Dr. Dean Kroeker

Dr. Dean Kroeker grew up in the rural community of Inman Kansas and began his professional life working in sales and management for Fruehauf Trailer Corporation. This experience prepared him to serve as a missionary with Wycliffe Bible Translators (WBT-Community Development Specialist) working nine years in the Amazon jungle of Brazil and an additional fourteen years at the Mission Headquarters in Huntington Beach California. After returning to the U.S., he completed a Bachelor of Science degree at Biola University, Masters in Management from National University, and completed a Doctor of Education degree in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University. Dr. Kroeker co-founded a 501 C-3 non-profit counseling center, (Springboard Ministry), specifically dedicated to serving the economically challenged population in Southern California. Currently, he is employed at Central Christian College of Kansas in McPherson Kansas, where he has served as Faculty, Administrator, Dean of Professional and Distance Education, Special Assistant to the President, and currently the V.P of Advancement and Alumni Relations.