Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees


The Board of Trustees is composed of ruling elders (laymen), ordained by churches in agreement with Westminster's commitments, and teaching elders (ministers) who share that same commitment. Teaching elders must comprise 50 to 60 percent of the membership of the Board.

Honorary Trustees

Lowell W. Andreas, Mankato, Minnesota
Dr. F. Kingsley Elder, Jr., Rochester, New York
Theodore J. Pappas, Miami, Florida

Members of the Board

Ruling Elders

Zachary A. Aills, Vero Beach, Florida
James H. Droge, Rockford, Michigan
Peter N. Jansson, Racine, Wisconsin
Russell S. Johnson, Dallas, Texas
George MacKenzie, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
John I. Maynard, Maitland, Florida
Keith Mitchell, Quarryville, Pennsylvania
Larry E. Puls, Greenville, South Carolina
John M. Weiser, Fort Worth, Texas
John D. Williams, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
William O. Wilson, Atlanta, Georgia
Gary N. Wynveen, Appleton, Wisconsin
John I. Ykema, Broomall, Pennsylvania

Teaching Elders

Rev. Frank M. Barker, Jr., Birmingham, Alabama
Rev. R. Tucker Bartholomew, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rev. Dr. James C. Bland, III, Lawrenceville, Georgia
Rev. David T. Brack, Amarillo, Texas
Rev. George R. Cottenden, Hatboro, Pennsylvania
Dr. Charles H. Dunahoo, Avondale Estates, Georgia
Rev. Craig R. Higgins, Rye, New York
Rev. Charles E. McGowan, Brentwood, Tennessee
Rev. Harry L. Reeder, III, Birmingham, Alabama
Rev. Dr. Michael A. Rogers, Leola, Pennsylvania
Rev. Dr. Philip G. Ryken, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rev. Leo R. Schuster, III, Houston, Texas
Rev. Michael Sharrett, Fort Worth, Texas
Dr. John H. White, Darlington, Pennsylvania

Officers of the Board

John H. White, Chairman
Peter N. Jansson, Vice Chairman
George R. Cottenden, Secretary
Keith Mitchell, Treasurer

Presidents/Chairmen of the Board of Trustees

Frank H. Stevenson, 1929-1934
F. M. Paist, 1934-1936
Edwin H. Ryan, 1936-1946
John P. Clelland, 1946-1963
LeRoy B. Oliver, 1963-1973
Theodore J. Pappas, 1973-1980
Kenneth L. Ryskamp, 1980-1988
John I. Ykema, 1988-2003
John Weiser, 2003-2004
John H. White, 2004-