Jack Connell is the 14th president of Eastern Nazarene College. He served previously as Provost and Dean of the Faculty at Houghton College, Executive Vice President at Roberts Wesleyan College, Vice President of Northeastern Seminary, and as the senior pastor of a large and growing congregation. Dr. Connell earned a Doctor of Education in Higher Education Leadership from the University of Rochester Warner School of Education; a Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Biblical Preaching and a Master of Divinity from the Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY; and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Houghton College. Jack and his wife Wendy have been married for 31 years and have four adult children.
President Connell, along with the Eastern Nazarene College Cabinet and Board of Trustees, sets the strategic direction of the college. The most current strategic plan is available to view below, along with up-to-date listings of the college’s Cabinet and Board. The Office of the President may be contacted at PresidentsOffice@enc.edu or 617-745-3703. Also, please follow President Connell on Facebook @jack.connell.3958, Twitter @jack_connell, and Instagram @connelljack.
Dr. Jack Connell
President
Mr. Robert Benjamin
Vice President of Multicultural Affairs
Mr. David Bergers
Vice President of External Relations and General Counsel
Mr. Robert Cornell
Vice President for Finance
Dr. William McCoy
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College
Dr. Brad Zarges
Associate Vice President of Athletics and Special Assistant to the President
Kim Polsgrove
Executive Assistant to the President
Dr. Melody Eckardt, Chair
New England, Lay – E/M Committee
Milton, Massachusetts
Rev. Dr. Mark Prugh, Vice Chair
Philadelphia, Ministerial – E/M Committee
Souderton, Pennsylvania
Dr. Doug Kitchen, Secretary
Upstate NY, Lay – Finance Committee
Schenectady, New York
Delmy Alas-Cruz
Metro NY, Ministerial – Student Development Committee
Stewartsville, New Jersey
Ms. Julia Bausman
Pittsburgh, Lay – Academic Committee
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Rev. Leon Blaise
Pittsburgh, Ministerial – Student Development Committee
Butler, Pennsylvania
Rev. Dr. David Bowser
Mid-Atlantic, District Superintendent – E/M Committee
Pasadena, Maryland
Dr. Steve Chambers
Philadelphia, Lay – Academic Committee
Strasburg, Pennsylvania
Dr. Jeff Cook
Maine, Lay – IA Committee
Yarmouth, Maine
Rev. Dr. Stephen Dillman
Maine, District Superintendent – IA Committee
Greene, Maine
Ms. Becky Dunman
Virginia, Lay – Finance Committee
Vinton, Virginia
Rev. Dan Eddings
Pittsburgh, District Superintendent – E/M Committee
Butler, Pennsylvania
Mr. G. Wayne Elliott, Jr.
Metro NY, Lay – Finance Committee
Mount Kisco, New York
Rev. John Evans
Maine, Ministerial – E/M Committee
Strong, Maine
Rev. Dr. Phil Fuller
Virginia, District Superintendent – IA Committee
Midlothian, Virginia
Rev. Dr. Wenton Fyne
At-Large, Ministerial – Student Dev Committee
Woodmere, New York
Ms. Leah Garrett
Mid-Atlantic, Lay – IA Committee
College Park, Maryland
Dr. Holly Guevara
Pittsburgh, Lay – Academic Committee
Zelienople, Pennsylvania
Rev. James Heyward
At-Large, Ministerial – E/M Committee
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Rev. Jim Jackson
Virginia, Ministerial – Student Dev Committee
White Stone, Virginia
Rev. Doug Milne
Upstate NY, Ministerial – Academic Committee
Spencerport, New York
Mr. Allen Payne
Virginia, Lay – Academic Committee
Spotsylvania, VA
Dr. Dick Pritchard
At-Large, Ministerial – IA Committee
Azusa, California
Ms. Cynthia Quinlan
Maine, Lay – E/M Committee
New Vineyard, Maine
Mr. Jim Rearick
New England, Lay – Finance Committee
Londonderry, New Hampshire
Rev. Olivia Metcalf
Upstate New York District Superintendent– IA Committee
Cicero, NY
Rev. Ken Stanford
New England, District Superintendent – Student Dev Committee
Quincy, Massachusetts
Ms. Marikae Toye
Student Development Committee
Alumni, At-Large
Braintree, Massachusetts
Rev. Dr. Sam Vassel
Metro NY, District Superintendent – Academic Committee
Mount Vernon, New York
Rev. Kerry Willis
Philadelphia, District Superintendent – Student Dev Committee
Cape May, New Jersey
Rev. Kyung Yu
New England, Ministerial – E/M Committee
Reading, Massachusetss
