Yolande C. Adelson
Adelson, whose father and grandfather were Presbyterian ministers, is a Yale Law School graduate, former lawyer, arbitrator, mediator, and higher education administrator. When she learned about the GTU and its philosophy, they struck her as “immeasurably valuable.” As trustee, she welcomes the opportunity for involvement with individuals and groups whose religious beliefs compel them to look “across” as well as within. “While I, like others, have some serious concerns about the way many religious institutions function, I would not want to experience a world without the benefits that flow from communities of faith, and especially those committed to interfaith dialogue and action.”

Adelson worked for the University of California in Los Angeles for 17 years, including serving as the associate dean for human resources of UCLA Extension. She has recently joined the Board of the Meiklejoh Civil Liberties Institute. Earlier, she had been appointed to Vice President Hubert Humphrey's National Alliance for Business, and to Governor George Romney's Michigan Development & Training Commission. She has written and taught on conflict management and ethical communications.

Alan D. Kelchner
Kelchner is senior minister of Danville Congregational Church, and teaches preaching at Church Divinity School of the Pacific. He has been an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ since 1975, and has served churches in Ohio, Vermont, Michigan, and Idaho. He is a longtime advocate for peace and justice issues, and recently led a group from his church to El Salvador where they built a home for earthquake victims. Kelchner earned a Ph.D. in homiletics from the GTU in 2003, and comments, “There is literally nowhere on earth—except the GTU—where I could have gotten such excellent training in the theory and the art of preaching, from such a richness of talent and diversity of perspective.”

Other new trustees:

• Paul W. Brandow is a managing director at JPMorgan Chase and chief operating officer of the firm’s institutional equities business. He is also the chairman of JPMorgan Securities, Inc., the company’s U.S. broker dealer.
• Linda Enger is with the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, after thirty years at Bank of America (most recently as vice president). She is the Starr King School for the Ministry representative to the GTU Board.
• Following a career in banking, Susan Cook Hoganson is now executive director of Enterprise for High School Students, a nonprofit youth development organization in San Francisco.
• Thomas M. Loarie is co-founder, CEO, and chairman of Adams Merritt, Inc; and co-founder and chairman of CardioProfile, Inc. He has been an executive in the healthcare industry for over 30 years.
• Jeffrey M. Scales is area executive vice president of Arthur J. Gallagher & Company, an international insurance and risk management consulting firm.
• Dennis P. Stradford is continuing a business career that has included serving as president and CEO of technology and start-up companies. He is on the board of directors for Shanti Project.

Along with these at-large and alumni representatives, the Board of Trustees also includes representation from the nine member schools, faculty, and students. The GTU is grateful to all for their service to the institution.

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