COVENANT COLLEGE - Key Persons


Aden Hunt

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Counselor
Aden Hunt is working with students in Augusta, Macon, and the Northwest and Northeast areas of Georgia as well as the states of North Carolina & Ohio.

Art, Art

Job Titles:
  • History

Arwen Matos-Wood

Job Titles:
  • Professors

Barbara Wingard

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant
Barbara Wingard joined Covenant in 2011 and provides administrative support for the Office of Records. Barbara assists with procedures regarding enrollment and registration for the traditional academic programs, and specifically for the graduate (MAT and MEd) programs in the education department. Barbara and her husband John (a faculty member in Covenant's philosophy department) have three children and are members of Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church.

Brad Tomas

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Staff Member
  • Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management
Brad Tomas is assistant vice president for enrollment management at Covenant College and has served Covenant since the spring of 2019. Prior to joining Covenant, Brad served his alma mater, Samford University, for over 11 years in various roles within the Admission Office. In his role as assistant vice president for enrollment management, he oversees the office of Admission and the office of Financial Aid. Brad has earned a M.T.S from Beeson Divinity School and a B.A. in Religion from Samford University. Brad and his wife Kelly, have two children, Graham and Olivia.

Caleb McNaughton

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Counselor
Caleb McNaughton is recruiting Global Student populations including both non-citizens of the US and American TCKs (Third Culture Kids) as well as students in the states of Indiana, Illinois, Missouri & Texas.

David Darden

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Registrar
David Darden joined Covenant in 2008 and serves in the Office of Records, assisting with course registration and the management of academic records. He supports the College by coordinating registration, tracking students' degree progress, evaluating transfer credits, and other duties. David and his family attend Silverdale Baptist Church.

Dr. Bradley M. Harris

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trustee

Dr. Dan Zuidema

Job Titles:
  • Chemistry Department

Dr. Gordon Sluis

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees

Dr. J. Derek Halvorson - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Dr. J. Render Caines

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Dr. Robert S. Rayburn

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Member of the Officers Team
  • Secretary / Pastor / Tacoma, WA

Dr. Stephen E. Sligh

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trustee

Dr. Towner B. Scheffler

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Scientist
  • Trustee

Dr. William B. Barcley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trustee
  • Pastor / Matthews, NC

Dustin Hayes

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Staff Member
  • Campus Visit Coordinator

Erastos Evdoxiadis

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Staff Member
  • Operations Manager
  • Operations Manager for the Admissions Office
Erastos Evdoxiadis is the Operations Manager for the Admissions Office at Covenant College and has served Covenant since the early fall of 2021. Prior to joining Covenant, Erastos served in Information Technology related fields for more than 18 years, with 10 of those for his alma mater, Harding University. He fulfilled roles as an IT professional at first and later as an adjunct professor of the Information Systems Program. He also served Lipscomb University as a coordinator for the Office of Intercultural Development for one year before transitioning to Covenant College. In his role as operations manager, he supports the office of Admissions, also acting as the liaison to the Marketing and Communications office, and Information Technology Services. Erastos has earned a M.Min., a M.B.A. in Leadership and Organizational Management, B.S. in Interactive Media and a B.A. in Theater from Harding University. Erastos and his wife Sylvie, have two children, Celeste and Theodoros.

Erica Beshore

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Trustee

Grace Elder

Job Titles:
  • Interim Admissions Counselor
Grace is recruiting students in metro Atlanta and Dalton, GA

Heather Harris


Jack E. Beckman

Job Titles:
  • Education Department

Jan Adams

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Trustee
  • School Administrator / Washington, DC

Joanna Taft

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Executive
  • Trustee

Karen Hodge

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Trustee
  • Denominational Administrator / Naperville, IL

Kelly Whitted

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Counselor
Kelly is recruiting students in metro Knoxville and East TN Kelly is recruiting students in the local Georgia counties (Catoosa, Dade and Walker), the Southeast areas of Georgia and the Savannah Metro, as well as metro Knoxville and East Tennessee, and the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana and New York.

Mark Kreisel

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Trustee
  • Business

Mary Streets

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Counselor
Mary Streets Admissions Counselor Call: 706.419.1656 Text: 706.225.9591 Email: mary.streets@covenant.edu Mary is recruiting students in the Georgia counties of Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson and Bradley. Mary is recruiting students in East-Central Tennessee and the Chattanooga Metro Mary is recruiting students in the Chattanooga Metro and East-Central Tennessee, as well as the Georgia counties of Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson and Bradley, and the states of Arizona, Kentucky, Iowa, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah and Wisconsin.

Molly Guthrie

Job Titles:
  • Admissions Counselor
Molly is recruiting students in Nashville and West-Central TN. Molly is recruiting students in the Nashville Metro and West-Central Tennessee, the Metro Washington, DC area, the states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia, as well as other states of the Mid-Atlantic (PA, NJ, DE) and New England regions (MA, NH, CT, ME, RI, VT).

Mr. Bruce Terrell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trustee
  • Church Administrator / New York, NY

Mr. David Caines

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trustee

Mr. Don Mellott

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees

Mr. Drew Jelgerhuis

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trustee
  • Business

Mr. Duncan Highmark

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trustee
  • Business

Mr. John Truschel

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trustee
  • Higher Education Administrator / Asheville, NC

Mr. Mark Griggs

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trustee
  • Attorney / Ooltewah, TN

Mr. Martin A. Moore - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Member of the Officers Team
  • Treasurer

Mr. R. Craig Wood - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Member of the Officers Team

Mr. Richard T. Bowser

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trustee
  • Attorney / Fuquay - Varina, NC

Mr. Robert Curtis

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trustee
  • Business

Mr. Sam Smartt

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trustee
  • Business

Mr. William Ryan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees

Nicole Potoshnick

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Research Consultant
  • Trustee

Rev. Alexander Brown

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Pastor
  • Trustee

Rev. Bradley Barnes

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trustee
  • Pastor / Newton

Rev. Howard Brown

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Pastor / Charlotte, NC

Rev. Kevin M. Smith

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trustee
  • Pastor / Chattanooga, TN

Rev. Lance Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees

Rev. Matthew D. Fray

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Trustee

Rev. Omari Hill

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees

Rev. Scott Seaton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees

Rev. Sean McGowan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees

Rev. Thomas Groelsema

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Trustees

Rob Jenks

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Business

Robert Wilkinson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Officers Team
  • Vice Chairman / Attorney / Fenton, MO

Rodney Miller

Job Titles:
  • Dean of Records / Registrar
Rodney Miller joined Covenant in 1987 and currently oversees all functions related to academic records through the management of the Office of Records. Rodney is responsible to develop, interpret, and enforce institutional policies and procedures regarding enrollment and academic program requirements. Rodney has five grown children and serves as a deacon at Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church.

Sarah Erickson


Scott Dillon

Job Titles:
  • Administrator
  • Advisor
  • Trustee

Scott Quatro

Job Titles:
  • Business Department

Trish Ross

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Admissions
Trish is recruiting students in Memphis and West TN, and the states of Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Oregon and Wyoming.

Wills Ryan

Job Titles:
  • Trustee