NBA Staff
Our Staff
Meet the Team
The NBA staff is committed and called to create communities of compassion and care in collaborative partnerships with Disciples health and social service ministries.

Rev. Dean Bucalos*
Mission Specialist, Prison & Jail Ministries Affinity Group

Rev. Dani Loving Cartwright
Vice President of Operations

Rev. Tamara Chestnut
Associate Vice President of Development

Rev. Darnell Fennell
Director of Social Entrepreneurship

Rev. Héctor J. Hernández Marcial
Director of Community Engagement

Rev. Rae Karim
Interim XPLOR/Young Adult Leadership Development Coordinator

Rev. Monica Wedlock Kilpatrick
Vice President of Organizational & Leadership Development

L. Christie Koetting
Associate Vice President of Accounting

Rev. April Lewton
Vice President of Development & Marketing

Rev. Ashley Mayham
Social Entrepreneurship Program Coordinator

Joselyn Spence
Director of Mental Health & Wellness Initiative

Rev. Alexis Vaughan
Peer Learning & Wellness Group Convenor

Reginald Warren
Administrative Associate, Event Support

Kara Whitehouse
Operations & Grants Management Coordinator
* denotes independent contractor