concepts
- Ramsey, MN
- CFO & Vice President for Finance, Dallas Theological Seminary
- Dallas, TX
- Partner and Co-Founder of the TEGRA Group
- Battlelake, MN
- Global Vice President of Human Resources
- Victoria, MN
- Vice President of the Tool Division at Rouzer Group
- Prior Lake, MN
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