Crown College has a dedicated and disciplined team of professionals who oversee the College's daily functions. We invite you to meet these leaders and learn about their backgrounds and interests.
As the Vice President of Student Development, Mike oversees the various departments and programs involving students outside the classroom. These include: residence life, chapel, spiritual development, leadership development, international service learning, inter-cultural experiences (ICE), healthcare and counseling services. He enjoys the cross-divisional nature of his role, allowing him to connect with faculty, staff, and students.
Prior coming to Crown, Mike served as Assistant Vice President of International Ministries for The Christian Missionary and Alliance in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Before that role, he served as Regional Director for the Asia/Pacific Region.
Mike received a B.S. in Education from Minnesota State University Mankato. He earned his Master of Divinity from Canadian Theological Seminary. He also completed Arrow Leadership Program now headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Prior to his overseas service in Thailand, Mike served as an associate pastor in Burnaby, British Columbia. Mike and Nancy were missionaries in Thailand for seven years before going to the National Office of the C&MA in 1991.
As Vice President for Advancement at Crown College, Wendy is in charge of constructing strategy, systems and staffing to release the College to fulfill its mission by bringing focus to specific goals and facilitating the means to accomplish them.
Wendy graduated from Northern Arizona University with a BSED. She comes to the College with ten years of advancement experience and most recently served as Director of Advancement with English Language Institute/China. Wendy and her family were in China with ELIC as English teachers from 1988–1994. After returning to the U.S. in 1994, she and her husband Bob continued working with ELIC at its headquarters in San Dimas, California. She was appointed Candidate Director of the Camp China and China Teaching Fellowship programs, sending college students to Asia for short-term missions projects.
In 2000, she and her family moved to South Carolina where she took a position at Erskine College and Seminary as their Advancement Director. She left that role in 2005 to return to ELIC as the Director of Advancement and maintained an office in South Carolina. She and her husband traveled to Asia several times a year as family care experts, encouraging and mentoring new families on the field.
As Vice President for Academics, Scott serves as the chief academic officer, overseeing all of the academic programs at the College.
Dr. Moats received his B.A. at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. He continued his education at the Alliance Theological Seminary in New York. He also has an M.A. from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Moats received a Master of Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Minnesota and furthered his education at the University of Minnesota to receive a P.h.D. in Educational Policy and Administration.
Prior to coming to Crown in the fall of 1991, Scott served as senior pastor to a church plant in Pembroke Pines, Florida. 1988 - 1991. He then joined the Crown College team in 1991 as the director of Career Services and Christian Service. Since arriving at Crown, Scott has served as a Professor and Department Chair before serving as the Academic Dean. While at Crown he has contributed to the CCCU Leadership Development, served on the Waconia School Board and continues to serve at local churches as an Interim Pastor and Pulpit Supply.
As Vice President of Enrollment and Marketing, Mike serves as the chief administrator of enrollment for undergraduate and adult students, the Financial Aid Office, and all marketing efforts the College makes, including advertising and public relations.
Most recently employed at Bethel University as the director of admissions, Mike comes to Crown with four years of executive managerial experience, 10 years of managerial experience, and 14 years of experience in higher education related to enrollment management.
Mike has his Associate of Marketing degree from Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, a B.S. in organizational administration from Northwestern College (Minn.), and he completed his M.B.A. in 2008 at Bethel University. He was named to the “High Achievers Club” for outstanding performance by Career Education Corporation (CEC), and in 2001 he was the CEC’s “Leader of the Year.”
Mike and his wife, Kathy, have three children. They began their journey with the College in June 2010.
As Vice President of Finance and Operations, David serves as the chief financial officer, overseeing the financial activities of the College. In addition, David works closely with the Director of Operations, providing leadership for Facility Services, Information Technology (IT), the Bookstore, Campus Events and Dining Services. Human Resources also reports to David.
David earned his Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Toledo. He majored in corporate financial management. He has completed course work towards an MBA from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.
David has been active in his local church as a children’s leader, treasurer and elder. In 1995, David served one year in Volgograd, Russia as a lay missionary with the C&MA and CoMission Project. David said this about the experience, “This was the year that God strengthened my faith and stretched my vision beyond the borders of North America.” Most recently, David has been leading a Bible study for junior high school students.
David has twenty years of corporate finance experience. He worked for Aeroquip-Vickers, a division of Eaton Corporation in the area of business planning, budgeting and information technology. At Whirlpool Corporation, he was the Controller of the Canadian business unit and the Director of Finance for pricing and analysis at the global headquarters.
