BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Board of Trustees


David Harrell

Chairman

David is passionate about serving Dallas International University as it prepares students to serve across cultures in the areas of translation, language development, literacy and the arts. He is a graduate of Baylor University and spent most of his career managing computing infrastructure for Fidelity Investments. David and his wife…
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Rachel Kull

Vice Chair

Rachel has served with SIL International in a variety of capacities since the early 1990s, first supporting Bible translation efforts in the west Mediterranean area, caring for colleagues through hospitality and staff care ministries for 21 years. She is passionate about seeing people from all worldviews learn to serve God…
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Katherine Holloway

Katherine has worked with several non-profits over the last 16+ years. She has served globally in multiple capacities in 8 countries in east and central Africa to economically empower women, and to train and equip women and men for leadership in their local contexts. Locally, she has worked to help…
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James Talley

James Talley brings to the Board of Trustees at DIU his 40 years of experience in financial consultation to various profit and non-profit organizations in Texas and throughout the nation. In addition, he has acquired over 24 years of governmental auditing experience (16 of which were supervisory), for a number…
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Mike Painter

Mike started his career in public accounting in the Los Angeles area before joining SIL International in 2002. He spent 12 years in Brazil serving Bible translation through finance and later moved to Dallas where he has been the Controller for SIL since 2018. Mike is a graduate of Biola…
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George Kenworthy, PhD, EdD

George Kenworthy is a Spiritual Formation and Outreach Pastor in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota. George and his family lived in Mongolia for ten years where he was an international relief worker and community development leader.  Their work included building a school and clinic which all ultimately became Mongolian-led. George was named…
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Greg Burns

Greg retired in January of 2018 after a 30-year career with Kimley-Horn and Associates (KHA). His last role was the Regional Leader of TX, which included 13 offices and approx. 350 people. He also served on the Board of Directors, and as a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Kimley-Horn…
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